shinjuku-ku Archives

18. August 2012 Mia Jaap

Oktoberfest 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Honestly, I’ve stopped counting how many Oktoberfests were held around Tokyo alone, let alone Japan. An Oktoberfest held in a

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20. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12

This illumination festival is a must see if you happen to run a blog that has both “tokyo” and “penguin”

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6. May 2010 Mia Jaap

Photo Plant and Kimchi Chocolate

In Tokyo’s Korea Town, the merchants are eager to find new ways to sell photos of famous Korean actors or

Parks & Gardens tokyo

4. December 2008 Mia Jaap

Shinjuku Gyoen: Autumn colours in Shinjuku

Today I went to Shinjuku Gyoen, which is often recommended as a good place to watch cherry blossoms. Unsurprisingly, it’s also one of the best parks to see the autumn colours

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29. November 2008 Mia Jaap

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2008: Penguins in Shinjuku!

Finally the people who create the Shinjuku Southern Lights saw the light – or rather the penguin: After visiting Rikugien

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10. February 2008 Mia Jaap

A Wedding, Tin Tin, Donuts & a mouthful of Japanese

Sunday is, as every week, the time for the JLPT Study meetup. And it really has become sort of a

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29. April 2007 Mia Jaap

Shinjuku walk

Month is almost over so it was time to pay my rent for the next month. Apparently I was not