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eating out tokyo 

Oktoberfest 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo

18. August 20127. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments oktoberfest, shinjuku-ku

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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lights tokyo 

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12

20. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, shinjuku-ku

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

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Kimchi Chocolate
tokyo 

Photo Plant and Kimchi Chocolate

6. May 201016. March 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment chocolate, kimchi, korea town, shinjuku-ku

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

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Parks & Gardens tokyo 

Shinjuku Gyoen: Autumn colours in Shinjuku

4. December 20085. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments autumn, shinjuku-ku

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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Shinjuku Southern Lights Penguins
lights tokyo 

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2008: Penguins in Shinjuku!

29. November 20081. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment illumination, penguins, shinjuku-ku

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

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Shinjuku Southern Lights
tokyo 

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

10. February 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment shinjuku-ku

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

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tokyo 

Shinjuku walk

29. April 200717. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments shinjuku-ku

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

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
journeys in japan 

Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 20192. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto. In this case though, it’s the town’s tourist department that calls Takehara the „Little Kyoto of Aki Province“.

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
journeys in japan 

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
event journeys in japan 

Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
journeys in japan 

Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
journeys in japan temples and shrines 

Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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