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People walking past the train
tokyo 

Shibuya’s Green Frog Train (青ガエル) – A Farewell

6. October 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments closed, shibuya, train

You were more than just a green Tokyu 5000 museum train opposite Hachikō. A piece of Tokyo’s past left Shibuya after 14 years.

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NEX train front seat rows
japan travel 

Turning NEX train seats

9. April 201213. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments train, transportation

One of the great features of many Japanese trains is that the seats always face the driving direction. Personally I’m fine sitting in the opposite direction because I’m usually sleeping anyway. Some trains turn the seats automatically after they’ve reached their final stop, in others it’s done manually. I recorded this video of the NEX, JR East’s airport train.

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Super Hakucho Express
japan travel 

From Hakodate to Sendai by train – going underground

23. January 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments shinkansen, train, transportation

The Shinkansen bullet-train is one of the trademarks of Japan, yet, there’s no Shinkansen on Hokkaido. Routes have been proposed

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korea transportation 

PET flower pots at Yeongdeungpo-gu Office station

28. February 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments flower, seoul, station, train

Something I saw at Yeongdeungpo-gu Office station (line 2+5) when I was waiting for the train. I always like it when people create different things out of PET bottles.

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germany travel 

Toy camera impressions: Train to to Hameln

20. December 200913. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamelin, snow, toy camera, train

Impressions of Germany, covered in snow during a train trip to Hameln (Hamelin)

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korea transportation 

The Korean Maglev

27. December 200723. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments daejeon, maglev, train

I know I shouldn’t write this as a German, since politics and industry are so incompetent when it comes to

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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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