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Marronnier Park in Seoul

6. December 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments seoul, video

Marronnier Park is a popular meeting point in the Daehangno neighborhood of Seoul. Daehangno is the theater district with over 100 mostly smaller theaters showing performances and plays of all kinds every day.

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how-to 

First steps with Final Cut Pro X

15. July 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment apple, video

My first editing system was an analog deck with three SVHS recorders, a mixer, tape deck and various monitors. Then came Final Cut Studio. I’ve never done much with iMovie until version 8 arrived.

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gadgets & toys shopping 

Lomography Japan Happy Bag

18. June 20115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, fukubukuro, video

Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.

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Yokohama Night Impressions

24. August 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments night, video, yokohama

After visiting the iPhone Case Exihibition in the Red Brick Warehouses I took some time to record night impressions of

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tokyo 

Cat Cafe in Tokyo: Don’t wake the cat!

8. May 20105. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cafe, cat, cat cafe, video

A cat cafe near Inokashira park with a relaxed atmosphere – but don’t wake up the cat!

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meetup tokyo 

Mega Hanami 2010

3. April 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beer, cherry blossom, shibuya, video, yoyogi

The number of meetup groups grew considerably since I came to Tokyo in 2007. Mega Hanami was a meet-up organized by multiple groups and we all came together to Yoyogi Park, probably the best free hanami (cherry blossom watching) spot in west Tokyo.

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Night full of snow in Nakano

1. February 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku, night, snow, video

There is very few snow here in Tokyo, so naturally I take many photos whenever it snows. At 11pm there was snow-rain outside and I decided to just walk from my apartment to the next convenience store.

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germany 

Christmas 2009

28. December 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, hamburg, video

These past days I’ve been doing quite a lot of video editing. Just like “Hamburg in Snow”, this one was

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Snow in Hamburg
germany 

Hamburg in Snow

24. December 200913. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, snow, video, winter

It doesn’t snow often in Hamburg in December, but this month has been exceptional and I’m happy to be in Germany at this time. Honestly, many cities which I would call “summer cities” because they are not an exciting sight during the winter time, are now worth a day trip.

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Asakusaji at night
tokyo 

Balance of things/Toshi-no ichi

27. December 200813. October 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment video

Toshi-no ichi or year-end fairs are held at various places these days. I visited the one at the Fudoson Temple

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Harajuku Gym
tokyo 

Rants and Digital Snowfall (video link)

23. December 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments video

You may think that reindeers are incredibly rare in big cities such as Tokyo. Well, not so much I guess,

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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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