video Archives - Ja(a)pan

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

tokyo

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.

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

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.