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Zoorasia in Yokohama

28. June 201116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments penguins, yokohama, zoo

Before the Ramen Museum, I went to Zoorasia. Zoorasia is a relatively new and modern zoo in Yokohama and much more animal-friendly than Ueno Zoo.

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eating out museum 

Ramen Museum in Yokohama

23. June 20116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments yokohama

Yokohama was the second city besides Tokyo that I visited when I first came to Japan and back then I

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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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gadgets & toys 

iPhone Case Exhibition 2010 in Yokohama

24. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments exhibition, iphone, yokohama

The iPhone case exhibition 2010 was held from August 21st to 29th in the red brick warehouses in Yokohama. 100

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Flower in Sankei-en
Parks & Gardens 

Sankei-en – Traditional Japanese Garden in Yokohama

27. July 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments yokohama

Unfortunately all the cities around Tokyo that I haven’t visited are all two hour trips with regional trains. So that either means getting up early or go somewhere else. And there are many temples and gardens which I haven’t visited yet. One of them is Sankei-en (三溪園) in Yokohama.

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Yokohama China Town

2. August 200424. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments china town, Japan 2004, yokohama

Germany has its share of Chinese restaurants, but there is no China Town. One of the biggest China Towns of Japan is located in Yokohama.

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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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
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Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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