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Ueno 

New Giant Panda House in Ueno Zoo

2021-11-202021-11-18 Kozue 0 Comments Animals

The biggest stars in Ueno district are UNDOUBTEDLY the giant pandas living in Ueno Zoo. In this panda-loving town, a

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Tokyo 

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Without ME!

2021-07-312021-07-31 Kozue 0 Comments Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

GAME OVER. Although the Olympic & Paralympic authorities had been struggling to host the complete Games for months, they had

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Tokyo 

What Happened to MY Tokyo 2020 Olympic Ticket

2021-07-042021-07-04 Kozue 0 Comments Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The decision was done. IOC, IPC, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Japanese Government released Joint Statement

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Tokyo 

Tumulus in Tokyo City – A Trip to Todoroki Ravine & Noge-Otsuka Kofun

2021-05-282021-05-27 Kozue 0 Comments Calm Tokyo, Old Tokyo, Photos, Shrines, Temples

When you have a trip to Tokyo, I do NOT think most of you will visit Todoroki district, especially Noge-Otsuka

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Cherry Blossoms Japan Tokyo 

Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Forecast for Japan 2021

2021-03-152021-03-15 Kozue 0 Comments Cherry Blossoms, Spring

Weather Map, a Japanese weather forecast company, released the cherry blossom forecast on 28 January. But as everyone knows, spring

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Japan Tokyo 

My Tokyo 2021 January – How Is the NEW Olympic Year Going in Japan?

2021-01-202021-01-20 Kozue 0 Comments Personal

Happy New Year! I’m so happy to see you again in 2021! 2021 is really a big year for Tokyo

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Autumn Leaves Tokyo 

Autumn Leaves in Kuhombutsu – A Guide to the Local District in Tokyo

2020-12-172020-12-16 Kozue 0 Comments Autumn, Calm Tokyo, Fall Foliage, Photos, Temples

I visited Kuhombutsu that I’d never been to under the unusual situation in 2020. It’s an autumn leaves spot in

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Tokyo 

The Olympic Flame Exhibition at Japan Olympic Museum

2020-11-252021-10-05 Kozue 0 Comments Events, Museums

Have you got a ticket for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games? Since it got postponed to the next year (for the

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Harajuku 

Takeshita Street in a Crisis! – COVID-19 Impact on Harajuku

2020-10-282020-11-26 Kozue 0 Comments Kawaii, New Tokyo

Takeshita Street in Harajuku is the most popular street in Japan. It’s a birthplace of so many trends in pop

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Tokyo 

Japanese Green Tea – How I Managed to Enjoy the Covid-19 Summer

2020-09-262020-09-26 Kozue 0 Comments

Who imagined that summer in 2020 would be so quiet? The new coronavirus (COVID-19) had a huge impact on our

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