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Francisca 🦇 Seraphinne
@seraphinne.bsky.social
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Europe | Loves to listen to Japanese music and write about it on a niche webzine. Currently collecting Halloween goodies. Sometimes I organise concerts, paint or take photos. She/Her

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Forgot to share that I had purchased special vintage #Halloween-themed cards for #Postcrossing. I have sent out several and received positive comments. Still have enough for next year. 👻🎃
I am holding two tin boxes with vintage Halloween-themed cards. One tin box shows a girl who is picking up letters from a pumpkin and the other one is showing a skeleton and spiderwebs.
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Are you familiar with #Postcrossing? I had created a Postcrossing account years ago, but stopped using it after a few years. After finding out that Postcrossing has been a thing for 20 years, I thought it was time to reactivate my account.
Five cards with photos or drawings of The Hague, the beach, and a card with birds. They are about to be dropped in the red post box of PostNl.
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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On the last day of August, I attended the VR live event #shaft_linc vol.1 (Day 2) to watch four performances by interesting virtual artists in a virtual world with amazing virtual elements. Glad that I was able to attend, it was fun! たのしかったです！

#Cluster #シャフトリンク #JapaneseMusic #VRMusic
StrollZ on stage of shaft linc vol.1【DAY2】 @StrollZ_vr (on Twitter/X) | Five members are on stage, some have their instruments visible (like the saxophone and the keyboard, but also the guitar, although it should be a bass). やまみー (Yamamii) on stage of shaft linc vol.1【DAY2】 @Vakovakooctopus (on Twitter/X) | purple light, white bubbles surround the musician while he holds his arms wide. He wears a black hat with kitsune mask, a purple and black/dark purple striped shirt and unique earrings—one shaped like a light bulb and the other like a plug. Sifneos. on stage of shaft linc vol.1【DAY2】 @SifneosOfficial (on Twitter/X)| purple light, colourshifting blocks and triangles (purple, blue) surrounded the two members of Sifneos., who are dressed in white and black. Alternoise on stage of shaft linc vol.1【DAY2】 @Alternoise_VRB (on Twitter/X) | Three band members on stage performing in a blue light. They are standing almost side by side playing their instruments, so you can see all the members well.
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Visited family last week, I am completely up to date again. 😊 Too bad I couldn't stay longer, because the city has been changing over the years. There is enough to discover.

#Amersfoort #Snapshot #Photography #Summertime
Photo of a field with high grass, flowers and trees with the sun setting in the distance.
August 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I went to the local taiyaki store to find out that they don't sell them anymore (maybe temporarily?). The interior was updated and there is more space to sit. They still offer a lot of Japanese snacks and drinks. I decided to try this out and it was delicious, or I should say: おいしい！
In this photo I am holding a package of Oishii Konjac Jelly Hokkaido Melon flavour. In the background there are more of these and other Japanese snacks.
August 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Forgot to share that I went to a baseball game recently! A local team, Storks, against Quick Amersfoort. People who know me know why I went to this specific game. I was happy that I went. Weather was good. Although Quick didn't win, it was an interesting game. Balls were flying around! ⚾
Entrance of Storks in The Hague, a sign with 'Let's Play Ball' on it, the name of the baseball and softball club and the Storks logo Point of view from the audience watching a baseball game. A baseball field, partly surrounded with high fences (for safety) and the two teams playing (photo was taken while Quick Amersfoort was the batting team) A photo of Pocky Nutty Almond in my hand, eating it while watching a baseball game. Team members from Storks and Quick Amersfoort are high-fiving each other after the game.
July 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Spotted the first Halloween-themed goodies already in one shop! (For those who want to know: it was TK Maxx) A total surprise, so early in June. I wasn't expecting to see any hints of Halloween until late July or the start of August. 🎃👻 #EverydayHalloween #Halloween
Several rows of Halloween-themed tea towels. Halloween-themed pillows (two rows) Halloween-themed blankets.
June 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Decided to visit the Japanese garden near where I live before it closes for a few months. The garden is only open for a few weeks each year, but it has been a while since I last visited it in the spring.

#TheHague #Snapshots #Photography #Springtime
A photo taken at the Japanese Garden Clingendael Park. A stone lantern hugged by a bush with pink flowers (probably Rhododendron indicum). A photo taken at the Japanese Garden Clingendael Park. A stone pillar surrounded by moss and leaves popping up from the ground and on the background green bushes and trees. It is probably a religieus memorial colum, like a sekidou or kasatouba, but if that is the case, it is missing a part (the top part). A photo taken at the Japanese Garden Clingendael Park. A small stone statue surrounded by moss and leaves popping up from the ground and on the background green bushes and trees (with flowers). A photo taken at the Japanese Garden Clingendael Park, moss on the ground, some trees and flowers here and there and a red bridge in the distance.
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Went to get a taiyaki (and 🍙) in The Hague and ended up chatting with a fellow customer after offering to take her picture. She’s from China, studies in the UK, and is now travelling through Europe, such an exciting thing to do. I told her about my travels, including going alone to Japan twice.
Onigiri, taiyaki and iced tea with iced cubes on a wooden table.
May 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Photos from last week's walk. Can't be in Japan at the moment, so why not enjoy the blossoms in my own city in the Netherlands? 🌸 😊

📌The Hague, The Netherlands

#Photography #Snapshots #Springtime
Pink blossoms in a tree, a blue sky and the sun is shining. A different three with light pink blossoms, a blue sky with a big cloud and in the distance a bird. A close-up of one of the blossom trees in full bloom, with a blue sky and clouds in the background.
April 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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These photos were taken one week ago in Amsterdam, blossom trees are showing the first signs of spring. 🌸 Not sure if they are still showing as there were a couple of freezing days, but it hasn't been that cold overall this winter.
A photo taken in a street in Amsterdam, featuring houses and a blossom tree with some blossoms. Another photo taken in a street in Amsterdam, featuring houses and a blossom tree with some blossoms.
February 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Happy birthday to me! 🎉

Time for (matcha) cake with my best friend (not on Bluesky, yet?)!
Japanese chai latte in a white mug and matcha white choco cake with a strawberry.
January 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます！Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

Went spontaneously to the city centre of The Hague (on the bike) to count down to the new year. Was an interesting way to start 2025. Let's make this year a good one!
Laser show at the city centre of The Hague during the night as part of the New Year's Eve celebration. I tried to take a photo of the trees that caught part of the lasers. A lot of the audience attended the event. Laser show at the city centre of The Hague during the night as part of the New Year's Eve celebration. Yellow and greenish lights were pointed towards my face, so it was a bit difficult to watch. A lot of the audience attended the event. The year 2025 was projected onto one of the buildings of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), which is currently under renovation, using a laser and illuminated with yellow and green lights.
January 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I picked up a Too Good To Go box, a literal box with vegetables and fruit (although this time more vegetables than fruit and I had to leave the empty box behind, haha). When I saw the box, I already had a few ideas of what I will make of it. I will be eating well in the coming days!
Green box with vegetables, such as cauliflower, tomatoes, paprikas, onions, green beans, kiwi and more.
December 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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Premier12 on Twitter/X: "A statement win for Netherlands!"
#Premier12 #Baseball #TeamKingdomNL
Premier 12 post on Twitter/X about the baseball game between Team Kingdom of the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. It is a photo of the winning team members celebrating with the score: 20 for the Netherlands and 8 for Puerto Rico. The caption says: A statement win for Netherlands!
November 13, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Secretly, my house quietly embraces the spirit of Halloween every day. Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃👻 And a Blessed Samhain to those who celebrate.

I wanted to share my clay jack-o'-lanterns, but they're still drying and missing some paint. I will share the end result later!
Three jack-o'-lanterns made of clay, the clay is a grey/stone colour and are drying on parchment paper.
October 31, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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It is a good place to take it all in. I usually sit at the wooden construction for a while to watch people pass by, take photos, and interact with each other. At around closing time, they rushed everybody out of the garden which was a weird contrast to the tranquility that the garden gives.
Overview of the Japanese Garden Clingendael, with the red bridge and autumn foliage. The sun was setting at the time I took a photo.
October 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Earlier today, I suddenly decided to visit the Japanese Garden nearby. It is only open for a few weeks in spring and autumn. While it is small, I like to visit it from time to time and take some photos. I was planning to read a few pages from a book, but it was too busy to really concentrate.
Stone lantern shrouded by green moss and scattering of brown leaves. A tree with vibrant red leaves and next to it stone lantern. The floor is filled with red leaves on top of moss. Green coloured moss, brown leaves and a statue picturing Buddhist saint Jizo (if I am correct), protector of children. Behind it, is just one pink flower (don't know the name), which is interesting as we are currently in the autumn. It feels like this flower would be normally blooming during spring or summer. The stone pavement near the wooden construction where you can sit down for a bit. It gives a good overview of the Japanese garden and the pond.
October 30, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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FINISHED READING 💙📚 Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

In the last few years, I found it difficult to get back into reading (but had no problem collecting books). This book was easy to pick up and I was able to finish the book by reading a few pages (or more) almost every day.
The book Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa rests on a bamboo mat. Beside it is my handmade origami piece of a yukata adorned with snow bunnies, complemented by an obi featuring autumn leaves.
October 17, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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After picking up a Too Good To Go box, I realised that I wasn't that far from the beach of Kijkduin. I decided to hop on a bus to catch the sunset. It was quite nice to be there for a while. No regrets! #DenHaag #TheHague
A bit of the dunes and a view of the beachy and the sunset. The beach at Kijkduin during the sunset. It shows the sand, the North Sea, the clouds and a bit of sunset.
October 2, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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From the Facebook page of CAMERA JAPAN: spot me in the crowd!

The photo is taken by one of the festival photographers of CAMERA JAPAN 2024: Misato Egashira, Iryna Kostiuchok & Pamela van Gelderen

More information about the film festival: camerajapan.nl
Crowd photo taken at the opening of the 19th edition of CAMERA JAPAN Film Festival. The exact photographer hasn't been credited, but several. So I will mention them all: Misato Egashira, Iryna Kostiuchok & Pamela van Gelderen
September 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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Lost?

#Cluster #ClusterVR #Clusterフォト
VR Avatar with blonde hair and black jacket, dark jeans skort, skeleton tights and black boots (and a pumpkin on the head) is running away from the camera on a metal structure that works like a bridge and is surrounded by spiraling metal tubes or cables. It is night time and the moon is full.
September 23, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Bluesky says "Brag a little", because they have 10 million users, and I was #533,696. I am just here not being that active and would love to find more like-minded people to chat about mostly #JapaneseMusic but I also am interested in #LostMedia #LostWave #Halloween #Books #Nature #Photography #Japan
Bluesky says "Brag a little", because they have 10 million users, and I was #533,696. In return, I got a digital certificate as proof that I, Seraphinne, joined on the 9th of August 2023 (after a long long wait) being the first 10 per cent on BlueSky. Well well well!
September 20, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Yamamii reached 4,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and celebrated with a special VR live show at a perfect venue: Halloween Mansion. Watching Yamamii's live shows is always an amazing experience. These are just screenshots, nothing fancy.

🎃🎵 www.youtube.com/live/v2o6xm0...

#Ymi_Live #やまみー
A screenshot of the entrance of the world that leads to the Halloween Mansion, the house of Yamamii. The path will leads to a staircase and the Halloween Mansion. On the right is a gravesite (not in screenshot). The terrain is surrounded by trees. The mansion can be seen in the distance thanks to the lights from the house. The atmosphere that this location gives is festive but also a bit spooky as it is nighttime and it looks a bit foggy. Yamamii stands on the dinner table while performing, with the audience gathered around throwing Halloween-themed emotes. The room gives an Halloween-themed vibe, but it’s really Yamamii who brings the full Halloween spirit to life. A close-up of the virtual musician Yamamii with purple eyes, hair that seems to shift in between black and dark purple and purple wings. I wonder what the favourite colour is of Yamamii. ;) He wears a black hat with kitsune mask (not pictured in this screenshot), a purple and black/dark puple striped shirt and unique earrings—one shaped like a light bulb and the other like a plug. Both of his hands are raised while he is also smiling. During performances he might be flying around, suddenly appearing in front of you while singing. To be honest, I was thinking of not telling this because I want people to give the chance to experience it themselves, it is such a special part of his performance. For the last song, Yamamii performed what is called a Particle Live. This took place outside the mansion, where the audience could join and watch while being in the air. For one time, the audience was "flying" and not Yamamii. The screenshots is a moment where Yamamii is standing in front of the Halloween Mansion and a bright yellow light is shining onto the ground, there are also elements (red, green) flying in the air. There are Jack O'Lanterns and a tree with curling branches (it reminds me of "The Nightmare Before Christmas") to be seen that gives a Halloween atmosphere.
September 12, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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After getting a Too Good To Go box yesterday at a bakery that has been running since 1838, I went to one of my favourite places in The Hague: Tokyo Taiyaki Story. I went for an iced matcha latte and taiyaki (not in the photo), but also habutae mochi. Great way to start the weekend. ✨
A photo of an iced matcha latte with oat milk and habutae mochi (traditional confectionery that originates from Fukui) in a small round cup with a lid. They are placed on a wooden table with my black bag from Uniqlo. In the background is the outside world and it is pretty sunny.
August 10, 2024 at 11:44 AM