Meiji Shrine is always a rewarding place to visit. The Main Hall in which the Emperor Meiji and his wife the Emperess Shoken are enshrined a....
22 Nov 9:53 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

They are easy to overlook in the Tsukuba of early December, as the autumn foliage GLOWS distractingly, both from the branches overhead and....
18 Nov 5:47 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Walking through Tsukuba`s old neighborhoods in October and November, you will very likely see some impressive chrysanthemums (kiku) disp....
9 Nov 10:07 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Hatsushimo in Konda, Tsukuba- 2009 During the last weeks of October and the first two days of November, those of us living in Tsukuba  ....
5 Nov 10:27 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Since 1948, November 3rd has been a Japanese national holiday called BUNKA NO HI (文化の日), or Culture Day in English. On this day i....
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These days, when most Japanese think of  O-Tsukimi (お月見- moon-viewing）they imagine admiring and making offerings ( of seasonal foo....
30 Oct 4:43 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

 At 877 meters it is not very high or majestic. But for those of us who live on the vast (by Japanese standards, of course!) plain to its s....
29 Oct 5:36 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

David Sanborn Group Performance at Tsukuba Capio Tuesday, December 15th, 2009. Doors open at 18:30, performances start at 19:00 VOLVOX, a ....
29 Oct 10:10 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Asia Boarding Schools Fairs will kick off in Tokyo this weekend. You can see the list of partic....
23 Oct 10:27 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

We mentioned in the May issue of the Alien Times that the Tsukuba Information Center reopened as the Tsukuba Science Information Center in ....
23 Oct 10:13 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

  Saiki`s Fudo Hall It can be said that until about 50 years ago, the hamlet of Saiki ( 妻木), now a part of Tsukuba City, was at the edg....
21 Oct 9:18 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Alien Times received the following information from Satoko Okuno. Application Deadline is Monday, October 26th. Please tell her that you....
19 Oct 10:00 am  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent]