Comments on: Another Gigantic Shopping Mall http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/ A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:35 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Shaney http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-10193 Shaney Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:13:32 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/#comment-10193 It certainly seems to be heading in that sort of direction. I wouldn't be surprised to see that come true in 20 years or so. It certainly seems to be heading in that sort of direction. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that come true in 20 years or so.

]]> By: Dan Waldhoff http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-10184 Dan Waldhoff Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:45:54 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/#comment-10184 My long term guess is that Tsukuba will develop in that direction with or without a new mall. It would not even be considered without having some idea of future growth - a surrounding population supports a mall most effectively. There are also the "communities" at stops #3 and #4 on the TX Line which could easily commute and most likely by car. I'll go out on the same limb I've been on since coming here ... again. Tsukuba will eventually be the Seat of Government, the Capital, of Japan. That was, after all, the original plan in putting Tsukubua where it is. My long term guess is that Tsukuba will develop in that direction with or without a new mall. It would not even be considered without having some idea of future growth – a surrounding population supports a mall most effectively. There are also the “communities” at stops #3 and #4 on the TX Line which could easily commute and most likely by car.

I’ll go out on the same limb I’ve been on since coming here … again. Tsukuba will eventually be the Seat of Government, the Capital, of Japan. That was, after all, the original plan in putting Tsukubua where it is.

]]> By: Shaney http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-10115 Shaney Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:52:27 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/#comment-10115 Yes, the loss of that forest hurts. I just noticed it this past weekend. Very sad. I don't know what they are planning on putting there. The new shopping center referred to in this article is not going to be there. It is going to be on the same street as Torisen, the bakery, and Kenkyu Gakuen Station, but on the opposite (north) side of the road. Yes, the loss of that forest hurts. I just noticed it this past weekend. Very sad.

I don’t know what they are planning on putting there. The new shopping center referred to in this article is not going to be there. It is going to be on the same street as Torisen, the bakery, and Kenkyu Gakuen Station, but on the opposite (north) side of the road.

]]> By: Ben Bullock http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/comment-page-1/#comment-10114 Ben Bullock Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:47:52 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/2007/07/another-gigantic-shopping-mall/#comment-10114 Is this the area opposite Gran Stage Yamashin? They recently cut down a forest there so I guess something is going up. Is this the area opposite Gran Stage Yamashin? They recently cut down a forest there so I guess something is going up.

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