Tengu Natural Foods hiring a full-time worker
Alishan Organic Center (http://www.alishan-organic-center.com) is hiring for the position of Tengu Natural Foods mail order tantosha.
This person would report to the Managing Directors.
Qualifications:
Japanese and English writing and speaking ability a must.
Computer literacy and enthusiasm for vegetarian food and organic agriculture also called for. Graphic design and/or higher computing skills extremely welcome and recognized.
Responsibilities:
-Overseeing daily order flow from input through shipping as well as customer communication
-Tengu mail order sales and promotion including the Tengu Shop
-Quarterly newsletter creation from scratch
-Web site content generation
Compensation:
¥155,000-¥200,000 base plus misc. allowances, larger base possible if you have high skill level at start. Bonus twice a year, all standard pensions and insurances
Please send CV with cover letter to bayles[at]alishan.jp
We look forward to hearing from you.
スタッフ募集：
テングナチュラルフーズ（通信販売部門）で正社員募集（試用期間３ヶ月有）。条件：
日本語・英語での円滑な業務能力、一般的なパソコン操作、
ベジタリア ン・オーガニック食品への知識・興味が有り、コンピューターの知識
（グラ フィックデザイン）あれば尚可。仕事内容：
通信販売部門でのデーター入力、電話・メールでのカスタマーサー ビス業務、
テングショップ管理、年４回のニュースレター発行、ウェブサイト管 理他。待遇：
基本給15.5万〜20万 + 諸手当（経験と能力に応じて）、賞与年２回、社保有。
月曜〜金曜、 ９時〜６時のフルタイム。ご興味ある方は、bayles[at]alishan.jpまで履歴書と職務経歴書をお送り下さい。
その他問い合わせは、042-982-4811迄
Thanks to the generosity of the Tengu Natural Foods and Japan With Kids, The Alien Times was able to use the part of their booth during the International Exchange Fair in May.
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Buying a Motorcycle or Scooter in Tsukuba: Motoshop Wildcats
Now this is the kind of sign I like to see in Tsukuba!
The sign is prominently displayed in the window of Motoshop Wildcats, a motorcycle shop in the north of Tsukuba. The shop's owner is Osamu, an expert in all things related to motorcycles -- and more than happy to serve his customers in fluent English!
The shop is located at Ozone 114-4. Take Nishi Odori north all the way to where it meets Higashi Odori (McDonald's will be on your right). Keep going north for about a minute or two. You will see the shop on your left.
Osamu's shop sells motorcycles and scooters. Also, one of my friends says that he is an excellent mechanic and that he can help people get their vehicles insured.
I think it is really important for the international community in Tsukuba to support businesses that welcome foreign clients. Feel free to give him a call at 029-864-7233 if you are thinking of buying a motorcycle or scooter, or if you need some advice about the one you already own.
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Free Beer in Moriya
Blizzardboy has written another good post about a place that Tsukubans should visit: Asahi Breweries in Moriya. If you like beer -- and if my time at university taught me anything, "free beer" is the best kind of beer -- you might want to take a trip to the breweries. Just remember to bring a designated driver, or use public transportation as the laws against drunk driving have recently been stiffened.
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The 19th Urban Greening Festival tomorrow
October is Urban Greening Month (都市緑化月間), and the 19th Fall Urban Greening Festivals will be held in 9 cities in Ibaraki during the Urban Greening Month. The one in Tsukuba is however, held in the last weekend of September in the Doho Park.
[ Fall Urban Greening Festival in Doho Park ]
September 29, Saturday
From 10am to 3:30pm
The various plants will be on display or on sale. There will be a marching band performance, a “rock, paper, scissors” tourney, arts and crafts activities, distribution of recycled compost, and more. The admission fees to the pool, tennis courts and baseball field will be free!
[ Fall Urban Greening Festivals in other cities ]
October 7, Sunday
Hitachi Seaside Park
- admission to the park will be free!
October 8, Monday (holiday)
Kensei General Park in Koga City
- flea market held at the same time
October 21, Sunday
Sanuma Wide Area Park in Shimotsuma City
- Sanuma Festival held at the same time
Minato Park in Kamisu City
- free admission to the observation tower
October 28, Sunday
Kairakuen Park
- Senbako Lake Sports Festival held at the same time
Kasama Geijutsu-no-Mori Park
- two other festivals held at the same time
Daigo Wide Area Park
- Okukuji Daigo Festival held at the same time
Kashimanada Seaside Park
- bamboo crafts class and give away and more
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Kitchen Supplies in Tsukuba
If you are looking for kitchen supplies in Tsukuba, you might want to try Oritomo. Here is what Christine found when she was in the market for some martini glasses.
Oritomo is a kitchen supply store mainly catering to businesses. I went to look for martini glasses, but stayed for the meat grinders and cotton candy makers! They have a large variety of baking necessities such as molds and pans of every size as well as a number of small appliances. I found some good quality knives and an excellent array of other tableware. The prices are a bit higher than what you would pay at, say, JUSCO, but the items are clearly of a much higher quality.
Here are the directions Jon gave me that got me there easily:
Go south on Higashi towards Joyful Honda. At the intersection of Higashi and Noda-sen (354) there is a beige pedestrian bridge. Continue south on Higashi to the next light. Turn right (Alpen sports will be on your left and an Eneos gas stand on your right) and go to the next light. Oritomo will be diagonally to your left.
I even received a gift of 12 rolls of bathroom tissue for having visited the shop!
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