JALT September 2007 Event
The Ibaraki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT--全国語学教育学会) warmly welcomes you to our Sept '07 Ibaraki-Chapter All-day Meeting
Date: Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Place: Tsukuba Gakuin University, formerly Tokyo Kasei Gakuin/Tsukuba Women's University (For more detailed directions please visit the website at the end of this announcement.)
Entrance fee: Members: Free; Non-members: 500 yen.
Speaker: Kevin Knight, Lecturer, Career Education Center, Kanda University of International Studies
Morning Presentation: Motivating Learners Through Pain and Pleasure
Afternoon Presentation: Global Workforce Development through Business Internship Program at Kanda University of International Studies
Language of presentations: English
No reservation required! No pre-registration required!
(Some academic organizations are quite restrictive as to pre-registration and affiliation. This is not true for our lectures. Everyone is welcome.)
See: Ibaraki JALT website and 2007 Events for more information.
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Ikebana Classes in Tsukuba
Message from Geni Carmen Zanol
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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to make ikebana arrangements!
The variety of beautiful flowers is outstanding in Japan. We are inviting all foreigners who are interested in learning how to create flower arrangements based on Ikebana ideas adapted to modern interiors. You will make special arrangements for holidays that are ideal as seasonal gifts or party table accents. Come and learn an art you can share with others on special occasions!
Wednesdays from 9:30 to 12:00 (basically 3 times a month)
Tsukuba Information Center, Tsukuba Center Building (Next to Nova Hall, Azuma 1-10-1)
Open to foreign residents living in or near Tsukuba
INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Mitsuho UNNO, llicensed teacher of Kyoto Koryu School
FLOWER FEE: ￥1,500 x 3 classes = ￥ 4,500 per month
Payment is due at the beginning of each month
BRING: Flower scissors, towel, small bowl, and plastic bag
REGISTER: Send a note to irma.k[AT]m6.dion.ne.jp expressing your interest in joining the class.
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Desmostylus Exhibit in Tsukuba
Desmostylus is an extinct herbivorous mammal that resembled a hippopotamus. In 1977, Japanese researchers found a nearly complete fossilized skeleton of Desmostylus in a town called Utanobori (now Esashi) in Hokkaido. The reconstructed Utanobori specimen will be on exhibit from September 26 to December 2 (closed on September 29 and October 7) at the Geological Museum at AIST.
There will also be a free lecture about Desmostylus on October 14 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm at the museum.
See also:
- On the excavation and restoration of Desmostylus from Utanobori, Hokkaido (pdf, paper published in the Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan, in Japanese but with some interesting pictures)
- デスモスチルス歌登標本
- Old AIST site
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Fall Event at Hirasawa Kanga
The Hirasawa Kanga site is a reproduction of some of the Tsukuba County government buildings as they were in the Nara and Heian eras, more than a thousand years ago.
On October 21, 2007, a cultural event will be held at Hirasawa Kanga from 12 noon to 5pm. (This event will be cancelled in the case of stormy weather.)
Stage Performances
1:30 to 2pm
Nihon Gagaku (traditional Japanese court music) performance
2:10pm to 2:40pm
Nihon Buyo (traditional Japanese dance) performance
3pm to 4:30pm
Ocarina (Peruvian wind instrument) performance
Also, there will be an open market (12 noon to 5pm), guided tours of the ruins (12 noon to 3pm), and illuminations (4pm to 5pm).
If you have never been to Hirasawa Kanga, this is a perfect opportunity to get a feel for the place.
Source: Tsukuba City Hall Website
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Tsukuba museums Fall temporary closing dates
If you are planning on taking your friends or families on a tour of Tsukuba this Fall, please take note of the following temporary closing dates.
From Tsukuba Science Tour website:
Tsukuba Research Gallery
September 15, Saturday
Geological Museum*
September 29, Saturday
October 7, Sunday
Science Square Tsukuba
October 7, Sunday
The Science Museum of Map and Survey
October 27, Saturday
October 28, Sunday
Please also note that Tsukuba Science Tour’s
bus schedule changed on September 1:
http://www.i-step.org/tour/bustour/index.htm
* Geological Museum is a new addition to The Alien Times distribution points. You can pick up a copy of The Alien Times from the museum's flyer rack by the water fountain.
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