- 13: A History of WHITE DAY in Japan
- 09: Zakumata, Y-shaped sticks placed at cross-roads are a unique way of praying for EASY DELIVERY!
- 05: PLUM crazy! Ibaraki`s Ume Trees in Bloom! ( revisited)
- 03: Hina Matsuri- Tsukubans In No Rush To Put Away Hina Dolls ( revisited)
- 28: The Evolution Of Japan`s Hina Dolls ( Hina Ningyo)- A Brief Look
- 28: Celebrating Soba ! Making Noodles, Dumplings and Cakes- all out of Ibaraki`s famed buckwheat!
- 23: In the Tsukuba Area, Misopi 味噌ピー (roasted peanuts basted in miso ), Is a Traditional O-Kazu ( accompaniment to rice)- not just a snack
- 23: More Tree Fellings In Tsukuba Leave Local Activists and Forest STUMPED
- 19: Tsukuba Farmers Still No.1 at Growing Grass ! A closer look at our turf-lawn heritage ( revisited)
- 16: The Tiger in Japanese History and Culture ( a brief look)
- 13: Choco Loco- A Deeper Look at Valentines Day in Japan
- 11: Musings on Japan`s National Foundation Day ( Kenkoku Kinenbi)
- 06: FUGU (pufferfish)- safe and reasonably priced- but still TO DIE FOR!
- 04: Makabe, in Sakuragawa City, All Dolled-Up Until March 3rd
- 02: Tsukuba`s Fleeting Snowscapes ( revisited)
- 01: Something Smells Fishy- it must be Setsubun! (revisited)
- 30: In Japan, Semi-translucent Ro-bai 蝋梅 Blossoms ( Japanese allspice) are The New Year`s First Tree-based Flowers to Bloom and Fill The Winter Air With a Welcome Fragrance
- 28: Convenience Stores And Supermarkets Promote Osaka Custom And Point Setsubun Celebrations In NEW DIRECTION (revisited)
- 26: Kit Kats and other Lucky SOUNDING Charms for Japan`s Entrance Exam Season
- 24: Early Plum Blossoms, So-Bai (早梅), Reassure Us That Spring Is Not Far Off
- 23: Destruction of Woods in Tsukuba`s Nakane Konda-dai ( 中根金田台の自然破壊が始まりました) Is Now Underway. Its NOT a pretty picture.
- 19: HANABIRAMOCHI ( 花びら餅 )- a Japanese sweet for January which has roots in an ancient court ceremony
- 14: Dondoyaki: Festive Decorations Go up In Smoke on Jan. 16th in Tsuchiura
- 11: Remembering Sho Nemoto ( 根本正)- the Father of Japan`s Drinking Age Laws ( and free universal education!)- on Coming-of-Age Day
- 09: Negi 葱 ( welsh onions)- Keeping Tsukuba`s fields Green and fragrant through the winter
- 09: Opening The Mirrors ( Kagami Biraki)- A more comprehensive look at Kagami-mochi ( revisited)
- 06: The Seven Herbs Of Spring (七草) In Rice Porridge On Jan. 7th ( revisited)
- 05: O-Sechi (御節)- A Deeper Look at Japan`s Traditional New Year`s Dishes
- 31: Westernized Calendar Makes New Year`s Joya No Kane (year-end-bells) and Futsuka-Mode a Frosty ordeal- Bundle up ( revisited!)
- 29: Toshikoshi-Soba (年越しそば)- Why?
- 28: Toshi no Ichi (年の市) – Japan`s Traditional End-of-The Year Markets
- 27: Getting Ready For O-Shogatsu ( The Japanese New Year Festival)-once again!
- 26: Bonenkai (忘年会)- a Deeper Look at Japan`s Year-End Parties
- 23: One of Japan`s More Popular Traditional Festivals — KURISUMASU (revisited)
- 20: Report on a Visit to Tsukuba Space Center, JAXA
- 19: More on Tsukuba`s Ubiquitous Winter Citrus Fruit- The YUZU ( 柚子)
- 18: For the Winter Solstice – Yuzu Baths, Pumpkin, Konyaku and Walking on Fire (revisited)
- 10: Daikon Radish Hung Out To Dry Mark The Beginning of the TAKUAN Making Process
- 03: And yet more FORAGING in Tsukuba-MUBE ( むべ)- and the etymology of its name
- 02: JALT-Ibaraki Chapter December Meeting
- 01: Fallen Gingko Leaves (銀杏落葉) Give Tsukuba Glimmering, Golden Early-Winter Groundscapes
- 01: From the Deep Waters Off Ibaraki, a Winter Delicacy: ANKO NABE (revisited)
- 25: CAPEDS presents Sudan Café in Tsukuba vol.2 – What we found in “Real” Sudan-
- 22: Shichi-Go-San celebrations uniquely extravagant in Ibaraki
- 22: In November- THE place to visit in Tokyo is The Meiji Shrine ( revisited)
- 18: In Late Autumn and Early Winter, its Sazanka(山茶花) , NOT Tsubaki (椿, camellia ) – revisited
- 09: In autumn MUMS THE WORD, as Japans Chrysanthemum Cultivators Display their Creations
- 05: This Year, HATSUSHIMO (初霜), the First Frost, Comes Early and Suddenly to Tsukuba- Lets Hope Its a Fluke
- 03: What is now Culture Day was long celebrated as the Birthday of the Emperor Meiji
- 30: Complete Your Moon-Viewing ( O-Tsukimi) For This Year- Tonight With The Ju-Sanya ( 13th night) Moon
- 29: Time For a Change- Mt Tsukuba`s Onzagawari Ritual on November ( and April) 1st (revisited)
- 29: David Sanborn Group Performance at Tsukuba Capio
- 23: TABS Boarding Schools Fair in Tokyo
- 23: Tsukuba Science Information Center Now Open on Weekends
- 21: Saiki`s Old Fudo-Hall and its Traditional Monthly Women`s Prayer Meetings (妻木の不動尊)
- 19: THINKING Green Grass Group
- 17: TODAY: Showing of Hana Makhmalbaf Film
- 16: Dancers, Musicians and Artists Converge On Rustic Chestnut Farm for Unique HAPPENING inspired by Fashion Designer`s Latest Works
- 15: Tsukuba Gakuen Church Bazaar 2009
- 12: Twenty-Third Night Stones ( 二十三夜塔) in Tsukuba are Evidence of How MOON WAITING (月待) Prayer Meetings Once Thrived in This Area
- 09: Their Amazing Blossoms Are Gone, But The Fruit Of the KARASU-URI (烏瓜) Have Started To Glow Deep Orange
- 08: Ibaraki`s Rolling Fields of Buckwheat ( 蕎麦畑) Almost Ready For Harvesting
- 04: A Look at Moon-Viewing ( O-Tsukimi, お月見) in Japan
- 03: Volunteer Festa 2009 at Oho Kouminkan This Sunday
- 02: Zen Priest Baiho`s Idea Proves to be a Long-Lasting HIT as the Tsuchiura Fireworks Competition Grows More Popular By the Year
- 30: China Week at Fureai Plaza
- 30: For the Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana Victims in the Philippines
- 28: A Showing Of Provocative New Works by Thomas Mayers
- 26: Once Again, Goshawks Not Given a Fair Trial- This Time in Nakane Konda-Dai (中根 金田台)
- 23: In Japan, Ancestors Are Remembered On and Around Equinox Days (O-Higan)- Revisited
- 20: Scribblings on the Occassion of Shiki-Ki （子規忌）, the Memorial Day for Poet and Man of Letters- Masaoka Shiki
- 15: Cool Days in Early August Mean 2009`s Rice Crop Will Not Match Up to Last Year`s BUMPER HARVEST
- 14: Big Black Heart: Photography and the Aboriginal
- 12: Japan`s Prehistoric Staple Food – The Chestnut ( KURI, 栗), Is One of Tsukuba`s Most Outstanding (and dangerous!) Features
- 08: Traces of Tsukuba`s Mammals- Past and Present
- 04: Its the Turn of the YABURAN (ヤブラン)- Liriope platyphylla – to be the Highlight of Tsukuba`s Dark and Shadowy Spaces
- 31: Discovering Tsukuba’s Animal Welfare Activists ( at last! )
- 29: Tsukuba`s Very Own (?) Nebuta Parade! (revisited)
- 26: In Tsukuba, Fancier Than Usual Offerings to Roadside DOSOJIN ( 道祖神) Sacred Stones, Probably Mean Someone Is Having Bad Back Or Leg Pain
- 23: TSUNABI (綱火), Ina-Machi`s Fire and Smoke Spewing Puppets On a String
- 20: Striking up a Debate with The Right-Wing Activists Outside The Yasukuni Shrine on August 15th Might Not Be a Very Good Idea After All
- 17: For Getting a Look At One of Japan`s MOST AMAZING FLOWERS (the karasu-uri no hana) a Flashlight comes in handy
- 16: New and Improved Tsukuba City Hall
- 15: Tsukuba Express Update
- 13: Taiko at iias on August 15 and 16, 2009
- 09: In Japan, August is a month of REMEMBERANCE
- 07: Around Mitsukaido Station, Its Not Arigato- Its OBRIGADO !
- 04: Gone With The Dew- The tiny, blue blossoms of TSUYUGUSA (露草) Appear Before Dawn and Vanish by the Afternoon
- 01: Emperor and Empress to Visit Tsukuba
- 29: What`s the Buzz About (again)?- The Cicadas (semi) of Japanese Summer
- 27: Tomorrow is Tsukuba`s MOST DISTINCTIVE (and aromatic!) Gion Matsuri- Ichinoya Shrines Garlic Festival !
- 25: Gion Galore !
- 25: The Possible Connection Between The Myth of The Sun Goddess (Amaterasu), Himiko, Ruler of The Ancient Kingdom of Yamatai and a Solar Eclipse (or two)!
- 23: In Japan, Those Who Did Not Give Up Despite Overcast Skies, Were Rewarded With Unforgetable Naked-Eye Views Of Partial Solar Eclipse
- 19: Whats The Deal With All This Eating Of Eel (UNAGI)- A More Comprehensive Look at Japan`s DOYO NO USHI (土用の丑)
- 18: NOZENKAZURA ( trumpet creepers) Give Tsukuba`s Old Neighborhoods a Tropical Glow
- 16: One of Japanese Summer`s Representative Veggies, NASU (eggplant) Is Versatile,Tasty, Culturally Significant, AND Has Beautiful Flowers
- 11: Having Evolved In A Very Rainy Country, The Japanese Language Is Unusually Rich in Words and Expressions Describing Different Kinds Of Rain
- 06: Make a Wish Upon Two Stars (Japan`s Tanabata Festival)
- 04: The Etymology of DOKKOISHO, a word uttered by the Japanese at the onset or completion of certain acts of EXERTION
- 01: July First Is YAMABIRAKI (山開き) On Mt Fuji – Which Means The Climbing Season Has Begun !
- 30: Locals Still Taking in The KOWASHIMIZU Spring Waters At the Foot of The Konda Castle Ruins
- 27: In Late June Its Raining YAMAMOMO (under Tsukuba`s YAMAMOMO trees)
- 26: DOKUDAMI- Traditional Herbal CURE-ALL Flourishes In Japan`s Damp and Shadowy Places
- 19: Some Prefer Nettles- No-Azami (野薊), The First Thistles Of The Year- Beautiful AND (as most thistles are- ) Edible !
- 19: Contemporary Japanese food culture documentary “eatrip”
- 17: TCF’s Special Japanese Course for Beginners
- 12: In Japan, Summer Is Autumn- for MUGI (wheat and barley)
- 12: The 15th ARTwave Tsukuba Exhibition
- 11: A Climb To The Top Of Tsukuba`s Little Mt. Fuji (23 steps high) Sheds Light On Local Edo Period Dispute Resolution Processes, Folk Beliefs, And The Origin Of The Place Name SENGEN (千現 )
- 11: YMCA Ibaraki 2009 Summer Programs
- 07: Chestnut Trees Give Tsukuba Its Distinctive Summer Smell
- 05: Hebi Ichigo – The Movie – a Well-Written, Well-Acted and Thought-Provoking Look at a TYPICAL Japanese Family that you might want to watch more than just once
- 03: Quilt Show at Tsukuba Museum of Art
- 01: Wild Mulberry (kuwa no mi, 桑の実) Pickers Get Caught Red-Handed !
- 29: Japan`s Pretty little HEBI-ICHIGO ( literally snake strawberries) Are NOT Eaten By Snakes, NOT Poisonous and NOT Very Tasty, But Some Old-Timers Believe They Have Medicinal Powers
- 28: Upcoming bazaars and flea markets
- 22: FROG CHORUS Is Nature`s Richest Orchestral Show- Take Some Time To Give It a Serious Listen
- 20: YMCA Ibaraki 2009 Spring Day Camp
- 15: A Hard Fact To Swallow- Swallows Not Getting The Respect That They Have Been Long Used To In Japan
- 11: Lecture on Japanese etiquette for women
- 08: Aigasa Masayoshi`s Striking Works Capture The Numbing Sense Of Alienation Brought On By Modernization And Urbanization
- 04: The Fascinating Evolution of Children`s Day (KODOMO NO HI)
- 02: Tsukuba Becomes A WATERWORLD As Rice Transplantation ( Taue) Gets Underway
- 01: Fuji Flowers Create a PURPLE HAZE Overhead, but For some real WISTERIA HYSTERIA Head Out For Ashikaga
- 27: Do The Shikoku 88 Temple Circuit Pilgrimage Right Here In Tsukuba At The Nichirinji Temple
- 23: The Legend Returns to the Place of Origin
- 22: Kanto Plain Is Transformed Into The Mongolian Steppes During 2 Day Festival
- 20: Japan Turns Yellow As Nanohana (Rapeseed Flowers) Take Over The Spring Landscape
- 17: “Tsukuba Havriin Bayar” Mongolian Festival
- 16: Camellias (tsubaki) Create Special Spring Soundscapes And Groundscapes
- 14: Pedeon,The First Tsukuba Open Air Music Festival
- 13: Kansai Area`s Popular Rite of Passage For 13 Year Olds Is Also Celebrated In Ibaraki, At Tokai-Mura`s Muramatsuyama Kokuzo-Do Temple
- 11: Kasumigaura Bird Rescue Needs Your Help More Than Ever As Migrators Pass Through En Masse And Tsuchiura City Approves Funding For MORE Deadly Nets
- 10: The Connection Between Tsukuba`s Sakuragawa River and Sakura (cherry) Trees Traced To Its Source- THE ACTUAL SOURCE OF THE RIVER ITSELF
- 07: With All The Attention On Cherry Blossoms and Hanami, HANA-MATSURI, The Japanese Celebration Of Buddha`s Birthday, Is Often Overlooked These Days
- 04: Look at the Etymology of the Word SAKURA For a Deeper Understanding of Japan’s UNIQUE Celebration of Cherry Blossoms: O-HANAMI (お花見)
- 03: Map of Tsukuba With Points of Interest Marked
- 02: To ACCS Customers: Nickelodeon’s Airtime has Changed
- 31: Adventures in Jamblini
- 31: Weeping Willows Exemplars Of Spring Greenery and Demarcators Of Boundaries Between Realms
- 28: The Destruction of Rare Woods and Covering Up Of Ancient Ruins For Suburban Chicago-Style Development in Tsukuba`s Nakane Konda-Dai (中根金田台) Is Bizarrely Hailed As green development By Officially Sponsored Groups
- 24: Everything Is Peachy Keen At Koga`s Momo Matsuri
- 23: Japanese Fencing (Kendo) and Archery (Kyudo) Lessons
- 23: Tsukuba Dust Bowl
- 23: Translations of Letters from Japanese Elementary Schools
- 21: Cries of- SAKURA might be mistaken, but dont let that discourage you from savoring the beauty of Tsukuba`s anzu (apricot) blossoms
- 20: Around the Spring Equinox in Japan, All Around Things Start To Stir — Even the Graveyards!
- 17: Masked Nation
- 16: Annual Azabu Juban Open Air Ceramic Exhibition
- 15: The Brown-Eared Bulbul (Hiyodori) Might Be An Everyday Bird Here In Japan, But You Wont Find It In Many Other Places
- 13: Men Facing Tough Choices as WHITE DAY Draws Near
- 10: The 34th Japanese Conversation Course
- 10: Japanese Classes at Tsukuba Gakuin University
- 09: I’ve Discovered One In Tsukuba at Last! A Horse-Headed Kannon Sacred Stone with an Actual Horse-Headed Image!
- 07: St. Patrick’s Day in Tsukuba
- 06: Tengooz Releases New Album
- 06: English Service for NTT Customers
- 05: The Colder, the Sweeter: Farmers Let Their Daikon Radish Chill Out in the Soil
- 05: African Restaurant in Tsukuba: The Hub
- 04: Tsukuba’s Fleeting Snowscapes
- 04: Where to See the Cherry Blossoms in Tsukuba
- 03: Where are the Real Blossoms at Peach Festival Time?
- 01: Drop Everything And Go See The Dazzling Kayama Matazo Retrospective — You’ve Only Got Till March 2nd!
- 27: Makabe All Dolled-Up Until March 3rd
- 25: For Those Who Give A Hoot — What To Do If You Find a Sick or Injured Raptor
- 23: Tai-Yaki Eaters’ Dilemma — Is It Heads or Tails?
- 21: Hina Dolls Coming Out Of The Closet (In the Literal Sense)
- 18: Eating UGUISU MOCHI In Anticipation of Japan’s Most Famous Sound of Spring
- 16: Choco LOCO — The Legacy of Lupercalia in Contemporary Japan
- 13: A More Comprehesive View Of MORIJIO Salt Piles (盛塩)
- 10: Come Away From Mt. Tsukuba Shrine’s Toshikoshi-Sai Festival With Plenty Of Booty!
- 06: Getting Ready For Ibaraki’s Unique Hatsu Uma (初午) Celebrations, At Home And At Inari Shrines
- 05: A Glimpse (and Whiff) of Things to Come
- 03: A Page Out of History
- 02: Computer Course for Foreign Residents of Tsukuba
- 02: Extra Traffic Accident Insurance
- 01: Convenience Stores And Supermarkets Promote Osaka Custom And Point Setsubun Celebrations In NEW DIRECTION
- 01: Alien Scientist 53: Universal Darwinism
- 30: Japanese Tree Pruning by the Book
- 29: Gardeners or Butchers? Tsukuba’s Tree Trimmers Go About Their Annual Winter Hack Job
- 27: In Real Life, Tsukuba’s Official Bird and Ubiquitous Mascot Gets Little Love These Days
- 27: New Year’s Postcard Lottery
- 26: City Chat Cafe: February 2009
- 21: Making a Mountain of Tsukuba’s Mole Hills (mogura zuka)
- 19: Rankin’ By Palanquin
- 17: Tunisian Ishwiya
- 16: Kit Kats and Other Lucky Sounding Charms for the Entrance Exam Season
- 15: Tsukuba’s Central Park Pond Gets A Scrubbing (And its Carp Get Sucked Away)
- 14: Tsukuba’s Coming of Age Ceremony (Seijin Shiki) Proceeds Without Incident — Well, Almost…
- 11: Who Came Up With This Name?
- 11: Opening The Mirrors (Kagami Biraki)
- 10: Tsukuba’s Traditional Hunters: Hawkers and Falconers
- 09: Leonard Fujita Exhibit Shows Newly Found Works But Fails to Give the Whole Picture
- 06: The Seven Herbs Of Spring (七草) In Rice Porridge On Jan. 7th
- 06: Don’t Get Bitten by the Winter Bug
- 05: Traps are Back Up as Three Day New Year’s Moratorium On Mouse Catching Ends
- 05: City Chat Cafe: January 2009
- 03: The Daruma Doll – The Evolution Of Japan’s Longest Selling CHARACTER
- 01: Westernized New Year Makes Joya No Kane and Futsuka-Modeh a Frosty Ordeal!
- 01: Alien Scientist 52: Ever-Speculative Extraterrestrials
- 31: Ringing out the Old Year, Ringing in the New
- 28: Closed for the Holidays
- 28: Getting Deeper Into O-Shogatsu (New Year’s) Preparations
- 28: Getting to Tokyo Disneyland from Tsukuba
- 27: Getting Ready for O-Shogatsu
- 26: Adopting a Dog or Cat in Japan
- 26: Events in January 2009
- 25: One of the More Popular of Japan’s Traditional Festivals — KURISUMASU
- 24: A Day for the Birds
- 22: A Fine day For Fire-Walking at Mt Kabasan (加波山) !
- 21: One Coin Horse Riding
- 20: For the Winter Solstice – Yuzu Baths, Pumpkin, Konyaku and Walking on Fire
- 18: Still Caught Up In Kasumigaura Bird Rescue
- 16: Register with your Embassy
- 14: TV Show about Cats
- 14: From the Deep Waters Off Ibaraki, a Winter Delicacy: ANKO NABE
- 12: Nihonglish
- 11: Party Crashing Red-Billed Leiothrix (ソウシチョウ) Stunned, But Apparently Unharmed
- 10: A Celestial Bridge for the Gods of Mt Tsukuba
- 08: Karin’ For Your Sore Throat
- 06: Parent Care When You Can’t Be There
- 05: In Early Winter it’s Sazanka, not Tsubaki (Camellia)
- 02: More Traditional Functions of Seasonal Bon-Fires: Roasting Potatoes and Toasting Buns
- 01: City Chat Cafe: December 2008
- 01: Alien Scientist 51: Google-Brained Aliens
- 30: Taiko at iias on January 1, 2, and 3, 2009
- 30: Tsukuba Marathon 2008
- 30: Leaves Fall away, Sometimes Revealing the Macabre MOZU NO NIE (鵙の贄)
- 30: Alien Times Fundraising Week 2008
- 28: The Long Hard Run Comes To An End
- 28: ACCS Improves Payment Options
- 28: Guest Room in Tsukuba
- 28: Vet Recommendation: Tsukuba Gakuen Pet Clinic
- 28: Tsukuba Walking and Mountaineering Club: Upcoming Walks
- 26: December 2008 Tsukuba Cultural Schedule
- 26: Getting to Narita from Tsukuba in the Early Morning
- 25: Meiji Shrine – THE Place To Visit in November
- 23: Report on Autumn Festival at Raijinsama
- 23: NIPPON BA-RE (日本晴れ)
- 22: Autumn Festival at Raijinsama
- 21: Zakuro (Pomegranates) and The Goddess of Fertility and Easy Delivery – Kishibojin
- 18: Tsukuba’s Sweetgums Ablaze
- 17: New Ikea Store to Open on Nov 19 in Misato
- 15: Plenty of BLUE BLOOD passing through Tsukuba’s Main Arteries
- 14: Symposium in Celebration of 150 Years of Japan-France Relations
- 13: Sending Money Between Banks and Postal Bank Accounts
- 11: “Miracle Working” Stone Still Has Devotees in Tsukuba and Beyond
- 09: Kaki is the Color (and Flavor) of Fall in Rural Japan
- 08: AgESD Symposium 2008
- 07: The Man Behind The Mascot
- 06: History Rewrites Itself…
- 04: Encountering Phallus Impudicus In Tsukuba’s Bamboo Forests
- 03: What Is Now Culture Day Was Long Celebrated As The Emperor Meiji’s Birthday
- 02: Tsukuba’s Smokey Autumn Air – The Gomi Moshi Problem
- 01: Alien Scientist 50: Alien Fossil Possibilities
- 29: Annual Memorial Service (Ireisai) For Animals Sacrificed At Medical School
- 29: Bus from Tsukuba to Narita Airport
- 28: And Still More Food For Autumn Foraging In Tsukuba: MUKAGO (or NUKAGO)
- 28: Jon’s Stunning Victory
- 27: City Chat Cafe: November 2008
- 25: TsukuPod: A Podcast about Life in Tsukuba
- 25: For The Delicate Aroma Of Japan’s Matsutake Mushrooms You Have To Pay Through The Nose
- 25: Japan’s Traditional Celebrations of Longevity
- 21: Mysterious (and Creepy) Roadside Markers Explained
- 18: Fair Weather Friends: Tsukuba’s Solar Cooking Enthusiasts Enjoy The Taste Of Nature While Promoting GREEN Lifestyle
- 17: Still More Fall Foraging In Tsukuba — Akebi
- 15: Tsukuba Catholic Church Bazaar
- 15: Jon Heese Running for City Council
- 15: Daily Victuals – Online German Bread Shop
- 13: Glorious Weather For Sports Day and University Festival 2008
- 12: Tune in to Radio Tsukuba at 84.2 FM
- 11: Religious Symbols Used To Discourage Littering (and Urinating in Public)
- 09: Ideas about Improving Tsukuba
- 09: Mother and Young Children Cafe
- 07: Tsukuba’s Non-Turning Windmills-Turned Objets D’Art – Gone With The Wind
- 05: Best Tsuchiura Fireworks Ever!
- 02: Baiho’s Idea a BIG HIT in Tsuchiura
- 01: Tsukuba City Hall Newsletter: Oct 2008
- 01: Tsuchiura Fireworks Festival 2008
- 01: Alien Scientist 49: Cosmic Crossroads and Carousels
- 29: In Autumn, Don’t Forget WEB SEARCH as You Near Your Front Door!
- 26: AT Server Down on Saturday
- 24: Fruit Picking and Mysterious Rock Carvings Near Tsukuba (Chiyoda Town)
- 23: MORE Food for Autumn Foragers in Tsukuba
- 21: Ancestors Remembered Around the Autumnal Equinox
- 19: Register Now for Tsukuba Marathon
- 18: Vegetable Ice Cream: Worth Driving Out For!
- 16: Tsukuba’s Gingko Nut Nuts Putting Their Gloves On!
- 15: Small Shrine and Monument for Locals Who Fell in Russo-Japanese War
- 14: Solemn OPEN HOUSE Event at the Old Nogi Residence
- 11: Tsukuba Farmers Give This Year’s Rice Crop a Big Thumbs Up!
- 08: Lots o’ Lotus!
- 08: New Type of Japanese Language Class for Parents and Kids
- 06: Running with Tsukuba Center’s Tireless Bird-Chasers
- 05: The River with No Bridge (Hashi No Nai Kawa), New Arrival at ARS Library
- 03: Disaster & Emergency Drill in Tsukuba
- 03: Study in Canada Fairs
- 02: Are you ready for the BIG ONE?
- 02: TIS Open School Days
- 30: Lightning! Hide Your Bellybuttons!
- 28: Why The Area On Which the Science City was Built Remained Undeveloped Until Recent Years
- 26: City Chat Cafe – Let’s meet at LALA Garden
- 25: Margarine-Free Bakery
- 25: Tsukuba’s Very Own (?) Nebuta Parade!
- 21: What’s That BUZZ About?
- 19: SOUNDSCAPES and GROUNDSCAPES Shift as Starlings are Chased from One Roosting Place to the Next
- 17: A Day At Yasukuni Shrine
- 17: Trouble Explaining Your Condition to Doctors in Japan?
- 16: Win a Free Subscription to Being a Broad Magazine
- 16: No More Free Bags in Tsukuba
- 15: BON Jour!
- 13: They’re Coming Home — on Serpents of Straw, Cucumber Horses, and Eggplant Oxen
- 10: Pearl Harbor and Kamikaze Pilots Have Strong Connection to Lake Kasumigaura
- 07: More on Dogs and a Dog’s Life in Japan
- 07: Fido-Friendly, Alfresco Dining at Cafe Plus 1
- 07: Sarusuberi, not Salisbury, Adds Longlasting Color to Tsukuba’s Dog Days
- 06: Know the Local Lingo (2): Sha-Meh-Nah
- 04: Joso brings back SOIL OF KOSHIEN after disappointing early exit
- 02: The Shape Of Watermelons to Come
- 31: Very Cute Illustrations
- 28: Higashioka’s Fudo-Ko: A Meeting With The Unmoveable One
- 26: Dazzling Works From The Red Center
- 25: Birds Of a Feather Flock Together
- 24: Changes to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
- 23: Loss of Traditional Respect Hard Fact to Swallow for Swallows
- 20: Gion Galore!
- 19: Lunar or Solar?
- 18: Tsukuba Bus Terminal Building Closed!
- 16: A Gathering Of Blues
- 16: New Indian Restaurant in the Middle of Tsukuba
- 15: Fake Police Phishing for Bank Details
- 12: Ichinoya’s Garlic Festival Kicks Off Gion Season in Ibaraki
- 10: You Screwy Flower!
- 10: 46,000 Visits at One Shot! Asakusa Kannon’s Hozuki-Ichi
- 04: The Mito Hollyhock Soccer Team Incorrectly Named! (TsukuBlog Exclusive)
- 03: Make a Wish Upon 2 Stars at a Tanabata Decoration Near You!
- 01: A Brief History of Buraku Discrimination in Japan
- 30: Romanization of Asian Language Writing Systems
- 30: Star Wars Celebration Japan
- 29: Enjoy the Moss, Get Rid of the Mould!
- 26: Where did all the butter go?
- 26: Time To Go Through The Wringer Again!
- 26: Youth Ending Hunger Charity Concert
- 23: Fighting To Protect Tsukuba’s Remaining Wilds in Nakane Kondadai (中根 金田台)
- 22: Thar She Glows! Wild Fireflies Spotted Not Far From Tsukuba Center
- 21: Make the Summer Solstice Meaningful
- 20: Curry Shop SRI LANKA Still Spicing Up Life In Tsukuba
- 19: What’s SHUN (旬) in June?
- 16: Tsukuba’s Distinctive Summer Smell
- 15: Faces for Father’s Day
- 14: Know the Local Lingo
- 13: Communication SNAFU Leads to Great Musical Find
- 07: Iris Festival (Ayame Matsuri) in Sawara
- 05: Art fair and festival in Kasama this weekend
- 03: No Place Like Home
- 03: A Look from Behind: The Yakushi-Ji Treasures In Ueno
- 03: Lock Your Car Doors
- 01: Where Have All The Flowers Gone?! Problem POPS up at Shimotsuma Poppy Festival!
- 01: Alien Scientist 48: Globes and Bagels
- 30: Temporary Closing: Tsukuba Expo Center
- 29: Stop and Smell the Roses (and Other Flower Royalty)
- 28: Science Day Events at Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 27: Argentina Day at University of Tsukuba
- 26: Egret Rookery Threatened!
- 26: Lectures by a German Prof. Dr. Werner Gitt
- 26: Have you picked up The Alien Times lately?
- 25: Tsukuba International Forum
- 24: Tsukuba U Students Let Their Hair Down (or Put Their Wigs On!)
- 24: Changes to Traffic Laws
- 22: On Location at Tsukuba Center
- 20: With TX, Toned-Down Sanja Matsuri Still Well Worth The Trip
- 20: Harvard Krokodiloes and Cymbeline
- 19: Take Me Out To Za Ballgame: Kin-Chan’s Baseball Team
- 18: Borrowing Jumper Cables
- 16: Shoes That Fit (Each Foot) Perfectly
- 15: Donations to China for Earthquake Fund
- 15: You can help Myanmar Cyclone and Sichuan Earthquake Victims!
- 14: Earth Festa Kanagawa 2008
- 13: Bone Marrow Bank in Tsukuba
- 12: Ibaraki Golden Golds Tsukuba Series
- 11: Buying Tickets to Dispose of Large Items
- 10: Up In Arms! Dressing Up in Samurai Armour in Sakura, Chiba
- 10: Tsukuba Statistics
- 09: Free Scoop Night @ Baskin Robbins tonight
- 09: Fruit Gardens in Tsukuba
- 08: Mind the Gap: April 2008
- 08: Tsukuba Walking and Mountaineering Club Schedule
- 08: Tsukuba dancers to perform in a dance event
- 08: Tsukuba Park Street Walk
- 07: Where Did the Name “Tsukuba” Come From?
- 06: Tango no Sekku Over the Ages
- 06: Doudou N’Diaye Rose Percussion Orchestra
- 05: 2008 Classes at the Community Centers
- 05: Blomster Anna
- 04: Pink Ribbon Festival
- 04: Nagareyama Green Festival
- 04: Azalea Festival
- 01: Alien Scientist 47: Almost Impossible Alien Creations
- 29: Clematis Exhibit
- 22: Kabuki coming to Ibaraki
- 19: Come and see the works of local artist family!
- 17: Crash Tests at JARI this Weekend
- 15: Cafe Noir Opens Tomorrow
- 15: Philippine Fiesta 2008 in Ishioka
- 12: To Eat the Leaf or Not to Eat the Leaf, That is the Question
- 04: Free Admission Day at Potiron-no-Mori
- 02: April 2008 Ibaraki JALT Presentation
- 02: Changing of the Gods: Mt Tsukuba’s Onzawari Ceremony
- 01: TWMC’s annual family hike
- 01: Alien Scientist 46: An Alien Kind of Order
- 30: Recycle Cooking Oil at Ritz’n
- 28: Ancient Custom Hanging on by a (Silk) Thread
- 28: Job: Translator/Editor at Environmental Institute
- 25: Tsuchiura Sakura Festival 2008
- 21: In Line With the Far Side
- 18: Plum Crazy!
- 17: Bitter Herbs in this Season’s Sweet
- 08: TsukuBlog Maintenance
- 08: Clothing Swap in Tokyo
- 05: Tsukuba Museum of Art Schedule (March 2008)
- 05: Nova Hall and Capio Schedule (March 2008)
- 05: Snowbird Ski School
- 04: March in March
- 04: Charity Auction: Hope International
- 03: Tsukubans in No Rush to Pack up Hina Dolls
- 01: Tsukuba Farmers Still Number One at Growing Grass
- 01: Alien Scientist 45: Seen Through by Alien Eyes
- 28: Ask for Identification from Police Officers
- 26: Lecture by a Nobel Prize Winner
- 26: Kasumigaura Bird Rescue Meeting: Feb 28
- 26: Salsa in Tsukuba: March 2008
- 25: Register your Bone Marrow to Help a Fellow Foreigner
- 24: Hina Matsuri Event: Tea and Ikebana
- 21: Special Lecture by Former Chairman of Sony
- 20: Updates on free Japanese lessons at TGU
- 18: Bird Rescue Stuck in the Mud
- 15: Japanese Chatting Time
- 14: Lecture on Italian Culture
- 12: Free Japanese lessons at TGU
- 10: Help the Victims of the Snowstorm in China
- 09: Tsukuba Square Dance Club: Beginner’s Class 2008
- 07: Morning Snow in Tsukuba
- 07: German Bakery in Tsukuba: Backerei Brõtzeit
- 06: Ballads in Wood – This Friday
- 05: Beware: Earthquake Early Warning System Scam
- 04: Volunteer to Interpret at a Triathlon
- 03: Are Trains and Buses Running?
- 03: Did You Win This Year?
- 02: Something Smells Fishy: It’s Setsubun!
- 02: Nova Hall and Capio Schedule (February 2008)
- 01: Alien Scientist 44: Divining the Sun
- 01: Hotel Bestland Offers Discounted Rates
- 31: TAIRA Server Down
- 30: JALT Meeting: Joe Tomei
- 29: YMCA Day Care Accepting Kids
- 29: Cello and Piano Recitals at Nova Hall
- 28: Pollen Count for 2008
- 25: Notice to Users of Panasonic Let’s Note Laptops
- 24: Cleaning Up a Computer
- 23: Tunisian Day
- 23: Tsukuba’s Famous Architect
- 21: Last Chance For Kumagusu’s Forest
- 15: Tsukuba Environmental Walk Festival: Ushiku-numa
- 13: Kasumigaura Bird Rescue
- 12: Dondoyaki: New Years Decorations Go up In Smoke on January 13
- 01: Alien Scientist 43: Nature’s Design and Alien Artifice
- 28: Children’s Club After School
- 26: Bird Rescue Underway! Six saved, thousands to go…..
- 25: Tantric Fire Ritual on New Year’s Eve
- 23: Concert at Epochal tomorrow
- 21: Area museum and park’s winter holiday schedules 2007
- 18: Sound Gazette Charity Concert
- 17: Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) Telephone Counselor Training Program
- 16: Documenting Autumn in Tsukuba
- 14: Wild Orchid Across Korean Peninsula
- 14: New Rules for Lost and Found Items
- 13: Second Harvest Japan Charity Concert
- 12: Namiki Internal Medicine Department Clinic
- 11: Shipping Companies
- 11: Tokyo YMCA Bazaar
- 10: Spare Flat Screen Monitor?
- 07: Hula Girls
- 06: Women in Positions of Power
- 06: Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) Seeks Volunteers
- 05: Ibaraki Police Report: Accidents in November
- 05: Children’s Home Needs Computers
- 04: Save the Birds
- 04: Excellent Site for Tsukuba Moms
- 01: Salsa Party
- 01: Alien Scientist 42: Alien Science Paradigms
- 30: Ibaraki Tumbler at Starbucks
- 29: Be Aware of Hunters!
- 28: Watch the Terrorism Drill Live Online
- 28: Ibaraki Police Report: Elderly in Accidents
- 27: Ladies Beware
- 27: Chemical Terrorism Drill to be Held in Tsukuba
- 27: Tsukuba Musician: Avi Landau
- 26: The Police
- 26: KITA Japanese Dining
- 26: Parking at Narita
- 23: Tsukuba Oroshi
- 22: Stranger Alert – Nov.21
- 22: Make-Your-Own Solar Heater
- 21: Restaurant Review: MaMaYa
- 21: Tsuchiura Curry Festival
- 21: Japanese Buzzwords for 2007
- 20: Welcome to Japan
- 19: Day Trip from Tsukuba: Glass Blowing In Kita Ibaraki
- 17: Car Thefts in Tsukuba
- 16: Car Owners, Be on Alert!
- 15: Second Nature: Tsukuba Photography Exhibit by John Tran
- 09: Residents’ Day and “Nenrin-pic”
- 09: Make your own replica of a teeth fossil
- 09: Contemporary Japanese Art With A View (of the City)
- 07: Soccer Balls to Mozambique
- 06: Getting a Japanese Drivers License from Scratch
- 05: Ikebana Class Party
- 04: Bike Light Education at Tsukuba University
- 03: Respect for Tsukuba’s Aged
- 02: More on Sweet Potatoes
- 02: Sweet Potatoes on Hand?
- 02: Tsukuba Recycle Festival
- 02: Tokyo-quality Italian food, right here in Tsukuba!
- 02: Clean Tsukuba By-Law
- 01: Alien Scientist 41: Mind Made Up by the Cognitive Committee
- 01: Mikan Picking on Mt. Tsukuba
- 31: Petition to Abolish Mandatory Fingerprinting in Japan
- 30: No Age Restrictions on Job Ads
- 29: New Wonder Goo in Tsukuba
- 28: Roots of Manga
- 25: Mailing List Recommendations for People in Tsukuba
- 24: China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe to perform in Ibaraki
- 23: Christian Preschool Bazaar
- 21: Upgrading WordPress Software
- 17: Trojan Horse in Certain Buffalo Flash Memory Sticks
- 15: Plans for the New City Hall Building
- 14: KVA Festival: Japanese Education Exhibition
- 14: What is your mother tongue?
- 13: Tsukuba News Archive
- 12: Tsukuba Heliport Open House tomorrow
- 12: Global Communication Movie Party
- 11: Tsukuba Japanese Speech Contest 2007
- 10: The 100th Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival Starts This Saturday
- 10: Underground: an exhibition in Tokyo
- 10: City to issue “English” license plates starting Nov 30
- 09: Tsukuba teen wins third place at the Rubik’s Cube Championship
- 07: Feeling Homesick?
- 06: Tsukuba Catholic Church Bazaar
- 05: Famous Environmentalists Come to Tsukuba
- 05: Tsukuba Machikado Music Festival 2007
- 05: Foreign = Criminal Suspect?
- 04: Tsuchiura Fireworks Festival 2007
- 04: The World of Historical Maps, an exhibit at University Library
- 03: Three cars stolen in Tsukuba since yesterday!
- 03: Police Warn People About Recent Chainmail
- 02: A TV drama filmed in Tsukuba to be aired tonight
- 02: Autumn mackerel (fresh, juicy and tasty!)
- 02: Okonomiyaki shop review
- 02: Any passionfruit lovers out there?
- 02: Restaurant Review: Ali’s Kebab
- 30: Tengu Natural Foods hiring a full-time worker
- 30: Buying a Motorcycle or Scooter in Tsukuba: Motoshop Wildcats
- 29: Free Beer in Moriya
- 28: The 19th Urban Greening Festival tomorrow
- 28: Kitchen Supplies in Tsukuba
- 27: World Partnership Forum in Ibaraki
- 27: Tsukuba Schools Information Sessions in October
- 27: Tsukuba Botanical Gardens
- 26: Japanese Classes at Tsukuba Information Center
- 26: Alien Times Makes the News
- 26: Women’s Varsity Basketball Championships in Tsukuba
- 25: New Immigration Procedures
- 22: Mango for Learning Japanese
- 21: Search for Books in Tsukuba Public Library through Amazon.co.jp
- 21: Cost of Waste Management in Tsukuba
- 20: JALT September 2007 Event
- 20: Ikebana Classes in Tsukuba
- 20: Desmostylus Exhibit in Tsukuba
- 19: Fall Event at Hirasawa Kanga
- 14: Tsukuba museums Fall temporary closing dates
- 14: Special deals for seniors!
- 13: Tsukuba’s Vegetarian Restaurant Ritz’n Celebrates 7th Anniversary
- 13: Ishioka Festival this weekend
- 13: Tsukuba Recycle Market
- 12: Inter-Library Loans in Tsukuba
- 11: Hotline for Police Counselling in Tsukuba
- 11: Air Conditioners Being Stolen in Tsukuba
- 08: Where are you from? [Fall '07]
- 08: Tsukuba Wadaiko Festa in Nova Hall
- 07: Tsuchiura Takigi Noh
- 06: Maria Elizabeth Robles Exhibition this week
- 05: Typhoon Warning
- 05: Earthquake Early Warning System to be introduced in October
- 05: An Introduction to Amazon.co.jp
- 04: Having a Hard Time Reading Some Kanji?
- 04: Do You Have Good Chopstick Manners?
- 04: Contemporary dance performances today and tomorrow
- 03: Gakuen Minami Junkan, a new TsukuBus course
- 03: Determining Your Location in Case of Emergency
- 02: What a Pity!
- 01: Charming Family Bakery: David Pain
- 31: Mokuzougan: Intricate Artwork Made of Wood
- 31: An evening with Indonesian Dance and Music
- 30: Finding a Place to Park Around Tsukuba Station
- 30: Medical Facilities at Namiki Shopping Center
- 29: KEK Open House 2007
- 29: Free guided tour of Akihabara!
- 28: Tunisian Cooking Class
- 27: Tsukuba on Google Maps
- 26: Momoko House
- 26: International Public Telephones in Tsukuba
- 26: Matsuri Tsukuba 2007
- 25: Come to the Festival and Support Zaya!
- 25: Disaster Drill in Tsukuba
- 25: Tokyo Eats
- 24: Bags, Bags, Everywhere…
- 24: Learn by Doing: Japanese Culture
- 23: TsukuBlog’s First Anniversary
- 23: Clean Up Tsukuba
- 22: Pension Payment Refunds for Returners
- 21: Preparing Your Family for Earthquakes
- 20: Photos from Yamanashi
- 20: Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2007
- 20: Changes to Traffic Laws in Japan
- 19: Request from Tepco to Conserve Electricity
- 18: Tsukuba Movie Marathon
- 18: Seshami Street at Matsuri Tsukuba 2007
- 17: Summer Events at the Geology Museum
- 17: New Zealand Day at Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 16: Hirasawa Kanga Illuminations
- 16: Reform your kitchin
- 15: One Person, One Day, One Kilogram Reduction in CO2
- 14: Kasama Area Summer Events
- 10: Potiron Festival and Fireworks Displays
- 10: MOJ Site for Immigration Procedures
- 09: Sunflower Maze at Mizuho no Mura
- 08: Do You Uchimizu?
- 08: Combat ‘Natsubate’
- 07: Protect Yourself from Sneaky Thieves
- 06: Annual Ibaraki Artifact Exhibit at Seibu
- 03: Foreign Bank Cards Accepted at 7-11 ATMs
- 03: Events for August 4-5 weekend
- 02: Watch Where you Park!
- 02: My Ami Festival 2007
- 31: Long Way From Home
- 29: Another Gigantic Shopping Mall
- 28: Tsukuba Agriculture Research Gallery Open House – Today!
- 27: The 26th Ushiku Kappa Festival this weekend
- 26: Doho Park Cafe
- 26: Tune Up Your Warble…
- 24: Have you seen a ghost?
- 23: So you think you can “food fight”
- 20: Gion Matsuri Season is here!
- 20: Fireworks Display at Potiron
- 20: Open House Events at NIES and AIST
- 19: SUBWAY in Tsukuba!
- 17: AIST Open House 2007
- 15: A TV show filmed in Tsukuba to be aired on Tuesday
- 13: Anyone plays “Petanque” in Tsukuba?
- 12: A trip to Tohoku
- 11: Lectures on the nature of NZ and its conservation project
- 11: Events for Marine Day weekend
- 11: Natto, the hidden way
- 10: Where to Call in Case of Maritime Emergencies
- 08: Philippine Festival at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo
- 08: Sipahhs on sale at Mos Burger
- 06: 7th Anniversary events at You World
- 06: Parking at You World & Free Bus Service
- 06: Schedule for Shrek3 at Cineplex Tsukuba
- 05: Noh mask exhibit
- 04: Today is Pear Day!
- 03: Tsuchiura City Museum reopened
- 02: Free bamboo grass for Tanabata
- 01: A big preschool bazaar today
- 01: Alien Scientist 40: The Stuff of Life
- 29: 11th Dragon Boat Race Competition in Kasumigaura City
- 29: NIES Summer Open House 2007
- 29: Jeff Nelson Worship Concert at Tsuchiura Megumi Church
- 28: Japanese People Recommend Japanese Movies
- 27: Read TsukuBlog Posts on Your Cellphone
- 26: Receive Area Crime Reports on Your Computer or Cellphone
- 26: Tap Dancing Classes in Tsukuba
- 25: Increase in Bike and Motorcycle Theft in Tsukuba
- 24: Portable Alien Site Launched
- 22: Turn Off the Lights, Take it Slow
- 21: New COSTCO Store to Open Soon in Kawasaki
- 20: Mt. Tsukuba, One of 100 Unique Geological Spots in Japan
- 19: Baking Ingredients
- 18: National Parks of Japan
- 16: Subscribe to Metropolis Magazine
- 14: YEH, Youth Ending Hunger Charity Concert
- 13: New Thai Restaurant in Tsukuba: Songfungmekon
- 12: World Refugee Day
- 12: Oh! La Vache
- 11: Individual Inhabitant Tax Increased
- 11: Explaining RSS in Plain English
- 10: University of Tsukuba Marching Band
- 09: Piano Recital in Tsukuba
- 09: Japanese Pancake!
- 09: The Blogger to WordPress Switcheroo
- 09: Musicafesta di Tsukuba 2007
- 08: Gospel Events in June
- 07: Caught in the political correctness argument
- 07: First Burger King Restaurant to Open in Shinjuku Tomorrow
- 06: Three-Months Rule When Getting a Japanese Drivers License
- 05: Tsukuba to Run Experimental TsukuBus Services
- 04: Need Vaccinations for Travel?
- 03: Frugal(ish) Option for Putting your Child on Your Car Insurance Policy
- 02: Buying an Electronic Dictionary
- 01: Free Rakugo shows at Seibu tomorrow
- 01: Alien Scientist 39: Elementary Planetary Chemistries
- 31: Measles in Japan
- 31: Science Day and Environment Day at Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 31: Michi no Ichi (arts and craft fair) in Kasama
- 30: Mongolia Exhibition
- 30: Map and Survey Festival
- 30: Tsukuba Festival Report on TV
- 30: Supporting Groups who Collect Resources for Recycling
- 30: Advance Tickets for Extra Dralion Shows
- 29: Namiki High School Festival
- 29: Yasato Pottery Festival
- 28: Nagaknow magazine now online
- 28: How about getting married… in a soccer stadium?
- 27: Blast!
- 26: Professional Sumo coming to Ibaraki!
- 25: Tsukublog, tsuku…blog, tsu..blog, tsublog…
- 25: Tsukuba Expo Center to be closed for 5 days
- 25: Traditional Korean and Japanese Music Concert in Tsukuba
- 25: Dormitory Festival “Yadokari-sai” will take place
- 24: AET positions open in Tsukuba
- 24: Advisory for smog was issued yesterday
- 24: Tsukuba Recycle Market
- 23: Namiki Kominkan Festival
- 23: Rent-a-Cycle Available at Mt. Tsukuba and Tsukuba Station
- 21: GERD KNÄPPER, a German artist to open his gallery in Daigo
- 17: Sri Lanka Festival 2007
- 17: Ways to kill time on a rainy day…
- 15: NAGAKNOW, the Nagano’s first English magazine
- 15: Japan With Kids website renewed
- 14: Meguro Parasitological Museum
- 12: Zeppelin in Tsukuba
- 12: Sen-Hime Festival on Sunday
- 12: Here’s the Kitty
- 11: Tsukuba Pink Ribbon Festival
- 09: Tsukuba Festival flyer
- 09: Miraikan Turns Six
- 09: Peacock at Amabiki Kannon
- 08: Amabiki Kannon
- 04: TV Drama “Tokkyu Tanaka 3 go”
- 03: Tsukuba on the Water
- 03: Cheaper Way to Get to Tokyo
- 02: Guess what this is
- 02: Tsukuba Festival page updated
- 01: Information about the Environment in Japan
- 01: Alien Scientist 38: Newton’s Alien Intuition
- 28: Proud to be a Tsukuban
- 26: Oh, yeah, “that” festival!
- 26: Farmer’s Market in Namiki
- 25: What’s it Like in Japan?
- 25: Tsukuba Walk Rally
- 24: TV Drama “Seito-shokun!”
- 22: Have Your Treasures Appraised in Tsukuba
- 20: Azalea festivals in Tsukuba and Kasama
- 19: The Anpanman Museum to open in Yokohama tomorrow
- 19: Crash Testing
- 18: Kasama Pottery Fair
- 17: Big Names in Shamisen Coming to Tsukuba
- 16: Science & Technology Week 2007
- 16: Sixth Guitar Festival in Tsukuba
- 15: Retro-bus from Tsukuba Station
- 14: Late Blooming Sakura
- 13: Sakura-themed exhibit in Tsuchiura
- 12: Annual Pay Statements
- 10: Tokyo Scavenger Hunt
- 09: Hello Kitty-shaped vending machine in Moriya
- 08: Sold on Square Dancing
- 07: I’m Not Making This Up
- 06: Tsuchiura Nihon University Secondary School and a new school in Namiki
- 05: Free admission day at Potiron-no-Mori
- 05: Finding a Doctor in Ibaraki
- 04: The filming of an Indian movie taking place in Tsukuba!
- 03: Making Sour into Sweet
- 01: Is Rice a Drug?
- 01: Alien Scientist 37: Alien Body Language
- 30: What do you gargle with?
- 30: Namiki SC’s grand opening today
- 30: Getting a Japanese Credit Card
- 29: Tsukuba Language Group Books Praised
- 29: TCI Japanese Classes
- 28: Tsukuba Scientist Comments on Quake
- 27: Tsukuba Square Dance Club
- 26: Densha-mo, Bus-mo, Pasmo
- 25: Tsukuba on the BBC
- 25: Quake Only Rumble in Tsukuba
- 23: All JR East Shinkansens Non Smoking
- 22: Get Ready for a Hot Summer
- 22: Two Private Research Institutes in Tsukuba to Close
- 22: Key Date for Car Tax: April 1
- 21: TsukuBlog Makeover
- 20: Free admission day @ Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 20: Local Produce
- 20: Meson Changes into its Anti-Particle
- 16: Adventure at an Undersea Station
- 16: Free Japanese Classes in Tsukuba
- 15: Canada Pavilion at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2007
- 14: Hydrogen Vehicle in Tsukuba
- 13: An empirically-determined faster route from Tsukuba to Narita
- 13: Photos from Mt. Tsukuba
- 13: Happy Tunnelversary
- 11: Photos of Tsukuba University by Mori
- 11: Superpowers Start in Tsukuba
- 11: Protect Your Bells
- 10: University of Tsukuba Grad wins Akutagawa Prize
- 09: Bargains at Masuda
- 09: Opening of “Ken-oh-dou” tomorrow
- 09: Wikia Seeking Japan Community Manager
- 09: Restaurant Review: Il Cuore
- 08: Tsukuba Recycle Market
- 08: Walking RinRin Road
- 07: Car Auction Tsukuba
- 06: Namiki Shopping Center getting ready for its reopening
- 05: Days with Fives and Zeros
- 05: A visit to the Umezono House
- 04: Goin’ Where the Wind Brows
- 04: Use the Radioactive Ooze
- 04: Tsukuba Places 53rd: Cities Offering Best Quality of Life
- 04: Which university’s lectures do you most want to see available as Open Course Ware?
- 03: Libraries in Tsukuba
- 02: Mt. Fuji, Seen from Tsukuba
- 02: Survey on Traffic Problems in Tsukuba
- 01: Costco’s new hours
- 28: Good option for souvenirs for your home
- 28: Contribute to TsukuBlog
- 28: Tsukuba Orientation Seeking Volunteers
- 28: Flag Football
- 27: New University “Re-Use” System
- 27: The 6th Challenge Art Festival in Tsukuba
- 26: February 26 Incident
- 25: Protect Your Faucets
- 25: Mission Accomplished
- 23: Moving from Blogger to WordPress
- 23: Ecoshop System
- 23: KEK Communication Plaza
- 22: If You See Only One Show This Year…
- 21: Mount Tsukuba Plum Festival
- 19: Doll’s festival in Tsuchiura!
- 18: Ume in Umezono Park
- 17: Doll’s Festivals taking place in Tsukuba
- 16: Breakfast Restaurant
- 15: Current events at Aquaworld Ooarai
- 14: Tennis Tournament for Beginners
- 13: Ten Hours, One Piece of Paper
- 12: Okinawa Massage and Cuisine in Tsukuba!
- 12: Launch of “Tsukuba Number”
- 12: Old Tokyo maps online
- 10: Ushiku Science Festa today
- 10: Tsukuba Environmental Walking Festival
- 09: Restaurants in Tsukuba with Veggies on the Menu
- 08: Seishun 18 Kippu JR Ticket 20th Anniversary Discount
- 07: Special Showing of a film in Joso City
- 07: Kasumi Accepting Event Proposals
- 07: Manga Expert at University of Tsukuba
- 06: ALT Job in Tsukuba
- 06: Girl’s Festival in Makabe
- 04: Mint Exhibition in Tsukuba
- 04: New COSTCO Store Scheduled to Open in Saitama
- 03: How to Eat Sushi
- 01: New exhibit at the Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 01: Two “one of a kind” Doll Festivals taking place in Ibaraki
- 01: yougakusei~!
- 31: Underground Garbage Collection System
- 31: Donate Your Used Things
- 30: Capture Go as Communication
- 29: Restaurant Review: La Vie Provencal
- 28: Seminar on Medical Translation Assistance in Tsukuba
- 26: Podcast by Tsukuba Blogger
- 26: Tsukuba Science Tour Stamp Rally
- 25: Movies in Tsukuba
- 23: Coffee Hour: International Relations in Tsukuba
- 22: Frugal Watch Newsletter
- 21: Research in Tsukuba
- 21: Akihabara: 5pm on Sunday
- 19: Noisy Helicopters
- 18: Cleaning Up the City
- 16: ID required for Bank Transfer of over 100,000yen
- 16: English TV Listings
- 14: Winning Lottery Numbers for New Year’s Cards
- 14: Computer Classes
- 13: Increase Your Kanji Power
- 13: Tsukuba in Television History
- 13: Research in Tsukuba
- 11: Research Positions in Japan
- 10: Lady’s Days in Tsukuba!
- 10: Tsukuba People (and Robots)
- 10: Volunteers for a User Evaluation
- 10: Ten Japanese Habits Worth Emulating
- 10: Social Network for Families in Japan
- 09: Maternity Mark
- 09: NIMS Hiring Functional Thin Films Specialist
- 07: AU Phone – call your friends for half price!
- 06: Tsukuba Research on Sleep Disorders
- 05: National Women’s Ekiden
- 05: Sirens — Do Not be Alarmed
- 04: Education Information for Foreign Residents
- 03: Alien Times Site Down
- 03: ESA and JAXA Satellites ‘Talk’ to Each Other
- 02: Tsukuba License Plate Numbers
- 01: Tsukuba During the Holidays
- 01: Tsukuba in the News
- 30: Taiko Tricks
- 29: BlizzardBoy Talks about Dolls
- 28: Living in Tsukuba Guidebook
- 28: Good News for Pollen Allergy Sufferers in Tsukuba
- 26: Kanji Practice Made Fun
- 25: Jobs for Students at Tsukuba City Hall
- 25: Wish Upon the Moon
- 25: Season’s Greetings
- 24: Research Job in Tsukuba
- 22: Emperor’s Birthday
- 22: Yuzu Bath
- 21: Bloggers in Tsukuba
- 20: A New Understanding of かしら
- 19: NPOs Devise Business Model to Revitalize Lake Kasumigaura
- 19: Restaurant Review: Tsuruya
- 19: Mitsubishi Foundation Grants
- 18: Where in Tsukuba?
- 18: December 2006 Alien Times Online
- 18: Tricky Japanese: Kotowatte Kudasai
- 17: TsukuBlog Privacy Policy
- 17: Subscribing to TsukuBlog
- 16: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
- 16: Outdoor Daruma Market
- 15: Wanna Box?
- 14: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts opens today
- 14: Forty Seven Samurai
- 13: Tis the Season to Use Daiko
- 12: New Store Opens in Hitachi no Ushiku
- 11: Finding the cheapest gas in your neighborhood
- 11: Cheaper Gasoline on the Expressways?
- 11: Kanji Day
- 10: Handle Keeper
- 10: Tsukuba City Hiring Assistant English Teachers
- 10: New Year’s Cards
- 09: Moving to Blogger Beta
- 08: Long Living Tsukubans
- 08: Holiday Garbage Schedule
- 08: Overnight Bus to Kyoto and Osaka
- 05: Mind The Gap: December 2006
- 04: Vertical Jousting
- 03: Gift Idea
- 01: Fighting Lanterns in Koga-shi
- 01: U2 in Saitama
- 29: Free concerts at Seibu
- 29: Make Your Next Visa Extension Delicious
- 27: New Tsukuba Forum: Tsukuband
- 27: Christmas Lights and Merry-Go-Round!
- 27: Hiroo Santa Mail!
- 27: Casolea
- 27: Tsukuba Calendar
- 26: TsukuBlog Available by Email
- 25: Tsukuba Orientation
- 25: Volunteer in Vietnam with the Friendship Foundation
- 24: University of Tsukuba Today
- 24: Math Lesson
- 24: Low Ratio of Foreign Researchers
- 24: Getting a New Bankbook
- 24: IC-Chips in Licenses
- 24: Same Number, Different Phone
- 23: Tsukuba Marathon
- 23: TsukuBlog Updated
- 23: Quick Choose!
- 21: Charity Ballet Presentation for Kids
- 21: Thanksgiving at Cork Head’s
- 21: Recycling Telephone Books
- 21: Some Recent Articles About Tsukuba
- 21: New Laws about Transfering Money
- 20: A Way to Pass the Time
- 20: Special Thanks Week
- 19: Sunday at Tokyo National Museum
- 15: Brrrr!
- 13: Yukari no Mori
- 12: A Trip to Ibaraki Nature Museum
- 10: House of Garbage?
- 07: Tokyo Tourism: A Trip to Roppongi Hills
- 06: Experience Japanese Culture in Aizu Wakamatsu
- 05: Still There?
- 01: Alien Scientist 36: Alien Communication
- 01: Posting Articles on Alien Times Site
- 01: Mind the Gap: October 2006
- 01: Alien Scientist 35: Cities Fit For Insects
- 27: Tokyo Sesame Place to be closed
- 14: Halloween goods at Joyful Honda
- 01: Mind the Gap: September 2006
- 13: summer woodstock
- 10: Ibaraki Artifact Exhibit at Seibu
- 10: Onegai
- 09: Lantern Festival at Ushiku Daibutsu
- 05: Fukuroda no Taki
- 04: Tsukuba Japenglish – 2
- 04: Mount Tsukuba Festivals
- 01: Take Advantage of Annual Passes!
- 01: Mind the Gap: August 2006
- 30: summer pictures of Asakusa
- 28: Tsukuba Japenglish – 1
- 28: Words of Encouragement
- 27: Homemade Sausages and Ham
- 26: Gardening Plots for Sale
- 25: NIES Summer Open House
- 25: Pigeons
- 22: Sakura Technopark Revealed – 2
- 20: Moderating Comments
- 20: One Day of No Rain
- 18: Fun at NIES and AIST
- 18: Fireworks Festivals along Tx Line
- 18: Umezono House’s New Store Hours
- 16: Sakura Technopark Revealed – 1
- 16: Tx Summer Holiday Day Pass
- 15: Robots in Tsukuba
- 15: Tsukuba Wind Farm
- 15: Japanese Lessons Online
- 15: Tsutaya Sale
- 14: Restaurant: Yellow Leaf
- 14: What is TsukuBlog?
- 14: Welcome to TsukuBlog!
- 01: Mind the Gap: July 2006