kateneath on February 27th, 2007

Hi Everyone,
Are you moving house or upgrading your appliances?
A new “Re-use” system has been developed by the Tsukuba University “Environmental Circle EcoRanger” (official student body, supported by University of Tsukuba office – campus life section), so that new students coming to Tsukuba can live economically and ecologically.
If you have appliances and household goods that you [...]

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kateneath on February 12th, 2007

Hi Everyone!
I’ve been looking for a good place to have a massage in Tsukuba, and have also been dying to go to Okinawa but haven’t found the chance! Well, finally I think I’ve found a great combination of the two!
“Yuima-ru” is located on Nishi-Odori, offering relaxation therapies followed by delicious Okinawan cuisine. On the therapy [...]

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Due to the identification law amendment from 4th Jan, 2007, you cannot use the ATM anymore for sending more than 100,000 yen worth of cash, and you have to show your ID at the counter of banks and post offices when you do it. Note: this requirement is only for sending CASH. If you use [...]

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kateneath on January 10th, 2007

You might have noticed that every Wednesday at Cineplex is “Lady’s Day”, which I think is fabulous, so I decided to investigate further and found a whole range of discounts available for us ‘ladies’, and also some for men!
Here are some of the discounts, including website addresses:
YOU WORLD has ‘Lady’s Day’ on Wednesdays:
1. Cineplex – [...]

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Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year break. I was hoping to go and see the girls dressed up in Kimono today for ‘Coming of Age Day’, but have just been told that for Tsukuba it was yesterday! Oh well, better luck next year.
Did you know you can [...]

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