Tsukuba`s Sengen (千現) District is not only a conveniently located upscale residential neighborhood (within easy reach of both the TX rail and JR Highway Bus Stations), but it is also home to an internationally renowned research institute (NIMS) and a major facility for Japan`s Space Agency, JAXSA ( I should also mention the presence of the tastefully appointed flower shop- Blomster Anna ). Thus, I guess [...]
I left Tsukuba for the weekend and on the way back I snapped a picture of the scene outside Akihabara station at (a hair past) 5pm.
Jing Villareal came to Tsukuba two months ago with his wife and daughter. He has most generously offered to share some of the photos and videos that he has taken since he arrived here.
Photos by Jing Villareal
Videos by Jing Villareal
Jing also supplied the new header for the blog, a photo of flaming leaves in [...]
Guess what and where this is.
No, this isn’t just a typical murky pond in Japan.
Can you guess what that black stuff that’s floating in the pond is?
Nope, not rotten leaves or twigs.
They are tadpoles!
There were thousands of them, and they were swimming like a school of fish! This pond is located inside the Tsukuba Botanical [...]
I posted a piece titled “Hello Kitty-shaped vending machine in Moriya” in April, and I finally got a chance to take a picture last week.
Sorry, it was dark and I was in a hurry! Besides, I took this photopgraph from my cell-phone, so the image quality is not that good to begin with.
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