TSUKUBA ORIENTATION

☆TSUKUBA ORIENTATION☆

English translation will be available.
We will provide information for foreign people on how to spend a comfortable life in Tsukuba!

Date: Sep. 22nd (Sat. & National Holiday)
Time:　10:00 AM to 12:00PM
Place: Tsukuba Science Information Center,　1-10-1, Azuma
Participation Fee: FREE
Participants:
 ① Foreigners
 ② Japanese with foreign friends
We welcome you, your family, and friends.

Content:
Part 1: Ms. Mizushina (Globalization and Culture Division in Tsukuba City Office)
will talk about how to have an enjoyable and safe life in Tsukuba.
For example: Health insurance, hospital, learning Japanese, education…

Part 2: Q and A
*Let’s enjoy a cultural activity corner: wearing a kimono, origami.

Present:
A Map of Tsukuba, Guidebook of Tsukuba, “Living in Tsukuba”,
Health Guidebook, Tsukuba Newsletter, and more will be available.

Sponsors: Tsukuba International Association, Tsukuba Gakuin University Japanese Club, TIVONA
Corporation Tsukuba City

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For more information:
Tsukuba International Association
TEL 029-869-7675
E-mail inter@tsukubacity.or.jp
URL http://www.inter.tsukubacity.or.jp/
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☆KARAOKE☆

Let’s sing songs in Japanese or other languages!


Date: 
July 7^th (Sat.) 2:00PM to 16:00PM

Meeting Place:
At the Tsukuba International Association Office

Participants:
 Non-Japanese 10, Japanese 5　(on a first come basis)



Fee:
From 700 yen (depends on your drink order, etc.)

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More information and Registration

Tsukuba International Association　

Annex of Tsukuba Capio

TEL　029-869-7675
E-mail  inter@tsukubacity.or.jp

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TSUKUBA ORIENTATION

TSUKUBA ORIENTATION

We will provide information for foreign people on how to spend a comfortable life
in Tsukuba!

(English translation will be available.)

Date: May 19th (Sat.)
Time:　10:00 AM to 12:00PM
Place: Tsukuba Science Information Center　1-10-1, Azuma
Participation Fee: FREE

Participants:
 ①Foreigners
 ②Japanese with foreign friends
We welcome you, your family, and friends.

Content:
Part 1: Mr. Suzuki Yoichi (Globalization and Culture Division in Tsukuba City Office
will talk about how to have an enjoyable and safe life in Tsukuba.
For example: Health Insurance, Hospital, learning Japanese, Education…
Part 2: Q and A
*Let’s enjoy Cultural Activity corner: Calligraphy, Origami.

We will give you:

A Map of Tsukuba, Guidebook of Tsukuba, “Living in Tsukuba”,

Health Guidebook, Tsukuba Newsletter, and more will be available.

Sponsor: Tsukuba International Association, Tsukuba Gakuin University Japanese Club, TIVONA

Corporation Tsukuba city

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For more information:

Tsukuba International Association

TEL 029-869-7675

E-mail inter@tsukubacity.or.jp

URL http://www.inter.tsukubacity.or.jp/

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Last September

Tsukuba Festival 2012

Tsukuba Festival 2012

Tsukuba Festival will be held this coming weekend -  May 12th and 13th, in the center of Tsukuba on the second floor near the Tsukuba Bus Terminal.

Espacially, events for International Exchange and children will be available. Please come and join us!

You can also try many different foods from countries around the world.

The program is here. (English Ver.)
The Map is here (English Ver.)
Tsukuba Festival 2012 Flyer (Sorry, Japanese only)

                                                    These photos were from last year's festival.

Cherry blossom information

Spring has come and the cherry blossom season is almost here.
Here is some information about good places for enjoying cherry blossoms.

This is a website for cherry blossom viewing in Tsukuba written in English but with no pictures.
http://blog.alientimes.org/2009/03/where-to-see-the-cherry-blossoms-in-tsukuba/

This is also a website for cherry blossoms, with a lot of pictures but in Japanese.
http://www.tsukubapress.com/sakura.html

This is a website for cherry blossom viewing in Tsuchiura with a lot of pictures written in English.
http://www.city.tsuchiura.lg.jp/index.php?code=2899

In my opinion this weekend the cherry blossoms will open to about 10-30%. Next weekend would be almost 100%, so in full bloom.

In any case, living in Tsukuba you can see beautiful cherry blossoms everywhere.

Japanese Class will start from April

Japanese Class will start from April in Tsukuba Capio and the Science Information Center.

Both of these are located in the center of Tsukuba, near Dayz Town and Right On.

For more details about the class, please visit this page:
http://www.e-inter.tsukubacity.or.jp/japanese.htm

Hinamatsuri (Dolls Festival / Girl's Festival)

Hinamatsuri   ひなまつり  is known as the Doll Festival or Girl's Festival and is held on March 3. Even though it's called a "Festival", the event itself is family-based one.

Families who have daughters display the dolls for a few weeks before March 3 and have a party on March 3 with family members and sometimes with friends.

This festival is for families to pray for the daughters' health and happiness.

One interesting thing about Hinamatsuri is that:

"Families generally start to display the dolls in February and take them down immediately after the festival. Superstition says that leaving the dolls past march 4 will result in a late marriage for the daughter.(Wikipedia)"


Thankfully our neighboring towns are having Hinamasuri (Dall Festival) until March 3. You can see a lot of displays of beautiful dolls and experience intersting things.


This is the HP of the Tsuchiura Doll festival.
http://www.ibarakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000002427rakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000002427


This is the HP of the Makabe Doll festival.
http://www.ibarakiguide.jp/db_kanko/?detail&id=0800000000778