Author: Shaney Crawford, Issue: September 2006, Topic: Tsukuba Web Guides

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Advice

Gaijin Scientist

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/7513/gaisci/

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL)

http://www.telljp.com [E]

Banking

E.net Conbini ATM

http://www.enetcom.co.jp [J]

Ibaraki-ken Shinyou Kumiai (Kenshin)

http://www.kenshinbank.co.jp [J]

Joyo Bank

http://www.joyobank.co.jp [E/J]

Kanto Bank

http://www.kantobank.co.jp [J]

Lloyd's Bank

http://www.lloydstsb.co.jp [E/J]

Bars and Restaurants

Ali's Kebab

http://www.alis-kebab.com [J]

Beauty

J-Cool

http://www.j-cool-japan.com [E/J]

Books and Libraries

Amazon Japan

http://www.amazon.co.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Gakuin University Library

http://www.kasei.ac.jp/library [J]

Tsukuba Public Library

http://www2.library.ne.jp/tsukuba [E/J/C]

Tsukuba University Library

http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp [E/J] http://http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/pub/tojo/ [J] (Library at School of Library and Information Science)

Children

Children's Play Centers in Tsukuba

http://www.info.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/hp/000000/jido-kan [J]

Japan with Kids

http://www.tokyowithkids.com [E]

Community

Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba (FAST)

http://www.fastj.org [E]

Tsukuba Area International Residents Association (TAIRA)

http://takechan.kiso.tsukuba.ac.jp [E]

Tsukuba Indians

http://www.geocities.com/tsukubaindians [E]

Computers

ACCS

http://www.accs.or.jp [E/J]

Bricks

http://www.bricks.co.jp [E/J]

Community Support Center

http://www1.accsnet.ne.jp/~com-cen [E/J]

Imagineric

http://www.imagineric.net [E]

NTT Flets

http://www.flets.com [J]

Yahoo Broadband

http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp [J]

Education

Bernard English School

http://www.bernard.co.jp [E/J]

Egawa Language & Scientific Service (ELSS)

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~bg3n-wsbr/elss [E/J]

FindATeacher.net

http://www.findateacher.net [E/J]

Helena English School

http://www.helena-japan.com [E/J]

Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) Ibaraki

http://www.kasei.ac.jp/JALT [E]

Kids International (Fairyland)

http://www.fairyland.co.jp [E/J]

Kumon

http://www.kumon.ne.jp [E/J]

Meikei Gakuen Jr. & Sr. High School

http://www.meikei.ac.jp [J]

Nakamura Shirayuri Kindergarten

http://www.ns-k.ed.jp [J]

Namiki High School

http://www.namiki-h.ed.jp [J]

Office Denali (Michiko Utami)

http://www2.gateway.ne.jp/~m-sano [E/J]

Takezono Senior High School

http://www.takezono-h.ed.jp [J]

Tsukuba High School

http://www.tsukuba-h.ed.jp [J]

Tsukuba High School of Technology

http://www.edu.pref.ibaraki.jp/hs/tsukubak [J]

Tsukuba International School

http://www.tsukubainternationalschool.org [E]

Tsukuba Professional Japanese Teachers Association

http://www.geocities.co.jp/CollegeLife-Cafe/7017 [E]

Tsukuba Shuei High School

http://www.tsukubashuei.com [J]

Electricity

Tokyo Electric Power Company

http://www.tepco.co.jp [E/J]

Email Lists

Association of Filipino Scholars in Tsukuba (FAST)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fast99 [E]

Deutschsprachige in Japan (DINJ)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dinj [G]

Ibaraki Hash House Harriers (IH3)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IH3 [E]

International Womens Network (IWN)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intlwomen [E]

Livetalk Tsukuba

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livetalktsukuba [E]

Russian Vodka Ceremony (Soccer Club)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rvc-soccer [E]

Sino-Tsukuba (Sinozhubo)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sinozhubo [E]

Tsukuba Area International Residents Association (TAIRA)

http://eve.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp [E]

Tsukuba BBS (Chinese)

http://www.oginfosys.com/tsukuba [C]

Tsukuba Exchange for Material (TEM)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tsukuba_EM [E]

Tsukuba Indians

http://www.coollist.com/group.cgi?l=tsukubaindians [E]

Tsukuba International Students

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tsukubastudent [E]

Tsukuba Insight Forum (TIF)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tsukuba_insight [E]

Tsukuba Muslim Residents Association (Tsumra)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tsumra [E]

Tsukuba Walking and Mountaineering Club (TWMC)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twmc [E]

Events, Festivals & Holidays

Events in Tsukuba

http://tsukuba.free.fr/events [E]

Nova Hall

http://www.tsukubacity.or.jp/english/nova [E]

Ongaku Zammai

http://www.geocities.jp/junichit1017 [E/J]

Singakademie Tsukuba

http://saboten.sakura.ne.jp/~koten [E/J]

Traditional Events around Tsukuba

http://www.nibh.jp/~takahashi/tradevents [E/J]

Tsukuba Capio

http://www.tsukubacity.or.jp/english/capio [E]

Tsukuba Cultural Foundation

http://www.tsukubacity.or.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba International Drama Festival (no longer in operation)

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/tsukuba/dramafestival [E]

Government

City of Tsukuba

http://www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp [E/J]

Ibaraki Prefecture

http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Information Center

http://www.info-tsukuba.org [E/J]

Hotels

Asahiya Hotel

http://homepage2.nifty.com/asahiya1010 [J]

Gakuen Sakurai Hotel

http://www.gakuen-hotel.co.jp [E/J]

http://!!!Hotel Marroad Tsukuba (in Tsuchiura) www1k.mesh.ne.jp/toto/tsukuba [E/J]

Hotel Suwa

http://homepage2.nifty.com/hotel-suwa [J]

Ichibou

http://www.intio.or.jp/ryokan/itibou.htm [J]

Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba

http://www.okura-tsukuba.co.jp [E/J]

Tsuchiura Keisei Hotel

http://www.adad.co.jp/~keiseih [J]

Tsukuba Grand Hotel

http://www.sansui.com/hotel [J]

Tsukuba-san Edoya

http://www.tsukubasan.co.jp/edoya [J]

Tsukuba-san Hotel Aokiya

http://www.aokiya-hotel.com [J]

Tsukuba-san Keisei Hotel

http://www.keisei.co.jp/group/tsukuba/tkh [J]

Housing

Housing for Researchers

http://www.jistec.or.jp/house [E]

Maps

Goo Maps

http://channel.goo.ne.jp/map [J]

Mapfan

http://www.mapfan.com [J]

Mapion

http://www.mapion.co.jp [J]

Yahoo Japan Maps

http://map.yahoo.co.jp [J]

Medical

Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital

http://www.gakuen-hospital.or.jp [J]

Tsukuba Medical Center

http://www.tmch.or.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Memorial Hospital

http://www.tsukuba-kinen.or.jp [J]

Tsukuba University Hospital

http://www.hosp.tsukuba.ac.jp [E/J]

Meeting Facilities

Epochal Tsukuba

http://www.epochal.or.jp [E/J]

Tsuchiura Tsukuba Convention Bureau

http://www.intio.or.jp/ttcb [E/J]

Movies

Cineplex

http://www.cineplex.co.jp [J]

Film Festivals (Tokyo)

Tokyo Fantastic Film Festival
http://tokyofanta.com [J/E]

Tokyo International Film Festival
http://www.tiff-jp.net [J/E]

Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival
http://www.filmex.net [J/E]

Joyo Living: Weekly Movie Schedule

http://www.joyoliving.co.jp/movie/schedule/kennan/thisweek.htm [J]

Tsuchiura Central Cinema

http://www.tsuchiura-central.com [J]

Tsuchiura Piccadilly

http://www.piccadilly.co.jp [J]

News

CNN

http://www.cnn.com [E]

Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com [E]

Newsletters

Alien Times

http://www.alientimes.org [E]

E-Ibaraki Report

http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/bukyoku/seikan/kokuko/e-ibaraki-report [E]

Philippines Today

http://www.philippinestoday.net [E]

Tsukuba Newsletter

http://www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp/hp/e_hp/news/news.html [E]

Religion

Catholic Church Tsukuba

http://www1.accsnet.ne.jp/~mikokoro [E/J]

Ibaraki Christian Center (Tsukuba)

http://www.ibarakichristians.org/ [E]

Midorino Chapel

http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~midorino [J]

Science and the Spiritual Quest

http://www.ssq.net [E]

Tsukuba Gakuen Church (United Church of Christ in Japan)

http://www.iinet.ne.jp/church [E/J]

Tsukuba Muslim Residents Association

http://www.geocities.com/tsumra [E]

Tsuchiura Megumi Church

http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/ro/tmc [E/J]

Research and Research Institutes

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (Tsukuba Office)

http://ss.cc.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Center

http://www.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER)

http://www-cger.nies.go.jp [E/J]

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

http://ss.ffpri.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

Geographical Survey Institute

http://www.gsi.go.jp [E/J]

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)

http://www.kek.jp [E/J]

Japan International Co-operation Agency

http://www.jica.go.jp [E/J]

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

http://ss.jircas.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC)

http://www.jistec.or.jp [E/J]

Japanese Industrial Standards Center

http://unit.aist.go.jp/pubrel/indusstan/ljis [E/J]

Meteorological Research Institute

http://www.mri-jma.go.jp [E/J]

National Agricultural Research Organization

http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Archives of Japan (Tsukuba Annex)

http://www.archives.go.jp/index_e.html [E/J]

National Center for Seeds and Seedlings

http://www.ncss.go.jp [E/J]

National Food Research Institute

http://www.nfri.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)

http://ss.niaes.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute for Environmental Studies

http://www.nies.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management

http://www.nilim.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

http://www.nims.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute for Rural Engineering

http://ss.nkk.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

http://www.aist.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

http://www.nias.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Institute of Crop Science

http://nics.naro.affrc.go.jp [E/J]

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention

http://www.bosai.go.jp [E/J]

Public Works Research Institute

http://www.pwri.go.jp [E/J]

RIKEN Tsukuba Institute (Biogenic Resources Center)

http://rtcweb.rtc.riken.go.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Advanced Computing Center

http://unit.aist.go.jp/tacc [E/J]

Tsukuba Botanical Garden (National Science Museum)

http://http://www.tbg.kahaku.go.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Center for Institutes

http://www.mexttci.go.jp [E/J]

Residents

DinJ: German-speakers in Japan (Michael Engel)

http://www.mkengel.de/japan/japan.htm [G]

Safety

If you need the fire department or an ambulance, dial 119. If you need the police, dial 110.

Ibaraki Prefectural Police

http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei [J]

Japan Weather Association

http://tenki.jp [J]
http://tenki.jp/qua/quake_0.html (Earthquake report) [J]
http://tenki.jp/tyu/index.html (Severe Weather Warnings) [J]
http://tenki.jp/tsu/tunami_1.html (Tsunami Warnings) [J]
http://tenki.jp/typ/typhoon_1.html (Typhoon Warnings) [J]

National Police Agency

http://www.npa.go.jp [E/J]

Shipping

Kuroneko Yamato

http://www.kuronekoyamato.co.jp [E/J]

Post Office

http://www.post.yusei.go.jp [E/J]

Sagawa Kyuubin

http://www.sagawa-exp.co.jp [E/J]

Shopping

Digix Wonder

http://www.wonder.co.jp [J]

Foreign Buyers Club

http://www.fbcusa.com [E/J]

Ishimaru

http://www.ishimaru.co.jp [J]

La Cave de Yamaya

http://www.yamaya.co.jp [E/J]

Joyful Honda

http://www.joyfulhonda.com [E/J]

Jusco

http://www.aeon.info [E/J]

Pink Geranium

http://www.pinkg.com [J]

Seibu

http://www.seibu.co.jp [J]

Speeches & Lectures

International Training & Communication (ITC)

http://www.kasei.ac.jp/cs/mariko/ITC/Tsukuba.html [E]

Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) Ibaraki

http://www.kasei.ac.jp/JALT [E]

Ninomiya House Evening Forum

http://www.jistec.or.jp/house/news/evening_forum.html [E/J]

Tsukuba Toastmasters Club

http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/toastmasters [E/J]

Sports

Acqua Serena (Exercise Gym)

http://www.acquaserena.co.jp [J]

ACT (Exercise Gym)

http://www.tmch.or.jp/act/top.htm [J]

Aikido Soshinkan Dojo

http://www.ki-aikido.jp [E/J]

Hash House Harriers

http://ibarakih3.hp.infoseek.co.jp [E/J]

Joyful Athletic Club (Exercise Gym)

http://www.joyful-athleticclub.co.jp [J]

Outdoor Japan

http://www.outdoorjapan.com [E]

Tsukuba Total Health Plaza: Phoenix (Exercise Gym)

http://www.tsukuba-kinen.or.jp/wellness/phoenix/ [J]

Tsukuba Walking and Mountaineering Club (TWMC)

http://eve.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp/twmc [E]

Sapta Yoga International (Sushil Bhattacharya)

http://www.saptayoga.com [E]

Tsukuba Square Dance Club

http://www2d.biglobe.ne.jp/~t_square [J]

Telephone

AU

http://www.au.kddi.com [J]

NTT

http://www.ntt.co.jp [E/J]

NTT Docomo

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp [E/J]

Vodafone

http://www.vodafone.jp [E/J]

Television

ACCS

http://www.accs.or.jp [E/J]

TV Guide Online

http://www.tvguide.or.jp [J]

Yahoo TV Guide

http://tv.yahoo.co.jp [J]
http://tv.yahoo.co.jp/tvguide/vhf/ibaraki/table/realtime.html (Ibaraki) [J]

Tourism

Chateau Kamiya Ushiku

http://www.godo.jp/kamiya [J]

Iace Travel

http://www.iace.co.jp [E/J]

Ibaraki Flower Park

http://flowerpark.or.jp [J]

Japan Association of Travel Agents

http://www.jata-net.or.jp [E/J]

Oarai Aquarium

http://www.aquaworld-oarai.com [J]

Tourism Section (Ibaraki Prefectural Government)

http://kanko.pref.ibaraki.jp [E/J/K]

Tsukuba Botanical Garden

http://www.tbg.kahaku.go.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba Expo Center

http://www.expocenter.or.jp [J]

Tsukuba Museum of Art

http://www.edu.pref.ibaraki.jp/tsukuba [J]

Tsukuba Walking and Mountaineering Club (TWMC)

http://eve.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp/twmc [E]

Tsukuba You World

http://www.tyw.co.jp [J]

TsukuBUS

http://mix.yobix.co.jp/tsukubus [E/J]

Ushiku Daibutsu

http://daibutu.net [E/J]

Warp Station Edo

http://www.wsedo.co.jp [J]

Yobix

http://mix.yobix.co.jp [J]

Transportation

Bus Stop Ibaraki

http://members.tripod.co.jp/i_bus [J]

Driver's Licenses

http://www.alientimes.org/topics/driving.html [E]

Ekikara

http://ekikara.jp [J]

Ibaraki Bus Location System

http://www.bus.nilim.go.jp [J]

Ibaraki Licensing Center

http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/kenkei/menkyo/ [J]

Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)

http://www.jaf.or.jp [E/J]

Japan Highway Public Corporation (JH)

http://www.jhnet.go.jp [E/J]

JR Bus Kanto

http://www.jrbuskanto.co.jp [E/J]

JR East

http://www.jreast.co.jp [E/J]

Livetalk Tsukuba FAQ: Cars

http://www.livetalk.alientimes.org/archive/FAQs-cars.htm [E]

Narita Airport

http://www.narita-airport.or.jp [E/J]

Occidental Cars

http://www.occidental.co.jp/

Yahoo Train Schedules

transit.yahoo.co.jp [J]

Tsukuba Web Guides

Alien Times

http://www.alientimes.org [E]

Hitchhiker's Guide to Tsukuba

http://cchttp://www.kek.jp/iad/fink [E]

i-tsukuba.com

http://www.i-tsukuba.com [J]

Joyo Living

http://www.joyoliving.co.jp [J]

LiveTalk Tsukuba

http://www.alientimes.org/groups/livetalktsukuba [E]

Newcomers' Guide to Tsukuba City

http://www.human.tsukuba.ac.jp/~eleanorb/newcomers.html [E]

Open Directory Project - Tsukuba

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Japan/Prefectures/Ibaraki/Localities/Tsukuba/ [E]

Rainbow Club's Tsukuba City Guide

http://www.rainbowclub.org [E]

Traditional Events around Tsukuba

http://www.nibh.go.jp/~takahashi/tradevents [E/J]

Tsukuba Information Center

http://www.info-tsukuba.org [E/J]

Tsukuba Insight Forum Links

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tsukuba_insight/links [E]

Tsukuba Piazza

http://www.tsukuba.com [J]

Universities

Tsukuba College of Technology

http://www.tsukuba-tech.ac.jp [E/J]

Tsukuba University

http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp [E/J]
http://www.intersc.tsukuba.ac.jp (International Student Center) [E]
http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp (School of Library and Information Science) [E/J]
http://www.stb.tsukuba.ac.jp/~sohosai (Tsukuba University Festival) [J]

Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University

http://www.kasei.ac.jp [E/J]

University of Library and Information Science

see Tsukuba University (above)

Volunteering & Donating

Food Bank Japan

http://www.foodbankjapan.org [E/J]

Weather

CNN Weather

http://weather.cnn.com [E]
http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp?locCode=RJ18 (Mito) [E]

Japan Weather Association

http://www.tenki.jp [J]
http://www.tenki.jp/yoh/y40.html (Ibaraki) [J]

US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center

http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html [E]

Yahoo Weather Japan

http://weather.yahoo.co.jp [J]
http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/8/4020.html (Tsuchiura) [J]
http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/8/8220/40336.html (Tsukuba) [J]

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