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  • Tsukubajinja, or "Tsukuba shrine", is a Shinto shrine at the base of Mount Tsukuba. Mt.Tsukuba Shrine is a classical example of shrine architecture. Worshippers invoke the male god Izanagi and the female god Izanami for lasting marriages, safety, prosperity and warding off evil spirits. 9th century.
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  • Tsukubajinja, or "Tsukuba shrine", is a Shinto shrine at the base of Mount Tsukuba. Mt.Tsukuba Shrine is a classical example of shrine architecture. Worshippers invoke the male god Izanagi and the female god Izanami for lasting marriages, safety, prosperity and warding off evil spirits. 9th century.
    tsukuba-shrine-06.jpg
  • Tsukubajinja, or "Tsukuba shrine", is a Shinto shrine at the base of Mount Tsukuba. Mt.Tsukuba Shrine is a classical example of shrine architecture. Worshippers invoke the male god Izanagi and the female god Izanami for lasting marriages, safety, prosperity and warding off evil spirits. 9th century.
    tsukuba-shrine-01.jpg
  • Tsukubajinja, or "Tsukuba shrine", is a Shinto shrine at the base of Mount Tsukuba. Mt.Tsukuba Shrine is a classical example of shrine architecture. Worshippers invoke the male god Izanagi and the female god Izanami for lasting marriages, safety, prosperity and warding off evil spirits. 9th century.
    tsukuba-shrine-08.jpg
  • The University of Tsukuba is at the foot of sacred Mt Tsukuba and is made up of several academic institutions and a student body of some 15,000. The current university was established in 1973 though its roots were originally  Tokyo University of Education founded in 1872 as one of the oldest universities in Japan. The university is ranked one of the top Asian universities in the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" and is ranked 102-150 in the world. .The University of Tsukuba has had several Nobel Prize winners so far, namely Leo Esaki, Hideki Shirakawa and Shinichiro Tomonaga.
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  • Gathering natural spring water at the source of Mt Tsukuba.  Rather the waste endless plastic bottles for mineral water or drinking water, it is becoming increasingly popular to re-use water bottles by refilling them at the source.
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  • The University of Tsukuba is at the foot of sacred Mt Tsukuba and is made up of several academic institutions and a student body of some 15,000. The current university was established in 1973 though its roots were at   Tokyo University of Education originally founded in 1872 as one of the oldest universities in Japan..The university is ranked one of the top Asian universities in the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" and is ranked 102-150 in the world. .The University of Tsukuba has had several Nobel Prize winners so far, namely Leo Esaki, Hideki Shirakawa and Shinichiro Tomonaga.
    tsukuba-university-02.jpg
  • Mount Tsukuba or Tsukuba-san as it is known to the Japanese is an 877 meter high  mountain located near Tsukuba Science City.  It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well-known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san and Nantai-san. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kanto plain from the summit. On clear days the Tokyo skyline,  and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non volcanic rock such as granite.
    tsukuba-cyclist.jpg
  • Mount Tsukuba or Tsukuba-san as it is known to the Japanese is an 877 meter high  mountain located near Tsukuba Science City.  It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well-known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san and Nantai-san. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kanto plain from the summit. On clear days the Tokyo skyline,  and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non volcanic rock such as granite.
    mt-tsukuba-03.jpg
  • Mount Tsukuba or Tsukuba-san as it is known to the Japanese is an 877 meter high  mountain located near Tsukuba Science City.  It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well-known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san and Nantai-san. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kanto plain from the summit. On clear days the Tokyo skyline,  and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non volcanic rock such as granite.
    mt-tsukuba-04.jpg
  • Mount Tsukuba or Tsukuba-san as it is known to the Japanese is an 877 meter high mountain located near Tsukuba Science City. It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well-known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san and Nantai-san. Many people climb the so-called "purple mountain" every year for the panoramic view of the Kanto plain from the summit. On clear days the Tokyo skyline, and even Mount Fuji are visible from the mountain top. Most mountains in Japan are volcanic but Mount Tsukuba is composed of non volcanic rock such as granite.
    mt-tsukuba-cyclist.jpg
  • Japanese Rice Packages - Modern Ibaraki may be famous for  Mt Tsukuba or Tsukuba Science City though for the most part the prefecture is still an agricultural and very rural part of Japan despite its proximity to Tokyo.
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  • Rural Japanese Woman - though Ibaraki may be most famous for Tsukuba Science City or Mt Tsukuba, its original claim is that of a rural, agricultural region of Japan.
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