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  • Japanese university festivals are annual events held by most schools in Japan at which their students display their everyday achievements. Prospective students may come to see what the school and atmosphere are like. .However, most people who visit these cultural festivals come just for fun. Food is served, and often classrooms or gymnasiums are transformed into temporary restaurants or cafés. Dances, concerts and plays are usually performed by  by various clubs such as the dance club, the orchestra club or the drama club..The "bunkasai" is intended to be a fun event, but it is also intended to enrich people's lives by increasing social interaction. Cultural festivals are frequently depicted in Japanese animation and manga, with an increasing number of students dressing up in costume play outfits.
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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 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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  • 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
  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
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  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
    tsukuba-science-gate-2.jpg
  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
    science-gate-01.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-01.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-06.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-03.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-05.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-04.jpg
  • Senshunen is a pond spring garden on the campus of the University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus and part of the Forest Park for Education.  Currently, Tsukuba University Elementary School uses the site as a place for nature observation. This spring pond garden was taken over by University of Tsukuba.   Senshunen is a remnant of the garden in the Matsudaira family residence.  Its central focal point is Rakuei Pond, which is pretty much all that is left, except for some well placed large stones.  Yorassada Matsudaira became the head of the Tokyo education university, laater renamed Tsukuba University, as the Lord of Mutsukuni Moriyama. In the early Edo period, Yurimoto Matsudaira set up a mansion here which is no longer evident.
    senshunen-02.jpg
  • Japanese university festivals are annual events held by most schools in Japan at which their students display their everyday achievements. Prospective students may come to see what the school and atmosphere are like. .However, most people who visit these cultural festivals come just for fun. Food is served, and often classrooms or gymnasiums are transformed into temporary restaurants or cafés. Dances, concerts and plays are usually performed by  by various clubs such as the dance club, the orchestra club or the drama club..The "bunkasai" is intended to be a fun event, but it is also intended to enrich people's lives by increasing social interaction. Cultural festivals are frequently depicted in Japanese animation and manga, with an increasing number of students dressing up in costume play outfits.
    costume-play-maids-04.jpg
  • Tsukuba Science City represents one of the world's largest coordinated attempts to  improve the quality of scientific discovery. The Japanese government moved one of its oldest universities to the site and established several research organizations and think tanks at the formerly  rural site. The city was closely modeled on other planned cities and science developments, including Brasilia, Novosibirsk's Akademgorodok, Bethesda, and Palo Alto.
    tsukuba-science-city-01.jpg