Message from the Editor

This is a very late update but we do hope the events lists will be useful. We are using a website called www.ibarakiguide.com so if you cannot wait the update anymore and if you can read Japanese, go ahead and bookmark it! Otherwise, if you do not understand anything the Japanese write and/or say, do not forget that many events have happened during previous years so click on the side links to get an idea.

Also, on November 8th and 9th will be held the International Exchange Festival as part of the All Japan Cultural Festival, happening this year in Ibaraki, Kasumigaura Comprehensive Park in Tsuchiura. The International Exchange Festival has been going on for years as part of the Daisuki Ibaraki Festival but due to difficult circumstances it could not occur last year. We do hope to see many of you and your Japanese friends at the International Exchange Zone of this huge national and cultural festival!

New articles for October 2008