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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Tsukuba Expo Center is a large science museum and planetarium facility in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Located in an area known as Tsukuba's science city, the facility offers exhibits and hands-on programs that allow people of all ages to become familiar with science, as well as a dome-shaped planetarium...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tsukuba Space Center (JAXA Tsukuba Space Center), located in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is one of Japan's central space development facilities, where spacecraft development and testing, astronaut training, and research and development are carried out. Originally a facility under the auspices of NASDA (National Aerospace Exploration Agency),...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Tsukuba (Tsukuba-san) is a twin-peaked mountain in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, with elevations of approximately 877m (Nyotai-san) and 871m (Nantai-san). It is a sacred mountain that has been worshipped since ancient times. It has a long history of mountain worship, exemplified by Tsukuba-san Shrine, and the approach, shrine, and stone steps remain near the summit...