Tsukuba is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per square kilometer. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total area of the city is 283.72 square kilometers (109.54 square miles). It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City, a planned science park developed in the 1960s.
FROM ALBIA NEWSPAPERS:
Navigators Missionaries Use Farm For Outreach
Tom and Ai Van Sickel have lived as a married couple in Tsukuba, Japan for over two decades. As global workers with Navigators World Missions, they lead small-group Bible studies and use their 3/4-acre farm to reach out to their Japanese friends and neighbors. The Moravian Union reports that the Van Sickel Farm Tsukuba includes over 1,300 blueberry trees, 300 blackberry bushes, and 300 raspberry bushes, along with lavender, kiwi, and honeybee hives. They sell their fruit from a hut on the farm and at the local farmers’ market, and they have also started shipping their produce to other areas of Japan. Their farm has thus become a platform for outreach to the city of Tsukuba!
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