JR Highway Bus runs an extensive network to cover the whole of Japan. --> The most important local connection runs between Tsukuba Center and Tokyo Eki. It also stops at Ueno Eki on the way except on Sundays. On the return way it stops in * Namiki 3 Chome * Namiki O-Hashi * Namiki 2-Chome * Namiki 1-Chome * Sengen 1-Chome * Takezono 2-Chome * Tsukuba Center Note: the first two stops were introduced as a result of the increased competition with the new Tsukuba Express opened on Aug. 24th 2005 See also Highway Bus.