SHIBUKAWA CURRENT Shibukawa International Association 343rd edition, May 2021
Hello Everyone! May in Japan is a month of fresh, green foliage and splendid weather, with bright and clear days called "Satsukibare", before the setting-in of the rainy season in June. May 3rd is Constitution Memorial Day, May 4th is Greenery Day, and May 5th is Children's Day, which makes three consecutive holidays. This period, which has the most holidays in a year, is called "Golden Week". This year's Golden Week holiday will be 5 consecutive days, from May 1 to May 5. Children's Day was formerly called "Tango no Sekku", a day to celebrate the growth of boys. Today, Children's Day is a day to celebrate the growth of both boys and girls. Even now families with boys hoist Koinobori (carp streamers). This originated from a Chinese legend of strong carps that could fight their way up to the Yellow River to become dragons. Toward Boy's Day armor, helmet, sword, doll warrior, or gogatsu-ningyo dolls are displayed at home, in the hope that the boys will grow as strong and healthy as warriors. The second Sunday of May, this year May 9, is Mother's Day. May is the season for newly harvested tea. People especially prize green tea made from new tea leaves picked around Hachijuhachiya. These are called "Ichiban-cha", first tea leaves and they have a wonderful flavor and fragrance.
な が み ね こ う え ん Azalea in Nagamine Park （長 峰 公 園のツツジ） Princess Luehdorfia （ヒメギフチョウ） Nagamine Nature Park is located on the way from Ikaho Hime-gifucho is a swallowtail butterfly fellow, with hot spring town to Mount Haruna. The park, covering about black and yellow stripes on the entire wing and a 5 hectares, offers great views of the Ikaho town, Mount purple band on the rear wing, a lovely creature that Akagi, and of the Kanto Plain. There are colonies of more adds color, fascination, and joy to nature. t han 10,000 mountain azaleas and azalea blossoms that create a This butterfly, also known as the Spring Goddess or blaze of color in the park and an elegant contrast with the new the Akagi Hime (the princess of Akagi), has been green leaves of spring. With many Manyo Kahi (monuments designated as a prefectural natural monument, inscribed with poems), this park lends itself to recreation. In May, butterflies are plentiful around Peak season : from late April to mid - May Mt. Akagi, announcing the coming of spring.
し み ん き ゅ う ど う き ょ う し つ The 48th Citizens' Karate-do Course Citizens' Kyudo Course（市 民 弓 道 教 室 ） だ い か い し み ん か ら て ど う き ょ う し つ ( 第 ４８ 回 市 民 空 手 道 教 室 ) A Kyudo (Japanese Archery) course will be held at A karate-do course will be held at Shibukawa Shimin Shibukawa Budokan Kyudo-jo from May 15 to July 3, Taikukan from May 10 to June 23, every Wednesday from every Tuesday and Saturday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. It consists of two divisions: a junior Students will be familiarized with the equipment (bow, division for junior high school students and younger and a arrow, glove), and will learn to shoot according to senior division for high school students and older people. defined manner and rules. Limit: 25 people on each junior and senior division, on a Limit: 10 people (junior high school students and first-come first-served basis older), on a first-come first-served basis Cost: 1000 yen Cost: 2000 yen Tel: 0279-22-2241 / 090-9107-3027 Tel: 0279-22-0928 / 0279-22-2241
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Internal Medicine Surgery ENT Dentistry 5/2 Otani-naika-clinic Itamincolinic Sekiguchi-byoin Akagi-shika-iin (Sun) (大谷内科 ク リ ニ ッ ク ） Hasegawa-iin (関 口 病 院 ） (あ か ぎ 歯 科 医 院 ) (痛みのクリニック 長谷川医院) Tel: 20-1881 Tel: 30-5055 Tel: 22-2378 Tel: 20-6522 5/3 Nakano-iin Iriuchijima-naika-iin Tomaru-clinic Iizuka-shika-iin (Mon) （ 中 野 医 院 ) (入 内 島 内 科 医 院 ) (とまるクリニック） (いいづか 歯 科 医 院 ) Tel: 22-1219 Tel: 60-7322 Tel: 26-7711 Tel: 22-0808 5/4 Nara-naika-iin Takeuchi-shonika Ino-seikei-geka Aoba-shika-iin (Tue) (奈良内科 医 院 ） (竹 内 小 児 科 ) -rihabiri-naika (あおば歯科医院） (井野整形外科リハビリ内科） Tel: 25-1155 Tel: 30-5151 Tel: 30-5255 Tel: 25-8820 5/5 Furumaki-naika-iin Oi-naika-clinic Kokuho-Akagi Fukushima (Wed) (ふるまき内科 医 院 ） (大井内科 クリニック） -shinryojo -shika-iin (国保あかぎ診療所） (ふくしま歯科医院） Tel: 25-8881 Tel: 30-5575 Tel: 56-2220 Tel: 22-0154 5/9 Ishikita-iin Okamoto-naika-clinic Takano-geka Mori-iin Meiji-shika (Sun) (石北医院) (岡本内科 ク リ ニ ッ ク ） -ichoka-iin (森 医 院 ) -shinryojyo (高野外科胃腸科医院） (明治歯科診療所） Tel: 22-1378 Tel: 20-5353 Tel: 24-2454 Tel: 23-8733 Tel: 25-8101 5/16 Honzawa-iin Komayose-kodomo Otaki-clinic Inoue-jibiinkoka Smile-shika (Sun) (本 沢 医 院 ) -shinryojo (大 滝 ク リ ニ ッ ク ) -iin (ス マ イ ル 歯 科 ) (駒寄こども診療所） (いのうえ耳鼻咽喉科医院） Tel: 23-6411 Tel: 55-5252 Tel: 30-5800 Tel: 30-1133 Tel: 30-5033 5/23 Iguchi-iin Miyukida-naika-iin Hokumo-byoin Yoshiokachiyoda Takeuchi-shika-iin (Sun) (井 口 医 院 ) (みゆきだ内科医院) (北 毛 病 院 ) -jibiinkoka (たけうち歯科医院） (吉岡ちよだ耳鼻咽喉科） Tel: 25-1100 Tel: 60-6070 Tel: 24-1234 Tel:26-7546 Tel: 25-7700 5/30 Kosei-iin Akagi-kaisei-clinic Shibukawa-iryo Kawashima-iin Yamashita-shika-iin (Sun) (厚 成 医 院 ） (赤城開成クリニック） -center (川 島 医 院 ) (山下歯科医院） (渋川医療センター) Tel: 22-1060 Tel: 20-6500 Tel: 23-1010 Tel: 22-2421 Tel: 22-0648
がい こく じん せい かつ そう だん まど ぐち あん ない Free Counselling Service （ 外 国 人 生 活 相 談 窓 口 の 案 内 ） The Shibukawa International Association is providing a free counselling service for foreign residents at Shibukawa City Hall every Thursday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. (Tel: 0279-22-2396)
と あ Information （ お 問 い 合 わ せ ） Shibukawa City Office Policy Creation Division, 80 Ishihara, Shibukawa City Tel: 0279-22-2396 Fax: 0279-24-6541 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.city.shibukawa.lg.jp/kurashi/community/kokusaikouryukyoukai/p001414.html
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