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Survey on Multicultural Living in Shinjuku City No. 13 Publishing Date: June 25, 2008 Published by: Culture, Tourism and International Affairs Division, Region- al and Cultural Affairs Department, Shinjuku City Tel: 03-5273-3504 Fax: 03-3209-1500 1-4-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-8484 Please make your inquiries in Japanese when calling the coordinating division. PromotingPromoting HealthHealth withwith SportsSports Shinjuku City has facilities where everyone, from small children to adults, can exercise while having fun. Shinjuku Sports Center Shinjuku Cosmic Sports Center This issue will introduce facilities that you can use to Waseda University Faculty of Science and play sports and improve your health. It is a good idea to Engineering exercise properly and regularly to maintain your health. Meiji-dori Ave. Shinjuku Sports Center Suwa-dori Ave. (3-5-1 Okubo) Ave. Waseda-dori The center is surrounded Toyama Park by the rich greenery of Okubo Sports Plaza To y a m a P a r k a n d h a s Okubo-dori Ave. such facilities as a jogging course, training room, a n d h e a t e d s w i m m i n g Seibu-Shinjuku Line pool as well as a large Takadanobaba Sta. gymnasium where you can Shin-Okubo Sta. enjoy playing basketball or JR Yamanote Line badminton with your friends. Small children are allowed to use the heated swimming pool. Shinjuku Cosmic Sports Center The center offers various classes, such as “ball exercise,” (3-1-2 Okubo) yoga, aqua aerobics, and hula. (Fees are charged.) At each Various facilities are class, professional instructors provide specific advice available, such as a large according to the skill and physical level of each participant. g y m n a s i u m , h e a t e d Tel 03-3232-0171 (in Japanese only) swimming pools, martial Hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. arts areas, and multipurpose 4th Monday of the month (Tuesday if Monday is a national studios. The center can Closed holiday), during the year-end/New Year holidays (December be used for such sports 29 through January 3), and special holidays as futsal, volleyball, and A 10-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the JR How to Ping-Pong as well as such Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, and Seibu-Shinjuku Get There Line cultural activities as theater and dance. There is a swimming pool for general use and one Okubo Sports Plaza for small children so that they can practice swimming too. (3-7-42 Okubo) Tel 03-3232-7701 (in Japanese only) Hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition to such sports 2nd Monday of the month (Tuesday if Monday is a national as tennis and Ping-Pong, you Closed holiday), during the year-end/New Year holidays (December can enjoy various cultural 29 through January 3), and special holidays activities, such as go (a A 17-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the JR How to Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, and Seibu-Shinjuku board game), shogi (Japanese Get There chess), and karaoke. There is a Line 50-tatami Japanese-style room with a stage; the room can be used as a venue for social dance and Japanese-style dance Shinjuku Cosmic Sports Center offers recitals. There is also a children’s playroom where children Regasupo classes in yoga, “health stretch,” qigong/tai of elementary school age or younger can play. chi, and “shape boxing.” There is a ¥400 fee per class. You can join at any time and participate for as Tel 03-5285-1477 (in Japanese only) long as you like. No registration is required. Because there Hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. is a babysitting service available, those who are raising 3rd Monday of the month (Tuesday if Monday is a national small children can join a class without worrying about them. Closed holiday), during the year-end/New Year holidays (December (Reservations for the babysitting service are required, and 29 through January 3), and special holidays there is a ¥300 fee per child.) A 10-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the JR How to * Please call for more information on class schedules and Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, and Seibu-Shinjuku Get There other details. Line The next issue of Shinjuku News will be published in September 2008. Shinjuku News is available at various pub- lic facilities such as Shinjuku City Office, Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza, Branch Offices and public libraries. あ わ おど 阿波踊り いち ほおずき市 Okinawa Is Coming to 200088 SShhiinnjjuukkuu EEiissaa FFeessttiivvaall Shinjuku East Exit 20 Kabukicho Cine City Plaza The Eisa Festival is a traditional perform- Shinjuku Toho Kaikan ing art from Okinawa. Over 1,000 people Shinjuku Koma Theater from Okinawa, Shinjuku, and neighboring areas will perform in teams. The dancers will look spectacular dancing to the festival drums in their colorful kimonos. Shinjuku City Office Let the energy of the Eisa Festival blow your summer fatigue away! Yasukuni-dori Ave. For more information, go to http://shinjuku- eisa.jp/. Shinjuku Alta Date and Time: July 26 (Sat.) Shinjuku Takano Bldg. Shinjuku Station Kinokuniya Book Store Square 1:30 to 9 p.m., subject to change (Will be held even in the Shinjuku-dori Ave. Isetan event of light rain.) Nakamuraya Sumitomo Lumine Est *Shinjuku-dori Avenue from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mitsukoshi Mitsui Bank Locations: Shinjuku-dori Avenue, Kabukicho Cine City Plaza, and other locations Shinjuku Marui City Inquiries: Shinjuku Station-Front Shopping Area Promotion Union, Sta. Tel: 03-3352-6713 Come Dressed in Yukata Lots of Excitement GroundGround CherryCherry PlantPlant MarketMarket Awa-OdoriAwa-Odori DancingDancing July 23 (Wed.) and 24 (Thu.), 6 to 10 p.m. July 25 (Fri.) and 26 (Sat.), 7 to 9 p.m. Hozuki-Ichi (Ground Cherry Plant Market) will take This year place mostly at Bishamonten-Zenkokuji Temple. Potted will mark the hozuki (ground cherry plants) with their vivid vermillion- 3 7 t h Aw a - colored flowers will be on sale, and a refreshing beer garden Odori Dance, will be open. There will which is the also be a yukata (summer c l i m a x o f cotton kimono) dress up the festival. service and information A l t h o u g h on strolling through the originally a Kagurazaka area. Let’s dance from enjoy a cozy atmosphere Tokushima dressed in yukata. Prefecture, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line this dance is now performed throughout Japan. A total Kagurazaka Sta. of approximately 15 groups (each consisting of dozens of people) will dance to the sound of the shamisen, flute, and Japanese drum. Experience the excitement of Kagurazaka-dori Ave. Kagurazaka! “Ishidatami-no Roji” Stone-Paved Lane あ わ おど Iidabashi Sta. Okubo-dori Ave. Awa-Odori阿波踊り Dancing Bishamonten- Inquiries: Tansumachi Branch Office, Tel: 03-3260-1911 Zenkoku-ji Temple いち Toei Oedo Line Ground Cherryほおずき市 Market Web site: http://www.syoutengai-web.net/kagura/maturi14.htm Ushigome-Kagurazaka Sta. JR Sobu Line Summary of“Survey on Multicultural Living in Shinjuku City” Report Will Be Published in Various Languages There are approximately 30,000 foreign residents to engage in programs that further deepen a mutual living in Shinjuku City, which is roughly 10% of the total understanding of each other’s culture and customs by creating population of the city. Shinjuku City uses this characteristic opportunities for residents to have friendly exchanges and to promote the creation of a multicultural city where providing information in various foreign languages. residents of different nationalities and ethnic groups accept A multilingual summary of the report will be published each other’s cultural differences, understand each other, in Japanese (with kana alongside kanji characters), English, and live together in harmony. Chinese, and Korean. Copies will be available free of A survey of Japanese and non-Japanese residents was charge at Shinjuku City Office, local branch offices, and conducted to determine the actual conditions of Shinjuku Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza. Also, a copy of the summary City and any requests they might have. The results were will be posted on Shinjuku City’s multilingual Web site. summarized as basic data that will be used to improve Inquiries: Culture, Tourism and International Affairs Section, future city administrative services. Culture, Tourism and International Affairs Division Based on these results, the City Office will continue Tel: 03-5273-3504 MunicipalMunicipal ElementaryElementary andand JuniorJunior HighHigh SchoolSchool EnrollmentEnrollment inin AprilApril 20092009 Compulsory education in Japan comprises six years of elementary school and three years of junior high school for a total of nine years Eligibility for Entering Elementary School: Those for children between the ages of 6 and 15. Although foreign residents born between April 2, 2002, and April 1, 2003 are not obligated to attend a Japanese elementary or junior high school, Eligibility for Entering Junior High School: Those admission can be authorized upon application if the parent so desires. born between April 2, 1996, and April 1, 1997 Today, approximately 450 foreign children attend school in Shinjuku. Application Period (for submitting an application Please note that a child must graduate from a Japanese elementary for an optional school) school in order to be admitted to a Japanese junior high school. If you For Elementary School—September 1 (Mon.) wish to enroll your child, please complete the following procedures. through 30 (Tue.) Furthermore, with regard to newly entering 1st grade/1st year For Junior High School—October 1 (Wed.) through students of elementary and junior high school, a school selection 31 (Fri.) system is in place that allows them to select a school from a list of To Apply: Bring the notice mailed by the School designated optional schools that are outside the school district.
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