April Issue of What's on in Sapporo?
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VOL. 507 HOKKAIDO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION APRIL 2017 April Calendar The Fiscal Year Starts ost companies and schools have Mentrance or initiation ceremonies in April, since the fiscal year and school Entrance ceremony year start this month in Japan. Some may Tulips be nervous about their new life but people start it out on a fresh note. Showa-no-Hi howa-no-hi falls on Apr. 29 S(Sat./hol.). This national holiday is the birthday of the Showa Emperor (1901-1989). People can have a long Cherry blossoms Golden week holiday combining some national holidays in May and personal holidays. This is called Golden Week. Many Sapporo’s Floral Season people go on a trip during Golden Week. Hanami ere are questions frequently asked by overseas visitors from countries such as anami means to have a picnic while H South Korea, China, Taiwan and Thailand. Hviewing cherry blossoms in full What kind of flowers can I see in Sapporo in the spring? Many beautiful bloom. In Hokkaido, it is very popular to flowers burst into bloom all at once in spring. In Sapporo, magnolia, cherry blossoms have a barbeque party in the park. The and plum blossoms bloom throughout the city when the snow melts and it becomes blossoms open first in southern Japan. In warm. The tulip is also a famous spring flower. Hokkaido, hanami usually starts in early Where and when can I see them? There are popular and scenic parks that are May. good to see flowers. The public can see cherry blossoms in Maruyama Park (early in Contents May), Japanese plums in Hiraoka Park (early to middle in Calendar. P.1 May) and tulips in Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park Meetings, Plaza News. .P.2 (middle in May to early in June). According to the weather Event Calendar. .P.2 forecast, cherry blossoms will start blooming on May 1 Events. .P.3 (Mon.) and be in full bloom on May 5 (Fri./hol.) this Movies.................P.4 year. Lavender can be enjoyed in July. For more details and Concerts & Museums . P.5 access information, check the website, Welcome to City Information . .P.6 Sapporo. <www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/?lang=en> Stores & Sports. P.7 Flea Markets. .P.8 Japanese Lessons. .P.8 Website: http://kokusai.wix.com/hiwasince75 http://facebook.com/WhatsoninSapporo/ - 1 - MEETINGS PLAZA NEWS & INFO Hokkaido International Women’s Sapporo International Communication Association News Plaza Foundation (SICPF) HIWA has been organizing volunteer activities since the Let’s Talk Program: free and open to anyone in the 3F Salon. association was founded in 1975. The members study and Japanese (every Wed. 2–3:30 p.m.). Practice your Japanese volunteer through the activities below in the hope that they speaking skills with the “Mado” volunteer group. will be useful to the larger community. The following programs are assisted by the International Activities: (1) English classes for members (Tue., Wed., and Coordinator for Relations. Thu.). (2) Introduction to Japanese culture for non-Japanese English (every Tue. 12:20–1:20 p.m., 4th Tue. 6–7 p.m.). people (June). (3) Free Japanese classes for non-Japanese Chinese (every Mon. 12:20–1:20 p.m., 4th Mon. 6–7 p.m.). people (Wed.) (4) International lectures & seminars (five times Russian (every Mon. 6–7 p.m.). a year.) (5) An annual bazaar for international students (Oct.). German (every Tue. 6–7 p.m.). Publication: “What’s on in Sapporo?” monthly English Korean (every Wed. 6–7 p.m.), closed until new successor of newsletter has been published for 42 years since HIWA was the International Coordinator for Relations from Korea arrives. established. HIWA always welcomes Japanese and non- Japanese women as members. ●Details: HIWA, Chuo-ku, Kita Machinaka Kids’ Salon, “Odorinko” is a permanent 1, Nishi 3, MN Bldg., 6F c/o SIS, /fax 221-3501 (Mondays childcare salon (every Wed., 11 a.m.–4 p.m.). It provides only) or e-mail <[email protected]> <http://kokusaijosei. “English Support Day” (3rd Thu. 11 a.m.–2 p.m.). Foreign wix.com/hiwasince75/> language volunteers will support in English. Free. No JALT NEWS application needed. Address: Chuo-ku, Minami 1, Nishi 4, JALT Hokkaido will have a meeting on the topic, “Bringing Sapporo S1 Bldg. 2F. ●Info: Machinaka Kids’ Salon the World to Otaru: The OUC English Lecture Series.” “Odorinko,” 211-5891 or SICPF. Presenter: Shawn Clankie, a professor of Applied Linguistics at Otaru University of Commerce. Date: Apr. 23 (Sun.), 2–4 For more information p.m. Fee: free for JALT members, ¥500 for non-members. Call the SICPF at 211-2105. Address: Chuo-ku, Kita 1-jo Venue: Otaru University of Commerce Satellite large lecture Nishi 3-chome, MN Bldg. 3F. Communication Salon. Open: room, (Chuo-ku, Kita 5, Nishi 5, sapporo 55 Bldg. 3F). ●Info: Mon.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed: Sundays and Apr. 29 JALT Hokkaido <https://jalthokkaido.net/> (Sat./hol.). <[email protected]> <www.plaza- sapporo.or.jp> APRIL EVENT CALENDAR SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 April issue appears 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Light it up Blue (p.3) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PechaKucha Night Poetry Reading and (p.3) Music (p.3) HIS Bazaar (p.3) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Chaplin Movies (until HIS Music Concert May 6, p.3) (p.3) Poupelle of Chimney Town exhibition (until Apr.30, p.3) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 JALTMeeting (p.2) Pixar Adventure Showa-no-Hi 30 (until May 7, p.3) ■Sundays & national holidays - 2 - NEWS & EVENTS Apr. HIS Spring Bazaar & Concert APicture Book Exhibit Apr.15 Hokkaido International School (HIS) will hold a spring fundraising Apr.16-30 An Original Exhibition, bazaar on Apr. 15 (Sat.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy a flea market, food “Poupelle of Chimney and drinks, games and more. Vendors are wanted for the flea market. A vendor space Town” will be held at Continental Gallery costs ¥1,500 and measures approx. 2 by 1.5 meters. To apply, e-mail at <his.spring. (Chuo-ku, Minami 1, Nishi 11, Continental [email protected]> or call the number below by Apr. 12 (Wed.). Venue: HIS, 4F Gym Bldg. B1). The works are written by (Toyohira-ku, Hiragishi 5-jo 19-chome, 1-55). Access: a 5-minute walk from Sumikawa Akihiro Nishino, a popular comedian. Subway Sta. (Namboku Line). Date: Apr. 16 (Sun.)–30 (Sun.), 11 a.m.– Apr.21 Furthermore, 160 HIS students from kindergarteners to 7:15 p.m. Tickets: ¥1,000 for adults (advance sr. high students will be performing at the “ABC” ¥800), ¥800 for students (¥700). FB <pupell concert. Proceeds from the concert will be used to enhance the HIS insapporo2017/> Music Department. Date: Apr. 21 (Fri.), 7 p.m. Venue: Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, Small Chamber Music Hall (Nakajima-koen Light it up Blue 1-15). Tickets: ¥2,000 for adults, ¥1,000 for sr. high and under. ●Info: Apr. 2 (Sun.) is the annual Apr.2 HIS, 816-5000 “Light it up blue” day when Campaigns for Autism Awareness Living in Sapporo will be held by worldwide supporters of the Welcometo Sapporo! Ahandbook "Living in Sapporo" is a practical guide for movement. In Sapporo, the Sapporo TV newcomers to everyday life in Sapporo. It has usefulinformation on things like Tower, the Clock Tower, and Sunpiazza 1F, connecting with the community, what to do in an emergency, legal procedures, health care, Hikari no Hiroba (Atsubetsu-ku, Atsu- socialwelfare,education,childcare,publicfacilitiesand much more.Thehandbookisavailable betsu-chuo, 2-5) will be lit up in blue on inEnglish, Chinese, Korean,RussianandJapanese.Youcan viewitontheWebordownloadit Apr. 2 (Sun.) at 6 p.m. <http://happy- as aPDFfile at <http://www.city.sapporo.jp/city/english/index.html> orgetafreeprintedcopy autism.com/> at the Citizen Registration Section of each ward office. ●Info: International Relations Poetry Reading & Music Department, General Affairs Bureau, CityofSapporo, 211-2032 Apr.15 To celebrate the 100th PechaKucha Night in Sapporo birthday of Dr. Bunichiro Apr.14 PechaKucha (chit-chat) is a presentation style in which 20 slides are Kawamura (1917−2004), a bilingual shown for 20 seconds each (6 min. and 40 seconds in total). The format, reading of his poems on a harp, a violin, and which keeps presentations concise and fast-paced, powers multiple-speaker events called a clarinet will be held. He was well-known PechaKucha Nights. PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative as a lyricist of a song, “Ballad of Rainbow people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps in the and Snow” for the 1972 Sapporo Winter PechaKucha 20x20 format. The event is now held in over 900 cities worldwide. The 1st Olympics. Date: Apr. 15 (Sat.), 6 p.m. PechaKucha Night in Sapporo is scheduled for Apr. 14 (Fri.), 6–8 p.m. Fee: free. Venue: Venue: Sapporo Education and Culture Hall Chobo Gallery, Terrace Keikaku. Address: Chuo-ku, Kita 2, Nishi 4, Akarenga Terrace (Chuo-ku, Kita 1, Nishi 13). Tickets: ¥1,000 5F (change elevators on the 3F). <http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/sapporo> for adults, ¥500 for elem. and over. ●Info PixarAdventure <[email protected]> Chaplin Movies Apr.28 The works of Disney / PIXAR are created from rich imaginations of -May 7 “What if.” Pixar Adventure is an experience type event in which Apr. 16 Twelve Chaplin’s films visitors can enjoy the attractive world of “What if” by seeing -May 6 including “The Kid” exhibitions of four famous Pixar stories: Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Cars, and (1921) will be shown at Finding Nemo.