awa life "TOPPY"
A monthly newsletter for inter na tion al resi dents of Tokushima, produced by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association. June 2007 No. 204
by yasuyo suzue introduction to iyeo [email protected] e sent some interview questions to Yasuyo Suzue, president wof IYEO, to find out a little more about one of Tokushima's more active international exchange groups. Here are here responses.
1. When was IYEO created, and for what goal?
The International Youth Exchange Organization of Japan (IYEO) was started in 1959 by ex-participants of international youth exchange Tokushima IYEO members with guests from the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth 2006 programs sponsored by the Cabinet Offi ce of the Japanese of the 47 prefectural branches, 2. President Suzue, how government. Currently, there with volunteer members did you join IYEO? are approximately 14,000 consisting primarily of people members nationwide. In 1985, who are ex-participants of I joined the Cabinet Office- the Japanese Youth Goodwill international youth exchange sponsored “Ship for World Mission Seiyu-kai and the programs sponsored by the Youth” program in 2001. Seinen-no-fune-no-kai were Cabinet Office. We work My childhood friend was a united into the International to promote international participant on the Ship for Youth Exchange Organization exchange in Tokushima World Youth in 1998, and of Japan. prefecture. she told me all about it after The Tokushima International she came back, so that made Youth Organization (Tokushima-ken IYEO) is one introduction to iyeo ... con't on page 3 inside awa life this month
introduction to iyeo - 1, 3 ... a splash of colour - 4,6 omatsu daigongen - 5 ... cold curry wraps - 6 martin's manga corner - 7 ... letter from suketo hoikuen / shin mai mama nikki - 8 japanese lesson - 9 ... memoranda - 10, 11, 12 awa life Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA) is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Clement Plaza 6F Prefec tur al International Exchange Asso ci a tion 1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi (TOPIA) Tokushima City 770-0831 JAPAN tel: 088.656.3303 fax: 088.652.0616 Andrew Dahms & Claire Tanaka [email protected] http://www.topia.ne.jp/ Contributors This Month: Andrew Dahms, James Disley, Kazue Inoue, Download a PDF fi le of awa life or view the Hanoura Conversation Class, Junko Nagamachi, online version by going to TOPIA's website! Yasuyo Suzue, Martin O'Brien, Brian Petersen, and http://www.topia.ne.jp/e_index.htm Claire Tanaka from the editors recent trip to the local grocery store ear Awa Life readers, this past month showed me that tomatoes are in season has been a busy one indeed. With the now - I bought nine large locally-grown opening of the Tokushima-fi lmed 'Bizan', atomatoes for 300 yen! I also scored da large earthquake in neighbouring Ehime a pile of strawberries for 500 yen a couple and yet another bout of climate hiccups, not a weeks ago and made jam with them. It was day went by without something to talk about. easier than I thought! Cut and lightly mash And now, heading into June we are well and the berries, then cook them in a pot with an truly on the way to another hot and sweltering amount of sugar equal to the amount of berries summer, and all that entails. For those less- (ie. 2 cups berries, 2 cups sugar) and the juice inclined to the hotter months, however it is not of a lemon. Boil the mixture until it starts to get all bad - short sleeves at work for Cool Biz, the thick (if you have a candy thermometer, 105̊c opening of beer gardens and all too soon the is the goal here), skimming the white scum as sounds of the yoshikono floating through the you go. If you make a small batch, you can streets as the dancing groups practice for Awa just keep it in a jar in the fridge and not worry Odori. The year sure moves along at breakneck about sealing the jar. If you have any culinary pace, but it's nice to have things to look adventures this summer, why not write up your forward to as well. fi ndings and send them to us at Awa Life? cheers, Andrew love, Claire
festival stall banners displaying the characters for 'special-made ice', or kakogori (crushed ice) a popular cool treat as the days get hotter with the approach of summer (photo by james disley)
-2- introduction to iyeo ... con't from page 1 me want to go. I saw all her Tokushima. the participants for many years photographs and heard her We also hold barbecue and go to see them overseas stories about being on the parties, oyster parties, as well. If you are interested boat and visiting various Japanese lessons for Chinese in participating, by all means countries, and I saw how trainees, and through these let us know! You can contact much she had grown as a activies we interact with us at the following email person, and thought it was foreign people who live in address – tokushima@iyeo. really wonderful. She told me Tokushima. We also help to or.jp “Yasuyo-chan, I think you’d be recruit participants for the really suited for it. You should Cabinet Office programs 5: Do you have any other apply!” And her words made by holding panel photo comments? me want to do it even more. exhibitions, lectures by recent I didn’t even know I’d have to participants, and presentations I’d like to take this opportunity take an exam, but I’d already about the programs several to talk about the above made up my mind to go. times per year. program, which is divided To tell you the truth, up into the Ship for World Youth, until I’d decided to apply, 4: Is there a way for Ship for South-East Asian I didn’t even know IYEO readers to get involved in Youth, Overseas Exchange existed. When I took the IYEO activities? Program, Japan-China Youth Cabinet Office’s selection Friendship Exchange Program, exam, I had some phone calls Yes, foreign residents in and the Japan-Korea Youth from the IYEO president and Tokushima can participate Friendship Exchange program. other members, and they in IYEO events such as Advertising for participants gave me some good advice barbeques and oyster for these programs beings in and encouragement. That cooking parties, as well as March each year, and after was how I first found out participating in the welcome selection and brief orientation about IYEO. After I came back party for an international the selected young men and from the program, I became exchange program held by women become participants. a Tokushima IYEO member the Cabinet Office each year You can see these and started helping out a little inviting young men and advertisements on the Cabinet bit, and before I knew it, I’d women from overseas to and Tokushima Prefecture become the president! Tokushima. Participants come homepages from February to from many countries, maybe March each year, and IYEO 3. Could you tell me a bit even yours as well, and I think also places ads in the local about Tokushima IYEO’s this opportunity to talk to Tokushima newspaper so keep activities in more detail? many different people of many an eye out! different backgrounds is highly For foreign residents, you can The biggest thing we do is to valuable. find out more information serve as the regional program For Japanese readers, about participating in your facilitators for the Cabinet it is also possible for you home countries. For more Office Youth International to volunteer to become information you can also check Exchange Programs. The host families for the the IYEO homepage at http:// length of time depends on the aforementioned program www.iyeo.or.jp (an English program, but when the youth while the participants stay in page is also available). Some program participants come to Tokushima. The regions that participants in the programs Japan, they all go to various participants come from differ hear about them while living regions to do a homestay and each year, but participants in Japan, and then apply to participate in local cultural come from many countries join once they head back experiences for 3-5 days. We such as from Asia, the Middle home. Maybe you could be a are in charge of providing East, Europe and Africa. participant in one of the next the homestay and cultural Amongst these, some host programs? Give it a go and program for youth who visit families maintain contact with see what you think.
-3- by andrew dahms a splash of colour [email protected] t was on a recent trip out of Tokushima to Fukui prefecture when I first iencountered one of the rag-tag street performing groups known as chindon- ya. My only other recollection of them was a one-man band I saw in Tokyo, which at the time left far less an impression on me than the nearby buildings adorned with giant statues of ultra-man and the gothic cosplayers lining the streets nearby. Come to think of it, it probably didn't stand out all that much either. This time, however, the two members of the very colourful chindon-ya performers i witnessed in the difference was inescapable. shopping centers around fukui station that day with all the and gusto of a town crier, the group made its years. They have also been chindon-ya was a candy- way through the midst of the known by the name of tozai- salesman in Osaka by the thick shopping market crowds ya, the word tozai being a name of Amekatsu, who used to more open areas where common call for attention. It loud noise and bright colours they would stop and run is a combination of the two in order to get the attention of their show. Playing music on characters for east (to) and passersby. While not the first modern western instruments west (zai), and loosely means street performer of his type, while dressed in a mix of 'welcome'. In some cases they the main difference in this traditional Japanese clothing were also known as hirome- case was his clear commercial and clown suits, and wearing ya, the word hirome being goals. makeup two years thick, composed of the two kanji for Since these beginnings, 'wide' and 'to see'. Nowadays, the appearance of various All in a Name however, the name chindon- chindon-ya began to arise As with all things of this sort in ya is the common favourite. in various areas about Japan. Japan, the name chindon-ya Over the years they gained is both very literal and laden History and Background wide popularity as a means of with popular social influence. Looking back over the history advertising, with many groups The word chindon stands of Japan, the appearance of performing in the Tokyo and for the sounds made by the chindon-ya is a relatively Osaka areas and gaining quite instruments used by band recent event. It was at the a deal of notoriety as well. members (more specifically, end of the Edo period and While their frequent love of chin for symbols and don for the start of the Meiji era volume over quality of music drums), while ya is a common (around 1868) when they sometimes led to trouble with particle to designate stores first showed their colours, the police, the day of the and merchants such as kutsu- riding the wave of rapid chindon-ya continued right ya for a shoe shop. industrialization to provide one up until WWII. After a swift However, chindon-ya is of the fi rst methods of modern decline during that followed not the only name these advertising in Japan. during the war years, they troupes have claimed over the As tales have it, the first regained their popularity in the post war years in kind with the a splash of colour ... con't on page 6 rapid development and further
-4- by the hanoura english conversation class omatsu daigongen [email protected] ore than 300 years ago, there lived a good couple at mKamodani, in Anan. Their names were Soube and Omatsu. Soube was a shouya (a village headman) and his wife was a beautiful, kind- hearted lady and kept a pretty cat. She loved it very much. But at that time, the people in the village were troubled with a big famine. Soubee tried to help them. Soubee went to see Sanzaemon who was a very rich man living near there. He said to Sanzaemon, "Please lend me money. I want to help people in my village." "Ok, but bring me a shoumon (a title deed) of your own land," said Sanzaemon. Before the time a part of the ever-growing collection of cat fi gurines in the omatsu-daigongen of payment, Soubee repaid shrine in kamodani all the money to Sanzaemon, made up her mind to make a magistrate. Eventually, the two but Sanzaemon didn't give direct appeal to the Tonosama families ceased to exist. back the shoumon to him. (a feudal lord). But at that People in Kamodani built He asked Sanzaemon to give time, the person who makes a shrine to pray to the spirit it back over and over. But a direct appeal to Tonosama of the cat and Omatsu. Now Sanzaemon wouldn't. Soon was given the death penalty. the shrine is called Omatsu- after this trouble, Soubee died Alas, by the crime of the daigongen. It is known to of disease from despair. direct appeal Omatsu enshrine the god of defeat After her husband's was executed. Before the and victory. Now many death, Omatsu sued at the execution Omatsu told of her students go to the shrine to bugyousho (a magistrate's resentment and bitter feeling pray for passing the entrance office). But the magistrate to her cat. After Omatsu's examinations. There they are didn't accept her lawsuit, tragic death, the ghost of given a cat figurine. After the because he was given money the cat appeared around the examination, if they succeed, by Sanzaemon. At last she houses of Sanzaemon and the they give back another cat fi gurine along with the original figurine. So cat figurines are increasing year by year. You can see many many cat fi gurines around the shrine. Now everyone, shall we go to the shrine when you or your children want to pass a test? Of course my son and daughter passed their entrance examinations by the grace of Omatsu-daigongen! visitors paying their respects at omatsu-daigongen
-5- by brian peterson cold curry wraps [email protected] ere is a recipe you can - 1 tbsp black mustard seeds corriander, salt, pepper and try for hot summer days (you can omit these if you chilies, and lower heat to when you want a little can't fi nd them) medium. Cook for 5 minutes. hspice with your food. - 2 chilli peppers Add pineapple, basil, tomatoes - salt (to taste) and spinach, and cook for Ingredients - white pepper (to taste) another 5 minutes. Add - 4 medium sized tomatoes, - 2 tsp cinnamon coconut milk, pineapple juice, diced (or 1 can diced - 2 tbsp corriander tamarind paste and sugar. If tomatoes) - 3 tbsp sugar (pref. brown) liquid does not cover the items - 1 onion, sliced - 2 tbsp Tamarind paste (can in the curry, add water until - 2 medium sized potatoes, omit) everything is covered. Turn cubed - 2 tbsp oil or ghee up heat to boiling. Add rice - 1 can of pineapple, cubed (or and put on the lid, lowering rings, which you can cube), Also, if you like, cooked and the heat to a simmer. Let set juice aside cooled naan, or pitas or cook until liquid is absorbed, - half a head of spinach, tortillas (any flatbread will about 20 minutes, stirring shredded do). occasionally. Let cool. - 1 cup rice (white, brown or basmati) Instructions: Place cooled curry inside naan, - 1 can coconut milk Put oil or ghee in a large pot pita or tortillas, roll and serve. - sweet basil (1 tbsp dried, or and heat till hot. Add cumin For an extra treat, included 3 or 4 fresh leaves chopped) and mustard seeds. Fry fresh sweet basil, mango until they begin to pop. Add chutney, cilantro, cream - 3 cloves chopped garlic garlic, ginger and onions. Fry cheese, or anything else - 2 tbsp chopped ginger until onions are carmelized. wonderful you can imagine. - 2 tbsp cumin seeds Add potatoes, cinnamon, Great for picnics! a splash of colour ... con't from page 4 modernisation of Japan. And the leader or hatamochi of competition. The advent over time, the chindon-ya or fl ag-carrier. This leader is of mass-communication had changed and developed followed by the oyakata, and its use as a means for in form, now working in carrying a large drum, and advertising leaves little place groups of several members followed by another member for local, small-scale means and using various instruments traditionally carrying a such as those offered by the and street shows to bolster shamisen. After this, chindon-ya. Yet although their acts. further groups members may these performers do not play an assortment of wind command the presence Group Composition instruments and are known they once had, neither are While each chindon-ya as gakki-ya. they non-existant. Indeed, group is possessed of their While members' attire also in recent times they have own style, some things varies widely from group to been undergoing a small yet remain consistent from group group, it is tradition for the steady increase in popularity to group. For instance, each leader to carry flags and due to their nostalgic image group is composed of at least flyers, while the oyakata as a part of the old Japan. three members, with some sports an umbrella. No-one can say what the larger groups of up to even future holds for them, but seven. The members' roles Modern Day Chindonya should it come, their end are each deisgnated within The modern day Chindon- will not be a quiet one, that the group, beginning with ya undoubtedly face a lot much is certain.
-6- by martin o'brien martin's manga corner [email protected]
Title: 20th Century Boys along with his friends Otcho, and concepts that his friends ( 20 ౌࡈ!) Yoshitsune, Yukiji, Donkey came up with in their base. He Author/Illustrator: Naoki and Maruo build their own decides to track them down Urasawa secret base in an unused fi eld. before it is too late. Kenji Publisher: Shogakko-kan They used this secret base realizes that he must find the First published: as a place where they could "Book of Prophecy", in which Japan (1999) all hang out together, and to he can learn how to save No of volumes: 21 mark the founding of the base, the day. He also figures out Otcho drew a symbol for the that the powerful cult is lead base that would represent by a man known only as the "This is a story about several their gang. Its in this base that "Friend" and that they plan boys who save the world" goes the boys started to imagine to wipe the earth clean of all the opening blurb on the cover a dark future where villains except those that slavishly of the first volume of 20th would plot to destroy the world follow their rule. Century Boys, the celebrated and they would be the ones to As mankind converges to manga series by manga-ka stand up and defeat them. celebrate the end of the 20th Naoki Urasawa. 20th Century They write this dark destiny century and the beginning of Boys was first serialized in down in a book known as a new era a mysterious fi gure the weekly magazine Big the Book of Prophecy. Kenji appears over the major cities Comic Spirits in 1999 and wrote in the book "At the of the world and spreads a the series currently runs to end of the 20th century, an deadly virus killing millions. over 20 volumes. Urasawa's evil organization will try to While it would appear that manga series is one of the dominate the world. First, Kenji and his friends have most celebrated of the past they will release a deadly failed to prevent these deaths decade and was awarded the virus in Osaka. After that, they still have to prevent the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award. they will attack London and mysterious cult behind the He has previously written the San Francisco. On the night of attacks from perpetuating popular titles Master Keaton the 31st of December 2000, a something even worse against and Monster. giant will loom over Tokyo and mankind. 20th Century Boys unfolds spread forth a deadly virus. 20th century boys with over 4 different time periods. It is at this appointed hour its layers of complicated These are the 60s and 70s, that 9 warriors will stand forth relationships set amidst the late 90s, the year 2014, against them." a taut thrilling vision of and an era known as the 3FE. After some time their base is a world threatened by The series begins during the infiltrated by the malevolent terrorist conspiracy and the late 1990s with Kenji is a presence of Fukube and every growing presence harassed convenience store Sadakiyo. The wealthy but of totalitarian, militaristic owner who has to take care of lonely Fukube and his troubled governments is very much a his young niece, Kanna, who counterpart become infatuated story of its age and the tale is his older sister left with him, with the Book of Prophecy one that resonates clearly in not to mention his nagging and along with the brilliant our paranoid, post September old mother who helps him Yamane, they decide to create 11 world. Urasawa's manga is run the convenience store. what is called the New Book of signifi cant in that he manages One day he learns that Prophecy. to depict how tragedy can Donkey, an old friend of his In the 1990's, Kenji learns ensue when those in power has committed suicide in that a cult is planning to exploit our worst fears. mysterious circumstances and destroy the world on New it is as a result of this tragic Year's Eve of 2000. He realizes event that he is drawn back in that there is a connection to the complicated world of his between the cults plan for childhood years. destruction and the stories Back in the 70s, Kenji
-7- by kazue inoue letter from suketo hoikuen suketo hoikuen staff ere we are, facing the such as diarreha and nausea. This month's toy - Flour rainy season for yet Common problems during this Clay: 'Clay' made out of fl our another year. Being time include such diseases is safe even if accidentally hso humid, this time of as Herpangina, in which ingested, so it is often used year is the easiest to get food small blisters can appear in childrens' play activities in poisoning or catch contagious in the throat, and Foot and Japan. diseases, so please take good Mouth Disease, where similar care of your children and look blistering appear on the How to make it: First take after their health. Especially, hands, feet and inside of the two cups of flour and add a cases of food poisoning caused mouth. Sometimes it becomes teaspoon of salt. Then knead by E.coli 0157 may even prove impossible to swallow food the mixture as you add water lethal in some circumstances. properly due to the pain a little at a time. When it It is important to make sure caused by these blisters, so hardens up to the desired you use fresh ingredients, should your child contract this consistency, it's ready. You properly prepare meat goods, disease try and give them can even play around by clean both the ingredients and food that is easy to swallow, adding food colouring dyes to your hands when cooking, and make sure to be aware of the mixture to add your own and look out for symptoms potential dehydration. colours.
by claire tanaka shin-mai mama nikki [email protected] ell I'm sure you were said, "C'mon, share your how she compares to other all rooting for me culture, don't be shy". It was kids her age. in my bid to avoid comforting to see at least one Soon it will be summer, and wjoining the PTA, but mom looking sympathetically that means pool season at now it appears I never had at me, but no one came to daycare. they have several any choice in the matter. I am my rescue. Next time I'm wading pools which they now one of the new parental going to take some pre- fill with water and have the representatives of the Tulip emptive measures and gently children splash around on class (the youngest class - inform the director (before the sunny summer days to help other classes have names meeting starts!) that I am not ward off heatstroke. Every like Sunflower and Peach). fond of holding sudden, on- child has to bring in a "pool I was just coming to terms demand language lessons. bag" holding their towel and with being strong-armed into In other childrearing news, an extra set of clothes. A pool civic duty when during the the government's monthly bag is a special clear tote bag director's opening speech at child benefi t payment has been which usually has cartoon the daycare's annual general increased from 5000 yen to characters printed on it. I meeting, she singled me out 10,000 yen for children under didn't know this last year and to give an impromptu English age three. This is one more by the time pool season came lesson to the onlooking in a string of policy changes and I was asked to supply the masses. "This is Sofi e's mom; aimed at convincing people to bag, they were no longer for she's from Canada. Tell us, have more kids. sale in shops, so Sofi e had to how do they say kaminari In June, I will be taking Sofi e make do with a regular boring (thunder and lightning) in in for her 18 month checkup. green drawstring bag. Well Canada?" Apparently my It is a group checkup at the this year I have managed to look of utter shock, horror, health center, so I imagine snag a cute pool bag with and befuddlement was there will be lots of other 18 characters I like, so we are all misinterpreted as modesty, month-olds there when we set for summer now. and she gave me a look that go. It will be interesting to see
-8- japanese lesson by junko nagamachi
ave you ever had the need to make a complaint to, or had a complaint from someone close to you? And have you had the need to make an apology? In this month's lesson we will take a look at ways to apologies in Japanese so as not to leave a bad impression on hthe person you are talking with. ufjubeblfobjeftipvlb ΄ ϧ.!The diagram to the right shows a list of expressions̛ ؋̻њиѓєхўићыѻкп ufjubeblfnbtfolb used when making requests to other people. Which̛ ،̻њиѓєхѲя҇п q uflvebtbjnbtfolb p њуєщиѲя҇п̻؍ should you use in the next three occassions. Choose̛ ufnpsbfobjeftipvlb m from 1-11. However, there may be more than one̛ ؎̻њѶѽмўићыѻкп j ufnpsbfnbtfolb u correct answer. ̛؏̻њѶѽмѲя҇п f ufiptijjoeftvhb ϧͅWith children ̛̻ؐњѯыи҇ћэр uflvebtbj p њуєщи s̛̻ؑ uf e ϨͅWith strangers, or your superiors ̛̻ؒњ obtbj f ўщи s̛̻ؓ uflvsf t ΅ ϩ) With friends ̛̻ؔњуҀ
Ϩ.!Fill in the gaps in the conversation below with phrases from 1 - 4 below. zpsv ϧͅ჻ dipuuptvnjnbtfo Ϸ̡!!ѕѻїќэѳѲя̝҇ ibj oboj eftipvlb ϸ̡!!ѣи̜݃ћыѻкп̝ upobsj op eftv ufsfcjoppup hb dipuupppljjoeftvhb npvtvlptij Ϸ̡̛ᆥѢϷћэ̝ҸӞӅѢܿрѕѻїќോси҇ћэр̜Ѷкы ```````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````̝ b tvhvdijjtblvtijnbtv ϸ̡̛жї ````````````````````````````````````````` эфசщуыѲэ̝ pofhbjtijnbtv Ϸ̡̛оѡриыѲэ̝ ϸ̡! `````````````````````````````````````````````
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In Japan, when someone makes a complaint to you, while it is only natural you apologise at the time, it is custom not to try and explain your actions in detail. Also, the next time you see the person who brought the complaint to you, it is important to apologise briefl y once again. This is the same as when receiving gifts; the next time you see the giver you should thank them once more. This is considered good manners in Japanese society, and those you interact with will interpret these actions in a good way. If you don't make a follow-up apology or thanks, the person
you are talking with might wonder if something is amiss.
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-9- memoranda
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Speech Contest ໘ႎতုᇪോݵ
ਇగџѼѿຝॡ໘ႎতုᇪോݵޒTokushima Prefecture ဓౖ 2: ๗ 2007 Japanese Speech Contest For Foreign Residents
ຝॡѢޒਇగ҆ܤ܍ыџᅖњуєщи̤ѓущ҇ Come to cheer on this year's contestants and hear some ѢࢹႳఆиҫӆ̶ҳрဍхѲэѼ̤ very interesting and inspiring speeches!
Date: Monday, 16 July, 2007 (a public holiday) ໘̛ૐ̡ဓౖ 2:8ै27໘̈́ै̠໘ͅ 13:30-16:30 ! 24;41.27;41 ! !Place: Tokushima-ken Kyodo Bunka Kaikan ̡̛ຝॡࢻ๘ဌ݁ݵࠛ for: Foreign Residents of Tokushima ഴ̡̛ຝॡѢޒਇగ! ! Theme: A topic of your choice relating to Japan, Ҹ̶Ӑ̡ਇੑᅫݶ̠ਇੑপᅺ̠ࢤᆛџ࠘эѿѶѢўѽᄡ international affairs, international cultural exchange, and !! cooperation. ! !ჴ৽я̡̈́ͅຝॡਇੑপᅺࢤݵ For more info: TOPIA. TEL: 088-656-3303 UFM;!199.767.4414!! FAX: 088-652-0616 GBY;!199.763.1727
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German Wine Evening һҖҶ̠ӡҖӥѢᄪѭ Enjoy tasting some wine german wines over dinner, at the ӍҸӝ̠Ҕһ̠Җӥეჷћѣ̜ຟѢҹҕҼ̶҆ыѳ Hotel Ad Inn Naruto. ўрѽһҖҶѢ৸ࢇӡҖӥ҆Ⴓ҃їњѳѲя҇п̝ When: Sunday, June 2 ໘ૐ̡! ϬैϨ໘̈́๘̜ͅ2:;41 ̻ 19:30 ～ ̡ࣞ! 8-111 ܅ Cost: 7000 yen
German Oil Painting Display һҖҶतᄼݬึ A display of oil paintings displaying German streets and һҖҶࠛћѣ̜һҖҶӟӐӥҳҵҡޛທ҆ѣьѵ̜ോਖ਼ ඍщ҇џѼѿ̜һҖҶ҆Ҹ̶Ӑџڴڮcities, by painter from Osaka will be on display at the ћߊᄆыњиѿโ Doitsu-kan. ыѓ࿀рึщҀѲэ̝ When: Thursday, 7 to Sunday, 10 June ໘ૐ̡! 7 ै 8 ໘̈́ც̻ͅ 7 ै 21 ໘̈́໘ͅ Cost: Free ̡ࣞ! Ⴥᆍ
Opera and Guitar Concert Come enjoy this concert, featuring well-known soprano Ҡұ̶ќҜӌӛҥӥҧ̶Һ ݷӍ̶ӝћѣ̜үӉӛӀѸҠұ̶џѼѿҥڴAmane Akie, to be held in the fi rst fl oor hall of the Doitsu- һҖҶࠛѢ kan. ӥҧ̶Һр৪҃ҀѲэ̝ When: Sunday, June 17, from 14:00 ໘ૐ̡! 7 ै 28 ໘̈́໘̜ͅ24̡41 ލ̛25̡11 ލ Cost: 1000 yen ̡ࣞ! 2-111 ܅̈́໘ 2-611 ܅ͅ
For more details and information on the Doitsu-kan, take һҖҶࠛѢҘҙӈҧҖҺџѶࡆಉѢҖӋӥҺ၇ўѝ a look at the Doitsu-kan homepage for more seasonal ржѾѲэ̡iuuq;00xxx/djuz/obsvup/uplvtijnb/kq0̛ event information and other details, here at: http://www. city.naruto.tokushima.jp/germanhouse/index.html hfsnboipvtf0joefy/iunm
The 30th Jurobei ൌ 41 ݷ٬༂ୋᇤတ۸ Festival ѲјѾ
ਹ࠼ࠖѢ໘ࠖџํѾ̜٬༂ୋᇤӋҖୋᇤတܴ࿕ћѣॡލ Over the two days of this event there will many different displays of the awa puppet theatre, Awa Ningyo Joruri. Ѣިਸ਼џѼѿగछᆨᅬѢр৪҃ҀѲэ̝ѐѦчѢ A variety of puppet theatre groups will be performing ݵџओௗ٬༂ѢეჷѸ̜ഢѢ٬༂ᆨᅬѢླศў throughout the event, with shows running with only a 15 ўѝ҆шᅥуєщи̤ minute break between each.
٬༂ୋᇤတܴ࿕ !̡ When: Saturday, June 4 to Sunday, June 5 ! ̈́ຝદ̜ಖͅ 9:30 to 15:30 both days ໘ૐ̡! 7 ै 5 ໘̈́๘̻ͅ 7 ै 6 ໘̈́໘ͅ Where: The Awa Jurobei Yashiki, in Tokushima-shi, ! :;41 ̻ 26;41 Kawauchi-cho, near the northern banks of the ̡ࣞ! ോగ 511 ܅ Yoshino River. ! ඨ৸ౠ 411 ܅ Cost: 400 yen for adults, 300 yen for middle and high ܅ 311 ݀ڒசౠ ! school students, and 200 yen for primary school ჴ৽я̡!ୋᇤတܴ࿕Ѳћใᇭ 199.776.3313 students and below. Info: Call the Jurobei Yashiki at 088-665-2202
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Come and see the light of the fi refl ies over the Hahagawa чѢݵџ၀ಖయნѢџྌѪ॰ೡศўरѢযрॣѽҀ River. as well as enjoy tour boat rides on traditional Ѳэ̝৸଼్ѢᄥᅥѸࢱ૬ўѝ̜ᄻ̳ўҖӋӥҺѶ࠼ࠖ Japanese boats, bamboo-leaf boat making lessons and ඨџ৪҃ҀѲэ̝ more during this event.
໘ૐ̡7ै:໘̻27໘! When: June 9 - 16 Where: Kaifu-gun, Kaiyo-cho, in the Hahagawa river area ̡ކऎކᅉ၀ಖମဩ! Cost: Free ̡ࣞჅᆍ ᅉࠑযࢤݵކ!Info: Call the Kaiyo-cho Industry and Tourism Division ჴ৽я̡ at 0884-76-3111 ! 1995.87.4161
Living in ຝॡౠߊ၇ Tokushima ҘҚӈҧҖҺ
In need of information for daily activities? Come and ໘ౠߊџоињ၇҆о൷ыћэп̝ѐѦ̜ຝॡр take a look at the Living in Tokushima website hosted ӍҫҺыњиѿ͐Living in Tokushima͑ౠߊ၇ҘҚӈҧ by Tokushima Prefecture, home to information such as ҖҺ҆шᅥуєщи̤чѢҘҚӈҧҖҺпѽඑఖ̠ൊ earthquake and typhoon-related messages, tv and movie џјињѢ၇̜ҸӞӅѸۭݬѢҞҖһ̜ҖӋӥҺ၇ guides, events, contact numbers and more. ўѝрѢ၇џҔҡҭҫћсѲэ̝Ӄүҥӥ̠ढഷཟᆊ
Available from computer and mobile phone alike! ၑณ࢝ыњиѲэ̤
Living in Tokushima Computer Website ӃүҥӥҧҖҺ http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php
Living in Tokushima Mobile Website ढഷҧҖҺ http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m
Counselling Service at TOPIA ҺӆҔѢඎೱ
TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all foreign residents to help with issues involving accidents, working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage, and more. Counselling is available in English and Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 16:30 tel. 088-656-3303 or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)
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