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A monthly newsletter for inter na tion al resi dents of Tokushima, produced by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association. February 2006 No. 188

by martin o'brien shozui castle excavations [email protected] e generally do not consider the suburbs to be rich hunting wground for historians and archeologists. However it seems Aizumi-cho is a very definite exception to that rule as there have been many exciting historical excavations in the town. Shozui castle park and its environs, the site of the large-scale ruins of Lord Miyoshi and Lord Hosokawa have become a center of intense archeological activity for the past few years and as a result many important artifacts have been discovered. history revealed at shozui During the Muromachi Shikoku. The Hosokawa castle with its alluvial deposits form era, Lord Hosokawa was was located in what is now the Yoshino river would have the feudal lord in charge of modern day Aizumi-cho, close meant that the castle would the province of Awa, which to the border with Kitajima- have been surrounded by the we of course know today cho. It's not difficult to richest farmland in Awa. as Tokushima. He took up understand why this spot was At the end of the Sengoku residence in Awa during the chosen, as it is located well or Warring States period, the 1400's. His residence and base above sea level in the middle Hosokawa clan was deposed of operations was set up at of a delta zone that surrounds by Lord Miyoshi whose family Shozui, and inevitably the area the Yoshino river. The fl at land controlled the Muromachi surrounding the castle became that made up the delta plane shogunate. Lord Miyoshi then a thriving political and cultural center for the whole of shozui castle excavations... con't on page 5 inside awa life this month

shozui castle excavations - 1,5 ... tastes of awa - sudachi - 3 discovering tokushima - 4 ... travel tokushima - mt. bizan - 6 martin's anime corner - 7 ... letter from suketo hoikuen, shin mai mama nikki - 8 japanese lesson - 9 ... memoranda - 10 - 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, Suzanne Kamata, Junko Kimura, Download a PDF fi le of awa life or view the Martin O'Brien, Yoko Rikimaru, Kaoru Sakamoto, online version by going to TOPIA's website! and Claire Tanaka http://www.topia.ne.jp/e_index/e_index.htm from the editors reetings from the editor's seat! I've t's been cold in Japan of late. It seems that left Sofi e at home with her dad and re- almost every day I watch the news, sifting joined the working world here at TOPIA. through most of the main stories and paying gIt's nice to have some adult conversation ifar more attention to the weather than it but it's tough to be away from my baby! In rightly deserves. Coming from Australia, I'm this (somewhat late!) edition of Awa Life, not used to the cold, and while I'm certainly we bring you a couple of ways to get rid of not getting the worst of it, I find it intriguing that giant bag of sudachi everyone's got in to see just how low the temperature can get in the corner of their kitchen (p. 4) as well as a various areas in Japan. I have learned a great great cover story about an archaeological dig deal about precautions against catching cold, going on in Aizumi! Who knew Aizumi could yet still remain genuinely amazed by even a be so exciting?? Also, Junko Kimura joins us little snow and the fact that the fridge is the again with a look at what makes the people warmest area in my apartment. Well, all too of Tokushima tick. Until next time, be sure to soon the warmer months will be rolling in, but wash your hands lots and don't forget to ugai for now I hope you are all in good health, and (gargle)! Love, Claire. enjoy this month's Awa Life. Take care! Cheers, Andrew.

the sparrow (suzume) - main character in the Japanese Folktale Shita Kiri Suzume or 'The Cut Tounge Sparrow', about a man who takes care of a wounded sparrow and goes on to fi nd happiness

-2- by suzanne kamata tastes of awa - sudachi http://www.gaijinmama.blogspot.com felt a certain pride while Sudachi Pie watching Madonna squeeze sudachi juice onto her Ingredients: itofu on SMAP’s cooking Graham Cracker Crust (You can get this from FBC show on TV last night. If (www.fbcusa.com) or The Flying Pig (www.theflyingpig. you’ve been here for eighteen com), or maybe even the basement of Sogo department store). years like me, or if you’ve just 1 can of sweetened condensed milk stepped off the proverbial 4 large egg yolks boat, you must know that the 1/2 cup of sudachi juice little green citrus fruit is one whipped cream (I always use the powdered stuff that you mix of Tokushima’s most famous with milk) products. In fact, the sudachi Directions: fl ower is the prefectural fl ower Mix the juice, egg yolks and the sweetened condensed milk. for Tokushima! You may also Pour it into the piecrust. Bake at 180˚ for 20 minutes. Plop on be familiar with Tokushima's some whipped cream after it’s cooled off and then serve! prefectural mascot, Sudachi- kun Graham Cracker Crust The sudachi is related to the If you want to have a go at making your own pie crust, try the mandarin orange, and tastes following: a lot like the yuzu citrus that Japanese folks float in their Ingredients: ofuro (bath) in winter. The Graham crackers sudachi is ubiquitous in local 1/3 cup of melted butter restaurants, where you will 1/4 cup sugar see nary a lemon. Sudachi Directions: juice is dribbled over fi sh and First of all, finely crush the crackers. Then, mix 1¼ cups of seaweed salad, mixed with crushed crackers with the melted butter and the sugar, pressing shochu alcohol, and it's even it all together into a pie pan. You then pop it into the oven at used to scent soap. It has a a temperature of 180˚ for about eight minutes, then let it cool very sharp taste, and is often before proceeding. Alternatively, you could also try starting with described as being very zesty pastry, although I think graham crackers are best. and having a strong aroma. A few years ago, the guy Cumin Dressing who laid our carpet gave us You can also use your sudachi to whip up some interesting salad a big bag of sudachi – more dressings, like this one: than I’d ever seen in my life. I wondered just how we were Ingredients: going to use them all up, 2 Tablespoons sudachi juice since there are only so many 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard fish dinners in a week at our 1 teaspoon minced garlic house. I started to experiment 1 teaspoon ground cumin and came up with a recipe for 1 teaspoon sugar sudachi pie. Since the fruit is salt and pepper to taste so small, squeezing out a half ½ cup olive oil (for an authentic East-West blend, try using oil cup of juice can be quite labor from Shodojima!) intensive, but it’s worth it. My Directions: husband always wants me to Mix everything but the olive oil together really well with a whisk make another one as soon as or a fork. Into the mixture, slowly drizzle the olive oil, mixing we eat the last slice. Even my all the while, until thickened. Done! This is great on a spinach Japanese mother-in-law has salad. If you want to go all out, I suggest adding some pear praised this dessert. slices and goat cheese to top it off.

-3- by junko kimura discovering tokushima [email protected] was listening to the radio A few years ago, I got a 18km to go to school and go in the car while driving the phone call from my Junior home. What would happen other day. The program’s High School classmate whom if you ride a bike so often? i personality was a famous I hadn’t talked to for years. I Your muscles develop and Japanese singer from Kyushu. thought she wanted to talk to your weight gets heavier. He was talking about whether me, but she asked me to teach Tokushima 14 year old boys men from Kyushu ever tell English to her 3 years, and less average height is 159.5cm their girlfriends they like them. than 11 month old children (#23) and girls is 154.8cm Kyushu men are said to be with ] 300,000 worth of (#32). Their average weight is very stubborn. They are pretty English educational materials for boys are 51.9kg (#4) and well-known as Kyushu Danji. she had bought. I know girls are 49.6kg (#3). I believe On the radio, the singer some kids who go to English that Tokushima kids are in read some responses from conversation schools, piano shape because they exercise Kyushu listeners, including lessons, swimming lessons, every day. However, most some such as “Kyushu and cram schools. When I kids stop riding bikes that far Danji have no DNA to say was in school, 99% of kids after they graduate from high 'I like you'”. I was laughing joined some kind of activities school. Tokushima has the as I drove along. I believe or lessons after school. One top percentage of diabetes’ you hear more often about time, my friend who works at mortality rate. I heard that the character of people from a private English school, her Tokushima people are sweets countries or big cities such as school was interviewed by TV lovers. Osaka, Tokyo, Canada, South reporter. The reporter said What about food? Africa and South Korea. I was that Tokushima prefecture is Consumption of worcester wondering how many people supposed to be in the top 5 sauce and sweet potatoes are aware of the character for paying money for English is #1. Well, Naruto sweet of the people of Tokushima, education. potatoes are very famous or of Tokushima itself. I'd Have you noticed that every in Japan, but I wondered like to introduce some things corner in Tokushima City has why sauce would be at the from my experience - what dentist or medical center? A top. Maybe we use it for I've heard as a native person year ago, a TV program called everything? When I have curry of Tokushima, and some us 'iyashi no Tokushima' in my house, I do always need statistical research. (healing Tokushima) because to have sauce. I know it could When I was working in a we are #3 in Japan for kill the taste, but I still like it. restaurant, the manager medical centers and clinics, #8 My room’s air-conditioner mentioned how people in for dentists, #1 for nursing- has been broke for the past Tokushima could be tight with care facilities for people over 2 years, but I cannot be money. He always told me that 65, and #5 for pharmacies bothered to fix it. My house if your restaurant is successful per capita. These numbers has 4 air-conditioners. How in Tokushima, you could open are very understandable since many do you have in your a restaurant anywhere in Tokushima has a medical house? People in Tokushima Japan and be more successful. university. own the most air conditioners I only tend to go shopping Whenever people visit in Japan, and microwave and buy clothes during huge Tokushima from big cities, the ownership is #3. Maybe bargain sales, opening sales first thing they're surprised Tokushima people are too lazy or going out of business sales. to find is the number of bike to cook. According to the Japanese riders. Yes, bikes are very Myself, I quite enjoyed Statistics Bureau, Tokushima important for transportation researching this information. residences’ income out of 47 for us, especially school kids I found most of it at the prefectures is #27; however in Tokushima. When I was Japanese Government's balance of bank and postal teenager, I always went Statistics Bureau Homepage office accounts are ranked in everywhere by bike. My friend (http://www.stat.go.jp/ the top 3. used to ride a bike more than index.htm).

-4- shozui castle excavations con't from page 1...

excavations underway at the shozui dig site took up residence in the generally continues to this remains of the main residence, castle. He in turn was forced day. This situation makes life which was built to model the to move on when Chosokabe difficult for archeologists in a Shogun's residence in the Motochika from Tosa (Kochi) country as urbanised as Japan. capital (only this one was gained control of Awa. The opposite is true in Shozui, bigger than the Shogun's). It Despite the various changes as the place never became too is in this residence that the in ownership of the Shozui built up again, it offers a lot of various lords would have lived castle, the surrounding town scope for excavations, and this out their daily lives. In the dig fl ourished throughout the ages is why Shozui has become one site a large amount of unusual as the political nerve center of the most significant and chinaware, and tea ceremony of the Awa region. However exciting archeological sites in ceramics such as a tenmoku the splendor and importance Shikoku. tea bowl have been found. of Shozui sadly didn't continue The excavation site is defi ned Other items found include past the 1600's. The lively by the remains of a moat and parts of a sword, metal meal bustling castle town that landscape garden, as well as trays, wooden implements, was Shozui became a much the stone foundations. Due to unglazed earthenware and quieter and less influential the fact that a great deal of chopsticks. Perhaps one of place during the Edo period the original residence is not the most charming of the as Tokushima City replaced intact, knowledge regarding items excavated is a number the Shozui area as the the historical significance of children's toys including a administrative center and focal of the site had diminished spinning top. Seems the kids point of Awa. Shozui never somewhat throughout the in the Muromachi era found recovered and a place that ages. People became aware a variety of ways to amuse would have once been filled by means of the historical themselves in the days before with residences and brimming records showing that the area Playstations and purikura. with activity reverted back into contained the Miyoshi family If you want to know more hamlets and agricultural lands. temple. A renovation project about the history of Shozui and Unlike Shozui, most of of the site, the northern half of the excavations check out the the former castle towns in the castle compound and the website at http://www15. Japan that were the de-facto moat area was undertaken and ocn.ne.jp/~shouzui/ or provincial and regional capitals this area was subsequently why not visit Shozui Castle of their day have still retained turned into public lands. Park yourself. It's only a short a lot of their influence, and Further excavations over walk from Shozui station on the development that the a period of 10 years have the Naruto Line. presence of a castle gave led to the discovery of the

-5- by andrew dahms travel tokushima - mt. bizan [email protected]

t was a cold morning tracks, however, there are on the mountain top, including when I headed out to the things to do while you're there flower gardens, several walking trails on Mt. Bizan. at the top, first and foremost lookouts, birdwatching areas, iSnow from the previous of which is a chance to have a a hotel and walking tracks. night still clung to the ground, break for those who walked. And don't forget there's the and the air was crisp and cool. For refreshments and a Bizan Ropeway, making for a Every so often, a view of the place to sit down, there is a short, but pleasant trip to the city would pop out from the rest house at the top of the mountain. Cable cars run every trees, causing me to wonder ropeway from the Awa Odori half hour, and the cost is ]600 what the view would be like at Kaikan. You can order food for an adult (]1000 return), the top. and drinks, all while enjoying and half price for primary Mt. Bizan is host to a variety the view from the tall windows school students and below. of walking tracks, ranging overlooking the city. On the You can ride on the ropeway from steep, short climbs that second fl oor is an observation from the Awa Odori Kaikan, or take around 20 minutes, to deck with pay-per-view at the top of Mt. Bizan. the longest at two hours, telescopes. If you're interested in getting winding all the way across the Just outside of the rest house an idea of what you can length of the mountain. For is a Burmese-style pagoda, find up on Mt. Bizan, check those not interested in the a war memorial, the top of the following website for hike, however, there is ample which can be seen from down a comprehensive map and parking, so driving is not a in the city. In the same area photo guide: http://www. problem. is a small museum dedicated awaodori-kaikan.jp/bizan- The view at the top, however, to Wencelau Moraes, a ropeway/bizan.html. really was quite something. Portuguese scholar of literature So if the weather is nice and On even a moderately clear who used to live in Tokushima. clear, why not take a trip to day, you can see all the way to It costs ]200 for adults to Mt. Bizan for a nice day out - Naruto City and beyond, out enter, ]150 for university and it can make for a relaxing trip, across the city in all directions high school students, and ]100 and the calm and silence up and down the Yoshino for junior high school students high in the midst of the city is River towards the heart of and below. a pleasant experience. Tokushima prefecture. Moving further along, you Aside from the walking can fi nd a wide range of things

a view out over Tokushima city from the top of Mt. Bizan.

-6- by martin o'brien martin's anime corner [email protected]

Title: Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku equipment, she manages to real-life feel to it than any no tobira (COWBOY BEBOP ีਇ track down the guy's vehicle, a of the films in the Lupin the Ѣེ ) bulk tanker, and sets of in hot Third series. One of the most Director: Shinichirô Watanabe pursuit. It turns out, however, interesting aspcts of Cowboy Creators: Sony Pictures that the man in the truck is not Bebop is the way it manages Released: Japan(2001), US the hacker that she intended to depict the far future in (2003) aressting, and things become which the story is set. There is Time: 116 min even more complicated when an almost real-life authenticity the tanker blows up and the to Cowboy Bebop, which is an aspect that has very little in owboy Bebop: The man mysteriously disappears common with the atmosphere Movie is based on the from the scene. Faye flees, of the playful Lupin the Third popular Cowboy Bebop but it later turns out that the fi lms. cTV series. The series tanker had contained some The setting for Cowboy and the film are based on kind of biological agent, which Bebop is in a futuristic city on the adventures of a team then ends up causing some Mars - not only does the film of talented, but somewhat passers-by to become critically have all the megapolis-espue unsuccessful bounty hunters. ill. dystopian imagery, but the The crime fighting crew The incident provokes the human side of things is also consists of Spike Spiegel, Jet government to offer a large beutifully rendered. Things Black, Faye Valentine, Edward reward to those that can find such as various ethnic areas and Ein. Spike is a way too the faceless culprit at the of the city, and a halloween laid back, chain-smoking scene. This, of course, grabs parade are depicted on a martial arts expert who is the attention of the Bebop scale that would be diffi cult to to some extent the de-facto crew who are in dire need of realise in a non-animated fi lm. leader of the group, not that funds. Each member of the Although they are animated any of the others would take Beybop crew gets to work scenes, they have a realism orders form him if he ever on finding out who the man and warmth that is rare to bothered to give them. Jet is is and what he wants. Using find in Japanese animation. a ruggedly built, gruff ex-cop information provided by Faye, In much the same way the who tries to inject some sort Edward gets to work hacking futuristic story line and of professionalism in the outfi t. and finds out that the man characters are depicted with The token beautiful but hard is known as Vincent - an ex- intelligence. as nails female lead in the special forces agent. As Spike Other bonuses include the group is Faye Valentine, who and Faye each try to get a excellent Bruce Lee inspired was apparently driven into hold, Vincent, Jet and Ed fight sequences and the very the bounty hunter profession begin to unravel a cover-up cool jazz soundtrack (another because of her gambling involving the military, a drug nod to Lupin the Third). Like debts. The last two characters, company, and Vincent. last month's Detective Conan Edward and Ein, stay in the It isn't difficult to find (Meitantei Conan) series, the background for the most part similarities between Cowboy name of this film also had and do the necessary research Bebop and Lupin the Third (see to be changed when it was and analysis that bounty August's Anime corner). Spike released in the west."Cowboy hunting generally entails. and Lupin are both bored, Bebop: Tengoku no tobira"or Edward is a young girl with chain smoking, effortlessly Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on impressive computer hacking talented hustlers with a crew Heaven's Door was titled skills, and Ein is a pet welsh of talented compatriots in tow. "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" corgi. However, while the characters on its American release due to The action starts out with and their respective attitudes copyright reasons. I guess Bob Faye, who is trying to catch a and personalities are similar, Dylan isn't much of an anime hacker wanted by the police. Cowboy Bebop has a much fan. Using special surveillance more gritty, authentic, and

-7- by kaoru sakamoto letter from suketo hoikuen [email protected]

he new year seems to be a goal and work to make it encourage them for things going fast - it's already happen. You'll be able to get they have worked hard at, and February! Though the year something big from even a times when they've been able thas only just begun, I'm small beginning. In this way, to behave well, they will learn wondering what kind of year we want our children to have self-confidence, and they will it will turn out to be... there's some goals to work towards as start to become motivated. lots to look forward to! Things well, don't we. I think a major Don't think too hard about can go the way you want a factor in having a happy life is it, just try to encourage and lot of the time, so let's try to have "motivation". How can praise your child every day. and cause lots of fun things we inspire this "motivation" Everything is learned by doing. to happen this year! A new in our children? If you start By having these experiences, year... You get the feeling to from when they are little, they will have plenty of start something new, and you they will naturally continue to motivation and drive in the know it's going to go well, have this motivation as they future. I hope this year is full there's no mistaking it! It can grow up. How can you start? of happiness for you! be just a little thing - make If you praise your child and

by claire tanaka shin mai mama nikki [email protected] ofie is almost three the Fureai Kenkokan health Wednesday to every second months old now, and centre. Every second and Monday for babies six months by the time this edition fourth Wednesday, from and under, and every fourth sof Awa Life is printed, 9-10am and 1-2pm, they will Monday for babies seven I'll be back at work again, weigh and measure your baby, months and older. and she'll be at home with and record the results in your I also took Sofi e in to make her dad! My husband has Mother and Child Handbook her Japanese passport this taken two months off so (boshi techo), as well as talk month. Apparently, we will that he can take care of her to you about any concerns have to have her name until April, when she will with childrearing you might spelled 'Sofui' since she start daycare. She's finally have. This is also listed in the has no official ID with her gotten big enough that the ubiquitous Tokushima City English spelling, but we can neighbourhood ladies have childrearing guide "Sampo", have 'Sofie' printed beside stopped giving me trouble for but I missed it in the English it in parentheses if I can taking her outdoors. Woo! edition because I couldn't produce a letter from Canada Meanwhile, her Canadian understand the terminology! addressed to her with her grandparents insist on daily New word: anthropometrics. It correct English spelling. So photos sent by e-mail so that was great to go and check out her passport will read Tanaka they can keep up with her the other moms and babies Sofui (Sofie). If I had made developments. I also decided after being cooped up in the her Canadian passport first, to get some photos printed house all that time. It's really I would have been able to for an album - I'd been quite an event - the moms have it spelled the English taking all digital photos and are all wearing make-up and way on her Japanese one saving them on my computer, the babies are dressed in their too, but it seems I will need but what if that hard drive cutest clothes. Everyone's to use her Japanese passport breaks...? quite friendly and the classic for proof of identity in order This month, Sofie and I opening line is "How many to apply for her Canadian had a few more adventures months?" If you are interested citizenship certificate! Aaah, with bureaucracy and public in taking your baby in to bureaucracy... once you get institutions. First, I found get weighed, take note: the the hang of it, it's kind of fun. out about the baby weighing schedule will change in April days held twice monthly at from every second and fourth

-8- by yoko rikimaru japanese lesson - requests [email protected] his month, let’s studyȻ how to make 1)!Asking permission jnbpjtphbtijjeftipvlb requests - asking the listener to do ̛ਗоၭыићыѻкп̛̛̛̛Are you free? jnbzpsptijjeftipvlb somethingɉ We’ve already studied the ̛ਗѼҁыићыѻкп̛̛̛ Do you mind? uflvebtbj hpuvhpvibzpsptijjeftipvlb t͐њуєщи͑form.! This time, let's ( ш๒৽ѣѼҁыићыѻкпͅ pkbnbtijuftvnjnbtfohb study the different forms of making requests ̛оьѷѲыњэѳѲя҇р̠̠̠ based on levels of politeness. !!Sorry to bother you, but... For example: It begins raining, so you 2) Prefacing a request dipuuppofhbjhbbsvoeftvhb want to borrow an umbrella. When you ̛ѕѻїќоࠪиржѿ҇ћэр̠̠̠ want to ask someone, what do you say? The May I ask a favor of you? dipuuppub{voftijubjoeftvhb sentences shown below are examples of ̛ѕѻїќоజѡыѓи҇ћэр̠̠̠ making requests. May I ask you? Most end of sentences are fi nished Polite oeftvhb oeftvhb lbtijuf jubeblfobjeftipvlb ̛͐~ ҇ћэр̠̠̠͑. After̛͐~ ҇ћэр͑ zpsptijjeftipvlb / ؋ൃыњ̛иѓєхўићыѻкп lbtijuf jubeblfnbtfolb ̛̈́for̛exampleͅ Ѽҁыићыѻкп̣ ыњ̛иѓєхѲя҇п / ptijfufjubeblfnbtfolbൃ،̛ lbtijuf lvebtbjnbtfolb ࢱмњиѓєхѲя҇п̣ ыњ̛уєщиѲя҇п / njufjubeblfnbtfolbൃ؍̛ lbtijuf jubeblfnbtvlb ॣњиѓєхѲя҇п̣ / ыњ̛иѓєхѲэпൃ؎̛ lbtijuf lvebtbjnbtvlb is omitted to express reserve. / ыњ̛уєщиѲэпൃ؏̛ lbtijuf lvebtbj 3ͅMaking a request ыњ̛уєщи / lbtbplbtijufjubeblfnbtfolbൃ̛ؐ lbtijuf lvsfobj ̛ઃ҆ൃыњиѓєхѲя҇п̣ / ыњ̛уҀўиൃ̛ؑ lbtijuf Would you please lend me your umbrella? ыњ / 4ͅExplaining a reasonൃ̛ؒ bnfhbgvuufljubnpopeftvlbsb р৵їњᅖѓѶѢћэпѽ̛It beganۑ̛ Impolite For friends.ȻȻȻȻȻȻȻȻȻȻ̛ȻȻȻȻ̛ȻȻFor a superior. raining. ʆɼʎɼʊʆɼʎʃʄʏʀʆʐɿɼʎɼʄ ʆɼʎɼʊʆɼʎʃʄʏʀ lbtbpxbtvsfubnpopeftvlbsb ઃ҆ൃыњуєщиȻ Ȼ ઃ҆ൃыњ ̛ઃ҆ၬҀѓѶѢћэпѽ̛I forgot to take an ʄʏɼɿɼʆʀʈɼʎʀʉʆɼ Ȼ Ȼ Ȼ ȻȻȻȻȻȻиѓєхѲя҇п̣ umbrella. j Verb, и adjective----Plain form ob eb ob npopeftvlbsb But, when you ask someone to do something, ̛ў adjective,Noun----- є΂ў + ѶѢћэпѽ would you ask suddenly and directly? Is it 5ͅThanking hptijotfutvoj bsjhbupvhp{bjnbtv polite? Of course not. When making requests, ( шఐಂџ ) жѾрќкшъиѲэ̝ try use the following kind of language. ̛Thank you very much (for your kindness)

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-9- memoranda Berlin Philharmony έͻσΧȜκΣȜ Concert ΋ϋ΍ȜΠ

The Berlin Philharmonic Brass Quintet is coming to play in ຝ๥ћӋӝӜӥ̠ӇҕӝӁ̶Ӕҽ̶Ѣӈӛҫ̠ Tokushima, with a variety of classical pieces. ҡҖӥҸҵҺџѼѿҡӛҩҵҡѢҥӥҧ̶Һр৪҃ҀѲ э̝ when: Friday, March 10th ඾শ ;! 4 ै 21 ໘̈́ࣞͅ Doors open 18:30, concert begins 19:00 ! ލ௘̡29;41̜ލ܏̡2:;11 where: Naruto City Bunka Kaikan, Main Hall ાਫ਼ ;! ეჷદဌ݁ݵࠛോӍ̶ӝ ޺ౠ૛!̜܅ ཤ૛ᄡ౲ 4-111ڴ!- ܅ પช౲ 4-611 !; ڣcost: ]3,500 for reserved seats, ]3,000 for unreserved ߄ seats, and ]1,500 for students and below. ! ᄡ౲ 2-611 ܅ for more info: Call the Tokushima Prefecture Cultural મ̱̩ ;!ຝ๥ॡဌ݁ఀࢹ੖ආૈࣄ࿪Ѳћჴи৽҃яує Promotions Foundation at 088-624-1204 ! щи̝ใᇭ̡088-624-1204

AJET Musical BKFU!ηνȜΐ΃σ

This year's AJET English Musical will be a take on Peter ਗ໩ѢϷЀϻЊ۷তӑӗ̶Ҫҝӝѣӆ̶ұ̶ӃӥѢӃӟ ћ஼މPan! Come see some great acting, dancing, singing, and ҹҕ̶ћэ̝ᄓҀѓᅇѾ̜ݒ̜܏࡙҆ॣџᅖњ̜ tons of laughs!!! ок̤̤̤

when & where: ඾শɕાਫ਼ ; ෎রჁ̶ࠛ 2:̡11 пѽڮMarch 4th - Ishii Kominkan - 7:00 PM 4 ै 5 ໘̶౸ March 5th - Matsushige Sogo Kaikan - 2:00 PM 4 ै 6 ໘̶பრ෎ೳ৽ݵ̶ࠛ 25̡11 пѽ March 11th - Hiwasa Kominkan - 7:00 PM 4 ै 22 ໘̶໘ᇬਨ෎রჁࠛ͗ 2:̡11 пѽ March 12th - Mikamo Fureai Plaza - 2:00 PM 4 ै 23 ໘̶ં݇რ෎ѩҀжиӉӛҨ͗ 25̡11 пѽ March 18th - Wakimachi Odeon-za - 7:00 PM 4 ै 29 ໘͗ᇰ෎ҜҹҜӥਸ਼͗ 2:̡11 пѽ Ⴥᆍ !!; ڣcost: Free ߄ for more info: Call TOPIA 088-656-3303 મ̱̩ ;̛ЊЅІϿϷѲћ! 199.767.4414

Doitsu-kan Events ΡͼΜ܁͈ͼαϋΠ

Valentine's Day concert by the Kayoko Band - Jazz music ҝӚҥ̠ӂӥһџѼѿӂӞӥұҖӥ̠ҹҕ̠ҥӥҧ̶Һр (vocals, guitars, bass, and drums). ލпҀѲэ̝

When: Sunday, February 12th ඾শ ;!!3ै23໘)໘̜ͅ22;11!ќ!25;11 Ⴥᆍ !!; ڣand 14:00 ߄ 11:00 Cost: Free ҩӗ̶ӂ̶Һ̠ҥӥҧ̶ҺрލпҀѲэ̝Ӧқ̶ҝӝѸӆ Schubert Concert, featuring vocal and piano works and the ҔӀѢ୞܏ќ̜ҡӛҩҵҡ੢ࣆ݌ӇӛӥҬ̠ҩӗ̶ӂ̶Һ Messe No. 2 by German classical composer Franz Schubert Ѣ Messe Nr. 2 рҥ̶ӛҫ̠ҼҖӥѸү̶ӟҖҫҺџѼѿ performed by Chorus 9 (Naruto) and Soloists. ୞܏щҀѲэ̝

When: Sunday, February 19, 14:00 ~ ඾শ ;! 3 ै 2: ໘̈́໘ͅ25;11 ܅ 2111 !; ڣCost: ]1000 ߄

for more info: Call the Doitsu-kan at 088-689-0099 મ̱̩ ;!һҖҶࠛѲћჴи৽҃яуєщи 199.79:.11::

-10- memoranda Awa Connection Ւ෨΋Υ·Ώοϋ

щ҇роগމ٬༂ҥҿҡҩәӥѣຝ๥џ୉҇ћиѿިਇѢ Awa Connection is a new, vibrant international exchange organisation dedicated to deepening mutual understanding иџᅫݶ҆ఆѵѿѼкџࢤᆛэѿਇੑপᅺආല̝୞ఒඑр among the various nationalities living here in Tokushima. ѝчћжїњњѶ̜сїќ޼ыѵѿѼкўҖӋӥҺѸߊຌ Wherever you come from, we're sure to have something џ઄݇ћсѲэѼ̤чҀпѽᄫชыњиѿҖӋӥҺѣ̡5 ຌݵ̜ёыњႚैчѢѼкџഗ̳ќۥfun and interesting going on that you can get involved in! ैџݚॣ̜6 ैџѣ We're planning a hanami and charity walk-a-thon this ޼ыиҖӋӥҺр๎௘ыѲэ̝໘ႎতѢନࣄѶ૲મыњи April, an undokai (sports day) in May, and much more! ѿѢћ̜ࢹႳѢжѿၑѣைыуѣӓ̶ӝћоჴи৽҃яу Contact us for information about Japanese classes as well. єщи̝ for more info: [email protected] ιȜσȇbxbdpoofduAzbipp/dpn homepage: www.geocities.com/awaconnect γȜθβȜΐȇxxx/hfpdjujft/dpn0bxbdpoofdu

Universal Tokushima ໹଼ 28 ාഽඃോࡇފ൱ଔૺκΟσ஻੄মު Sports Festival ξΣΨȜ΍σ̩̱͂͘ ࡇྦྷΑεȜΜऱ Participate in this prefecture-wide sporting event that is ୽ڴѢўиగ̜৸ᆼ଄̜તѝѶ൥р̜ޔѢжѿగќ௏ޔaccessable to people of all ages and ranges of physical ௏ ability. This event is held in the hopes of deepening џ޼ыѴчќрћсѿҫӏ̶Ҷӝ̶ӝћࢡ࡙ы̜ᅫݶ҆ఆ ਇగޒpeople's understanding of one another with the goal of ѵжи̜Әҽӂ̶ҧӝўଂݵљуѾ҆წપыѲэ̝ creating a barrier-free society. Foreign participants are Ѣ઄݇଄҆ຟџျ୆ыњиѲэ̤ ୽џҔҫӜ̶Һ̤͑ڴparticularly welcome! ͐ѳ҇ў sports featured: soccer, ping-pong, tennis, volleyball, and track and fi eld އܿȇҧҵҝ̶̜൒ࢃ̜Ҹҽҫ̜ӂӞ̶ӎ̶ӝ̜ᅲ௑ when: March 21 (national holiday) 10:00 - 16:00 ඾শȇϩैϨϧ໘̈́ୣကѢ໘ͅ21;11 ̻ 27;11 ৪ͅूีۑ̛̛̛̈́ where: Naruto Athletic Park, Naruto Shimin Kaikan ეჷદદჁݵ̠ࠛ܆ຌরۥcost: free ાਫ਼ȇეჷೳ৽ for more info: Universal Tokushima Sports Festival ̤࿚̵̞ࣣͩȇӘҽӂ̶ҧӝќуыѲॡჁҫӏ̶Ҷੋ૲৪ ݵڿڙ Executive Committee ๯ȇჅᆍحtel. 088-611-6605 (weekdays 10:00 - 13:00) ४ fax. 088-611-6614 tel: 088-611-6605̛) ဓ໘ 21 ૐ̻ 24 ૐͅ presented by: Tokushima Prefecture NPO "Special fax: 088-611-6614 Olympics Japan/Tokushima" ৽टȇຝ๥ॡ̜ЄІЅၓగҫӌҩӕӝҜӜӥӆҵҡҫ໘ႎ̠ administered by: Universal Tokushima Sports Festival ຝ๥ ݵڿڙȇӘҽӂ̶ҧӝќуыѲॡჁҫӏ̶Ҷੋ૲৪ۯExecutive Committee ৽

Your Message Here ̮Ⴒ၁̩̺̯̞

If you have a non-profi t activity that you'd like to promote, ྋ۪ᅦߊຌѢ௜၇҆ຝ๥ॡѢ۷ত҆ᇭэగ̳џ฿мѓи௘ let us know and we can print it here. Awa Life is one of the ৽џҔӡӛҖӇр਻สћэѼ̤౏ྋ̜оඐѽяуєщи̝ best ways to spread information to the English-speaking ࡋૈр୿сѓиќॸкగѶോျ୆ћэ̤໘ႎতћѶ۷তћ international population of Tokushima. We are also on the Ѷॅ৓ћэѢћ̜ຝ๥џ୉҇ћиѿగџќїњာᅦў௜၇ lookout for people who are interested in writing articles for ๷҆ณ࢝эѿѓѵћࢤᆛыњѶѽмѓѽўџѼѾћэ̤ Awa Life on a regular or sporadic basis. Contact us if you are interested in submitting any writing. e-mail: [email protected] tel: 088-656-3303 e-mail: [email protected] fax: 088-652-0616 tel: 088-656-3303

-11- memoranda ׎ʴૅੲƴƭƍƯŴɟደƴᎋƑƯLjLJƤǜƔٳ˰נ ৬܏͐ޒਇగ೰ඎҿҵҺӡ̶ҡѢྡྷᅅౕќёѢжѾၑ̛ ണဌ݁ࢢౠଂݵ҆ѵъыњ̛̛̛̛̻͑

໘ૐ̡̛ဓౖϧϮ໩ϩैϧ໘̈́యͅঙঝϨ̡Ϫϫ̻Ϫ̡ϧϫ ௘୸̡̛੖ආၓగຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤݵ̈́ЊЅІϿϷ̛ͅോݵࡢ૬̛̈́¹ÛÓÞÅÍàؼßϬϼͅ ৬ધ̡̛ృេपતળ ࿦ആჾદਇੑপᅺࢤݵӉӟҢӛӒҥ̶ҹҕҿ̶ұ̶̛̛̛̛̛ ̛̛̛̛̛๪࢜ޒਇగફ܍ҿҵҺӡ̶ҡ൉ླ̛

̳ࠞ́ȫۥ͜ఱح๯ȇȁྫၳȪ૽ତ෤՜͈̹͛Ȃ3 ࠮ 31 ඾ࣼ́͘ͅ˰˫ˬ˥˝̤ͅ૭̱ࣺ͙̩̺̯̞ȃ̹̺̱Ȃ൚඾४ح४

ҿҵ܍ਇగફޒჃѵѽҀњиѲэ̝3112 ໩пѽѣ๪࢜҆ڿృេಐౠѣ̜2:9: ໩ѢಇᅵૐѼѾ࿦ആჾદਇੑপᅺࢤݵѢ௰ Һӡ̶ҡѢ൉ླќыњ๒຾ 51 ආലќҿҵҺӡ̶ҡ҆৓ඝы̜͐๒຾ӜӞ̶ಔჷ݌೰ඎݵ͑ўѝ҆૲મщҀѲыѓ̝ॵ੓̜̈́ຟ ќыњߊᄆщҀњиѲэ̝ڿڙࢤᆛѢݵ̠ྴࡢޒކߊͅਇੑߊຌદჁඨ௾ᅫૈ̜̈́ຟߊͅҩӕӉӛҽ̶ӝ͛દჁџѼѿ

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Big Hina Matsuri ΫΛΈ͌̈́̾ͤ͘

Every spring, a gigantic display of Hina Matsuri dolls can ӅҵҢѦўੋѾѣ̜஍۠џୣ҆ॾѪҖӋӥҺќыњડѲї be seen at the Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan. ѓѶѢћ̜ਗݷћൌ 29 ݷ҆सмѲэ̝

when: February 19 - March 31 ඾শȇ3ै2:໘̻4ै42໘ 9:00 - 16:00 ̛̛̛:̡11 ̻ 27̡11 where: Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan ાਫ਼ȇ஍۠෎గछဌ݁পᅺࠛ пѽ 83 ཮Ⴆѣ 93 ཮Ѣ۾Take the #72 or #82 bus from Tokushima Station ̛̛̛ຝ๥ platform A-5, and get off an hour later at ̛̛̛ӂҫџ௔їњ 71 ကঝ Nakatsuno ( ඨ޳ ) ̛̛̛џඨ޳ћ৵ѾѲэ ܅ ச޺ౠ 211܅ ȇോగ 411ڣcost: ]300 for adults, ]100 for Elementary students ߄ for more info: 08854.2.1505 મ̱̩ȇ19965.3.2616 www.town.katsura.lg.jp !!!!!!!!xxx/upxo/lbutvsb/mh/kq

Counselling Service at TOPIA ҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵

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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