Festivals OCT.／2008 - No. 25 とよはしインターナショナルフェスティバル ２００８ 広報とよはし英語版 Toyohashi International Festival 2008 A once-a-year festival! How about spending Sunday, November 30, 10 : 30 AM - 4 PM a day this winter enjoying the worldÕs various dances, songs, and foods and a folk crafts ¥ Stage ¥ World Gourmet Corner ¥ Fair Trade bazaar? Japanese traditional culture will of ¥Toyohashi International Exchange Groups Corner Toyohashi City Flower course be there. If you come from another ¥ International Exchange Photo Gallery The Azalea (Tsutsuji) country, or if you happen to have interest in ¥ Japanese Culture Corner (Ikebana, Mochitsuki, etc.) other countries, please come! ¥ International Exchange Photo Contest Eejanaika! Toyohashi Matsuri Useful Information Culture／Sports Festivals ¥ 10th Annual Japanese Speech Contest Where: Main Venue: Meih Event Hall (Meih Building, 5th Floor; Ekimae ïdri 2-chme) Japanese Speech Contest: Toyohashi Grand Hotel (Meih Building, 7th Floor) Eejanaika!Eejanaika! ToyohashiToyohashi MatsuriMatsuri For more information, please contact the Toyohashi International Association (TEL: 55-3671). Toyohashi, the birthplace of ÒEejanaika,Ó a carnival-like dance phenomenon that swept October 18th and 19th Machinaka Festival 2008 まちなかフェスティバル２００８ through Japan at the end of the Edo Period, will hold Toyahashi ÒEejanaikaÓ Matsuri on Ekimae Come watch colorful street performers from close-up! There ïdri and Hirokji Dri and throughout Toyohashi Toyohashi Park will also be the Asobi no Hiroba (Play Plaza), where you can Park on October 18th and 19th. Eejanaika Matsuri Toyohashi Park will be transformed into Eejanaika try all sorts of fun challenges. Performers include jugglers, is a Òfestival of the people,Ó made by the people, Park, with a Segway Plaza, a Mini-Shinkansen, a diabolo and top performers, and comedy shows. Activities so come and have lots of fun! Meet-the-Police (Fureai Keisatsu) Festival on the include face-painting, balloon art, top-making, and more! 18th, a Firefighting Plaza in front of City Hall, a When: Sunday, November 2, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM nationwide patriotic folk song and dance meet and Where: Hirokji Dri, Tokiwa Arcade, Hanazono Arcade Main Events traditional festival arts competition on the 18th, Inquiries: Machinaka Festival Committee (Machinaka Festival Saturday (18th) and a Toyohashi Ballad Championship on the Jikkô Iinkai, Inside Yamasan Gomu, TEL: 52-3901), Commerce 19th. &Tourism Division (Shôgyô Kankô Ka, TEL: 51-2425), Eejanaika Toyohashi Dance Contest Downtown Planning Division (Toshin Kassei Ka, TEL: 55-8101) Street Performer, 2007 Energetic dancing, detailed masks, and flashy Souvenir and Agricultural Goods costumes. When: 1-6 PM Where: Matsuba Exhibition Park, COCONICO Lawn, Hirokji Dri A bargain filled exhibition featuring souvenirs from Oktoberfest 2008 Love Port Town Toyohashi Sô Odori (19th in case of rain) the Mikawa, Ensh, and Nanshin regions as well Ten thousand dancers will make a loop covering the as fresh, local agricultural products. When: 9:30 オクトーバーフェスト 2008・LOVE PORT TOWN とよはし town dancing to the songs ÒMatsuken no Eejanaika AM-4PM When: Fri., Oct. 24, 5-9 PM; Sat., Oct. 25, 3-9 PM; Sun., Oct. 26, 12-6 PM II,Ó ÒShin Toyohashi Tonton Uta,Ó ÒToyohashi Ondo,Ó Eejanaika Stage Show Where: Hotel Sea Palace Resort (Jinno Shindennchô Aza Minowari) ÒChigiri Ondo,Ó and ÒShin Nonhoi Bushi.Ó When: On Saturday there will be a live radio broadcast What: A community event showing a cross-section of Germany, which has had a 6:30-8 PM Where: Ekimae ïdri, Hirokji Dri featuring the much talked about Enka singer deep relationship with the Port of Toyohashi. There will be a German Market, a Sunday (19th) JERO. There will also be a childrenÕs character German Car Show, a display of images of the future of the Port of Mikawa, and more. show. When: 9:30 AM-4PM Where: Toyohashi Entry: Free Eejanaika Toyohashi PareCa Ballpark Stage Dancing, Singing, CostumesÉ Groups will put on Inquiries: Junior Chamber International Toyohashi (Toyohashi Seinen Kaigisho a variety of performances ending with Eejanaika at Children’s Sculpture Paradise Jimukyoku, TEL: 52-9980, E-mail: [email protected]), International Relations Division full pitch with the PareCa (Parade & Carnival) Sculptures made by Toyohashi elementary and (Kokusai Kôryû Ka, TEL: 51-2023) Finale. When: 11 AM-4PM Where: Hirokji middle school children will go on display all in one ええじゃないかbuilding. Dri area Toyohashi Port City Marathon Course and Traffic Restrictions ライ フ ポ ー ト と よ は し 国道23号バ イ パ ス 豊橋みなとシティマラソン 観戦と交通規制のお知らせ スタ ー ト ・ 2km フィ ニ ッ シ ュ 折 返し Sunday, November 9, 10 AM 県営神野野球場 When: 市総合 3km 折 返し 体育館 Course: General Sports Park (Sôgô Supôtsu Kôen, Jinno Shindenchô Aza 総 合ス ポ ー ツ 公園 10km Yunowari) Ð Rokujgata ïhashi Ð Toward Jinno Nishimachi (Turn Around) 六条潟大橋 折 返し 神野大橋 Traffic Restrictions: 9:45 AM Ð 12 PM 5km折返 し Streets overflowing with colorful costumes Last yearÕs dance contest winner ÒSoraÓ Inquiries: Toyohashi Port City Marathon Committee (Toyohashi Minato City Marathon Jikkô Iinkai Jimukyoku) through City Hall Sports Division Inquiries: Toyohashi Matsuri Committee (Commerce & Tourism Division, TEL: 51-2430) (TEL: 51-2864) Toyohashi Population Toyohashi City Bulletin Do you have any questions or comments about the English Version of the Toyohashi City Bulletin? (as of Sept. 1, 2008) Published by: Public Relations & Promotion Division TEL 51-2165 Please Contact Toyohashi City Hall at [email protected]. All ideas, comments, and criticisms Total Ð 385,364 Translated and Edited by: International Relations Division TEL 51-2007 [email protected] are greatly appreciated. Foreign Ð 20,307 Toyohashi City Hall http://www.city.toyohashi.aichi.jp/en/index.html " Useful Information Culture Introducing: The Chiiki Seikatsu 山下清の東海道五十三次展 Bus Taxi (Tobu Higashiyama-sen) Yamashita Kiyoshi’sKiyoshi’s“Fifty-Three The Chiiki Seikatsu Bus Taxi opened on July 2, linking the JR Futagawa Stations of the Tokaido”Tokaido” Exhibition Station and the Und Ken-mae streetcar stop. The Bus Taxi is convenient The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tkaid drawn by the wandering artist for shopping or going to the hospital, but it is currently running as a two-year Yamashita Kiyoshi, also known as ÒThe Naked General,Ó will be on display, experiment so we need you to use it in order to keep it running. 「地域生活」バス・タクシー along with his favorite yukata, rucksack, and other articles from his Days of Operation: Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. (Out of operation during New Year, see website for times) wanderings. Works he drew while visiting the Toyohashi Takayama Municipal Futagawa Frante (East Entrance), Futagawa Station (North Entrance) Shichkaku Kyiku Center Route: ① ② ③ School will also go on display. When: Until November 16, 9:30 AM-5PM Sanj hashi (Kyoto) (Audio Visual Center) ④Shiei Higashiyama Jtaku ⑤Garden Garden ⑥Iwaya Ryokuchi-kita ⑦Higashiyama (Closed Mondays and on November 4; open on November 3) © Seibisha Kanp-Mae ⑧7-11 Toyohashi ïiwa-ch-ten ⑨Sukoyaka no Sato ⑩Toyohashi Iry Center ⑪Higashi Junkanki Where: Futagawa Honjin Museum (Futagawa-ch Nakamachi, TEL: 41-8580) Clinic ⑫Shimamura Imure-ten ⑬Domy Imure-ten ⑭Pare March Imure ⑮Shimodaira Iin-Minami ⑯Shugei Admission: General, 400 yen; Elementary / Middle / High School Students, 100 yen Tkai (Kudari) / Hobira Toua (Nobori) ⑰Und Ken Vehicle: Jumbo Taxi (limit 9 passengers) Price: Adults DVD Theater 200, yen; Elementary Schoolers, 100 yen; Children below Elementary School Age, free; or 12 tickets for 2000 yen There will also be special showings of a video showing the landscapes and backgrounds behind Yamashita Website: http://www.city.toyohashi.aichi.jp/bu_toshikeikaku/toshikeikaku/toshikoutuu/bus-taxi/ (JPN only) KiyoshiÕs works. Showings will be held in the lecture room as necessary during the exhibition. (Video length: 30 min; Inquiries: Urban Planning Division (Toshi Keikaku Ka, TEL: 51-2620) admission required.) Mother and Child Health Counseling Sports When: Monday, November 17, 1:15-3:45 PM 外国人母子保健相談 City Sports Festival 市民スポーツ際 Where: Health Center for Mothers and Children ( , Matsuba-ch 3-chme) Boshi Hoken Center Application: Submit application form to the Toyohashi Athletic Association (Toyohashi-shi Taiiku Kyôkai, Who: English- or Portuguese-speaking parents with babies or pre-school children. (Limit 5 people) TEL: 63-3031), Martial Arts Hall (Budôkan), General Gymnasium (Sôgô Taiikukan), General Athletic What: Counseling about pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing; measurements of your child. Grounds Administration Office (Sôgô Undôjô Kanri Jimusho), or a neighborhood gym. You can get the Please bring your Maternal & Child Health Handbook (Boshi Kenkô Techô). application form at any neighborhood gym or athletic facility or at the Toyohashi Athletic Association. Application: Health Center for Mothers and Children (TEL: 51-2375) Event Name Time Place Eligible Participants / Fees Deadline Petanque Sat., Nov. 8, 8:30 AM Recreation Sports Plaza Anyone living within the city / Free Oct. 31 A Message from the Fire Department OK 豊 (Rain date: 11/15) (Sato 5-chôme) 橋 Target Bird Golf Sun., Nov. 9, 10 AM Green Sports Center Anyone living within the city over Oct. 31 Calls to 119 from within Toyohashi or the Toyokawa/Shinshiro region will be (Rain date: 11/16) (Ôiwa-chô aza Hiuchizaka) 18 / 300 yen due at event connected to the Fire Dispatch Center on the 4th floor of the Toyohashi 市 Horse-riding Sun., Nov. 16, 8 AM Takashi Ryokuchi-nai Baba 2000 yen Nov. 2 Central Fire Station. Please speak calmly and accurately about whether it is 消 (Takashi-chô aza Kitahara) (Due with application) a fire or a medical emergency and where the emergency is. 防 In case of a fire: In case of a medical emergency: 本 NJSF Fall Sports Festival Kaji desu! There’s a fire. Kyûbyô desu! There’s a medical emergency. 部 Sports Jûsho wa (city) shi (block #) chôme (lot #) banchi no (building #) desu. か Tennis Meet The address is (building #), (lot #), (block #), in (city).