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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION(295)「春のばら苑一般公開」についてThis year again, with the help of citizen volunteers, about 4700 beautiful
flowers of 533 different varieties are blooming in a garden about 1.2 hectares in size:
the Rose Garden in Ikuta Park, Tama Ward, Kawasaki City.
The garden will be open to the public until June 3rd, from 10am to 4:30pm
Tuesday through Friday and from 9am to 4:30pm on Saturday and Sunday.
garden is closed on Mondays.

TheAdmission is free.

So if you like flowers, by all means come and see the Rose Garden in Ikuta Park.

And why notbring your friends and family too?
The Rose Garden at Ikuta Park is about a 15-minute walk from Shukugawara Station on the JR
Nambu Line, or about a 12-minute walk from the Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line.
For more information you can call the Rose Garden in Ikuta Park (called the IKUTARYOKUCHI-NAI BARA-EN in Japanese) at 0 4 4 – 9 7 8 – 5 2 7 0.

Or you can contact

the Environment Protection Bureau, Park Management Section of the City ofKawasaki (called the KANKYOU-KYOKU KOUEN KANRI KA in Japanese); their
number is 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 3 9 4.

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日本の伝統文化「能」について

The next regularly secheduled performance of “Noh and Kyogen” at the Kawasaki Noh
Theater is coming up soon. It’s a not-so-common opportunity to experience a bit of traditional
Japanese culture right here in your own city.
Noh drama and Kyogen comedy are both classical art forms dating back to the Edo
period. Noh plays dramatize old stories and legends, while Kyogen skits portray and make funof everyday people and the things they do.
The performances will be on Saturday the 16th of June. There will be one at 12 noon,and one at 3pm. Both performances are reserved seating only, and admission to either one is4000 yen per person.
The Kawasaki Noh Theater is about 5 minutes on foot from the East exit of JR Kawasaki
Station.
To reserve your ticket, call the Kawasaki Noh Theater (that’s the KAWASAKINOHGAKU-DO in Japanese); the phone number is 0 4 4 – 2 2 2 – 7 9 9 5.

(297)「フェスタサマーミューザ KAWASAKI ２００７」について
Are you the sort of person who basically likes classical music, but thinks it would
be hard to sit through an entire classical concert?
Well, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall is holding Festa Summer Muza again thisyear. It’s an event especially for people who are beginners when it comes to classicalmusic.
This summer music festival
It runs from Wednesday July the 25th through Sunday August 12th.
will feature performances by 9 orchestras from the Tokyo metropolitan area, including Kawasaki City’s
franchise orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
Most of the concerts in the festival are around 70 minutes long, which makes them easy to fit into
your busy schedule. And most of them carry a very reasonable ticket price of just 3000 yen.
You can get tickets through the Muza Ticket Counter, PIA, Lawson Ticket andsimilar vendors.
For more information call Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall; their phone number is
0 4 4 – 5 2 0 – 0 2 0 0.

Gyouseishoshi Lawyer Organization is offering the consulting services for foreign residents as thefollowings. Please feel free to come and consult what you are worrying about now.
Contents of Consultation: Visa problem, Extending period of Stay, Changing status of residence,Naturalization, Permanent visa, Long Term resident visa, Certificate of eligibility, International
marriage/divorce, Extraordinary permit of residence by minister of Justice, Establishing acompany/branch of foreign company, getting licenses for business, etc.
A: Date & Time: 1st Saturday, from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Jan. 6/ Feb. 3/Mar. 3/ Apr. 7/ May 5/ Jun.2)
Place: Kanagawa Volunteer Support Center
B: Date & Time: 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm-4:00pm(Jan.21/Feb. 18/Mar.18/ Apr. 22/,May 20/ Jun.17)
Place: Kawasaki International Center
Please call 044-955-6657 (Urata Office) or 044-811-2436(Takeshita Office) for further information.

Issued by The Kawasaki International Association
2-2 Kizuki Gion Cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-0033 Kawasaki International Center
Tel 044-435-7000 Fax 044-435-7010 Ｅ-mail:kiankawasaki@kian.or.jp HP URL:http://www.kian.or.jp/