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For the first time the Kawasaki Citizens Symphony Number 9 Concert will be
performed at the Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall. Until now Kawasaki City’s fourorchestras took turns at performing the Kawasaki Citizens Symphony Number 9Concert but this year all four orchestras have joined together to perform this concert..
The chorus group is made up of 300 people from Kawasaki who answered a request for singers. They
have been practicing very hard every Friday from August. The results can be heard at Muza Kawasaki
Symphony Hall on the 12th of December from 2:00pm. The price is ¥2000 for S-seats and ¥1500 forA-seats.

"Film Music Concert", a promenade of light and sound is being organized byKawasaki City to celebrate it being the 80th year since Kawasaki was established
as a city. This project will take place for one hour on the first floor lobby at theNumber 3 Building of the Kawasaki City Office (Shiyakusho) from the time of
5:30pm to 6:30pm.
On the 3rd of December a jazz band made up of a saxaphone, percussion,drum,piano, guitar and basswill perform. They will play cinema theme music as well as their original tunes "Forever","Desperado","The Other Side of Sadness"
Then on December 10th a band consisting of a flute, ocarina and a guitar will also play songs frommovies, for example "Around the World" from the film "Around the World in 80 Days" and "TheEntertainer" from "The Sting" as well as other tunes.
It is free to enjoy these concerts so please come along and have a good time.
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Film music Concert, Promenade of Light and Sound Part 2 will be held on December 17th by a band
made up of a piano, bass and drum. They will be performing pieces from the movies such as "The Call of
the Far Away Hills" from the film "Shane", "The Days of Wine and Roses", the theme song from theItalian film "Sunflower".
Then on December 24th a band performing on handbells, flute, ocarina, piano and violin will perform
songs from the films "White Christmas", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", the song "When You Wishupon a Star" from "Pinocchio" among other songs.
It is also free to come and listen so please take the time to come along and enjoy yourself.

You are expected to send Nengajo or New Year’s cards to the animals
at Yumemigasaki Animal Park.
New Year’s cards received by the Yumemigasaki Animal Park from December 15 to January 16th ,2005
will be put up on a special display within the park from January 28th to Febuary 14th.
The address to send the New Year’s cards to is : Yumemigasaki Dobutsu Koen
1-2-1 Minami- Kase, Saiwai Ward
Kawasaki City 〒212-0055
For more details please phone the staff at the Yumemigasaki Animal Park at 044-588-4030.
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Yonetty Oozenji in Asao Ward is a combined facility of a relaxation room for older
people and a heated swimming pool complex utilizing surplus heat by burning waste
at a boiler.
There are one heated pool with a strong flow or current at the center and a 25 meter
pool, a pool for children as well as a pool with slide attached. You can use the pool areafrom 10:00am to 8:30pm.
Tickets are available to buy until 7:30pm.
Tickets cost ¥300 for 1 hour and ¥150 for an extra 30 minutes for people aged over 15 years old. For
people from aged 3 to aged under 15 years old and junior high school students a ticket costs ¥100 for anhour and ¥50 for an extra 30 minutes.
There is also a training room at Yonetty Ozenji with the opening times of 9:00am to 12:00pm, from
1:00pm 4:00pm and also from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. You have to pay separately for each period. The cost is¥300 for those aged over 20 years old and ¥100 for people aged from age 15 to under age 20 and it is also¥100 if you are a student, even if you are over 20 years old.
Also at Yonetty Ozenji there is a 35 tatami mat size relaxation room with baths for those aged over 60for free. It is open from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
As well as the above facilities you can also play gate-ball, hold meetings and do other activities atYonetty Ozenji .
To get to Yonetty Ozenji take a bus from Kakio Station on the Odakyu Line, or you can catch the "Mizo17" from Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station on the JR Nambu Line. You need to get off at the bus stop
marked Den-en chofu Gakuen Daigaku. Furthermore, if you go to Yonetty Ozenji by car you have to pay¥100 per hour for parking.
Exceptforthe months of July and August Yonetty Ozenji is closed on Wednesdays. IfWednesday happens to be a national holiday Yonetty Ozenji will be open on theWednesday but closed on the following day instead. Yonetty Ozenji will beclosed for the New Year’s Holiday between December 29th and January 5th.
For more details and information please call Yonetty Ozenji
044-951-3636.

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