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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION

211（多文化フェスタみぞのくち２００５）について
The Mizo-no-kuchi "Multicultural Festival 2005" will be held on Saturday, 15th of October, to promote mutual
understanding and friendship in order to create a multicultural and symbiotic community, with the support ofand with the standpoints of various people being taken into account: from people with disabilities to foreign
citizens, from young people to the elderly.
There were will be lots of events at the "Multicultural Festival". On the stage you can enjoy foreign musicand dance, such as Okinawan music and dance, Taiko drumming, rock songs and so on . There will be a foodcorner where you will be able to try food from the Philippines, China, the Korean Peninsula, Brazil, Central andSouth America and other countries. There will also be a corner where volunteer groups and regional bodies will
be selling various crafts.
The "Multicultural Festival" will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday October 15th on the top floorof the Nocty 2 Building which is part of the Mizo-no-kuchi branch of the Marui Family Department Store.
For more details about the "Multicultural Festival" please contact the Takatsu Shiminkan Educational andSocial Promotions Group at the phone number of 044-814-7603.
It is free to come and join, so please take some time and come along and enjoy yourselves.

212（麻生の道 彫刻展について）
In Kawasaki City there is an ongoing promotional campaign called "Flowers and Greenery: Lets Improve Our
City's Image". As part of this campaign "Asao Ward Open Air Sculpture Exhibition" will be held around theFukikomi Crossroads area. This area is near Asao Ward’s Shin-yurigaoka Odakyu Line Train Station.
This exhibition will not always show the same works. It is planned to change the exhibits after one year. It ishoped that many people will be able to enjoy these works of art.
The current selection of 5 works of art will continue until the 21st of March 2006. They consist of the following:
1. "Kouro" ("Route") by Takashi Yamazaki (graduate of Musashino Bijutsu University) exhibited at theOomurasaki shrubbery area.
2. "Michi ni Sotte Iku" ("Go Along the Road") by Yuki Nakaigawa (of Tama Bijutsu Graduate University) at theSatsuki-Tsutsuji shrubbery area.
3. "Rover 05-1" by Saburou Kaizaki (graduate of Nihon Daigaku’s Art Faculty).
4. "Kanata -E Trans-" ("Trans to the Beyond") by Youichirou Yoshikawa (graduate of Tamagawa BijutsuUniversity) will be on display in the Yurinoki area.
5. "Asao no Tori no Su to Shirube" (" Guide to Nests of Asao") by Takamasa Kuniyasu (graduate of Tsukuba
Graduate School Art Research) will be located in the Yurinoki area.
If you are interested there will be an orientation day held by the artists of these works at these locations. Theorientation will be held on Sunday the 20th of November.
For more details and information please phone the Green Department of the Environment Bureau at044-200-2399.

213(川崎市民祭りについて)

There will be held the 28th Kawasaki Citizens Festival or Kawasaki Shimin Matsuri on November the 4th, 5th
and 6th at Fujimi-Koen Park in Kawasaki Ward.
About 500,000 people join in with the fun of the Kawasaki Citizens Festival every year. It is Kawasaki’s
biggest festival and it is supported by many of this city’s good citizens.
The festival will include one of Japan’s largest bazaars with over 300 stalls including 25 stalls selling famous
local produce from 25 towns from throughout Japan.
On Saturday the 5th a 1 km long parade will be marching to Kawasaki Station.
On Friday the 4th there will be a Karaoke Contest and “ The Concert for Everyone,anytime anywhere” on thestage.
Kawasaki is a city that has historically had a lot of foreign people to come to live and naturally, eventuallyand consequently the city has gown up as multicultural community. At the festival there will be anInternational Friendship Corner where people can try on national costumes from other countries, enjoy folk
dancing and so on. This attraction is always highly praised every year.

At the festival there will also be a Soccer Lesson t that involves members from the J1 Kawasaki Frontale
Soccer Team Supporters Association teaching everyone, from kids to adults, how to improve their soccer.
For more details about the Kawasaki Festival please contact the festivals
action committee at 044-200-2308.

（川崎市国際交流協会外国人相談）
The Kawasaki International Association offers free consultation for foreign residents concerning
daily living and problems. The service is free and confidential.
Hours: 10:00a.m.to 4:00p.m.:
Language: English Tuesday-Friday

Chinese: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Korean: Tuesday, Thursday

Tagalog: Tuesday, Wednesday

Spanish: Tuesday, Thursday

Portuguese: Tuesday, Friday

Issued by The Kawasaki International Association
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