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岡本太郎美術館の「明日の神話完成への道」展について

Taro Okamoto spent his whole life pursuing connections between his art and society.
And he created his mural “Tomorrow’s myth” as a guidepost for humanity in the modernage.
The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art has in its possession Okamoto’s original oil painting“Tomorrow’s myth”, which served as the basis for the mural. The museum’s current exhibition “Road tothe complete <Tomorrow’s myth>” centers on this painting.
Along with it, photographs and video clips are used to explain the process of creating the mural, and topaint a picture of the day and age in which it was made. The exhibition will continue until Tuesday
October the 3rd.
The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art is a 17-minute walk from Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line.
For more information call the museum at 0 4 4 – 9 0 0 – 9 8 9 8.

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「２００６多摩川ハーフマラソンイン川崎」について

The 2006 Tamagawa Half Marathon in Kawasaki takes place on Sunday the 19th of November, but it’salready time to sign up if you’d like to participate. And wouldn’t it be nice to take a run in the fresh
autumn breeze of the Tamagawa River?
There are four events to choose from: the half marathon, the 10-kilometer run, the 3-kilometer run, andthe parent-child 1-kilometer pair run. Certificates of participation and medals will be given out, as will
certificates of runners’ official times. Everybody who runs will get a T-shirt.
For more information there’s a pamphlet with application guidelines which you can pick up at ward offices,
civic halls, libraries and places like that. The deadline for application is Friday October the 6th.
For inquiries or to apply by phone, call the “Tamagawa Half Marathon In Kawasaki Entry Center” at 0 3– 3 7 1 4 – 6 4 0 9.

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「畜産フードフェア２００６」について

The Livestock Industry Food Fair 2006, called the “CHIKUSAN FOOD FAIR” in Japanese, will be held
over two days on Saturday October 7th and Sunday October 8th. in Higashi-Ogijima, Kawasaki Ward at theJapan Meat Trading Center (which is called the “NIHON SHOKUNIKU RYUTSU CENTER” in Japanese).
Various kinds of beef, pork, processed foods, etc. including top-grade beef from all parts of Japan will beon display and for sale. There will also be an outdoor barbeque corner, a petting zoo with calves, sheep,
rabbits and so on, and there will even be ponies to ride.
On top of all that, right next door at Kawasaki Marien, the Kawasaki Port Festival will be going on. So
bring your whole family for a really nice fall outing.
You get to the Japan Meat Trading Center by taking the “Kawa 05” bus from the bus terminal at the East
exit of JR Kawasaki Station. Get off at the “Nihon Shokuniku Ryutsu Senta” bus stop.
For more information please call the Kawasaki City Economic Affairs Bureau, Commerce and Tourism
Section at 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 3 2 8.

New Counseling Services for non-Japanese will start in October, 2006 at thetwo ward offices. The same services will continue to be provided at theKawasaki International Center. The schedule of consultation services are as
follows:
Asao Ward OfficeLanguage

Day

Kawasaki Ward OfficeHour＊ Language

ChineseTuesday

9:30-12:00＊Chinese

Tagalog

Wednesday

14:00-16:30＊ Tagalog

EnglishThursday9:30-12:00＊EnglishDay

Hour

Tuesday

14:00-16:30Wednesday 9:30-12:00
Thursday

14:00-16:30

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:kian@bremen.or.jp HP URL:http://www.bremen.or.jp/kian/