Hino City International Friendship Association (H I FA)
Application for Membership (in 2024)
Who can become a member of HIFA?
Anybody who understands HIFA’s volunteer principle can becomea member of HIFA. （If you are a middle school student or younger,
please apply for membership with your parents or guardians）

If you are a member of HIFA…
①You can join our activities and projects.
②You can receive our monthly newsletter “Echo letter”. .
③You can be covered by the volunteer insurance.

How can you become a member of HIFA?
Please apply for membership and pay the annual fee in the HIFA
office.

Volunteer Insurance
If you become a member of HIFA、we pay an insurance
benefit to you, if you are injured during HIFA activity orproject (※Including the case of traveling to the event site):●Hospital stay (per day) 3,000 yen●Hospital visits (per day) 2,000yen●Accident Death / Permanent Disability 2,000,000yen

Annual Fee ( For April ～ March)
Please pay annual fee for the next year by June
●Personal membership 2,000 yen ●Family membership

3,000yen●Student membership 1,000yen ●Firm membership 10,000yen※The fee will be prorated if you apply for membership in the middle of the year

Projects/Activities(＊ …in planning process )【Multicultural Community Building Divison】① Multicultural exchange and enrichment.
② International exchange activities… E.g.,：One day tour、Year End Party .
③ Cooperation for intercultural understanding education in school④ Joining community events in Hino-city ⑤ Cooperation with local government and other groups⑥ Supporting social involvement for people with intercultural backgrounds【Communication Support Divison】① Management of Japanese Language Class・Supporting Japanese language learning
・Training volunteer supporter for Japanese language learning＊Give some advice to the class members
Class name dayHirayama
TueTuesdayTueTime
10:00～12:00
14:00～16:00

SaturdaySat

10:00～12:00

JuniorSat

10:00～12:00

Place
Hirayama Sueshige Fureaikan
HIFA
Hino Life and Health Center2FHIFA※ HIFA … Hino Life and Health Center 1F※ Hirayama Sueshige Fureaikan … HirayamaJoshikoen Sta. (KeioLine)（Hirayama 5-18-2）※ If you want to join a class, please contact HIFA office.
② Multilingual Information Service
Useful information about life in Japan is provided in plain
Japanese and translated into other languages, and available
on the HIFA website and SNS

③ Voluntary course for Foreign Languages
Members of HIFA study a variety of language in this course forintercultural communication and HIFA projects.
Course Name
Monday English Chat Club
English conversation (Beginner )English conversation (Intermediate A)
English conversation (Intermediate B)
Chinese (Beginner)
Chinese（(Intermediate )KoreanSpanish (Introduction A)
Spanish communication (Beginner A)
Spanish (Sunday)

Day of week
Mon.
Fri.
The first・third Wed.
The second・fourth。
Web.
The second ・ fourth
Wed.
The second ・ fourthSun.
Mon. (4 times/amonth)
Tue. (4 times/amonth)
Fri. (4 times/amonth)
The second ・ fourth
Sun.

Time
10:30～12:00
10:00～11:30
10:30～12:00
10:30～12:00
14:00～16:00
13:30～15:30
13:00～14:30
10:30～12:00
13:30～15:00
10:00～12:00※If you want to join a class, please contact HIFA office.
【Life Support Division】① Giving advice about life in Japan ② Disaster management③ Support for understanding rules in local community④ Support for child education⑤ Support your health maintenance⑥ ＊Support for apartment hunting ⑦ ＊Support for job-hunting⑧ ＊Support for your hobby and hanging out⑨ Training volunteer supporters for your life in Japan or Hino
You can check information about HIFA projects/activities
in the newsletter “Echo Letter”, published on the 10th of
every month, or in some other media (website, LINE,Facebook).

If you get some information about HIFA、
Please check our website or our account on LINE and Facebook.
Websitehttps://hifa-info.org/
LINE
We send you information about HIFA。
Please add HIFA on LINE and senda simple message or stamp.
FacebookWe give some information about HIFAand life in Japan.
Please visit to our FB page, hit the good button, and follow
us.
https://www.facebook.com/hifa.fb

Hino City International Friendship Association (H I FA)
Open … 9：00 am～5：00 pm M-W, F-Sa
（ Closed … Thursday・Sunday・Public Holiday）
1-6-2 Hinohoncho, Hino , Tokyo 191－0011
Hino Life and Health Center 1F
TEL

042-586-9511

FAX

042-586-9543

Email hifa-office@ab.auone-net.jp
Web sitehttps://hifa-info.org/