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港区国際交流協会

2013

MinatoInternational
Association
News

ユース意見交換会 in 箱根 （平成 24 年 11 月 24、25 日）
World Youth Discussion in Hakone (November 24 and 25, 2012)

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2 Greetings from the Chairperson and Chief Director
3-8 Information

会長・理事長挨拶
お知らせ

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会長挨拶

Greetings from the Chairperson
港区国際交流協会（ＭＩＡ）が一般財

A full four years have passed since Minato International
Association (MIA) became an independent organization.
During those four years, the almost 300 members of MIA
have taken advantage of the fact that Minato City is thelocation of embassies from 82 different countries by working
together with those embassies and various groups affiliatedwith them to engage in a wide range of different types ofinternational exchange activities and to help foreign residents.
On August 11, 2012, MIA worked together with the National
Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) to organize
a viewing of the Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival andsucceeded in introducing fireworks, one of the highlights of Edo
culture, to a large number of foreign residents and students.
MIA has also worked with embassies to organize individual
country introduction days in which participants are introduced
to information about a country, such as the country’s history,
culture, tourism, and industry. In 2012, MIA organized cultural
exchange events in which participants were introduced to thepeople, local dances, and songs of Bahrain and Botswana.
I had been to both of these countries in the past, so I gave apresentation about them that included some of their rare sights
and deep history.
My aspiration is to build an international exchange hallin Minato City that will serve as a place for communication
where people from around the world can enjoy wine, tea, andother refreshments together in a relaxing atmosphere and cometo a deeper understanding of other countries and people. I hopethat this international exchange hall will serve as a place of wa(harmony) for people from around the world. This harmony
will surely lead to peace.

団法人になり、早いもので、まる4年経ちました。
この間、ＭＩＡは 300 名近い会員の方々が中心となり、82 カ国の大使館が集まっている地域特性を活かしてそれぞれの大使館やいろいろな関係団体と協力して、幅広い国際交流活動や外国人支援活動に取り組んできました。
ＭＩＡは、2012 年 8 月 11 日、政策研究大学院大学（ＧＲＩＰＳ）と共同で、東京湾大華火祭見学会を実施し、多くの外国人や留学生に「江戸文化の華、花火」を楽しんでもらいました。
また、各国の大使館の方々とともに、その国の歴史、文化、観光、産業などを紹介する「国別紹介デー」を設け、2012年には、バーレーン、ボツワナの国の民族、地方の踊りや歌を披露するなどの交流の場をプロデュ－スしてきました。
2つの国とも、私がかつて訪れたことがありますので、その国の珍しい光景、古い歴史などを皆様にご披露いたしました。
私の希望は、世界の皆様がいつでも集まって、リラックスしたムードの中で、お茶やワインを飲み交わし、お互いの国や人々を深く知り合うコミュニケーションの場である「国際交流会館」を港区につくることです。そこでは、世界中の人々の「和の場」になってもらいたいのです。平和はそこから生まれます。
兼高 かおる

Kaoru Kanetaka, Chairperson, Minato International Association● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●新たな団体との連繋活動を

Working Together with New Groups

創立満21年を迎えたＭＩＡは多岐の

Since MIA was established a full 21 years ago, theassociation has been continuously planning and holding avariety of different events. The association, as its name would
suggest, is centered around international exchange. The hard
work of the association’s members has enabled it to pursue avariety of different types of activities one after another. The
association has now held 38 individual country introduction
days (A Day to Present a Country) and surely will soon haveheld introduction days for half of the countries represented
by the 82 embassies in Minato City. In addition, by serving
as an intermediary between organizations, the association
has aided in the development of a wide variety of activities,
including cultural exchange, hiking, Japanese cooking class,and language training. Of course, the association is not justinvolved in its own activities but also helps to guide theinternationalization of new organizations. The association
draws particularly on the knowledge that it has accumulated
over time to help groups and organizations examine the variety
of different types of activities that they are promoting andfit the activities into a framework of international activity,
which has now become the norm. In this way, MIA is moving
forward energetically in the fulfillment of its goals.

計画に基づく活動を休むことなく継続してきています。協会の名称が示すように国際交流を主軸とした様々な角度からのアクションが淀みなく、会員の努力によって重ねられてきています。各国の紹介（国別紹介デー）はもう 38 カ国を数えており、港区内の 82 の大使館の半数に迫っています。さらに協会は、文化交流、ハイキング、おいしい国際交流、
各国語のトレーニング等、多彩な活動に繋がる各団体の仲立ちを行っています。勿論、協会主催のアクティビティだけでなく、新しい団体の国際化の方針にも幅広い援助を行っています。とくに協会がこれまで培ってきたノウハウを生かして、いろいろな活動を進めるグループや団体の方向性を一緒に研究し、今や普遍化した国際活動のなかへ位置づけて行きます。このように港区国際交流協会の役割をエネルギッシュに推進します。
理事長

見上 良也

Yoshiya Mikami, Chief Director, Minato International Association2

春の川越ハイキング

Spring Kawagoe Hiking

5 月 26 日（土）に、今も江戸時代の雰囲気を残し「小江戸」とOn May 26 (Sat.)MIA went to Kawagoe
City in Saitama
Prefecture. Kawagoe isknown as “Little Edo”
because it still retains
the atmosphere of theEdo era (1603–1868).
The area is also known
for snacks madefrom sweet potato.
Participants gathered at
Hon-Kawagoe Stationon the Seibu Shinjuku
Line at 9:30 a.m.; visited Kitain (a Buddhist temple), theKawagoe Castle Main Palace, and Hikawa Shrine; and finishedthe tour at 3 p.m. at Kashiya Yokocho (sweetshop street) in the
downtown area. The group was accompanied by two experienced
guides (speaking in Japanese and English). There were a totalof 33 participants, including 9 foreigners, and there were moreyoung women than usual. People were especially impressed by
the humorous expressions of the Five Hundred Arhats at Kitain
temple; the front of the Kawagoe Castle Main Palace, whichlooks like the set of a movie; and the 15 m tall torii at Hikawa
Shrine.

して親しまれ、芋のスイーツでも有名な埼玉県川越市を散策しました。9 時半に西武新宿線の本川越駅前に集合し、喜多院、川越城本丸御殿、氷川神社を巡り、繁華街の菓子屋横丁で 15 時に解散しました。ベテランガイドさん 2 名（日本語と英語）が一緒に歩いて案内して頂きました。参加者は外国人 9 名を含めて合計 33 名、いつもよりも若い女性が多かったようです。好評だったのは、喜多院の中にある五百羅漢のユーモラスな表情、映画のセットのような川越城御殿の正面、15ｍもの高さの氷川神社の鳥居でした。

Presenting a Country Day
Bahrain

国別紹介～バーレーンデー
6 月 9 日（土）に開催されたバーレーンデーは、大使館と港区国際交流協会が共催で行ってきた37回目の国別紹介でした。当日はハリール・ハッサン大使をはじめ、来賓、大使館員を含め120名を超える参加者で賑わいました。同国はアラビア半島沿いに位置する、
40 もの島々からなる国土を有し、開放的で自由な文化を核とする
中東で最も社会的に自由な国として、石油、石油製品の輸出を中心に、近年は金融センターとして地位を築いてきているとの説明がありました。専門グループによるアラブ音楽の演奏は聴衆の耳を捉えました。それに続くアラビア料理では横浜で店を開くオーナーシェ
フが腕をふるった料理に来場者は舌鼓を打ち、飲食を楽しみながら暫し談笑していました。

Bahrain Day, which was held on June 9 (Sat.), was the 37th
Presenting a Country Day that MIA has held in cooperation witha foreign embassy. The event had more than 120 participants,
including Ambassador Khalil Bin Ebrahim Hassan, guests, andembassy staff members. Participants in the event were given an
introduction to Bahrain that included the following information.
Bahrain consists of 40 islands along the Arabian Peninsula.
Openness and freedom are at the core of Bahrain’s culture, andBahrain is known as the country with the freest society in the
Middle East. The country’s economy is centered around theexport of oil and oil products, and in recent years, Bahrain has
been building its reputation as a financial hub. Participants were
enthralled by an expert performance of Arabian music. Next,
the participants were offered Arabian food that was carefully
prepared by the owner and chef of a restaurant in Yokohama andchatted pleasantly as they enjoyed their food and drinks.

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交流サロン～
ゆかたを着てみましょう

Friendship Lounge
How About Trying a Yukata ?

今年も交流サロン「ゆかたを着てみましょう」を6月29日 ( 金 )As part of the Friendship Lounge program, a yukata (cotton
kimono for summer) wearing event was held again this year on
June 29 (Fri.) at 6:30 p.m. The event took place in a Japanesestyle room at Libra (Minato City Gender Equality Center). There
were 19 foreign participants and four Japanese participants. The
men and women split into two separate groups and were shownhow to put on a yukata and obi sash. Then everyone practiced
together. There were many young people among the participants;
they learned quickly and were able put on the yukata skillfully.
They had fun taking pictures of each other.

6時半からリーブラの和室で開催しました。参加人数は、外国人19名、日本人 4 名でした。男女別々の輪になり、浴衣から帯までの着方の流れを見てもらい、その後、皆さん一緒に練習をしました。若
い方が多く、覚えも早く、上手に着ることができ、参加者同士写真を撮り合って楽しんでいました。

The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks
Viewing Event

東京湾大華火祭

GRIPS (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) and MIA
held a joint event at The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Viewing
Event, which was held on August 11 (Sat.). The majority of the 41
participants were foreign students at GRIPS, and many of themhad never seen fireworks in Japan before. As the participants lined
up to wait for their seats, some students were already absorbed
in international exchange. As the students watched the summer
performance cooled by the ocean breeze, the smiles on their faces
as they were lit up by the fireworks were a sight to behold.

8月11日 ( 土 )に開催された東京湾大華火祭で、GRIPS( 政策研
究大学院大学 ) と MIA の交流イベントを行いました。41 人の参加者の多くは GRIPS の留学生で、日本で花火を見るのは初めてだという学生が沢山いました。席取りのための順番待ちで行列となり、入場を待つ間に国際交流に専念する学生もいました。海風に吹かれながらの夏のパフォーマンス、花火の輝きに照らされた皆の笑顔はとても素敵でした。

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Jogashima (Miura Peninsula) and Mitsubishi
Minatomirai Industrial Museum (Yokohama)
Bus Hike

城ヶ島＜三浦半島＞と三菱みなとみらい技術館＜横浜＞バスハイク
恒例の国際交流バスハイクは、9 月 29 日（土）7 時半 36 名（うM I A’ s a n n u a linternational exchange
bus hike took placeon September 29(Sat.). At 7:30 a.m., 36
participants (including
eight foreigners) wentstraight from KitaAoyama toward theMiura Peninsula.
The participants
were blessed withgood weather andreached the vicinity of the white Jogashima Lighthouse at thewest end of Jogashima Island at 10 a.m. They then embarked ona hike along the reef area lining the coast. They took a break at
Umanose Domon (sea cave). After completing an approximately
two-kilometer course, they reached Jogashima Park and walked
around, enjoying Awasaki Lighthouse and other sights. With
Tokyo Bay spread out before their eyes, they were able to gazeout onto the Boso Peninsula and Oshima Island and take in thebeautiful nature that surrounded them.
At 1:30 p.m., they left the island for the Mitsubishi
Minatomirai Industrial Museum in Yokohama. The participants
were able to learn about some of the cutting-edge technology inJapan through exhibits by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. thatwere divided into themes such as aerospace, the ocean, aviationand transport, and the environment and energy. We would liketo express our deep gratitude to Mr. and Ms. Tsukuda (who aremembers of MIA), who recommended that we visit the museum.
(Mr. Tsukuda is the chairman of the board at Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries).

ち外国人8名）の参加者で北青山を出発、一路三浦半島へ向かいました。好天に恵まれ、10時に城ヶ島西端、白亜の「城ヶ島灯台」近
くに到着、海岸に沿い岩礁地帯のハイキングに出発しました。途中「馬の背洞門」で休憩、
約2ｋｍのコースを踏破し、「城ヶ島公園」へ到着、「安房崎灯台」などの散策を楽しみました。東京湾が目の前に広がり、房総半島や大島が遠望でき、自然を満喫しました。
午後 1 時半、横浜の「三菱みなとみらい技術館」へと向かいました。三菱重工業㈱が誇る航空宇宙、海洋、航空・輸送、環境・エネ
ルギーなどのテーマ別に、日本の最先端技術の一端を学び体験することができました。この技術館をお奨め下さった同社佃会長御夫妻（ＭＩＡ会員）に深く感謝します。

みなと区民まつり

Minato Citizen’s Festival
Minato City held the 31st Minato Citizen’s Festival over theentire area of Shiba Park on October 6 (Sat.) and 7 (Sun.). The
festival was once again blessed with good weather this year, and a
total of approximately 230,000 people reportedly participated overthe course of the two days on which the festival took place. MIA’sbooth was located on the side of the pilgrimage path to Zojoji(a Buddhist temple). The booth was popular among foreigners
and children, with paper airplanes, kendama (a game involving
a cup and ball), daruma otoshi (a game involving knocking out
pieces of a dollusing a hammer),and a flag quiz.
The booth also
featured Japaneseand English kamishibai (picturestory shows) of
Momotaro, whichwere performed
alternately.

10 月 6（土）
・7（日）に芝公園一帯で港区主催の第 31 回みなと区民まつりが 開 催 さ れ、
今年もお天気に恵まれ、二日間で総勢約23 万 人 が 参加したそうです。増上寺参道脇の港区国際交流協会のブースでは、紙ひこうき、
けんだま、だるま落とし、国旗当てクイズなどを用意、また 1 時間
おきに紙芝居「ももたろう」を日本語と英語交互に上演するなど、外国の方やお子さま大歓迎のイベントを行いました。

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国別紹介～
ボツワナデー

Presenting a Country Day
Botswana

11月3日に開催されたボツワナ

Botswana Day, which was held
on November 3, was MIA’s 38 th
Presenting a Country Day. The event
had more than 100 participants,
including Pule Mphothwe, who holds
the position of Charge d’Affaires ofthe embassy, his wife, guests, andembassy staff members.
Participants in the event were given
an introduction to Botswana that
included the following information.
Botswana is a landlocked country
located in the center of Southern
Africa. The country shares its easternand southern border with South
Africa and has been praised as thehonor student of Africa. Botswana is
known for its rich mineral resources and as an exporter of gemquality diamonds. The country is also known as a treasure trove of
beautiful nature and wild animals. The performance of the music
and dance of Botswana by foreign students living in Japan filled
the event with a festive atmosphere and was met with applause by
the audience.
The participants were treated by the embassy to the food of
Botswana, which the country is very proud of. Participants had
pleasant conversations while enjoying the food together withwine and other refreshments.

デーは、38回目の国別紹介でした。
プレ・ンポトウェ臨時代理大使夫
妻をはじめ、来賓、大使館員を含め100名を超える参加者となりました。
同国は南アフリカ南部の中央に位置する内陸国で東から南にかけて南アフリカ共和国と接しており、アフリカの優等生と評され、豊富な鉱物資源、とりわけ宝飾用ダイア
モンドの輸出国として、また大自然と野生動物の宝庫としても知られる国であるとの説明がありました。在日留学生によるボツワナ音
楽と踊りは、会場を賑やかな雰囲
気で包み、喝采を受けました。
お国じまんのボツワナ料理では、来場者は大使館の心のこもった手料理とワインを始めとする飲み物で飲食を楽しみながら歓談していました。

第 4 回港区ものづくり・
商業観光フェア

The 4th Minato City Fair of Manufacturing, Commerce, and Tourism

11月9日（金）・10日（土）の二日間、赤坂の東京ミッドタウンを会場に国際色豊かに繰り広げられました。同フェア実行委員会と港区が主催するこの行事は2年ごとに会場を変えて行われ、多くの企業や事業者、公的機関などが出展して人気を集めています。今年は18大使館の協力を得て、それぞれのお国柄を表すテントブースで特産品や民芸品などの展示即売・試飲試食・交流などが行われ、ステージでは踊りや手品なども披露されて、たいへん好評をはくしました。

The 4th Minato City Fair of Manufacturing, Commerce,
and Tourism was held for two days—November 9 (Fri.) and
10 (Sat.)—at Tokyo Midtown in Akasaka. The fair had a very
international atmosphere. It grows more and more popular eachtime it is held at a different venue every two years. Minato City
works together with a special committee to run the fair. A variety
of different businesses, businesspeople, and public institutions
participate. This year we worked together with 18 embassies to
set up booths introducing various countries. They exhibited andsold special products and folk art, gave people opportunities to
try new food and drinks, and served as places for international
exchange. There were also stage performances, including dancing
and magic tricks at this very popular event.

6ユース意見交換会 in 箱根

Hakone World Youth Discussion
The 19th World Youth Discussion took place on November 24(Sat.) and 25 (Sun.) at the Hakone Nikoniko Kogen Gakuen.
There were many participants from China at this year’s
discussion. The theme was “What Japan means to me,” andthe participants had a lively exchange of opinions regarding
this fascinating topic. Some of theopinions that people expressed
included “the people are nice,” “thevending machines are convenient,”“the food isn’t spicy,” “people hesitate
to hug others,” “there are many natural
disasters,” and “there are differences
between what people say and how
they really feel.” The participants wereable to engage in very meaningfulinternational exchange.

第19回ユース意見交換会は、11月24日（土）・25日に（日）港区立箱根ニコニコ高原学園で行われました。今回は大勢の中国からの方々が参加し、テーマは「私の中の日本」という非常に興味深い内
容で、活発に意見が交換されました。
「人が優しい」「自動販売機が便利」という意見、「料理が辛くない」「ハグをとまどう」という意見、「自然災害が多い」「本音と建て前がある」という意見等があり、有意義な国際交流となりました。

交流サロン
手話で歌う ＆ マジック

Friendship Lounge—Magic andSinging Songs in Sign Language

12 月 7 日（金）午後 6 時から港区チャOn December 7 (Fri.) at 6 p.m., graduates ofthe Minato City Challenge Community University
performed magic and sang in sign language. The
magic group had improved since last year. The
sign language group performed Tomodachi ni naru
tame ni (to make friends) and, since Christmas
was coming up, they also performed Christmas
Eve. In the middle of the event, the participants
relaxed with snacks and drinks. In the second partof the event, the magic group revealed the secrets
to their tricks, and everyone learned sign language
together. The event went smoothly, and everyone had fun.

レンジ・コミュニティ大学修了生による“マジック”と“手話で歌う”を開催しました。
マジック組は昨年より一段と上達していました。手話組は“ともだちになるために”とクリスマスにちなんだ“クリスマスイブ”を披露してくれました。途中、お菓子と飲み物でくつろぎ、第2部ではマジック組は手品のタネを教え、参加者皆で手話を覚えたり、和気あいあい、皆さん楽しまれました。

Oishii Kokusai Koryu—
Japanese Cooking

おいしい国際交流
外国人16名の参加で、12月15日（土）に日本料理教室が開催さ

A Japanese cooking class was held on December 15 (Sat.).
The class had 16 non-Japanese participants who made three
Japanese sweets: tofu and pearl barley dumplings, chestnuts
with red bean paste, and steamed red bean cakes. The
atmosphere was very relaxed. After a demonstration showing
how to prepare the sweets, everyone started making them, andwhen the sweets were finished, people took commemorative
photos of each otherand talked about the
foods of their homecountries. Someparticipants said thatthey loved the eventand others wanted toknow when the event
would be held next,b e c a u s e t h ey w e r eeager to participate
again.

れました。豆腐白玉、栗鹿の子、浮島の3品の和菓子を作りました。
デモンストレーションのあと、全員で和菓子作り、できあがった頃には、記念写真を撮りあったり、お国料理の話がでたり、とてもなごやかな
雰囲気でした。参加者からは、「このプログラムが大好き！」とか「次回はいつ？次も絶対参加したい」といった感想が寄せられました。

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MIA ニューイヤー
パーティー 2013

MIA New Year’s Party

2013年のMIAのニューイヤーパーティーは白金台いきいきプラ
ザ地下ホールで1月19日（土）に実施いたしました。今年はプログ
ラムや福引に新しい試みを加え、より多くの人に楽しんでもらうよ
うにしました。昨年と同様に催物会場と交流会場に分け、催物会場
では正月らしい三味線と中国風のマスコットが加わった珍しい二胡の演奏、それと「日本の歌を英語で歌う会」の催しがあり、呈茶席も用意されました。交流会場では、来賓との会話や尽きない話に夢中になる人たちがいるなどそれぞれに楽しんでいました。恒例の福引では来訪された大使が壇上でくじを引くなどの新しい方式を導入したこともあり大にぎわいとなり、閉会後も名残惜しそうに立ち去

The 2013 MIA New Year's Party took place on January 19 (Sat.)in the basement hall of the Shirokanedai Iki-iki Plaza. This year
some changes were made to the program and the drawing so that
more people could enjoy the party. Just like last year, the party
was divided into an entertainment area and an exchange area.
In the entertainment area, in the spirit of traditional New Year’scelebrations, there was a shamisen performance and an unusual
erhu performance. A Chinese mascot also made an appearance. Thiswas followed by a performance by a club that sings Japanese songs
in English and a place for enjoying traditional tea. The exchangearea was very lively, with guests and participants immersed inconversation. In the drawing held at every New Year’s party, there
were new elements, such as having visiting ambassadors take thestage to draw the winning tickets. This made the lottery even more
fun, and after the party finished, some people looked like they were
not ready to leave.

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一般財団法人 港区国際交流協会
汽笛一聲 2013 年号
平成 25 年 3 月発行
発行／一般財団法人 港区国際交流協会〒 107-0061 東京都港区北青山 1-6-3
都営北青山一丁目アパート 3 号棟 B1F
編集・発行人／事務局長 大友正弘
製作・印刷／株式会社メリットファイブ

Kiteki Issei (Minato International Association News)2013 Issue
Published: March 2013
Publisher: Minato International Association
Toei Kita-Aoyama 1-chome Apartment, Bldg. 3, B1F,
1-6-3 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061
Editor/Publisher: Masahiro Otomo, Secretary General
Produced and Printed by Merit 5 Co., Ltd.

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