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KAWASAKIINTERNATIONALASSOCIATION(295)「春のばら苑一般公開」についてThis year again, with the help of citizen volunteers, about 4700 beautiful flowers of533 different varieties are blooming in a garden about 1.2 hectares in size: the Rose Garden
in Ikuta Park, Tama Ward, Kawasaki City.
The garden will be open to the public until June 3rd, from 10am to 4:30pm Tuesday
through Friday and from 9am to 4:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. The garden is closed on Mondays.
Admission is free.
So if you like flowers, by all means come and see the Rose Garden in Ikuta Park. And why notbring your friends and family too?
The Rose Garden at Ikuta Park is about a 15-minute walk from Shukugawara Station on the JRNambu Line, or about a 12-minute walk from the Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line.
For more information you can call the Rose Garden in Ikuta Park
(called the IKUTA RYOKUCHI-NAI BARA-EN in Japanese) at 0 4 4 – 9 7 8 – 52 7 0. Or you can contact the Environment Protection Bureau, Park
Management Section of the City of Kawasaki (called the KANKYOU-KYOKUKOUEN KANRI KA in Japanese); their number is 0 4 4 – 2 0 0 – 2 3 9 4.

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日本の伝統文化「能」について
The next regularly secheduled performance of “Noh and Kyogen” at the Kawasaki Noh Theater iscoming up soon. It’s a not-so-common opportunity to experience a bit of traditional Japanese culture righthere in your own city.
Noh drama and Kyogen comedy are both classical art forms dating back to the Edo period. Nohplays dramatize old stories and legends, while Kyogen skits portray and make fun of everyday people andthe things they do.
The performances will be on Saturday the 16th of June. There will be one at 12 noon, and one at3pm. Both performances are reserved seating only, and admission to either one is 4000 yen per person.
The Kawasaki Noh Theater is about 5 minutes on foot from the East exit of JR Kawasaki Station.
To reserve your ticket, call the Kawasaki Noh Theater (that’s the KAWASAKI NOHGAKU-DO inJapanese); the phone number is 0 4 4 – 2 2 2 – 7 9 9 5.

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KAWASAKI

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Are you the sort of person who basically likes classical music, but thinks it would be hard to sitthrough an entire classical concert?
Well, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall is holding Festa Summer Muza again this year.

It’s anevent especially for people who are beginners when it comes to classical music.
It runs from Wednesday July the 25th through Sunday August 12th.

This summer music festival

will feature performances by 9 orchestras from the Tokyo metropolitan area, including Kawasaki City’s
franchise orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
Most of the concerts in the festival are around 70 minutes long, which makes them easy to fit into
your busy schedule.

And most of them carry a very reasonable ticket price of just 3000 yen.

You can get tickets through the Muza Ticket Counter, PIA, Lawson Ticket and similar vendors.
For more information call Muｚa Kawasaki Symphony Hall; their phone number is 0 4 4 – 5 2 0 – 0 2 0 0.

Gyouseishoshi Lawyer Organization is offering the consulting services for foreign residents as thefollowings. Please feel free to come and consult what you are worrying about now.
Contents of Consultation: Visa problem, Extending period of Stay, Changing status of residence,Naturalization, Permanent visa, Long Term resident visa, Certificate of eligibility, International
marriage/divorce, Extraordinary permit of residence by minister of Justice, Establishing acompany/branch of foreign company, getting licenses for business, etc.
A: Date & Time: 1st Saturday, from 2:00pm-4:00pm (Jan. 6/ Feb. 3/Mar. 3/ Apr. 7/ May 5/ Jun.2)
Place: Kanagawa Volunteer Support Center
B: Date & Time: 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm-4:00pm(Jan.21/Feb. 18/Mar.18/ Apr. 22/,May 20/ Jun.17)
Place: Kawasaki International Center
Please call 044-955-6657 (Urata Office) or 044-811-2436(Takeshita Office) for further information.

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