NewsletterNo.351

AbikoJanuary 1, 2024
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel:04-7185-1111

Happy New Year Events!
Date:

January 6 (Sat) 10:00

Place:

Abishirube

Shishi lion dance by Abiko Furusato Kai, Unakichi-san snacks treats
Fee:FreeTel:

04-7100-0014, Abishirube

Kids! Try making mochi rice cakes in the traditional way!
Date:

January 20 (Sat), 10:00 to 14:00, canceled in case of rainy or
stormy weather

Shishi lion dance, rice cake sales, balloon art, etc.
Rice cake pounding experience at 10:00,11:20, and 12:40 (no need for reservations)
Place:

Restaurant “Mai Mai Tei” open deckFee:Free (Partially charged)

Tel:04-7128-7770, (9:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, except holiday),
The ”local production for local consumption” Promotion Council Secretariat

New Year Firefighters’ Ceremony
Date:

January 6 (Sat)

Ceremony from 9:30 to 10:40
Performance from 10:45 to 12:00 :Kids performance, Abiko Junior High School BrassBand Performance, Simultaneous water discharge by firefighters
Place:

City GymnasiumTel:

04-7181-7700, Abiko Fire Department Headquarters

Garbage Incineration Plant “Clean Center” Family Tour
Date:

February 18, (Sun), from 10:00 to 11:00

Learn all about combustible garbage disposal process in Abiko1

40 people (elementary school children and children under 6 years of age must be
accompanied by guardians)
Place:

Clean Center

Fee:

FreeApplication: Please write your names, address, and phone number on a postcard and mailit to:

Abiko Kankyo Technology Corporation
2274 Nakabyo, Abiko City 270-1121

by January 31 (Wed)Fax applications also accepted at 04-7126-0216
Tel:04-7126-0215, Abiko Kankyo Technology corporation

EVENTS by Abiko Civic PlazaPlace:

Abiko Civic Plaza

Inquiries and reservations: 04-7183-2111

1. New Year Yose (Storyteller Theater)
Date:

January 8 (holiday) from 13:00 to 15:00
Limited to the first 200 peopleFee:

1,200 yen (advance ticket 1000 yen)

2.Yoga (Honwaka Enjoy Yoga)
Date:from 9:50 to 11:00 on January 9 (Tue),16 (Tue), 24(Wed) and 31 (Wed)from 19:20 to 20:30 on January 9 (Tue), 16 (Tue), and 23(Tue)Limited to the first 30 people per each classFee:

1000 yen per class

Please bring a drink, yoga mat (if you have one) and comfortable sportswear.

3.Yoga (Relax Aroma Yoga)
Date:from 19:30 to 20:30 on January 11 (Thu), 18(Thu) and 25 (Thu)
Limited to the first 30 people per each classFee:

800 yen per class

Please bring a drink, yoga mat (if you have one) and comfortable sportswear.

4.Let’s make Resin Accessories
Date:

January 21 (Sun), 10:00 to 12:00
Limited to the first 24 peopleFee:

800 yenPlease bring a set of tweezers.
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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (Issuance by reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (8:30 to 17:00 on weekdays, except national holidays)
for a reservation by the day before.
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

January 14 (Sun)9:00 to 12:00

Accepting reservations

February 17 (Sat)9:00 to 12:00

from 9:00 on January 31 (Wed)

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services:

Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of

Individual Number Cards, etc.
Requirements: notification card, two types of ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- January, 2024
Item

* Reservation required

Date/TimeLocation

Contact

Legal Advice

January 11, 18, 23,
25 and 30
9:30 to 15:30

Civic Consulting
Room, 2F, AbikoCity Hall
Or by telephone

Secretarial Section*Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment
after January 5.

Daily Life Advice

Weekdays (exceptnational holidays)
8:30 to 17:00

Social WelfareSection
West Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext. 394

Child Matters inGeneral

Weekdays (exceptnational holidays)
8:30 to 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 to 17:00

West Annex 2F

Support Office for DV
Social Welfare Section
Tel: 04-7185-1113

Consultations for
Foreign ResidentsSun, Mon, Tue, Wed,AIRA OfficeFri, Sat (except
Abiko Civic
national holidays)Plaza
10:00 to 16:30

E-mail: info@e-aira.jp
Tel: 04-7183-1231
Leave your name & phone
number, and a counselor
will call you back later.

Public Health Care Center Programs – Jan. 2024 Tel: 04-7185-1126*
Item

Date

Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama & Papa Gakkyu)

Jan 13,20 and 27 (Sat)Reservation required*

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Eligibility
Expecting women of 20weeks or over, and theirfamilyConsultationfor 4-month-old children

Jan 9 (Tue) and 16 (Tue)Children born in August
2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Jan 11 (Thu) and 18 (Thu)Children born between May
20 and June 30, 2022

Dental Checkup for 2-year
and 8-month-old children

Jan 25 (Thu)Children born in May, 2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Jan 11 (Thu) and 18 (Thu)Children born between May
18 and June 29, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Jan 25 (Thu)Children born from Dec 23,
2018 to Jan 23, 2019

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Jan 26 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Jan 10 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in April, 2023—

Urgent Health Care Consultations—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: Hospital introductions
Call Fire Station at 04-7184-0119. They will advise you of an appropriate holiday/nighttime emergency hospital or pediatrician. Before going there, talk with the hospital on
the phone about your sickness or injury. In urgent cases, call 119 for an ambulance.
2. Child’s Sudden Illness at Night:Telephone consultation with a nurse

Call #8000 or 043-242-9939 Hours: 19:00 to 8:00 next day A nurse will advise you about
the care to be taken for your infant/child.
3. Sudden Illness at Night and Holidays: Telephone consultation with a nurse
Call #7119 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 to 8:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 to 8:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays:

Contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00 to 11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00 to 11:30,13:00 to 16:30
Days: Sundays, national holidays, year-end / New Year holidays
Please do not hesitate to call for an ambulance in case of serious injury or acute illness.

Newsletter AbikoNo.351January 1, 2024

Published by: Abiko City Hall
https://www.city.abiko.chiba.jp
Edited & Translated by: Abiko International Relations Association (AIRA)
Tel: 04-7183-1231 Fax: 04-7183-2005
E-mail: info@e-aira.jp

https://www.e-aira.jp4