NewsletterNo. 339

Abiko

Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

January 1, 2023
Tel: 04-7185-1111

Message from Mayor, HOSHINO Junichiro
A happy and prosperous New Year. We will continue to build a safe and secure city thisyear. About infrastructure projects, new clean center will inaugurate in April and theinstallation of elevators for all platforms of Abiko Station will have completed by May. For
child-rearing support, we will continue to aid for school lunch and so on. For the lively
city-building, food and drinking spot is scheduled to be open along the Kouen-zaka street
in April. This year, Fusa, and Abiko Dai-ichi elementary schools commemorate 150
anniversaries. So does Kohoku elementary school next year.
We highly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Sightseeing Boat in Teganuma
You can learn about the history of, and the creatures living in and around, Lake Teganuma.
Date and Time: Sat. January 14tt
(1) 10:30am - 11:30am (2) 1:30pm - 2:30pm (canceled in case of bad weather)
Meeting place: Boat center Koike in Teganuma park
Free of charge, 30 people in each course (Elementary students and younger accompanied
by a parent)
Please call and apply Teganuma Section at 7185-1484 from Jan 5 until Jan 13.

Rescue Cats Adoption Events
Nekotomo-kai
Date and Time: 11:00 - 13:00

Sun. January 15th

Place: The open square in front of Abista
Inquiry: Tel. 7188-0007, Hayakawa-san
Neko-wanko
Date: January 15th , February 5th , February 19th
Time: From 12:00 to 15:00 (canceled in case of bad weather)
Place: City Hall parking lot

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*There are conditions for adoption.
Inquiry: Tel. 080-8723-9550, Nekowanko group

General Lifesaving Course (e-learning)
Date: Sat., January 28th(1) 9:00 - 10:00(2)11:00 - 12:00

Place: Abiko fire station meeting room
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, how to use AED, hemostasis, foreign matter removal
You can receive a certificate of completion if you show sufficient skill during the course.
Limited to 20 people in each course, persons who live, study (5th grade or older), or workin Abiko and have completed the e-learning course.
Free of charge
Inquiry: Tel. 7181-7701 Apply Ptotection Section, Abiko fire station from9:00 Thu.
January 12th.

Tea Ceremony (Urasenke)
Date: Sun., January 22nd 10:00 - 15:00 (Reception open until 14:30)
Place: Abista
Admission: 2000 yen (for two people)
Inquiry: Tel. 7189-2465, Nakane-sanChild Care Support
Ohisama TimeAn exchange meeting for pregnant women, non-Japanese, and parents who may beconcerned about their child’s development
Date: Every Friday 10:00 - 11:00
Place: Kawamura Gakuen Woman’s University affiliated nursery school
Inquiry: Tel. 7183-5995 on weekdays

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends and at Night (By reservation
only)
Call the Civic Section at 7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation.
Dates and Hours
January 7 (Sat)9:00 - 17:00

January 14 (Sat)9:00 - 17:00

Reservation will be accepted
Accepting reservations

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January 29 (Sun)9:00 - 17:00

From 9:00 am on January 11 (Wed)February 12 (Sun)9:00 - 17:00

From 9:00 am on January 25 (Wed)February 18(Sat)

9:00 - 17:00

From 9:00 am on February 1 (Wed)January 18 (Wed)17:00 - 20:00

From 9:00 am on January 6 (Fri)January 25 (Wed)17:00 - 20:00

From 9:00 am on January 13 (Fri)

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required), Issuance (reservation required) of Individual
Number Cards, Renewal of electric certificates (reservation not required)
Requirements: notification card, 2 types of ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- January, 2023
Item

*Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

January 12, 17, 19,
24, 26
9:30 - 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 - 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 7185-1821

Domestic Violence

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

West Annex 2F

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

Consultations for
Foreign ResidentsSun, Mon, Tue, Wed,
AIRA OfficeFri, Sat (except
Abiko Civic
national holidays)Plaza
10:00 - 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., 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item

Date

Eligibility

Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama & Papa Gakkyu)

Jan 7, 14 and 21 (Sat)Reservation required*

Expecting women of 20
weeks or over, and theirfamilyConsultationfor 4-month-old children

Jan 10 and 17 (Tue)Children born in August
2022

3

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Jan 12 and 19 (Thu)Children born between May
23 and July 3, 2021

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

Jan 26(Thu)Children born in May, 2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Jan 12 and 19 (Thu)Children born between May
21 and Jun 30, 2019

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Jan 26 (Thu)Children born between
Dec12,2017 and Jan 18,
2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Jan 27 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Jan 11 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in April, 2022—

Urgent Health Care Consultations—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: hospital introductions
Call Fire Department at 7184-0119.

They will advise you of an appropriate

holiday/night-time emergency hospital or pediatrician.

Before going there, talk with thehospital 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 - 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6735-8305 Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 - 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 - 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.339January 1, 2023
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

No.340

Newsletter

Abiko

Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

February 1, 2023

Tel.:04-7185-1111

Mayor Election Results
Mayor HOSHINO was elected without voting due to no other candidate having
applied.
Mayor Jun-ichiro HOSHINO says:
As a result of this election, I was elected mayor the fifth time. This term in particular I
would like to have more dialogues with citizens through city-citizen social gatherings andchildren’s assemblies. At present, the City of Abiko has many issues including decline in
population, aging population with declining birthrate and old public facilities. Despitedifficult financial conditions, we will try to build up a town where you can continue to live
safely taking advantage of the state subsidies. We will continue to make our town “anattractive town to be chosen by people. Your understandings and cooperation with us shallbe much appreciated.

Final Tax Return should be Filed by Mar 15.
For more details, visit the website of National Tax Agency and search “final tax return”.
You can get information in English.
Inquiry: About final tax return, Kashiwa Tax Office at phone 04-7146-2321
About Municipal and Prefectural Tax Return, the Taxation Section (1st floor at
City Hall) at ext. 401

Events in February[Concerts]
35th Anniversary Concert by Abiko Brass Band
Date/time: 14:00 -16:30 Sunday, February 19
Venue: Keyaki Plaza Hall
Fee: ¥700 for adults and¥400 for middle and high school students
Free for elementary school students and under1Inquiry: Nakamura at phone 080-3472-8420

New Year Song Festival
Date/time: 10:30-16:00

Sunday, February 12

Venue: Keyaki Plaza Hall
Songs by members of singers of Japanese songs
Seating capacity: First 150 persons

Admission Free

Inquiry: Abe at phone 090-8081-7827

Mental Health Seminar for 100 Years of Life
Date/time: 13:30-15:30 Friday, February 17
Venue: Keyaki Plaza
Content: How to live your life to be yourself to the end
Lecturer: KASAI Yoshimi
Prescribed number: First 40 persons

Fee: Free

Inquiry: Ikiiki Seikatu Club ”Mahoroba” at phone 7181-9701

Consultation for any kind of Computer Problems
Date/time: 9:00-16:00 Thursday, February 9 (60 minutes per person)
Venue: Civic Activity Station

Fee: Free

Target Participants: Foreign residents (English speaking) and so on
Prescribed number: First six persons
Inquiry and Application: Civic Activity Station at phone 7165-4370

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (by reservation for issuance)
Reservation① Call the Civic Section at
holidays)7185-4326 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 pm on weekdays except national

one day before your visit ② Visit internet reservation site

three days

before your visit
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

February 12(Sun) 09:00-17:00

Accepting reservation

February 18(Sat) 09:00-17:00
February 25(Sat) 09:00-17:00

From 09:00am on February 8(Wed)March 11(Sat) 09:00-15:00

From 09:00 on February 22(Wed)Services: Application (reservation not required), issuance (reservation required) of2

Individual Number Cards, renewal of electric certificates (No reservation OK)
Requirements: notification card, two types of ID(resident card, special permanent
resident certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passport, etc.)

Advisory Services- February, 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

Location

Feb 7(Tue),9(Thurs),
Legal Advice

16(Thurs),

Child Matters inGeneral

Civic Consulting
Room, 2F, Abiko21(Tue)and28(Tue)City Hall

9:30 ~ 15:30

Daily Life Advice

Contact

Weekdays (except

Social Welfare

national holidays)

Section8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 2F

Ext.394
Child Consulting Section

West Annex 1F

Tel: 7185-1821

Weekdays (except

Support Office for DV

national holidays)

West Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section

8:30 ~ 17:00

Tel: 7185-1113
E-mail: info@e-aira.jp

Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed,

Tel: 04-7183-1231

Consultations forFri, Sat (except

AIRA OfficeForeign Residents

national holidays)

Abiko Civic Plaza

10:00 – 16:30

Item

Feb 4,18 and 25 (Sat)Mama &Papa Gakkyu)*Reservation required

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

number, and a counselor

Tel: 04-7185-1126

DateMaternity Class (Shiawase

for 4-month-old children

Leave your name & phone
will call you back later.

Public Health Care Center Programs –February, 2023

Consultation

Call for an appointment

Social Welfare Section

8:30 ~ 17:00

Domestic Violence*Tel: 7185-1714
after 8:30 on Feb1

Weekdays (except
national holidays)

Secretarial Section

Feb7 and 14 (Tue)Feb 2 and 9 (Thu)3

Eligibility
Expecting women of 20
weeks or over, and theirfamilyChildren born in
September 2022
Children born between
July 4 and Aug 9, 2021

Dental Checkup for 2-year
and 8-month-old children
Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children
Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old childrenChildren born in June,

Feb 16 (Thu)2020

Feb 2 and 9 (Thu)Children born between
July 1 and Aug 9, 2019Children born between

Feb 16 (Thu)Jan 19 and Feb17, 2018

Baby Food ClassFeb 22 (Wed)First 30 applicantsfor 4 to 6-month-old babies* Reservation required(parents)

Baby Food Class

Feb 15 (Wed)for 8 to 9-month-old babies*Reservation required--

Urgent Health Care ConsultationsFirst 20 applicants.
Children born in May,
2022—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: hospital introductions
Call Fire Station at 7184-0119. They will advise you of an appropriate holiday/night-time
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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6735-8305 Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.340February 1, 2023
Published by: :Abiko City Hall
http://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 http://www.e-aira.jp

4Newsletter

No.341

Abiko

March 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel: 04-7185-1111

Twelve years since thenDon’t forget the memories of the Great East Japan Earthquake
On March 11th, 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred at around 130 km eastsoutheast of Oshika Peninsula, Miyagi Prefecture, with epicenter at a depth of approx.
24km. Abiko city was hit with a seismic intensity of just under 5 on Japanese scale, andFusa area was damaged by liquefaction etc. Twelve years have passed since the disasterand now there are children who are unaware of it. We show photographs of the damage
situation at that time in City’s web site not to let the memories of the Earthquake fadeaway.

Enquiry: Citizens Safety Section Ext. 217

Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Three kinds of“Assistance”*[Self-help] to save your own life: Let’s be prepared for disasters on a daily basis and act
calmly in the event of a disaster.
*[Mutual assistance] to cooperate and help each other in the community: Let’s help eachother across generations.
*[Public assistance] to be provided by the City, fire department, police etc.: Protect yourdaily life by minimizing damage.
It has been twelve years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. On that day whenunexperienced intense shaking occurred, we immediately launched the Disaster Response
Headquarters. Lots of damages were reported one after another: blackout, water outage,suspension of train operation, disconnection of mobile phone, damage of roads, collapse offences, etc. Also, we took a look of the heavy liquefaction damage at Fusa area. We shallnever forget the Great East Japan Earthquake which forced us such unprecedented
damage, and we have to convey it to a generation that has never experienced it. We havebeen collaborating with regional people for reconstruction during the past five years. I
vividly remember the smiles on people’s faces at the time of completion of “Fusa
Reconstruction Hall” which is a symbol of reconstruction.
It is impossible to prevent occurrence of a disaster, but we can apply the lessons learned

1and strengthen the systems for self-help, mutual assistance and public assistance. Also,
we will enhance our regional disaster resilience in order to minimize damages and to
execute the reconstruction soonest possible.

By Mayor HOSHINO Jun-ichiro

EVENTS
Rediscover Local Food and Farming! Experience Exchange Program at Abikon
Date & time: March 12th (Sun) 8:30a.m. - 1:00p.m.

* to be cancelled if rainy

Venue: Meet at Abikon, then walk to the site for approx. 5 minutes.
Activities: Planting of potatoes, harvesting of Japanese radish (take out possible),observation of rape blossoms, quiz and so on Capacity: First 10 people

Fee: ¥2,000.-(¥1,000.- for elementary students or under) including lunch, drink, insurance fee
Enquiry/application: Farmer’s Market Abikon by 5 p.m., March 7th (Tue) Tel.7168-0821

Starry Sky Concert

Science Fiction Film Music Special

Date & time: March 18th (Sat) ①1:00p.m. - ➁3:00p.m.- (45 minutes each）
Tickets sales at Teganuma Section (3F Water Museum) from one hour to 10minutes before
the show, No regular show available on that day Capacity: First 50 people/ each show
Lecturer of starry sky show: Ms. KOMAI Ninako

Admission: ¥300

Venue and Enquiry: Mizu-no-Yakata, (Water Museum)Tel. 7184-0555

Rape Blossoms Festival
Dates: March 18th (Sat), 19th (Sun), 25th (Sat), 26th (Sun) 9:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m
If rainy or flower conditions are not good, it may be cancelled
Venue: Nedo Shinden (No parking space available)

Entrance fee: freeContents: Picking off the rape-blossoms (charged), On-the -spot sale of vegetables
Enquiry: Agriculture Section Tel. 7185-1481

Strolling in Field of Rape Blossoms
Dates & time: March 18th (Sat) – 21st (holiday) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
＊March 22nd (Wed) in case of rain
Venue: Nedo Shinden(Teganuma Farm Parking available)

Contents: Strolling in the field of rape blossoms while doing riddles
Fee: free
Enquiry: Teganuma Trust Mr. Kiriishi Tel. 090-9853-3862

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation.

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Dates and Hours

Reservation will be acceptedMarch

11(Sat)9:00 -17:00

Accepting reservations

March

19 (Sun) 9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on March

1

(Wed)

March

26 (Sun) 9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on March

8

(Wed)

April

9

from 9:00 a.m. on March

22 (Wed)April

15 (Sat) 9:00- 17:00(Sun) 9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on March 29 (Wed)

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, Renewal of electric certificate (reservation not required)
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- March, 2023
Item

*Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

March 7, 9, 16, 23,28
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 7185-1821

Domestic Violence

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

West Annex 2F

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

Consultations for
Foreign ResidentsSun, Mon, Tue, Wed,
AIRA OfficeFri, Sat (except
Abiko Civic
national holidays)Plaza
10:00 – 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 –Mar, 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Mar 4,11 and 18 (Sat)Reservation required*

3

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

Mar 7 and 14 (Tue)Children born in Oct, 2022

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Mar 2 (Thu)Children born between Aug
10 and Aug 31, 2021

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

Mar 9 (Thu)Children born in July , 2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Mar 2 (Thu)Children born between Aug
10 and Aug 31, 2019

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Mar 9 (Thu)Children born between Feb
18 and Apr 1, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Mar 24 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Mar 8 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in June, 2022—

Urgent Health Care Consultations—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: hospital introductions
Call Fire Station at 7184-0119. They will advise you of an appropriate holiday/night-time
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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6735-8305 Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.341March 1, 2023

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.jp

4ｄNewsletter

No.342

Abiko

April 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel: 04-7185-1111

Major Public Work Projects in FY2023
8 Basic Goals & Cross-sectional Projects for Peaceful Lakeside City, A-Bi-Ko to bepassed on to the future
1. Improving Safety/Security for living(M = million)◇ Joint disaster preventive training with 9 local governments (¥1.84M)◇ Measures for inundation in Shibasaki, Wakamatsu, and Fusa areas (¥525.31M)
2. Promoting Healthcare/Welfare for living together◇ Vaccination program for Covid-19, shingles, etc. (¥584.61M)◇ Kohoku/Kohokudai senior citizens advisory office relocation, etc (¥7.3M)
3. Support for Child growth/Education/Childcare◇ Economic support for pregnant women and families with children (¥84.95M)◇ Improvement to school facilities (¥183.97M)◇ School lunch subsidy (¥183.05M)◇ Additional medical support for families with children (¥48.86M)
4. Promoting Industry/Tourism for lively and prosperous city
◇ Support for entrepreneurs (¥9.13M)◇ Fireworks display (¥15.79M)◇ Employment support office for the disabled (¥9.05M)
5. Improving Facility/Infrastructure for good quality of life
◇ Abiko station elevators/Tennodai station platform doors (¥153.33M)◇ Renewal of drainage system at Kujike, Sageto west, Kohoku north areas (¥263.93M)
6. Protecting Environment for eco-friendly city
◇ Garbage recycling promotion (¥74.68M)◇ Subsidy for promoting housing decarbonization, etc (¥17.23M)
7. Promoting Culture/Sprots◇ Improvement to the facility at Bird Museum (¥87.52M)◇ Planning and renewal of sports facilities (¥46.03M)
8. Respect for the Individual / Symbiotic Society◇ Student dispatch to Nagasaki, peace gathering (¥2.86M)
Cross-sectional projects to promote these goals1◇ Improvement to community centers (¥54.29M)◇ Improvement to City Hall building (¥105.88M)
Inquiry: Ext. 589, Planning and Policy Section

Abiko Station Platform Elevators to be Available
The platform elevator at tracks 4 and 5 at Abiko station will be available from April 12.
The elevator on tracks 6 and 7 will be also available from the end of April.
Inquiry: Ext. 533, Transportation Policy Section

Let’s Learn Japanese Together: Japanese Class for Foreign Residents
You will have lessons in the classroom or online depending on the status of Covid-19.
【Tuesday Class】10:00 ~ 11:30 a.m. Tue, May 9 ～every Tuesday at Civic Plaza【Saturday Class】10:00 ~ 11:30 a.m. Sat, May 13 ～every Saturday at Abista

Free of charge (Textbook fee required) You can join these classes anytime.
Application: Call, Fax, or e-mail to AIRA Tel.: 7183-1231(except Thursdays and holidays),
FAX: 7183-2005 e-mail: info@e-aira.jp

For details: https://www.e-aira.jp/

School Lunch Subsidy
Abiko city has subsidized 40 yen per meal for elementary schools/ 48 yen per meal forjunior high schools.
Students who are enrolled in Abiko municipal elementary and junior high schools are
subsidized 1000 yen per student per month for school lunch.
Free school lunch for the third born child enrolled in Abio municipal
elementary or junior high schools until March, 2024
Application required: for details, visit the city website from the QR code
Inquiry: Tel 7185-1267, School Education Section, Abiko Board of Education

Invitation to Chiba Lotte Marines Official Baseball Games
Date: (1) 6:00 p.m. May 16, 17, 18(2) 6:00 p.m.

May 23, 24

Venue: ZOZO Marine Stadium (reserved seats in the infield)
Opponent: (1) Orix Buffalos(2) Saitama Seibu Lions

Eligible: people who live, study or work in Abiko city
Capacity: 200 persons (100 pairs) / each day(by lottery)

Application: On the Marines website from 10:00 a.m. April 3 until 10:00 p.m. April 23(Refer the QR code) One pair can apply only for one game.
Inquiry: Tel 0570-026-226, Marines Information Center

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)2

Call the Civic Section at 7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

April

9

(Sun) 9:00 ~17:00

Accepting reservations

April

15 (Sat)April

23 (Sun) 9:00 ~17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on April 5 (Wed)May

14 (Sun) 9:00 ~17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on April 26 (Wed)9:00 ~17:00

Accepting reservations

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, Renewal of electric certificate (reservation not required)
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- April, 2023
Item

*Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

April 6, 13, 18, 20,
25
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 7185-1821

Domestic Violence

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

West Annex 2F

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

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

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

Public Health Care Center Programs –April 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Apr 1,8 and 15 (Sat)Reservation required*

3

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

Apr 11 and 18 (Tue)Children born in Nov 2022

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Apr 13 (Thu)Children born between Sep 1
and Sep 18, 2021

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

Apr 20 (Thu)Children born in Aug, 2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Apr 13 (Thu)Children born between Sep 1
and Sep 17, 2019

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Apr 20 (Thu)Children born between Apr
2 and May 4, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Apr 28 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Apr 12 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in July, 2022—

Urgent Health Care Consultations—

1. Sudden Illness at Night or on Holidays: hospital introductions
Call Fire Station at 7184-0119. They will advise you of an appropriate holiday/night-time
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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6735-8305 Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.342

April 1, 2023

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.jp

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“Newsletter

No.343

Abiko

May 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel: 04-7185-1111“Enjoy Lake Teganuma!” on May 14, 2023
Many programs are prepared for this festival from 9:00 to 15:30 on May 14 (Sun),..the mostbeautiful season of the year. You can enjoy the outdoor activities in a comfortable breeze.
The following are detailed information about the events.
Time: 9:00 ~ 15:30

Place

:

Teganuma Aquatic Park and the Bird Museum

Inquiry :The Department of Teganuma Tel: 04-7185-1484
The planning committee 080-9401-5709 (on 13 and 14 only)**

The Bird Museum and the Planetarium in the Mizu no Yakata are free of charge.

Experience Programs, Playing, Sales of Goods
・Sailing on canoes, dingeys (small yachts) and rubber boats
・Observing the sun, Observing fish, Releasing juvenile fish, Making craftwork andWearing face paint・Selling food (bread, fried chicken, kushi-yaki and others) and Tasting miso soup withpork and vegetable (Those who bring a bowl and chop sticks are served (can eat) thesoup free of charge) and others.

Stage ShowMusical Performance :by Abiko Kappa Taiko (drum), BEAT– A, Brass Band Club of

Abiko High School and Ruru Oneisan
Dance

:

by AOI RG Club, Spark Girls, HAPPA ENTERTAINMENT CREW, SOUL

EXPRESS, Akko Sensei to Yukaina Nakamatachi (Ms. Yukko and her happy friends)
Yosakoi Sohran DanceShow :: by Kokorozashi, ABIKO Soran Asuka Gumi

Teganuman Show(all are the names of the groups)

Exploring birds along Lake Teganuma in the Bird Week
Two courses (1-hour course and 2-hour course) for strolling Lake Teganuma Promenade1and observing birds are also planned on May 14. The tours will be free of charge.

Those

who want to join the courses, please come to the tents set up at the Teganuma AquaticPark, behind the Mizu no Yakata (※ Reception starts at 8:30.)
Course 1 (1-hour course）

9:00 ~ 10:30(first 40 people)

Course 2 (2-hour course)

9:00 ~(first 60 people)

11:30※ Children under the third grade in the elementary school must take part in the
exploring bird courses with their parent. If it rains, the plans will be changed to the
Bird Museum tour with guides.
Inquiry: The Bird Museum Tel. 04-7185-2212

Other event Information
The 22nd art exhibition, finding out the art works
You will find paintings, sculptures, and others and listen to music at the exhibition places
shown on the brochure which is given out at Abishirube (Abiko Information Center) and
Abista (Library). During the period, no application required and free of charge.
Dates : May 13 (Sat) ~ June 11 (Sun)Exhibition Places: Abishirube, Keyaki Plaza, ABBYCUORE (Ito Yokado), Chiba Bank
(Abiko Branch), Teganuma Park, Teganuma Aquatic Park, andothers.
** Special events are held on the days mentioned below.
Finding out Art works and listening to the artists’ words at each exhibition place
Date & Time : ①May 14 (Sun) ②27 (Sat) ③June 3 (Sat) 12:30 ~ 15:00
Route: ①Abista ~ Tenjin yama
Yakata③Abishirube ~ Abista③Mizu no~ ABBYCUORE (Ito Yokado)

Enjoying acoustic sound◎ Date & Time : ①May 14 (Sun) ②27 (Sat) ③28 (Sun) 10:00 ~ 15:30※ Artists will hold a talk show from 15:30 ~ 16:30 on May 14 (Sun)◎

Places: ①Tenjin yama

②Front square of Abista

Inquiry: Tel. 090-4206-6242 (Ms. Sekiya)

The 29th Teganuma Eco Marathon
The Teganuma Eco Marathon will start at 10 o’clock on October 29 (Sun).

The amateur

runners (over 18 years old, up to 2,500 people) living or commuting in Abiko and Kashiwa
cities will be able to enter the marathon from at 20:00 on May 10 to 24 (Wed) prior to theordinary entry.

The entry fee is ¥7,000.

2

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation.
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

May 14 (Sun)9:00 -17:00

Accepting reservations

May 20 (Sat)9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on May 9 (Tue)May 27 (Sat)9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on May 10 (Wed)June 10 (Sat)9:00 -17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on May 24 (Wed)

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, Renewal of electric certificate (reservation not required)
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- May, 2023
Item

*Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

May 11, 16, 18, 23,25
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 ~ 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 –May 2023, Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
May 12 (Fri), 19 (Fri),
26 (Fri)3

Eligibility
Expecting women of 20
weeks or over, and their

Reservation required*familyConsultationfor 4-month-old children

May 9 (Tue) and 16 (Tue)Children born in December,
2022

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

May 11(Thu) and 18(Thu)Children born between Sep
19 and Oct 30, 2021

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

May 25 (Thu)Children born in September,
2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

May 11(Thu) and 18(Thu)Children born between Sep
18 and Oct 28, 2019

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

May 25 (Thu)Children born between May
5 and Jun 5, 2017

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

May 31(Wed)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

May 10 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in August,2022—

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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636 Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.343

May 1, 2023

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.jp

4Newsletter

Abiko

No.344

June 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

June:

Phone:04-7185-1111

Abiko City Gender Equality Promotion Month

We live in an age when dual-income family is the standard family style. Males are expected
to take a more active role in housework and childcare, in addition to their work.

While the government and companies implement various initiatives to enablepeople to balance work and family life, is there anything that each of us can do?
Why not take this opportunity to think about it together?
Abiko City’s Gender Equality City Declaration
Now that the doors of the 21st century have opened, we want to create a shining future.
We hereby declare Abiko a "Gender-Equal City" to make the most of ourselves, recognize
others, and make Abiko a city where both females and males can live vibrant lives.
1. We will make Abiko a place where females and males respect each other's humanrights.
2. We will make Abiko a place where females and males participate equally in all areasof society.
3. We will make Abiko a place where females and males are individually independentand share responsibilities.

Related Lecture: Reflections on Unconscious Bias - Beyond "Being Myself"
Date and Time:
Place:
Capacity:
Admission:
Lecturer:
Entry:
Inquiry:

June 24 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Civic PlazaFirst 70 people
Free
TAKAHASHI Yuki (National Women’s Education Center)
Please send your name, telephone number, and e-mail address
to the Chiba e-Application Service or by phone or fax.
Gender Equality Office, Secretarial and Public Relations
Division
Tel: 04-7185-1752, Fax:04-7185-1520

1

Abiko Eco-Farm Products Support Campaign
Abiko Eco Agricultural Products are those with 20 % or more of reduction in synthetic
pesticides and chemical fertilizers use from the prefectural standards and are sold at
Abiko Farmer’s Market, Abikon and other direct sales outlets in the city.
If you collect stickers on Abiko’s Eco-friendly agricultural
products, you can get rice and vegetables produced in
Abiko by lottery. For details, please visit the city website
by reading the QR code on the right.
Inquiry: Agricultural Policy Section Tel: 04-7185-1481

Abikon Founding Festival
 Performances & Mini Fair
Date and time:

June 3 (Sat.) (1) 11:00 a.m. - (2) 1:30 p.m.
(approx. 40 min. performance)

Place:

Teganuma Aquatic Park Multipurpose Square
In case of rain, the training room on the 3rd floorof Mizu-no-Yakata

Fee:

Free

＊ There will be food truck stalls on the day (cancelled in case of rain) Light Truck Market where You can Interact with Farmers
Date and time:

June 4 (Sun.) 10:00am-1:00pm *to be cancelled in case of rain

Place:

Teganuma Aquatic Park Multipurpose Square

Content:

Fresh vegetables and processed foods (side dishes) sales by
farmers in the city, PR corner for Abiko eco-friendly agricultural
products, and food trucks＊ Gifts are available for purchases of 500 yen or more at each farmer's stand.
(First 20 customers at each sales place)＊ On June 3 and 4, each day, purchase 1,000 yen or more at Abikon, and you will receive 2
cups of rice (First 300 customers each day)
Inquiry: Abiko Farmer’s Market Abikon

Tel: 04-7168-0821

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.

2

Dates and Hours

Reservation will be acceptedJune

10 (Sat)9:00 ~17:00

Accepting reservations

June

25 (Sun) 9:00 ~17:00

from 9:00 a.m. on June 7 (Wed)July

8 (Sat)from 9:00 a.m. on June 21 (Wed)9:00 ~15:00

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, etc.
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- June 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Civic Consulting*Legal Advice

June 6,8,15, 20 and 22

Room, 2F, Abiko

9:30 ~ 15:30

City Hall

Daily Life Advice

Child Matters inGeneralSocial Welfare

national holidays)

Section8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Weekdays (except
national holidays)

Child Consulting Section

West Annex 1F

Tel: 04-7185-1821

8:30 ~ 17:00

Domestic Violence(Males are allowed.)*Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Or by telephone
Weekdays (except

Secretarial Section

Weekdays (except

Support Office for DV

national holidays)

West Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section

8:30 ~ 17:00

Tel: 04-7185-1113
E-mail: info@e-aira.jp

Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed,

Tel: 04-7183-1231

Consultations forFri, Sat (except

AIRA OfficeForeign Residents

national holidays)

Abiko Civic Plaza

10:00 – 16:30

Leave your name & phone
number, and a counsellor
will call you back later.

Public Health Care Center Programs –June 2023 Tel: 04-7185-1126
Item

Date

Maternity Class (Shiawase

June 3, 10 and 17(Sat.)

Mama &Papa Gakkyu)*Reservation required
3

Eligibility
Expecting pregnant women of
20 weeks or over, and theirfamilyConsultationfor 4-month-old children
Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children
Dental Checkup for 2-year
and 8-month-old children
Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children
Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

June 9 (Fri.) and 13 (Tue.)

Children born in January2023
Children born between Oct.31

June 15 (Thu.)

and Nov. 18, 2021

June 20 (Tue.)

Children born in Oct.2020
Children born between Oct.

June 15 (Thu.)

29 and Nov.15, 2019Children born between June

June 20 (Tue.)

6 and July 8, 2018

Baby Food Class

June 30 (Fri)for 4 to 6-month-old babies* Reservation required

Baby Food Class

June 14 (Wed)First 20 applicants.

for 8 to 9-month-old babies*Reservation requiredChildren born in Sep. 2022—

Urgent Health Care ConsultationsFirst 30 applicants (parents)—

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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.344

June 1, 2023

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.jp

4NewsletterNo. 345

Abiko

July 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel: 04-7185-1111

Tegamuma Fireworks Display 2023!
Chiba prefecture 150th anniversary project
Donation boxes are set up at post offices,convenience stores, etc.
Your generosity is appreciated!
Date:

Saturday August 5, 19:00 to 20:10 (canceled in case of bad weather)Inquiry: 04-7182-3131, Teganuma Fireworks Exec. Committee (9:00 to 17:00 weekdays)
Teganuma Yokochou Shop (food trucks, local sake, etc.) 16:00 to 20:30
Location: Site of the former Agricultural Products Antenna Shop (6-1 Abiko-Shinden)
Sale for fireworks viewing paid seats:
1.8m × 1.8m areas around Fureai shore, Teganuma park (up to 5 people, 200 spots
available, first-come-first-sold basis)Fee:

20,000yen

A table and 4 chairs (up to 4 people, 120 spots available, first-come-first-sold basis)Fee:

16,000yen

Please purchase at multi-purpose copy machines at 7-Eleven convenience stores from12:00, Saturday, July 1 (First-come-first-sold basis)
Your message announced during the fireworks show!
Fee:

50,000yen for one message (PR for enterprises and shops not acceptable)

Please send an application (download from the fireworks website) by post or facsimile by
July 14 (Must arrive no later than July 14)1Inquiry: Fax. 04-7182-1900, Teganuma Fireworks Executive Committee
Address:

Teganuma Hanabitaikai Jikkou Iinkai, 1-13-27 Kotobuki, 270-1152

Wanted: Volunteers to help set up donation boxes, calls for donations, picking up trash!
If you’re interested, call 04-7185-1111, ext. 664, Commerce and Tourism Section.

Abiko Children’s Festival
Participating Organizations and Volunteers Wanted
Date:

Sunday, October 15

Place:

Abista and Teganuma Park

Preparation:

A couple meetings and prep. (volunteering only on the festival day also
possible)Not for commercial, religious, or political purposes.
Inquiry: Tel. 04-7185-1111, ext. 447, Child Support Section

Advanced Lifesaving Training
Date: Saturday, July 15, from 9:00 to17:00
Venue: main conference room of Abiko Fire Department
You’ll learn: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED usage, and more
Admission: Free for the first 20 applicants, 5 grade or older who live or go to school in AbikoCity
Application / Inquiry: Tel. 04-7181-7701, Protection Section, Fire Department
For those who have difficulty in paying National Pension Premium

Application for Exemption / Postponement
Abiko City starts to accept application for exemption and postponement of national pension
premiums from Monday, July 3. This application is for the premium payment for fiscal 2023
(from July, 2023 to June, 2024). You may also apply for the exemption / postponement
retroactively for two years and one month from the date of application. Please contact us inadvance if you have a period of non-payment.
Inquiry: Tel. 04-7185-1111, ext. 911, National Health Insurance and Pension Section

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, except national holidays)
for a reservation at least one day prior.

2

Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

July 8(Sat)

9:00 to 15:00

Accepting reservations

July 23(Sun)

9:00 to 15:00

from 9:00 on July 5 (Wed)August 6(Sun)

9:00 to 15:00

from 9:00 on July 19 (Wed)

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

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

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 - July, 2023
Item

Date/Time* Reservation required
LocationContact

Legal Advice

July 6, 13, 18, 20
and 25
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext. 394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 ~ 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 – July, 2023 Tel: 04-7185-1126*
Item

Date

Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama & Papa Gakkyu)

July15, 22 and 29(Sat)Reservation required*

3

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

July 5(Wed)and 11(Tue)Children born in Feb 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

July 6(Thu)and 13(Thu)Children born between Nov
19 and Dec 29, 2021

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

July 20(Thu)Children born in Nov, 2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

July 6 (Thu)and 13(Thu)Children born between Nov
16 and Dec 29, 2019

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

July 20 (Thu)Children born between Jul 9
to Aug 9, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

July 28 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

July 12 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Oct, 2022—

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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays:

Contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician:

9:00-11:30, 13:00-16:30

Note: Holidays: 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.345

July 1, 2023

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.jp
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Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

No.346

August1, 2023

Tel:04-7185-1111

Let Us Consider Peace from AbikoAugust 15 is the day when we do honor to the memory of the war dead and pray for peace.
The exhibits of atomic bomb pictures and origami cranes to pray for peace will be shown
as below.
Date: August 11-25
Venue: First floor passage, Abista
Message from Mayor: HOSHINO Junichiro
It has been 78 years since the end of the war. It is important to tell younger generation
disastrous situation of that time to avoid repetition of mistakes while people who
experienced the war are aging. As one of the projects to do so, we have been dispatching
representatives of middle school students in the city to Hiroshima and Nagasaki since2005. This year, we plan to send representatives to the peace ceremony to be held in
Nagasaki on August 9, accompanied by me and the chief of the board of education.

The

representatives will make a report on the Abiko peace ceremony. Please listen to them.
Representative students have been relaying their experiences to elementary school
students. Through these projects, I hope many people think about wars and try to realize
the world without wars and nuclear arms.

Shirakaba Concert
Date: August 20 (Sun) 14:00-15:30 (Reception: 13:30 ~ )Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza
Content: Recitation and piano performance, etc.
Free of charge
Inquiry: Tel 04-7185-1601

Workshop at Sugimura Sojinkan Memorial Museum
Date: August 20 (Sun) ①10:00-12:00 ②13:30-15:30
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Content: Picture drawing class using motifs of works stored in the memorial museum
Eligible number of persons: First six persons for each time
Free of charge
Application: August 3-19 at Telephone 04-7187-1131

Let us learn about Lake Teganuma on a boat
The Clean Lake Teganuma Promotion Association will guide you on the history, present
situations, and creatures of Lake Teganuma.
Date: August 22 (Tue) 9:30-10:30

Cancelled in case of rough weather

Place to gather: Boat Center “Koike” within Teganuma Park
Capacity: First 52 persons (Children under elementary school need to be accompanied bytheir parent)
Free of charge
Inquiry: Teganuma Section at Telephone 04-7185-1484 during August 2-21

International Exchange Speech Contest
You are kindly requested to participate in Speech Contest as below.
Date: October 8

13:00 ~

Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza
Eligible persons: Persons above middle school students living, studying or working in
AbikoLanguages: English (for Japanese people) or Japanese (for non-Japanese people)
Theme: On international exchange
Inquiry: Tel. 04-7183-1231(AIRA)

Support Taxi Companies
August 5 is TAXI DAY.
Since the spread of the COVID 19, taxi users have declined drastically. The first ride of taxi inthe city is ¥500(1.27km). Please use taxi for shopping, etc.

Your support will help taxi

companies to survive.
Inquiry: Traffic Policy Section (Extension 330)

Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.

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Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

August6(Sun) 9:00 ~15:00

August26 (Sat)

September

10 (Sun) 9:00 ~15:00

Accepting reservations

9:00 ~15:00

from 9:00 a.m. on August 9(Wed)from 9:00 a.m. on August 23 (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, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- August, 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

Civic Consulting
August 10, 15, 17, 22
Room, 2F, Abikoand 24City Hall
9:30 ~ 15:30
Or by telephone

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 – 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 – August, 2023 Tel:04-71851126*
Item

Date

Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Aug 12, 19 and 26 (Sat)Reservation required*

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

Aug 1 and 8 (Tue)Children born in March
2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Aug 3 (Thu)Children born between Dec
30,2021 and Jan19, 2022

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

Aug 24 (Thu)Children born in December
2020

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Aug 3 (Thu)Children born between Dec
30,2019 and Jan18,2020Health Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Aug 24 (Thu)Children born between April
2,2018 and April1,2019

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Aug 30 (Wed)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Aug 23 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Nov 2022—

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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.346

August 1, 2023

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.jp
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Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

No.347

September 1, 2023

Tel:04-7185-1111“ABIKO is growing in popularity as a filming location!”
Abiko has been more and more popular as location of movies and dramas because Abikois easily accessible from central Tokyo and can meet wide range of needs for making films
due to its rich nature and townscape around Lake Teganuma as well as historic buildings.
Inquiry: Abiko’s Charm Publicity Office, Secretariat and Public Relations Section,
Tel:04-7185-2493

Roadshow released on September 15th (Fri) at TOHO chain cinemas nationwide
Title: “Don’t Call It Mystery” (“MISUTERI TO IU NAKARE” in Japanese)
Former Inoue Family Residence was selected as a filming location. The important
core of the story was filming in the historic warehouses owned by awealthy merchant since the Meiji era. Former Inoue Family
Residence was so attractive because it has two warehouses in thesite, for in the story, there are supposed to be four warehouses in thevast site.
The other movie titled “Get out of the Mobius Loop” (“NUKERO, MEBIUSU” inJapanese) in which Abiko was the main filming location. This is a late-blooming
new generation youth movie describing the difficulty of getting off the rails of life
they are walking on. The movie, which was released nationwide last February, wasthe first work whose main location was Abiko. The actors including the leading
actress, SAKANOUE Akane, Director KATO Keigo and the staff stayed at abusiness hotel in Abiko and completed the movie with support of Teganuma FC
and residents despite the worry of Covid-19.
According to the Director, KATO Keigo, the reason why he selected Abiko as themain location for his first feature film was that Kono-yama Momoyama Park was
perfect for the main character’s favorite image of “a place with a good view she canwalk to from a town”. He also commented that Lake Teganuma is a moderate size,
not so large as a lake, but not so small as a river. Also, Abiko city has residential
areas as well as rural landscapes, which can be useful in a wide range of stage
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settings. He expressed his hope to use Abiko again as a location if there is anotheropportunity.

Japan Bird Festival 2023 Recruiting Volunteers◎Supporters Date: Nov 4 (Sat),5 (Sun) 8:30～17:00 ( one day volunteer acceptable)
Work: Venue guidance, ticket sales◎Transportation volunteers

Reward: ¥1,000 / day

Date: Nov 4 (Sat) 8:30～17:15, Nov 5 (Sun) 8:45～15:30(a half day volunteer acceptable)

Work: Ticket sales, passenger guidance, ensuring safetyof the bus Reward: ¥500 / half day Working place: Abiko station, Teganuma AquaticPark, Abista (supporters only) Eligibility: High school students or over , Capacity: firstarrival 20 people*Oct 28(Sat) ① 9:30～② 11:00～ Briefing session held at Abiko City Bird Museum (forabout 1 hour) Inquiry/application: Not later than Sept 30 (Sat), to be applied by theapplication form (available at city’s public facilities or city’s web site), fax, e-mail to
Abiko City Bird Museum Tel:04-7185-2212,

Fax:04-7185-0639,

e-mail:jbfsupport@city.abiko.chiba.jp

Culture Experience (Citizen’s Cultural Festival Pre-event)Date: Sept 23 (holiday)

Venue: Abista①Japanese traditional cultures (Japanese

dance etc.) 10:00～12:30, 13:00～15:30 ② Ikebana (Flower arrangement) 10:00～12:00,
13:00～15：00
Tanka etc.

③Tea ceremony, Kimono wearing, hula, wind and string instruments,

10:00～15:00 (reception till 14:00) Capacity: Each time first arrival ①adult(Jr high school or over) 10, children 10 ② 20

③ No limit (no application required)

Charge: ①, ② ¥500 ③ Tea ceremony ¥500, Free for others

Application/inquiry: only

for ①,② Sept 4 (Mon)～ Via Chiba electronic application service in thecity’s web site or telephone.
Culture and Sports Section, Board of Education Tel:04-7185-1601

Let’s walk around various scenic spots in Abiko together with guides◎Approx. 5km walking course around the old shrine and villages of Araki and Furudo.
Date: Sept 26 (Tue) 9:00 ~ 12:00 * To be heled in light rain, cancelled in bad weather
Meet under the stairs of South Gate of Araki JR station, Split up at Araki station Northgate Destination: Fukiaezu shrine, slope of Furudo, rice paddies alongside the Tone riverand so on Free of charge

Capacity: 20 people (by drawing)

Inquiry/Application: by Chiba Electric Application Service
or telephone on/before Sept 13 (Wed)
Ext. 574, Urban Planning Section
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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)①Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before. ②Use Reservation site by 3 days before openingof the office
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

Sept

10 (Sun) 8:30 ~15:00

Accepting reservations

Sept

30 (Sat)from 9:00 a.m. on Sept 13 (Wed)

8:30 ~15:00

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, etc.
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- Sep, 2023
Item

Date/Time* Reservation required
LocationContact

Legal Advice

Sept 7, 14, 19, 21
and 26
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 – 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 – Sep, 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Sept 9,16 (Sat) and 23(holiday) Reservation
required*3

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

Sept 5 and 12 (Tue)Children born in April, 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Sept 7, 14 (Thu)Children born between Jan
20 and March 2, 2022

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

Sept 21 (Thu)Children born in Jan, 2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Sept 7, 14 (Thu)Children born between Jan
19 and Feb 28, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Sept 21 (Thu)Children born between Aug
10 and Sept 11, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Sept 29 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Sept 13 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Dec, 2022—

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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.347
September 1, 2023
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.jp
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Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

No.348October1, 2023

Tel:04-7185-1111

New Industry Festival on October 15
NEW NAME WANTED!

Let’s decide on a name for the festival at the site.

Date/Time: Sunday, October 15

10:00 ~ 16:00*Canceled in case of stormy weather

Venue: Kohokudai Chuo ParkJob experience for children: Experience jobs and earn salary (tickets) to use at thefestival). Jobs include carpenter, painting industry, nail artist, hair & make-up artist,flower coordinator, police officer, fire fighter, rugby player and masseuse,Company booths, and outdoor market: Abiko City Chamber of Commerce, hospitals(health consultation), Guide Dog Association, Abiko Higher Technical College, Social
Insurance Labor Consultant Association, Abiko hometown products, fried noodles,
fried chicken, flower and handcraft sales,

Attractions: Screamer (Eligible for people over 3 years old, ¥100)
Climbing wall (Eligible for people over 4 years old who can put on theharness, ¥800 / 4 minutes)

Stage show: performance by brass bands club of elementary & junior high schools,
dance performance by a cheer dance team, dance schools and dance groups,
ceremony of award (New Industry Festival Cup)

Inquiry: Abiko Lion’s Club

Tel: 050-3749-7020

Application for Kindergarten and Certified Child Center Admission from
April 2024
The application will be accepted from November 1st. The application form is alreadyavailable at each kindergarten or certified child center.
Inquiry: Ext.572, Nursery Section

Application for Nursery School Admission from April 2024
Application period:

Public schools from (Fri) January 5, 2024 to (Mon) January 29, 2024

Private schools: First round period from (Thu) November 1 to (Wed) November 15,
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Secondary period from (Mon) December 25 to (Fri) January 12, 2024
Eligible for children whose parents meet one of the following conditions:(1) Those whowork more than 64 hours/month (2) Those who attend schools or have training courses formore than 64 hours/month (3) during 2 month- periods before and after birth month (4)those who are sick or physically disabled (5) those who regularly take care of sick family
member for a long period (6) those who have been suffered from disasters (7) those whocurrently seek employment
Application forms are available at each nursery school, the Nursery Section and Childrearing Support Center.
Inquiry: Ext. 446, Nursery Section

Living Safely with Dementia in Abiko
Dementia is a brain disease that can affect anyone. We can delay the onset and progressionof dementia by well-balanced diet and regular exercises and frequent opportunities to goout. Let’s help a hand to the people who seem to have dementia. Feel free to contact the
local consultation offices for the elderly to discuss medical and nursing care services.
<Tips to talk with people who have dementia>
Talk to the person alone. / Talk with the person eye to eye. / Talk to the person slowly,
clearly, and gently. / Listen to the person carefully while thinking of what he/she wants toconvey. / Do not deny or scold the person.
Inquiry: Tel. 04-7185-1112, Elderly Support Section (the 3re floor of West Annex, City Hall)“Bird Concert” in front of Abiko Station (Pre-event for Japan Bird Festival 2023)
Date/Time: (Sat) October 21

10:00 – 16:00(rain or shine)

Venue: in front of Abishirube (information center)
Songs and dance performances by artists
Free of charge
Inquiry: Tel 04-7185-1484, Teganuma Section

Enjoy Yoga
Dates/Time: Oct. 3,10,28 and 31 9:50 – 11:00, Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 31 19:20 – 20:30
Capacity: First 30 people(No application required)

Fee: ¥1000/ each class
Wear clothing for exercise and bring Yoga mat and drink.
Venue: Civic Plaza

Inquiry: Tel. 04-7183-2111 Civic Plaza

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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (By reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.
Dates and Hours
October

28 (Sat)Reservation will be accepted

8:30 ~13:00

from 9:00 a.m. on October 11 (Wed)November 12 (Sun) 8:30 ~13:00

from 9:00 a.m. on October 25 (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, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- October, 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

October 5, 12, 17, 19
and 249:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 ~ 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 – Oct. 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Oct 7 and 28 (Sat)Reservation required*

3

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

Oct 3 and 10 (Tue)Children born in May 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Oct 5 and 12 (Thu)Children born between Mar
3 and Apr 9, 2022

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

Oct 19 (Thu)Children born in February,
2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Oct 5 and 12 (Thu)Children born between Feb
29 and Apr 10, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Oct 19 (Thu)Children born between Sep
12 and Oct 13, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Oct 27 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Oct 18 (Wed)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Jan, 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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 #7009 or 03-6810-1636. Hours: weekdays and Saturdays 18:00 ~ 6:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 6:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00-11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00-11:30,13:00-16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.348October 1, 2023

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.jp
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Abiko

Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

No.349November 1, 2023

Tel:04-7185-1111

Homepage of Abiko City official website to be revised on November 8
The homepage layout of Abiko City PC website will be revised from double column into
single one to fit the display of smart phone and tablet as more and more people visit thesite with them. This revision will allow people easy access to their necessary information.
Furthermore, communicating attractive information in and outside of Abiko will draw
more visitors to Abiko City.
Inquiry: 04-7185-1269, Public Relations Office

Below are the points of improvement:★ Information dissemination in an emergency

Abiko City ▶

When a severe disaster occurs, the disaster information is shown on the city website inthree colors: yellow, orange, and red depending on the emergency level. The red-coloredinformation in case of the highest emergency will be shown on all pages of the website.
However, notifications of the Emergency Alert System will be shown only on the
homepage. Additionally, a new area titled “In case of emergency” will update disasterprevention information, which will help people have disaster awareness on daily basis.
★ The administrative information and attractive information
Occupying a larger space on the homepage, photographic images will offer information
so that visitors can get better images of Abiko city. “Featured information” area will
provide particularly attractive information.
★ “Online application” of Abi-Sma (Project of incorporating smart technology in Abiko)
Abiko City has introduced the online application service for various applications
through the LINE official account. So potential applicants can check which applicationis accepted online here. The City will continue to incorporate the use the digitaltechnology in promoting online administrative services and daily internal work.
★ Event information
The latest events are shown on “the Event” section on the homepage so that people canfind them with ease. For more event information, please click on “Event Calendar” atthe bottom of this section.
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Application for Municipal Housing to be Accepted from December 1
Eligible persons: They must meet all the conditions:

1. The household’s monthly income must be below ¥158,000 (ordinary household) or
below ¥214,000 (elderly household, the family with disabled person, or children andothers)

2. Living or working in Abiko, in need of housing and paying the city tax properly.
3. Single household living with their family members or meeting the conditions.
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Applicants must not be a gangster.

Scheduled Occupancy Date: March, 2024
The application form will be provided at Building and Housing Section and administrative
service centers or downloaded at the City website from December 1 to 20. Please submit
the filled-out form at the counter of Building and Housing Section. (Not available by mail)Inquiry: Tel. 04-7185-1672, Building and Housing Section

EVENTS
The Abiko International Festival
Detailed information is available on the website of Abiko International Relations
Association (AIRA). Tel.:04-7183-1231
Date: November 26 (Sun) 11:00 ~ 16:00
Venue: Abiko Civic Plaza＊Stage show (at the multi-purpose hall): Playing folklore (Latin American ethnic music ),Gospel choir, Playing gourd flute, Dance by Kappa-dance kids, Performance by rugby
players of Green Rockets Tokatsu, Ethnic dance and Songs by the students of Japanese
language classes＊Lottery drawing＊Panel exhibition and sampling food of foreign countries, namely U.K, Uzbekistan, South
Korea, Cypris, Slovenia, China, Chile, Germany and France (at the gallery)＊Japanese Tea Ceremony (Urasenke school by Ms. NAKANE Sosetsu) will be served at
the civic solon. (first 100 guests, fee: ¥400, reservation not required).
＊Experiencing to wear Kimono (by Ms. SUZUKI Tokue and her students) is also preparedfor foreigners at the Japanese tatami room.

(first 30 guests, fee: ¥500 including tabi

(Japanese socks) price)▲AIRA HP
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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (Issuance by reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.
Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

November 12 (Sun) 8:30 ~13:00

Accepting reservations

December 16 (Sat)from 9:00 a.m. on November 29 (Wed)

8:30 ~13:00

Location: Civic Section (Abiko City Hall, 1F)
Services: Application (reservation not required) and Issuance (reservation required) of
Individual Number Cards, etc.
Requirements: notification card, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- November, 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

November 7, 9, 16,
21 and 28
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 ~ 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 – Nov, 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Nov 4,18 and 25 (Sat)Reservation required*

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

Nov 2 (Thu) and 15 (Wed)Children born in June 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Nov 9 (Thu)Children born between Apr
10 and 29, 2022

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

Nov 16 (Thu)Children born in March,
2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Nov 9 (Thu)Children born between Apr
11 and 30, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Nov 16 (Thu)Children born between Oct
14 and Nov 17, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Nov 29 (Wed)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Nov 10 (Fri)Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Feb, 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 thephone 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 ~ 6:00 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 ~ 8:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 8:00 next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00 ~ 11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00 ~ 11:30,13:00 ~ 16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.349November 1, 2023

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.jp
4Newsletter

No.350Abiko

December 1, 2023
Excerpts from the Newsletter issued by Abiko City

Tel:04-7185-1111

Peace Gathering ～Wishing Peace from Abiko~
Abiko has been dispatching junior high school students to the atomic bombed cities since2005. This year, we were preparing to send the students to Nagasaki City. Still, a typhoon
was forecasted to approach at the last minute, so we suddenly changed the destination to
Hiroshima City. Despite the sudden change, all members of the junior high school student
delegation were able to participate as scheduled. We are confident that they felt andlearned a great deal.
We’ll continue sending as many junior high school students as possible there so that the
memories of the war will not fade away. And we hope that more children will hand down
the A-bomb survivors’ desire for peace to the next generation through relay lectures andother programs.
At the "Peace Gathering," junior high school students who visited Hiroshima and students
from the drama club of Abiko junior high school will convey the horror of war and theatomic bombing, as well as the preciousness of peace. Please visit the venue and listen to
their thoughts on peace.
Mayor HOSHINO Junichiro

December 3rd (Sun) 13:30 – 15:45 (Doors open 13:00)
Capacity: First 500 people, Admission Free

Venue: Keyaki Plaza Hall

Report by Junior High School Student Delegation to Hiroshima (13:40 - 14:40)
On August 10 and 11, twelve representatives from junior high schools visited the atomic
bombed city of Hiroshima. Here is a report on their activities there and their thoughts andfeelings.
Abiko Junior High School Drama Club“IWANU-IRO-NO Firefly” (14:55 -15;45)

Based on the true story of a Japanese soldier and a student of the Himeyuri student corps,
this is the story which describes the exchange of hearts between young men who flew away
as Kamikaze pilots and women who made the last meal for the Kamikaze pilots.
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Peace Gathering: Wishing Peace from Abiko" Exhibition (until December 3rd)
At Abishirube (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Last day until 4:00 p.m.))an exhibit of photo panels of atomic bomb victims (from the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
Museum collection)
At Keyaki Plaza (9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Last day until 4:00 p.m.))
Introduction of the delegation to Hiroshima and Relay Lecture Program by junior highschool students, exhibition of lanterns wishing, Peaceful City Painting Contest, etc.
Inquiry: Ext. 568, Planning and Policy Section

Temporary closing of Abista / Library: December 4 (Mon.) - 11 (Mon.)
Abista and the library will be closed due to water supply system repair work, which willcause the building to be shut down. The Lifelong Learning Division and the reception workof Abiko district public hall will be available until 5:00 p.m. during the closure (but not thelibrary).
Inquiry: 04-7182-0511, Lifelong Learning Division, Board of Education

The 10th Children's Congress in 2023 was held
Abiko hold the Children's Council every other year to deepen the interest of elementary andjunior high school students, who will lead the next generation, in parliamentary democracy
and city planning, and to use their requests and opinions as reference for city planning. On
the day of the meeting, two representatives from each elementary and junior high school in
the city, a total 37 children (one absent), participated as children's councilors. They asked
questions and expressed their opinions on the city's "City Planning Policy," to which the Mayorand Mr. Maru, Superintendent of Education, responded. The opinions of the child council
members will be used as a reference for future city planning and incorporated into the cityadministration.

Mayor HOSHINO Junichiro

EVENTS
Tennodai Station South Exit Rotary Illumination Lighting Ceremony
Date: December 2 (Sat) 3:15 p.m. - , Venue: Tennodai Station South Exit Rotary
Program:1) 3:15 p.m. - Children's Cheerleading Dance2) 4:00 p.m. - Animation “Gasonshi”, Abiko local animation story3) 4:15 p.m. - Greetings from the mayor and chairman of the Abiko Chamber of Commerceand Industries4) 4:30 p.m. - Illumination Lighting up
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Individual Number Card Services on Weekends (Issuance by reservation only)
Call the Civic Section at 04-7185-4326 (8:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. on weekdays except national

holidays) for a reservation by the day before.

Dates and Hours

Reservation will be accepted

December 16 (Sat)8:30 ~13:00

Accepting reservations

January 14, 2024 (Sun)9:00 ~12:00

from 9:00 a.m. on December 27 (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, 2 kinds of your ID (residence card, special permanent resident
certificate, driver’s license, health insurance card, bank passbook, etc.)

Advisory Services- December 2023
Item

* Reservation required

Date/Time

LocationContact

Legal Advice

December 5, 7, 14,
19 and 21
9:30 ~ 15:30

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

Secretarial Section* Tel: 04-7185-1714
Call for an appointment

Daily Life Advice

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

Social Welfare
SectionWest Annex 2F

Social Welfare Section
Ext.394

Child Matters inGeneralWeekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 17:00

West Annex 1F

Child Consulting Section
Tel: 04-7185-1821

Domestic Violence

Weekdays (except
national holidays)
8:30 ~ 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 ~ 16:30

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

Public Health Care Center Programs – Dec., 2023 Tel:04-7185-1126*
Item
Maternity Class (Shiawase
Mama &Papa Gakkyu)

Date
Dec 1,8 and 15 (Fri)Reservation required*

3

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

Dec 5 (Tue) and 11 (Mon)Children born in July 2023

Health Checkup
for 18-month-old children

Dec 7 (Thu)Children born between Apr
30 and May 19, 2022

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

Dec 14 (Thu)Children born in April, 2021

Health Checkup
for 3-year-old children

Dec 7 (Thu)Children born between May
1 and May 17, 2020

Dental Checkup
for 5-year-old children

Dec 14 (Thu)Children born between Nov
18 and Dec 22, 2018

Baby Food Classfor 4 to 6-month-old babies

Dec 22 (Fri)Reservation required*First 30 applicants (parents)

Baby Food Classfor 8 to 9-month-old babies

Dec 11 (Mon)
Reservation required*First 20 applicants.
Children born in Mar, 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 paediatrician. Before going there, talk with the hospital on thephone 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 ~ 6:00 the 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 ~ 8:00 next day
Sundays, Holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays: 9:00 ~ 8:00 the next day
4. Illness or Toothaches on Holidays: contact Holiday Clinic at 04-7187-7020(1) Dentist: 9:00 ~ 11:30 (2) Internal Medicine & Pediatrician: 9:00 ~ 11:30,13:00 ~ 16:30
Note: Holidays: 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.350December 1, 2023

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