May 2024
Oshu City Newsletter
Sunday/Holiday Doctors
Address: 21-1 Taga Mizusawa TEL: 25-3935
Oshu Kanegasaki Holidays Clinic
Hours: 8:30AM – 4:00PM (at the address listed above.) ※ Please call in advance.
May 3rd Dr. Idzutsu (Miki Hospital)
4th
Dr. Ito (Ito Family Clinic)
5th
Dr. Iwabuchi (Sakurai Clinic)
6th
Dr. Ishikawa (Ishikawa Cardiovascular Clinic)th
12
Dr. Arisumi (Arisumi Internal Medicine Clinic)
19th
Dr. Ishikawa (Ishikawa Hospital)
26th
Dr. Shimizu (Shimizu Ladies' Clinic)
Address: 21-1 Taga Mizusawa TEL: 25-3935
Oshu Kanegasaki Nighttime Clinic
Hours: 6:30PM – 9:00PM, every day year-round ※ Please call in advance.
Dentists (9:00AM – 12:00PM)
57-69 Kanegasaki-cho Nishine
May 5th Iwabuchi Dental
41-9333
Kamihirasawa
12th
Sato Dental Clinic
23-2633 171 Mizusawa Aza Omachi
19th
Ono Dental Clinic
25-7890 65-1 Mizusawa Aza Hitakanishi
26thOishi Dental Clinic
41-3711 60-2 Maesawa Aza Mikkamachi
Sekkotsu* Clinics (9:00AM – 3:00PM) *(therapeutic massage and PT-like treatments)
May 5th Oikawa Osteopathic Clinic
23-7187 1-5 Mizusawa Otemachi
Takahashi
Osteopathic
139 Mizusawa Shinjo Aza
12th23-8158
ClinicKitashiokarathOmachi Osteopathic Clinic
47-4110 75-2 Mizusawa Aza Omachi
1926thKomura Osteopathic Clinic
24-4542 4-9 Mizusawa Sanbongi★Children’s Emergency Helpline (☎ 019-605-9000)
7PM – 8AM the next day, every day year-round

Notice about Light Motor Vehicle Taxes
Delivery of Tax Notification Slips:
Notification slips for light motor vehicle taxes will be sent out on April 30th (Tues). The payment deadline is May 31st(Fri.) Please consider setting up automatic payments so you can’t forget.
As of January of last year, you don’t need a tax payment certificate (for continuous inspections) for car inspections forlight four-wheel vehicles, as a rule. Thus, notifications of completed bank transfers (for light four-wheel vehicles) will
not be issued.
☎ For inquiries about payment: Main City Hall Tax Payment Dept. (34-2227)☎ For inquiries about taxation, reductions, and exemptions: Main City Hall Taxation Dept. (34-2173)
Search ID: 538

Pension Consultation ☎ 0191-23-4246

Free Law Consultation ☎ 34-2915

Appointments required

Appointments required

Place
Main City HallTime & Date
9th (Thurs)

10:00AM3:30PM

Place
Main City Hall, Gen.
Consultation Room

Produced by Oshu City Future Steering Division, ILC/MulticulturalCoexistence Prom. Division & Oshu City International Relations Association

Time & Date
28th
10:00AM(Tues) 4:00PMHuman Rights Consultation ☎ 34-2915
PlaceTime & Date
2nd (Thurs)
Main City Hall, Gen.
1:30PM
Consultation Room
16th (Thurs)–Esashi Gen. Branch Office,
3:30PM
21st (Tues)
Citizen Living Group

Financial & Lifestyle Stability Consultation☎ 34-2915 Appointments required
PlaceTime & Date
Main City Hall, Gen.
15th1:00PM
Consultation Room(Wed)–Esashi Gen. Branch Office,1st4:00PMCitizen Living Group(Wed)Free Multiple Debts Consultation with a Lawyer☎ 34-2915 Appointments required
PlaceTime & Date
Main City Hall, Gen. 1st (Wed)10:00AMConsultation Room
21st (Tues) 3:00PM

Administrative ConsultationPlace☎ 34-2915

Main City Hall, Gen. Consultation Room
Esashi Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Living Group
Maesawa Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Welfare Group
Isawa Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Living Group

Time & Date
10th (Fri)1:00PM-3:00PM24th (Fri)
8th (Wed)
9:30AM-11:30AM
9th (Thurs) 9:00AM-12:00PM
28th (Tues) 1:30PM-3:00PM

Consumer Affairs Consultation ☎ 34-2915
Appointments required for Esashi, Maesawa, Isawa, and Koromogawa

Place
Main City Hall, Gen. Consultation Room
Esashi Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Living Group
Maesawa Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Welfare Group
Isawa Gen. Branch Office, Citizen Living Group
Koromogawa Health & Welfare Center

Time & Date
Mon-Fri, 9:00AM to 5:00PM (last apt. at 4)
Every Monday, 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Every Tuesday, 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Every Thursday, 10:00AM to 3:00PM
Every Friday, 10:00AM to 3:00PMEvents
Oshu Space & Astronomy Museum Events★ May Stargazing Events
1) Storytime: Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)
2) Stargazing: Let’s Look at the Constellations, Hydra andEvents
Draco
When? May 11th (Sat), 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Cost Free! (no admission fee)

★ Sunday School: The Planets of the Solar System!
How Are They Different from Earth?
When? May 26th (Sun), 2:30PM – 3:30PM
Details: Learn about planets through stories andpaper crafts.
Participants: 20 people, applications required
Cost: 50 yen

Fees for both: Admission fees are required for events within the museum.
Free entry for children on May 5th (Sun/holiday).
☎ Location, questions, applications for both: Oshu Space and Astronomy Museum (24-2020)
Produced by Oshu City Future Steering Division, ILC/MulticulturalCoexistence Prom. Division & Oshu City International Relations Association

51st Annual Esashi Jinku Festival
Toshi-iwai dance performances, children’s jinku
parade, Esashi deer dance “Dance of 100 Deer”, local
float parade, Esashi jinku main parade, and more
When? May 3rd (Fri/holiday), 12:30PM-8:30PM &May 4th (Sat/holiday), noon-8PM
Where? Odori Park and surrounding
Other info: Parking is available around Esashi Gen.
Branch Office and JA Esashi Main Branch☎ Esashi Jinku Festival Executive Office (Esashi Gen.
Branch Office, Local Support Group, 34-1623)
Search ID: 12512

Spring 2024 Isawa Dam Fest
Seeing inside the dam, canoe/stand-up paddle (SUP)
experience, things for sale, and more.
When? May 3rd (Fri/holiday) to May 6th (Mon/holiday)
Where? Isawa Dam Management Office, Umadome Pond
☎ Main City Hall, Policy Planning Dept. (34-2125）
Search ID: 12583

Notices
Garbage/Recycling Collection during Golden Week
Be careful: during Golden Week, the days on which garbage and recycling is collected will be different than usual.
Please see the city homepage for the full details.
Mizusawa area:
Events- Burnable garbage: no collection on May 3rd (Fri/holiday)- Weekday recycling: no collection on May 3rd (Fri/holiday) or 6th (Mon/holiday)- Sunday recycling: no collection on May 5th (Sun/holiday)※ Other than these, waste will be collected as usual.
Esashi, Maesawa, Isawa, and Koromogawa:
Please check the collection calendar that’s distributed to each household for garbage/recycling.
Important Notes:- Please put burnable garbage into designated garbage bags. If you put out other types of bags, they won’t be pickedup. Bring garbage that won’t fit in a designated bag directly to the Tanko Regional Sanitation Center, or ask alicensed collection contractor.
- Recyclables don’t use designated garbage bags. Please place the various items directly in their respective
containers or nets at the recycling station. Sort paper by type and bind up with string.
☎ Main City Hall, Living Environment Dept. (34-2341)
Search ID: 12940
Drills for Emergency Alert Radios and Similar
In case of an earthquake, military attack, or similar, drills for the National Early Warning System (J-Alert) will be carriedout. Alerts will be transmitted on Oshu FM and registered email addresses. (J-Alert is Japan’s system to instantaneouslytransmit information about earthquakes, tsunamis, military attacks, or other emergencies, via satellite.)
When? 11AM on May 22nd, August 28th, November 20th, and February 12th, 2025 (all Wednesdays)☎ Main City Hall, Crisis Management Dept. (34-2236)
Search ID: 2960

Produced by Oshu City Future Steering Division, ILC/Multicultural
Coexistence Prom. Division & Oshu City International Relations Association