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Address: Matsudo Building, 4F, Matsudo 1307, Matsudo City 271-0092
Tel: 047-711-9511 Fax: 047-308-6789
Email: office@miea.or.jp https://www.miea.or.jp/MIEA STATION

Summer issue in 2024（English version）

The youth sister city delegation projectIn the middle of March 2024, under the joint sponsorship of MIEA and Matsudo city, junior and senior high school students
were dispatched to Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia and Santa Clarita, California, USA.

Victoria・Whitehorse Mar. 14 - 21 2024

Recruitment
Aug. 17th（Sat.）
13：00～17：00

California・Santa Clarita Mar. 14 -22 2024

※Details・Application ☛ Read the QR code, then check the contents.
Recruitment of spectators for 43rd Matsudo
high school students
English speech contest※No need for application

High school students will make a speech in English about
their opinions.
Please come to hear the speeches！！
The higher level prize winners of the contest will have priority
to join the delegation project to Whitehorse, Australia andSanta Clarita, USA.

Aug. 17th（Sat.）

Public Briefing Session regarding theyouth sister city delegation

17：00～18：00
Closing date for application :Aug. 15th（Thu.）

Sep. 1st（Sun.）
14：00～16：00
Place：Matsudo Civic
Hall room 301
Closing date for application：
Aug. 25th（Sun.）

Oct. 19th（Sat.）
10：00～15：00
Place：Matsudo Civic
Hall
Closing date for application：
Aug.18th（Sun.）

Quota：about 100 persons
Place：Matsudo Civic
TheatrePlace：Matsudo Civic
TheatreExplanation about the delegation program to the sister city
(Whitehorse, Australia) targeted for junior and senior highschool students and how to apply.

Recruitment of participants for the 27th
Matsudo International Culture ambassador
commission ceremony and get-together

Quota：About 50 persons
Cost：500 yen（free for junior high school
students and below）

Let’s interact with ambassadors of variouns countries/regions.
Gorgeous folk dress is also a must-see.

※Refreshments will be servedat the get-together.

Recruitment of caterer and exhibitors (group)for 29th Matsudo International culture festival

How to apply :Caterer : introduction and sales of foods of the world(Submitting a Food Business License or a certificate from a
Public Health Centre is required .）Exhibitor：Introduction of Japanese or Foreign culture orpresentations for volunteer activity (No profit-making sales
and exhibitions are allowed.）

Please download theapplication form from MIEA
HP and e-mail us with theform attached or submit itdirectly to our office.
The application form isavailable at our office too.

Language Course
July 20th（Sat.）
August 10th（Sat.）
13：00～15：00※Can apply for each day
separately
Site：Matsudo Tourism
Association 2nd floor hallAug. 24th（Sat.）
Oct. 26th（Sat.）
English 10：30～12：00
Chinese 13：00～14：30
Place : Matsudo culture hall

Sep. 6th(Fri.）～Nov. 22nd(Fri.）
15：15～16：45【12 times in total】Place：International
Friendship Room（Kokusai Yuko Room)

Sep. 21st（Sat.）～Mar. 22nd（Sat.）①10：30～12：00②13：00～14：30【 18 times in total】（Excluding Oct.12th、Oct.19th、Nov.2nd、Nov.9th、Nov.16th、Dec.28th、Jan.4th、Feb.
8th、Mar.1st、Mar.29th）
Place：International Friendship
Room （Kokusai Yuko Room)※Details・Application ☛ Read the QR code, then check the contents.

Intermediate German～Deutschland-Labor～
Each lesson, we will practice "watching,listening, writing, and speaking" based on aspecific theme.
Lecturer：：Ms. Eva Bilik（From Hungary・part-time lecturer）

Language salon～CultureｘLanguage～
Let’s come into contact with foreign culture
and language（English・Chinese）！

※To be planned fromSep. onwards too.

Quota：English 15 persons
Chinese 10 persons（Participants will be chosen by lottery if
applications exceed capacity）
Cost： Member : FreeNon member 500 yen

Facilitators：High school ALTs・Matsudo
culture ambassadors
Cosponsor：Matsudo education committee

Beginners’ Chinese course（the second half）
While reviewing basic knowledge learned, learn
further expression and phrases used in dailylife.
※Joining from this semester is also welcome.
The text to be used is for this semester.
Lecturer：Ms. Luo Guang Sui（From China・high school Chinese lecturer）①Korean Intermediate course～Challenge Korean learning again！
Let’s have fun with speaking Korean！～②Korean Beginners’Ⅱ course～Through using simple grammar, challengeyourself with dialogue！～Target: People who can do a simple selfintroduction in Chinese
Quota : The First 20 applicants
Cost：Member 12,000 yen
Non member : 15,000 yen
Text：Publisher：語文研究社
New translation, Chinese conversation 301
Issue Three (volume one)
※One textbook per participant（ISBN：978-4931315501）

Quota：①② The first 20 applicants for eachclass
Cost：Member 18,000 yen
Non member 21,000 yen※For details regarding intended participantsetc, Please see below①②

Lecturer：Ms. Choi Hyo Yeon
（From Korea・Prefectural high school
Korean lecturer）

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Sep. 26th（Thu.）
Fina rs！ Intermediate Englishpteah～Nov. 28th（Thu.） c

13：00～14：30【10 times in total】
Place：Matsudo Tourism
Association 2nd floor hallTarget：Intermediate German Learners
Quota：The first 15 applicants
Cost：Member : 1,000 yen
Non member : 1,300 yen
Text：Web text “Deutschland-Labor” ofDeutsche Welle to be usedcourse～Let’s make friends with Sherlock Holmes！～
Understanding a mystery story”Sherlock Holmes’ Adventures”. Discuss themysteries and infer who the culprit could
be. Enjoy the mystery and learn english
at the same time.
Lecturer : Ms Sarah Holland（From UK part-time lecturer）

Target：English proficiency test grade 2 and above,
CEFR-B1 and above or the equivalent
Quotas：The First 16 applicants
Cost：Member 10,000 yen
Non member 13,000 yen
Text：English version『The Adventures ofSherlock Holmes』※ Each participant must
purchase their own copy
（ISBN：978-0241952900）＊Starts wth Story 9

MIEA World tour
Jul. 9：00～10：00
Aug./Sep. 8：00～9：00(Opendetails)

day→Referto※Free trial for the first time

Place：Jul.→Labor hallAug./Sep.→Kitemite Matsudo
plaza

Jul 21st(Sun.）※Details・Application ☛ Read the QR code, then check the contents.

Open-air tai chi class
Let’s do meditation while moving thebody.
Let’s build up the immune system andovercome a lack of exercise.
Tai chi is no burden on the body, soeverybody can join regardless of age.

Target：Beginners are welcome.
Quota：The first 20 applicants
Cost：Set of coupons (10 tickets）
Member 5,000 yen
Non member 8,000 yen※Feel free to apply at any time

Lecturer：Ms. Jin Chunhua（From China・Matsudo international cultureambassador）

Trial class of lantern makingfor foreigners①10:00-11:30②13:00-14:30③15:00-16:30
Place：Yashima Lantern
shopClosing date forapplications：Jul.7th(Sun.）

Let’s try to make a Japanese traditional lantern.
Opportunity for making your own lantern at YashimaLantern Shop in Matsudo.

Aug. 10th (Sat.）

Introduction of Vietnamese culture

Target：Foreigners of 16 years old andabove
Quota： 4 persons each time , total 12
persons（participants will be drawn bylottery in the case of many applicants）
Cost : Member 2,000 yen
Non member 3,000 yen

Lecturer：Mr. Masanori Yashima

10：30～12：00～Let’s learn about Vietnamese traditional events～

Place：International
Friendship RoomIntroduction of the lunar new year “teto”, Obonfestival ”buran”, as well as the mid-autumn. Learn
the meaning of and how to enjoy these festivals aswell as about Vietnamese food.

Object : junior high school students andabove
Quota：The first 20 applicants
Cost：free※To be explained mainly in Japanese.

Lecturer：Ms. Truong Thuy Lan(Matsudo City Coordinator of InternationalRelations)Sep. 1st (Sun.）
10：30～12：00
Place：International
Friendship Room
(Kokusai Yuko Room)Introduction of American culture～The Inside story of Americanmusical classics～
Listen to the classics and learn about the meaning ofthe lyrics. Also, learn the inside stories of famoussongs.

Target：Junior high school students andabove
People who like American music, and singAmerican classics at karaoke
Quota：The first 20 applicants
Cost : Free
※To be explained mainly in Japanese.

Lecturer：Mr. Camden Gregory (Matsudo CityCoordinator of International Relations)14th Moon viewing, No Participation fee
NEWSDate：Sep. 17th（Tue.） ● First performance 18：15～19：00 ● Second performance 19：15～20：00

Venue： Tokuzo-in Temple（Higurashi 5-270, Matsudo）※In case of rain, the performance will be at the main hall of Tokuzo-in Temple
A performance on Japanese instruments by three American performers was realized this year.
Let’s vibe with the sounds of instruments, listen to the songs of the insects, and enjoy the moon on a long autumn
night.

・Ms. Colleen Schmukal（三味線 Shamisen）
・Mr. Garret Grosbeck（箏 Koto）
・Mr.Christopher Molina（尺八 Shakuhachi・Composition）

Contact number：（Tokuzo-in Temple☎047-387-2989）

Beginners’ Japanese class for 2024（2nd term） Aug. 6th（Tue.）9：00～ Applications open
【Face-to-face classes】
ClassDate

PeriodTime
10：10～12：10

Tue.

Sep.10th～Dec. 3rd

12：30～14：30
18：45～20：45

Wed.

Beginner

10：10～12：10
10：10～12：10

Fri.

Sep.13th～Dec. 6th

12：30～14：30
10：10～12：10

Sun.

Kanji

Sep.11th～Dec.4thSep. 8th～Dec. 1st

12：20～14：20

Wed.

10：10～12：10

Sep. 11th - Dec. 4th（Person who can read hiragana/katakana）

Sun.

14：30～16：30

Sep. 8th - Dec.1stConversation ForumWed.

13：00～15：00

Sep. 11th - Dec 4th（Person who can read hiragana/katakana, anddo daily conversation.）Thu.

13：30～15：30

Sep. 12th - Dec. 5th

Learning for level N4

OnlineclassesClass（Level）

DateTime

PeriodElementary class (For those who canspeak a little Japanese)Thu.

10：00～12：00

Sep. 12th - Dec. 5thConversation Class (For those who can makesimple everyday conversation)Tue

13：30～15：30

Sep. 10th～Dec. 3rd

Japanese classes for foreigners on nursing ☛ Japanese volunteer group（Fujisawa ☎080-5739-6017）
Application・Contact number：Jul. 4th～Feb. 6th 2025
First and Third Thu. every month

10：10～12：10(Excluding Jan. 2nd 2025 (in total15 times）

Place：International
Friendship Room
（Kokusai Yuko Room)

Simple Japanese class for nursing～What kind of words are used for nursing？～
Learning about basic terms and Kanji for nursing and how to communicate.
●Object：Foreigners who studied beginners’ Japanese and want to study Japanese for nursing.
●Quota：10 persons●Cost：Free ※MIEA membership fee for 2024 (1,000 yen) and price of the text areseparate.

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