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A monthly newsletter for the international residents of Tokushima Prefecture, produced
by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association.

what a job!
Remco RijkhoffIt

all started with a phone call
I received about 6 months
ago from the leader of the local
canoeing club. "Say, I heard you
made your own smoker and started
smoking fish. Is that true?" "Yep,I started smoking fish all right,
spreading our exquisite Dutch
cuisine, so to speak" "Oh, great! I
actually had a bit of a question foryou myself. Do you know anything
about Dutch ovens?" This question

October

Toppy - keepin’ it real.

The tale of one CIR building a Dutch oven from scratch

made me think…There werebasically two kinds of Dutch ovens
that immediately came to mymind: 1) a steel type of pot which
you bury under hot coals and cook
food with and 2) a homely sceneof a husband and wife lying in bed(spooning position) during which,at some point, the husband in front
decides to treat his loving wife
behind him to a loud fart. It's hot,and it's free, hence the expression"Dutch Oven" (since we don't like

Remco and his oven“[The mayor]
decided to ‘leaseme out’ to thecanoe captain as
Mima's expert on
medieval Dutch
stone ovens...”spending money on things you
can get for free). "Which oven are
you talking about?" I carefullyinquired. "A stone one" he replied.
Aha. A third type of oven I knew
nothing about. "Why do you wantto know?" I asked him. "Well, me
and the boys from the canoeing
club are thinking about building
a stone oven to create something
extra for tourists visiting Mima.
We could make bread and pizza
and such. Would you like to help
us with this?" Well, I neededsome time to think about it.
First of all, before committing
myself to a big project likebuilding a stone oven during
working hours, I needed to knowwhether there was actually such athing as a typical Dutch stone oven.
So I did some research on the net,
What a Job!... continued on page 3

255
October

awa life

Toppy - keepin’ it real.

This month in Awa Life
1

What a Job!

4

Finding Peace in the
PagodaRemco Rijkhoff

Matthew Lindsay

6

Irene's Recipe Corner
Irene Wachuga

editor's page
Hello again Tokers,
Welcome to fall! You may have noticed
the design of your favorite newsletter
has changed again, and I hope you
fancy it. If not...too bad. :PThis month we bring you a super cool batch ofarticles, one from our adventurous Remco out west
who is nearing completion of his huge Dutch oven,an eye-opening feature from Matt on the pagoda at
the summit of Mt. Bizan, followed by more of Irene's
delectable recipes, and a comic of dubious qualitythat has evolved from my doodles, which I’ve decided
to inﬂict on unsuspecting readers like you. Enjoy!

Staff Aisastsu
Yuri Ikegami

7Topizo at Large

8Japanese Lesson

9

Sarah Nelson

Akiko Tsuji

Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue Inoue

10 News & Events
12 Memoranda

awa life

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What a Job!... continued from page 1

binding-you name it. It was time
to come up with a design…

Oven base before top was constructed

and quickly discovered that we,
the Dutch, have constructed stoneovens in the past, in the Middle
Ages to be exact. This was great
news since now I had a suitable
angle to take this plan to mysupervisor: I really need to spread
Dutch culture! So I talked to mysupervisor, my supervisor talked
to his supervisor, my supervisor's
supervisor talked to the mayor, andthat's where the decision would
be made. The mayor, whom I am
big buddies with, also believed it
would be a great idea if I would
build a Medieval Dutch oven inMima, so he decided to "lease meout" to the canoe captain as Mima's
expert on Medieval Dutch stoneovens, slash technical designer,
slash full-time brick layer. That's
how this crazy project started.
Since my knowledge of stoneovens was considerably lessthan what I led the the mayor
to believe ("Sure I know about
Medieval Dutch ovens. In Holland
everybody does, it's common
knowledge.") I had found myself
a good excuse to do what I do

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best: surf the net. After two monthsof watching clips on YouTubeand reading a ton of articles
about stone ovens, I believed
I was ready for the job. I had
learnt about bricks and chimneys,arches and mortar, thermocouples,
supporting walls, stone patterns,
oven floors, thermal & mechanicalproperties, foundations, ovenbuilding and brick laying tools,
firing techniques, setting up abuilding site, calculating materials,
chipping, grinding, clipping andI drew my design based on
various Medieval (one thousand
year old) ovens and building
techniques, and it was quickly
approved by Mr. Canoe. The
next step was to create technicaldrawings of the front and side of
the oven, and after 2 weeks ofracking my brain, ruining my eyes
and fiddling around with crappy
drawing equipment and a bunch of
100 yen erasers, pencils and pens,
I had finished them. Next step
was to make a blueprint of eachand every brick layer, aiming tocreate a strong and solid structure
while maintaining the basic stone
pattern I had opted for for theouter wall ("kruisverband " = crosspattern) and simplicity in building.
After all, we were all laymen.
Then, two months and forty-two
drawings later, the actual building
started, five hours a day, five daysa week, for a period of at least fivemonths. The first few layers werequite difficult since bricklaying

Oven front view

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“It has cost me
blood, sweat andtears to build thishefty baby, and I
don't know whether
I would ever doit again, but ain't
she pretty?”
is a true profession and calls
for much skill and experience,neither of which I had been able
to acquire from watching clips on
YouTube. You just have to do it
and, hopefully, in time get better at
it. I was most fortunate to get great
help and teaching from an actual
Japanese oven builder who had
retired and assisted me during thefirst 2 months of building. He taught
me many useful things: how to use
brick layer's tools, how to cleave
bricks, shape them, polish them, lay
them, how to mix different kinds ofmortar, how to use it, store it, etc.
These months of working together
were extremely helpful to me.
Now, after five months of turning
up at City Hall for a 2-hour shift inthe morning looking like a beardybum (I was too lazy to change
into my workman's gear during
lunch), coming home everyday
sweaty, smelly, covered in brickdust with mortar and bits of stone
in my hair, I can proudly say thatthe oven is practically finished!
It has cost me blood, sweat andtears to build this hefty baby, andI don't know whether I would ever
do it again, but ain't she pretty?

When I tell my friends andfamily in Holland about my job
as a CIR in Mima and the things
I do, they are usually amusedand often amazed to hear about
the great variety of projects I do
and the jobs I have had during
the last four years of working
as a CIR: translator, interpreter,
guest-speaker, teacher, cooking
instructor, jazz-singer, editor,
graphic designer, event organizer,
product developer, guest ina television variety program,fish smoker, boat builder, actor,
architectural advisor, gardener, kitebuilder, baker, scientific researcher,consultant, columnist andphotographer, now to be topped off
by oven designer, technical drawer
and brick layer. CIR, what a job!

finding peace in the pagoda
Matthew LindsayAt

the summit of Mount
Bizan stands an unusual
white, bell-shaped structure, thePeace Pagoda (Heiwa Kinen-to
Pagoda). The pagoda was built
to comfort the souls of soldiersthat lost their lives in the Second
World War. Built in the style ofa Burmese Buddhist pagoda, it
was erected by the TokushimaBurma Association in 1958.
Along with paying homage
to the souls of fallen soldiersfrom Tokushima prefecture, thepagoda is the only war memorial
on Shikoku that houses the ashesof unidentified soldiers fromevery (Japanese) World War Twobattlefield. These ashes, gatheredby the national government and4

returned soldiers, are from the
Chidori-ga-fuchi National Cemeteryin Tokyo. Also enshrined within
the pagoda is said to be the ashesof Siddhartha Gautama, otherwise
known as Buddha. These ashes
were sent from the government of
Burma, present-day Myanmar.
Whether the ashes of Buddha
are really housed in the pagoda isprobably open to debate, however
it does seem appropriate as the
structure of the pagoda has symbolic
meaning according to the practiceof vipassana , a form of meditation
based on the teachings of the
Buddha. (Coincidentally, vipassana
has its modern day roots in theimpoverished, isolated, military
dictatorship state of Myanmar.)

An explorationof Mt. Bizan's
Buddhist relic

The broad base of the pagoda
signifies the stage that mostof humanity occupies, namely
suffering. The next 3 sections
above the base represent thecause of humanity's suffering;
ignorance, craving or attachment(think greed or addiction) andaversion (hate and negativity).
By now you're probably thinking
this all sounds too negative, butthere is a way out of suffering
known as the eight-fold path.
This 'path' requires us to develop
skillful understanding, thinking,speech, action, livelihood, effort,
mindfulness and concentration.
These eight steps are represented
by the octagonal terraces above.
The prominent middle sectionof the pagoda, commonly

TOPIA“Encircling thebell are threebands representing
morality,
concentration
and wisdom—thethree foundations
to purifying
one's mind.”referred to as the bell, may also
be regarded as an inverted alms
bowl. For a monk to overturn hisbowl and refuse alms food is very
serious as he relies upon the bowl
for his sustenance. Similarly the
inverted alms bowl may be taken
as a symbol of a meditator making
the serious decision to refuse tocontinue with an unrestrained mind
and stop creating new suffering
by reacting blindly to pleasantand unpleasant experiences.
Encircling the bell are three bands
representing morality, concentration
and wisdom - the three foundations
to purifying one's mind.
Above 'the bell' are 7 bands
representing the 7 stages of
meditation practice that culminate
in purification of the mind –mindfulness, investigation, energy,
joy, tranquility, concentrationand finally, equanimity. This
achievement of purification,commonly known as nibbana (ornirvana) is a two-stage process,represented by the two gold bands
separated by a ring of orbs near
the appex of the pagoda, known as
the lotus section. The lower band
represents the meditator's initial
experience of nibbana , when new
suffering can still be created. The
ring of orbs signifies an important

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Pagoda on Mt. Bizan

transition as the upper band
marks when the meditator has
eradicated all suffering. Like thelotus plant that has its roots infetid water but sits above it, themeditator is still connected to thisworld but is no longer attached
to it and suffers no longer.
Moving on up, next is thecurved cylindrical section
known as the banana bud. Likea stem of a banana tree that canflower only once, this section issymbolic of the highest stage ofenlightenment where no further
suffering is possible. As thoughprotecting those that have become
enlightened, above the banana
bud is the ornamental umbrella.
Crowning the pagoda is thediamond bud, signifying thetotal eradication of all sufferingand the achievement of fullenlightenment, the ultimate goalof purification of the mind.
The path to enlightenment isa long and challenging one but
the route to the Bizan Pagoda
is somewhat easier, particularly
if you opt to take the ropeway
cable car to the top from the AwaOdori Kaikan at the foot of Bizan.
Alternatively, if you want some
exercise and a bit of forest shade,there are plenty of paths leading to
the summit. If you would actually
like to see inside the pagoda, youwill need to go on a Sunday or
public holiday as these are the only
times that it is open. Admission
is 200 yen for adults and 100
yen for children. Peace.

5irene’s recipe corner

Autumn cooking

Irene Wachuga

In

autumn, the nights are cooler
and the mornings becomechilly. It's a season so short that,
before you know it, it's winter.
Chestnuts and mushrooms areat their best, so take the time toenjoy these autumn delicacies.
Chestnut Rice (Kuri Gohan )(4 servings)
This is a popular Japanese dish.
You can mix regular Japanese ricewith mochi (glutinous) rice fora true Japanese flavor in a 1:10
ratio, the larger being regular rice.
Ingredients:
2 cups rice
3 cups water
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp (each) sake, mirin
15 chestnuts[medium size] or
20 small ones or thereabouts.
Preparation:
1. Soak chestnuts in hot waterfor 30-40 minutes. Peel. Soakin water for another 10-20
minutes. Cut into 6-8 pieces.
2. Wash rice well and drain
in a sieve (colander). Let
stand for 30 minutes.
3. Drain the chestnuts.
4. Put rice and the liquids into arice cooker and mix lightly. Placethe chestnuts on top and switch on.
5. When rice is cooked, letsteam for 10 minutes thenstir lightly. Close the lid andsteam another 5 minutes.
6. Serve.
Mushroom Soup (4 servings)
This soup has no rules. Mix up
all your favorite mushrooms.
Ingredients:
1/2 bunch of enoki(winter) mushrooms
4 shiitake mushrooms

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Chestnut rice

Mushroom soup

1/2 bunch of shimeji mushrooms
3 1/2 cups of dashi (vegetableor chicken stock)
1 tbsp (each) soy sauce,
sake, cooking oil
1/2 tsp salt
60g harusame (cellophane noodles)
Mitsuba, mizuna or parsley
sprigs (optional)
Preparation:
1. Cut stems from shiitake
mushrooms and slice thinly.
2. Cut the bottom of enoki
mushrooms and cut into four.
3. Cut bottom of shimeji
mushrooms and separate.

4. Soak harusame in tepid waterfor 5-7 minutes and drain. Cutinto 5 centimeters in length.
5. Wash mushrooms lightly
in running water and drain.
6. Heat oil in a frying pan andsauté the mushrooms. Add thestock and let it come to a boil.
7. Add the noodles andseason. When it comes backto a boil, switch off heat.
8. Serve.
*Add miso paste if bland, or
the taste is not to your liking.
*Add a veggie side dishfor a complete meal.

staff aisatsu
Yuri Ikegami

Hi, my name is Yuri Ikegami, and I
am new here from this September.
I am very happy to be working as
an advisor because I like looking
after people. I will do my best
so that your life in Tokushima
will be awesome. So, if you haveany questions or troubles, pleasefeel free to ask me at any time.
I like traveling and eating local
foods. I also like watching movies
and enjoy paintings. I’d like tobe good friends with you all. I
am looking forward to meeting
you at TOPIA! Thank you!

Welcome to the neighborhood!

Yuri, English-speaking Advisor

TOPIAtopizo at large

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A comic by Sarah Nelson

7Japanese Lesson

今月の日本語

Akiko Tsuji

Time for some FORCEFUL causative-passive sentence patterns! This month we will learn how to conjugate
verbs to say that one was forced to [verb], with the form: さ（せら）れました . Let's compare the following
sentences and see how they are different.
き のう
じょう し
さけ
の
じょう し
A. 昨日、わたしは上司とお酒をたくさん飲みました。＊ 上 司 = boss/superior
B. 昨日、わたしは上司にお酒をたくさん飲ませてもらいました。
C. 昨日、わたしは上司にお酒をたくさん飲まされました。
Sentence A only says "yesterday I did this" without explaining how "I" felt about it. In sentence B, theconjugation implies that the speaker is grateful, and could mean something like: "Yesterday, my boss treated me
to a few drinks and I was glad," whereas the conjugation of sentence C implies that: "Yesterday, even though I
didn't much feel like drinking, my boss kept telling me to drink and it was a pain." In these sentences only theend of the verb changes, but these changes clearly express the feelings of the speaker.
Next, in the same way as sentence C, let's try to express how we were forced to do something by someone using
the causative-passive form of a verb.
[scene]
じょう し

さけ

の

い

ほ

上 司がわたしにお酒を飲めと言った。それで、わたしはあまり欲しくなかったが、お酒を飲んだ。
( ↑ My superior told me to drink. So, even though I didn't really want to, I drank.)[sentence-pattern changes]
上司は わたしに お酒を 飲ませました。(causative sentence with "superior" as the subject）
わたしは

上司に

飲まされました。
（causative-passive sentence with "me" as the subject）

お酒をMaking causative-passive form:のGroup 1 ＊ 飲む
はな

話す
た

̶ 飲ませる

+ される

飲ませる

+ られる

̶ 話させる+ られるGroup 2食べる ̶ 食べさせる + られる

Group 3

する

̶ させる

+ られる

来る

̶ 来させる+ られる

く＊ The form – される is morecommon than – せられる in the→ 飲ませられる
causative-passive form of Group→ 話させられる
1 verbs (u-verbs). However, in
はなだ→ 食べさせられる
cases like 話す and 出す , where→ させられるthe dictionary form ends in – す ,→ 来させられる
the- せられる form is used.
→ 飲まされる[Exercises] Make the following verbs in parentheses into either the「〜（さ）せてもらいました。」form orthe「〜さ（せら）れました」form.
せんしゅう
しゅっちょう

はじ

じょう し

きょう と

い

きょう と

(1) 先週、出張で初めて上司に京都に （ 行く →）。京都はとてもいいところでした。

しゅっちょう＊ 出 張 = business trip
こ

そと

ともだち

はは

べんきょう

(2) 子どものとき、外で友達とサッカーをしたかったのに、いつも母に（ 勉強をする →せんしゅうにちよう び

ぶ ちょう

いえ

おく

て りょう りた(3) 先週の日曜日、部長の家で奥さんの手 料 理を（ 食べる →です。＊部長 = boss ＊手料理 = home cooking
ゆう

ともだち

い

はや

かえ

）
。

）。とてもおいしかった
よる

じ

うた

(4) 夕べ友達とカラオケに行きました。早く帰りたかったのに、夜の 12 時まで友達の歌をき（ 聞く →）。

Reference：「どんなときどう使う日本語表現文型 200」「実践にほんご指導見直し本」「中上級を教える人のための日本語文法ハンドブック」
Answers：(1) 行かせてもらいました

8(2) 勉強させられました (3) 食べさせてもらいました （4）聞かされました

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letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue InoueD

id you know that inside thehuman brain's frontal lobe
is an area called the prefrontal
cortex? This area is the source of
our sense of will, concentration,
feelings of patience and selfcontrol, impetus to create works
of art, and it helps us to sense thefeelings of others. Here are somepointers to help develop yourchild's prefrontal cortex.
1. Raise with praise!
Praising your children gives
them feelings of happinessand accomplishment, so do it
enthusiastically, but in moderation.

Acknowledge their development,
and maintain expectations forthem based on the reality of theirsituation. Encourage them tochallenge themselves, regardless of
their success.
2. Engage them in things they
enjoy:
Encourage your children in
activities that excite their curiosity,
increase their focus, and give thema sense of fulfillment.
*Incidentally, there is a Japanese
proverb that goes "Praise ninetimes, scold once." Considering theabove, this is a very appropriate
saying!

This month's craft:
Paper Cup Dog
1. Take a paper cup and color thebottom or underside red, then cut
on both sides from the rim to thebase.
2. Fold the cup inside out, as shown
below, and make incisions on bothcorners of one end to make the
dog's ears, then fold them down andcolor them if you wish.
To use: move the dog's mouth likea puppet's by pinching the foldedbase of the cup. Putting a couple ofcircles of tape inside will make iteasier to hold.

“[The prefrontal
cortex] is the sourceof our sense ofwill, concentration,
feelings of patienceand self-control,
impetus to create
works of art, and it
helps us sense thefeelings of others.”

awaglot and classifiedsT

he literary corner of Awa Life,for you, our readers, to post

personal goods, concerts, lectures,

Awaglot, is a combination ofads in, but a few rules apply!

and other event information, cultural,

the words "awa" and "polyglot",

The following will not besporting, and other community groupwhich means multilingual. Be it

posted: Religious, political, or

information, etcetera. If you havefiction, non-fiction, prose or poetry;commercial activities, businesses

something you would like to sharefunny, sad, long or short, we wantsearching for clients or employees,with the Tokushima community, email

your submissions! If you like toand things the Awa Life editors

the editors at awalife@gmail.com!

write, then express yourself! Send

deem inappropriate.

submissions to awalife@gmail.com.
There is also a classifieds section

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But you can totally submit thisstuff: offers to sell or exchange

9news & events

October 1 November 6

To post an event of your own, send the details via email to the editors at awalife@gmail.com .

Machi Asobi Vol.7
マチ☆アソビ vol.7
Since its beginning in the fall of 2009, this anime event

2009 年秋の第 1 回開催以来、徳島市の中心市街地周遊型アニhas been attracting fans from all over Japan to attend

メイベントとして全国から多くのアニメファンを呼び込んで

the festivities in and around Tokushima. For its seventh

いる「マチ☆アソビ」。第 7 回となる今回は、アニメ映画祭「Therun, Machi Asobi’s theme will be “The Moving Pictures
Festival” and will show feature-length anime films. A
stage will be set up at the summit of Mt. Bizan where
the anime magazine Newtype will host its annual award
ceremony, and anime ﬁlms will be broadcast via satellite

Moving Pictures Festival」が同時開催。
眉山山頂に特設ステージを設け、アニメ雑誌「Newtype」の年間アワードの発表を行う他、徳島市内外にサテライト会場
を設け、多くのアニメ作品を上映します。

to venues in and around Tokushima City. Various

その他話題のアニメ監督、出演者、制作プロデューサーなど

directors, actors, and producers of shows will be guests

を一堂に集め、過去最大規模のプログラムでお迎えします。

at this event, making it the largest-scale program yet!
When: September 23 (Fri) - October 10 (Mon)
Where: Center of Tokushima city
Info:

Anime Festival CommitteeTEL:

088-621-2356

Cost:

Free!

日時：

9 月 23 日 ( 金 ) ~ 10 月 10 日 ( 月 )場所：

徳島市内中心部他

問合せ： アニメまつり実行委員会
TEL:

088-621-2356

金額：

無料！

Yuki Lobster Festival
由岐伊勢エビ祭り
The Yuki Lobster Festival is an annual event that

新鮮な伊勢エビなどの即売、大漁市、伊勢エビみこし、伊勢celebrates lobster season, where you can buy fresh

エビ長寿汁の振る舞い先着 500 人、伊勢エビが当たるゲーム

lobster and other large fish from the vendors and see

大会等、イベント盛りだくさんが開催されます。

the portable lobster shrine. There will also be games for

日時：

10 月 23 日 ( 日 ) 9:00 ~14:00

your kids, and the ﬁrst 500 people to attend can sample

場所：

美波町由岐支所前グラウンド

free lobster soup!
When: October 23 (Sun), 9:00 - 2:00
Where: Minami town, Yuki Town Ofﬁce grounds(just outside Yuki station)
Info:

Yuki Lobster Festival Committee

TEL:

088-478-0919

Cost:

Free!

( 由岐駅下車すぐ )問合せ： 由岐伊勢エビまつり実行委員会
TEL：

088-478-0919

入場料： 無料！

Japanese Lessons at Suketo Hoikuen (free)
助任保育園の日本語教室（無料）
When: Every Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free, and child care is also available!

金額：

託児付き（無料）

Call TOPIA at

問合せ： トピアまで

Info:

TEL 088-656-3303

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TEL 088-656-3303

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18th Annual German Festival in Naruto
第 18 回ドイチェス・フェスト in なると
The German Festival is an annual exchange event

毎年恒例、地域の方と盛り上げる、日独交流イベント。

put on by the German House to celebrate German

地元の方や子どもたちによる「第九」のミニコンサートや、

culture and will feature a mini-concert of Beethoven’s
Ninth Symphony, food vendors, exhibitions, a glass art
workshop, and dance performances.
When: October 30 (Sun) 10:00 - 4:00
Where: Naruto German House 1st FL, Oasacho
Hinoki, Aza Higashi Yamada 55-2

物産展、展示会などが 1 日中行われます。地域交流イベント、ガラス工芸体験や獅子舞の披露も行われます。
日時：

10 月 30 日 ( 日 )10:00~16:00

場所：

鳴門市大麻町桧字東山田 55-2
鳴門ドイツ館１階

Info:

German House

問合せ：ドイツ館

TEL:

088-689-0099

TEL：

Adults 400 yen, students (elementary to

入場料： 大人 400 円

Cost:

088-689-0099
小中学生 100 円

junior high) 100 yen

Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine Fall Festival
日和佐八幡秋祭り
The biggest autumn festival within the prefecture is the

県内随一！八台のチョーサ（太鼓屋台）が繰り出す秋祭り。8fall procession of 8 chosa (taiko floats) in Hiwasa. On

日宵宮は 9 時から神輿町内巡幸、12 時〜八台のチョーサが一

the 8th there will be a smaller festival, where a portable

斉町廻り、18 時 30 分から奉納演芸と花火、9 日の本祭りはshrine will be carried around the town, and at 12:00 theeight chosas will be carried around the town, followed
by a dedication performance and ﬁreworks at 6:30. On
the 9th will be the real ceremony, beginning at 10:50
with the eight chosas being carried into the sea. This

10 時 50 分から八台のチョーサが順々に浜出。中には大浜海岸へ威勢よく飛び込んでいくチョーサもあり、迫力ある伝統的なお祭りです。
日時：

10 月 8,9 日（土、日）

watch participants plunge into the waters of Ohama

場所：

美波町日和佐、八幡神社境内

Beach carrying the large chosa ﬂoats, so don’t miss it!

問合せ： 日和佐八幡神社

When: October 8, 9 (Sat, Sun)

TEL :Where: Minami Town, Hiwasa, Hachiman shrine area

入場料： 無料！

is a fascinating and traditional festival where you canInfo:

Hachiman shrineTEL:088-477-2472

Cost:

Free!

088-477-2472

Swinging London 50’s-60’s
スウィンギン・ロンドン 50's-60's
The Swinging London exhibition allows you to revisit the

本展は 1950 − 60 年代にロンドンで日常生活に取り入れられlifestyle and culture of the youth of 50s and 60s London

た各国のインダストリアル・デザインとともに、ファッショby showcasing popular fashions and music from the era

ンや音楽をベースとした、ビートルズやモッズ・ルック、ミthat brought you The Beatles, the mod look, miniskirts,
and Twiggy, all in an industrial design.
When: September 17 (Sat) - November 6 (Sun)
Where: Tokushima Modern Art Museum
Info:

Tokushima Modern Art MuseumTEL:

088-688-1088

Cost:

Adults 600 yen, high school and college
students 450 yen, elementary and junior high

ニスカートのツイッギーが登場した若者文化を取り上げ、当時のライフスタイル全般を見つめ直します。
日時：

9 月 17 日（土）~ 11 月 6 日 ( 日 )場所：

徳島県立近代美術館

問合せ： 徳島県立近代美術館
TEL :088-668-1088

入場料： 一般 600 円 高・大生 450 円

小・中生 300 円

students 300 yen

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小松島市国際交流協会（問合せ：村上 080-6399-7593）
前期：10/16. 30. 11/13.27. 12/4.11.18.25
後期：1/8.15.22.29. 2/5.12.19.26
時間：13:30 〜 16:30
場所：ぶつだんのもり いきいき館５階ホール（徳島市大松町上の口 20-1

55 号バイパス沿い）

参加費：無料！
三好市国際交流協会（問合せ：松端（マツノハナ）TEL ＆ FAX

0883-72-5278）

前期：10/30. 11/6.20. 12/4.11.18
後期：1/15.22.29. 2/5.19.26
時間：9:00 〜 13:00
場所：三好市保健センター＆

三好市池田総合体育館会議室

参加費：無料！

Tokushima Vortis Game Schedule
Date
Oct. 2 (Sun)

Time
4:00

Teams
Vortis vs. F.C. Tokyo

Venue
Naruto Otsuka Sportspark, Pocari Sweat Stadium

Oct. 16 (Sun)1:00

Vortis vs. Kyoto Sanga F.C.

Kyoto Nishikyogoku Stadium

Oct. 23 (Sun)5:00

Vortis vs. Yokohama F.C.

Naruto Otsuka Sportspark, Pocari Sweat Stadium

Oct. 30 (Sun)4:00

Vortis vs. Jef United Chiba

Chiba Fukuda Denshi Arena

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