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Wander-ful Tabi - Lance KitaThe summer heat feels
worse when reﬂected fromthe asphalt and concrete of thecity. Is there no place to staycool in the urban jungle? The
best-kept secret in Tokushima
City to beat the heat rolls on
the rivers and… it’s free!

City of Rivers
With more than 130 rivers
crisscrossing Tokushima City,
waterways were historically the
network of choice for transportand commerce. However, land
reclamation projects narrowed
most of the rivers in the city
center during the 20th century,and modernization broughtboth convenient roads andincreasing pollution. Many
Tokushimans started to view
rivers as incidental scenery.
The NPO Association for
Shinmachi River Protection ( 新町 川 を 守 る 会 ) was founded
in 1990 by a handful ofconcerned citizens under thebanner, “We can restore theriver we polluted.” ( 自 分 た ち
で 汚 し た 川 は、 自 分 た ち の手 で 再 生 し よ う！ ) Initially

Enjoying Shiroyama (ruins of Tokushima Castle) from the Suketo Riverfocusing on trash clean-ups
and environmental issues, thisfearless troop of volunteers is
now 300 people strong, andhas expanded its efforts tocleaning up the Tamiya ( 田宮 ),Suketo ( 助任 ) and Yoshino ( 吉野 ) Rivers, maintaining ﬂower
boxes, and recently reforesting
mountains in Kochi to protect
the Yoshino River’s source.
Going with the Flow
To promote appreciation of the

Wander-ful Tabi: Hyoutanjima Cruising ... continued on page 3

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contents

01 Hyoutanjima Cruising
Lance Kita

04 Every Little Bit HelpsSarah Auffret

05 In Need of a Rinse
Jeff Oloizia

06 Naruto for Naruto /Letter from Suketo
HoikuenKazue Inoue

07 Martin’s Manga
CornerMartin O'Brien

08 Football World Cup 2010
Anja Hankel

09 Japanese Lesson
Yoko Aoki

10 News & Events
11 お知らせとイベント情報
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Dear Awa Life readers! How are you? I am
busy while typing these lines, and I hope that
this issue comes in time into your hands. I am
busy with preparing for my successor and at
the same time preparing for going home toGermany.
That’s right. When you read this message,
my time in Tokushima is almost over. But you
could read my farewell already in last month’s
issue. So I won’t write to much about my self.
Again this month we have many ﬁrst classarticles. Sarah is writing about her volunteer
activity at Koike Beach in Naruto on page 4.
To read more about what she has been up
to, check her blog at beachcleaningnaruto.
blogspot.com . I wish her all the best, andI hope that someone will continue thishonourable activity.
We have an article about dolphins, one
article about the boat cruise in Tokushima City,
and about a Japanese soccer team in Germany.
I hope I will see you again in the future.
Danke für die schöne Zeit, Mario Dammann

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rivers, the group offers FREE
daily cruises with a fleet ofopen-air boats. According to
Hideo Nakamura ( 中 村 英 雄 ),the group leader, over 50,000
people a year enjoy the boatrides, 20% of them in the Awa
Odori month of August.
One extremely muggy
afternoon, I hopped on board
with Captain Nakamura and six
other guests. The 30 minuteride started at the boathousenear the Ryogoku Bridge ( 両国 橋 ). As soon as our craft
sped up, a cool breeze blewaway the humidity with thefaint scent of sea salt. Eachpass under a bridge madeus duck and “whoa!” with an
unexpected thrill. We cruised
clockwise, turning onto theSuketo River and past theCity Gymnasium and Central
Park, making a short stop toview the Suehiro Bridge ( 末広 大 橋 ) and turning back on
the Shinmachi River to thePrefectural Office, ending at
Ryogoku Bridge.
Besides getting free air
conditioning, seeing the cityfrom the water offers a fresh
perspective on the everyday.
Among the memorable sights:
a 30cm fish jumping clear
out of the water, an unnamed
Australian TOPIA staff member
taking photos, train passing
overhead, the Y-shaped Mitsuai
Bridge, herons roosting forthe night, joggers waving “hi,”greenstone embankments,
name plates on every bridge,
red brick columns, “pet”
stingray, the sunset crawling
down the slopes of Bizan, LED

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Ryogoku Bridge Boathouse, home of
the Hyoutanjima Cruise.

art under Ryogoku Bridge.
As we zipped under the rushhour jam on the 55, thewind brought not just respitefrom the heat, but a sense of
freedom.
Love the River, On theRiver
If you search for a map of thecourse in the internet, you’ll
notice that the rivers createa gourd-shaped island, which
includes Tokushima Station,
C e n t r a l P a r k , To k u s h i m a
University’s main campus, theCentral Post Ofﬁce, and Awagin
Hall. About 25 years ago, one
clever citizen suggested thenickname Hyotanjima ( ひ ょう た ん 島 ) Gourd Island after
a popular children’s programon NHK called Hyokkori
Hyoutanjima.
The group has adopted
this moniker to bring attention
to the town’s unique aquaticcharacter. They are committed
to raise awareness of theenvironment and build a senseof community through the river.
Nakamura said that his favorite
part of the river is “the section

I see everyday,” which changes
with the time and season, andit’s that appreciation of what’s around him that drives thegroup’s efforts.
The Hyoutanjima cruises
generally take place everyday,
all year, weather permitting.
In July and August, boats run
from 17 to 20:00, and from 13
to 16:00 during other months.
The ride is free, but insurance
is 100 yen. I don’t recommend
riding during Awa Odori, buton the days leading up to
the festival, a sunset ride will
give you free entertainment
as groups practice along thebanks. Any narration will be inJapanese, but Nakamura says
there may be a volunteer on
Thursdays and Fridays who
can speak simple phrases inseveral languages.
Anyone interested involunteering with river cleanups can meet on the ﬁrst day
or third Saturday of the monthin front of the Ryogoku Bridge
Boat House at 13:00. Thereis also a Yoshino River cleanup on the second Sunday ofthe month from 8:00. The
group also organizes the
Yoshinogawa Festival, riverside
concerts, and even a January
swimming contest (!).
This is the best free eventin town (next to Awa Odori),
and I hope you’ll bring yourvisiting relatives and friends toenjoy the rivers of Tokushima.
Check out their Japanese
homepage for more history
and event information: www2.

tcn.ne.jp/~nposhinmachigawa

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Every Little Bit HelpsSarah AuffretFor the past four months,
dozens of volunteers
have been cleaning a coupleof beaches off the coast of
Shimada Island, Naruto. The
project started last January
when my friends and I were
following the Shikoku roadand took the wrong path. We
walked down to the beachhoping to ﬁnd a coastal paththat would lead us all the way
to the whirlpools. Instead, we
landed on Pet Bottle Paradise,
also known as Koike Beach.
For three months, I talkedt o va r i o u s p e o p l e a b o u t
our discovery and thoughtsomeone would take on the
project. But no one knew
where to start! So on abeautiful April day, I decided
to give cleaning a go. I
realized I could accomplish
very little in one day, but I
couldn’t leave Koike Beach
as it was. While I was there,
the family who cultivates thefields near by came down to
see what I was doing, theymight have thought I was
crazy attempting to clean bymyself. I sensed they had nohope of ever seeing Koike
Beach clean again. This gave
me one more reason to keep
going!
Thanks to the supportof my colleagues and club
students at Naruto SeniorHigh School and the local
clean centre, the first clean
up saw the day on April 17.
We first concentrated ouraction on Tajiri Beach, a little

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June 19, 58 volunteers joined us that day and collected 201 bags!

further down the Coast of
Shimada Island. Although it
looked clean compared to
Koike, we filled about 300
bags worth of rubbish andthe job is not over yet!
Starting with less than 20
volunteers, we have managed
to get help from more people
as our project attracted the
media. Thanks to articles inTokushima Newspaper, Awa
Life, 050 and a documentaryo n J RT T V s h o w ‘ O h a y oTokushima’ - not to mention
local blogs, we have raised
awareness of the problem.
Since May, some 30 to
60 volunteers have gathered
once a month on Koike Beachand collected hundreds ofbags of rubbish - mainly petbottles, plastic and bits of
Styrofoam. Volunteers havecommented on how appalled
they were at the state of thebeach; how frustrated theyfelt as they couldn’t take it
all away at once; but they
were also proud they could

contribute to make the placea little cleaner.
The beauty of this projectis that it gives volunteersa chance to learn about
their local area and its
environmental issues. A
group of second graders from
Naruto Senior High School
visited the local clean centre
that has been dealing withthe rubbish we collected.
It has given them a better
understanding of the wholeprocess of recycling.
By the time you readthis article, I will have left
To k u s h i m a . Ko i k e B e a c hwill be much cleaner, but
unfortunately rubbish willkeep floating towards thatpart of Shimada Island.
Therefore Naruto Senior HighSchool has engaged itself toorganize clean ups twice ayear. They are hoping to have
one this autumn, so check
Awa Life or our blog and join
in to help make a difference!

TOPIAIn Need of a Rinse
Jeff OloiziaW

hen thrown into aforeign culture, weare often met what can becalled “culture clash.” Japanis, undoubtedly, a different
place than most of our homecountries, but it is imperativethat we decide which aspectsof our new culture aresimply different, and which
we actually take issue with.
In the wake of the 2009
documentary The Cove, there
is perhaps no better current
example of the above asJapan’s treatment of dolphins.
Which is why, about a monthago, I took a trip to a marine
center in Kochi to see thedolphins for myself.
For those who havebeen living in, well, a covea n d h ave ye t t o s e e t h e
aforementioned film, then a r ra t i v e fo l l o w s t ra i n e r
Ric O’Barry as he works touncover the horrifying truth
about what happens todolphins at a small lagoon
in Wakayama – namely, thatthey are rounded up, soldto dolphin centers like theone in Kochi, and in the caseof t hos e w ho go uns old,slaughtered violently. The ﬁlm
is an affecting one and easily
validated my feelings on thesubject (“killing dolphins iswrong”), but the problem isthat I didn’t go to the covein Wakayama – I went to aplace advertised by a smilingdolphin.
And therein lies theprimary difficulty in passing

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The ALT’s smile: nature’s greatest deception.

judgment on this situation.
When I arrived at the dolphin
center, I was quickly outﬁtted
in a wet suit and, with threeothers and a few trainers,
dropped in the water next totwo mild-mannered dolphins.
For the next 30 minutes, I
was encouraged to touch thedolphins, to swim aroundthem, and eventually, tograb the fin of one and be
pulled at yellow plate-low
speeds around the tank. It
was a short, but admittedly,
enjoyable experience.
So where does this leave
my emotions on the subject?
We l l , i t ’s p r e t t y u n c l e a r
how different the dolphin
holding area really is fromthe average swimming pool.
The area was roughly 15mlong on each side, and while
not confirmed there was no
indication that the dolphinsever spend significant timeoutside it. Additionally, thedolphins frequently exhibited
defensive behavior and had
to be coaxed into staying

still so we could touch them.
Whether these circumstances
are enough to dictate that the
animals should be released
from captivity is debatable,
but they nevertheless left me
feeling uneasy.
Ultimately, these decisions
are perhaps best left to theexperts. O’Barry, who most
famously captured and trained
the ﬁve dolphins used for the
TV show Flipper, says, “Thedolphin’s smile is nature’s
greatest deception.” If weare to swim with dolphinsand make proﬁt off them, wemust at least acknowledge
their intelligence and thealmost indisputable fact theseanimals are not likely to be
happy in captivity. And while,by all accounts, the dolphinsin Muroto looked well cared
for by their trainers, I havelittle doubt where they camefrom.
For more information about
Ric O’Barry and his cause,
visit: www.savejapandolphins.

org.
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Naruto for Naruto
AnnouncementL

ast year ’s annual Awa
Odori poster took a turnfor the unusual by featuringhand-drawn models insteadof the traditional flesh andblood. Borrowing charactersfrom the popular anime
series Sora no Kyoukai, thedesign proved a huge successamongst fans of both theseries and the dance.
This year, Naruto City goes
one step further, featuring
characters from the aptlynamed Naruto on its own
promotional posters. Whether

it will prove to be as popular
as last year’s effort remains
to be seen, but with a castof this calibre on hand andso much breathing room for
more puns to come, we think
the force is with them.
Copies of the poster
can be found in hotels andtourist facilities across theprefecture, and are on sale atthe Naruto City Commerce,
Industry and Tourism Divisionand other related outlets.

Poster design reproduced withpermission from the Naruto
City Commerce, Industry andTourism Division.

Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue InoueM

id-summer is a time
for many events, fromswimming in pools and at
the beach to fireworks, bondance and many more. Make
sure you’re fully prepared
for the heat and enjoy somesummer fun together withyour children.
This month I would liketo introduce three points forenjoying the summer.
1: Keep a well regulated
lifestyle. Go to bed early
and wake up early, andmake sure you get enoughsleep. If you are wellrested then you will feelcalm and relaxed and you
can have more fun withyour children.
2: Have three meals a day.
Taking too much cold juice,
ice cream and other foods
that are cold or contain6high levels of sugar canhave the reverse effect ofmaking you feel sluggish.
Even if the volume is quite
small, make sure you havethree proper meals a day.
In particular, seasonal
vegetables and fish help
to prevent the effects ofsummer heat.
3: Have fun outdoors!
Playing indoors in well-air
conditioned areas only will
lower your body’s ability
to regulate temperature
to suit its environment.
Take proper precautions toprotect yourself from thesun and the times of the
day when the suns rays
are the hottest, and getsome exercise outside.

This Month’s Toy - Soap
Bubbles
Ingredients: 200cc water,
50cc synthetic laundry starch,
20cc dish washing liquid, 1
straw.
Instructions:
1: Mix the laundry starch withthe water and stir well.
Next, add the detergent
and mix well, being sure
not to make any bubbles.
2: Cut open the end of the
straw and fan it out. Dip
this end into the mixture
from step 1 and then blow
gently into the other end
to create bubbles. Takecare that young children
don’t ingest any of the
mixture.

TOPIAMartin's Manga Corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First Published:
No. of volumes:tNodame Cantabile( のだめカンタービレ )Tomoko Ninomiya
Kodansha
2001
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his months manga
Nodame Cantabile isa manga about the
lives of musicians,
in a simular vein to thepreviously reviewed Pianono Mori. As in Piano no Mori,
the story revolves aroundthe relationship between
two gifted musicians; onetechnically brilliant and theother naturally gifted, who
overcome their differences totap into each other’s relative
strengths and learn to lookoutside their own individuallylimited experiences and thus
reach their full potential. The
two musicians in question
are Shinichi Chiaki who ispretentious and egocentricand believes that his singularskill as a classical musician
has destined him for greatheights. The other character
is Megumi Noda (Nodame),
an offbeat quirky young
woman who cannot reallyread music but who learns
everything remarkably byear. Shinichi and Nodame
are neighbours in the same
student apartment complex
and become friends when theperfectionist Shinichi insiststhat he be allowed to cleanh e r u n ke m p t a p a r t m e n t .
While he tidies, Nodame plays
a sonata on the piano andShinichi is impressed by her
fresh, original playing style.

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Soon after this they are bothassigned a Mozart sonata
for two piano by their music
professor where they haveto come to terms with eachother’s playing styles.
Nodame soon becomessmitten by Chiaki, seeing him
as her saviour as he is the
only person in her live whotreats her with sensitivity.
Chiaki, in complete contrast
to his normal character
impatient character tries tooverlook her strange ways
and help her to temper her
natural talent and passion
into something resemblingproper musicianship.
Nodame, after developing hermusical skills, also manages
to help Chiaki to overcome
his strange phobia of flying
and he is ﬁnally able to leave
Japan and achieve his dreamof becoming a conductor in aprestigious orchestra in Paris.
The two become lovers andNodame follows him where
she continues her studies at
the Conservatoire de Paris.
The manga-ka Tomoko
Ninomiya is able to depict
the delicate nature of theirrelationship and how it
develops from their mutual
love of music. The charactersof Chiaki and Nodame aresubtly portrayed as being
both somewhat out of theordinary, an as out of odds

by martin o'brienwith their peers. Perhaps itis this dissonance that allows
for a sense of understanding
to take place between thetwo musicians. In any event,Ninomiya, manages to avoid
the romantic cliches that
one might expect. She also
manages to convey in certain
areas, the passion and dramathat are a part of musicalperformance, not an easy
thing considering the print
medium. The significance ofthe music can be appreciatedthrough the attendantemotions of the musicians.
Ninomiya is also able toconvey the nature of rivalry
among musicians, and isintensified because of thelove affair of Nodame andChiaki. I am not usually a
fan of these type of mangaromances, but Nodame
Cantabile manages to bring agreat deal of humour to theaffair that goes hand in handwith youth.
Nodame Cantabile has
become something of aphenomena in Japan. The
bestselling manga was therecipient of the Kodansha
Manga Award for best shojo
manga and it has also been
adapted into both an anime
and a live drama. If thatwasn’t enough, success ofthe manga has been creditedwith encouraging greaterappreciation of classical music
among younger people. Also,a special Nodame Cantabile
was opened in trendy
Harajuku, for your coffee
needs.

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Football World Cup 2010

N

Anja Hankel

aruto, June 2010. A
team of 11 young
Japanese soccer players had
made great efforts to getthemselves prepared for along journey - and in June
the time of departure had
finally arrived. They left for
football-crazy Germany, finaldestination: a kindergarten in
the suburbs of Berlin. Theircondition, tactical skills andeven their outfits had been
honed till perfection, but whatmakes the team so special is
the fact that the players areboys and girls - and… thatthey are all handmade dolls.

Preparation and Training
The kindergarten group of
my son Jakob (5) consists often kids plus their beloved
teacher Ms. Hirose - that’s
exactly the number of players
in a football team I thought
and as the world cup was
about to begin I had an idea:
why not create our very own
football team and send it
to Germany? Therefore we
prepared all the necessary
material: wooden balls for

The Himawari Group and theirfootball team.

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the heads, black wool for thehair, white and blue felt for
the tricots, and chopsticks
which were fixed to a roundpedestal. Now we were readyand every kid and of course
Ms. Hirose started to tinker
their own football player.
T-shirts and shorts were cut
out and fixed to the chop
sticks, smiling faces werepainted and the woolly hair
fixed to the heads. Finally,
every player got their nameand a number written on thetricot - and the team wasready.
But no football team would
be complete without a pitch
it can play on, so I madeone using green and whitefelt. The goals were madeof plastic packs and some
nets for the sink. Even the
footballs were handmade:Ms. Hirose had made themout of modeling clay. Also,
the teachers had made a DVDwith a video message andsome photos that show how
Jakob spends his days at his
new Japanese kindergarten.
All this was carefully packed
and sent to Germany justwhen the football world cup
had started.
Cultural Exchange - Early
Practice Makes the Master
Last year, after our arrivalin Japan, I had started thiskindergarten exchangeb e t w e e n J a k o b ’s f o r m e rkindergarten and his new
one - the Yutaka Hoikuen in
Naruto. So far the kids havesent some paper works they
had made for Christmas andas an answer the German
kids had made a book fortheir friends in Japan tellinga German fairy tale (FrauHolle).
We a r e c u r i o u s w h a tkind of answer our friends
in Germany will send to us
next time. And even though
Germany or Japan did not
become the football world
champion this time - the kids
cheered along passionately
at the teams playing andcrossed their fingers for theircountry to win - and despite
about 10,000km of distance
between them both, the kids
got a little bit closer to eachother.

The players lined up on the pith with DVD in front.

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Japanese Lesson

今月の日本語

Yoko Aoki

When working and talking with friends, communication is made more meaningful by conveying
the purpose of a certain action. Use simple and easy-to-understand expressions to do this. Whilelearning the set patterns shown here, think carefully about how each one is used.
スミス：田中さん、近くアメリカへ行くそうですね。
田中：ええ、アメリカ、カナダ、メキシコで取材するために（１）行くんです。

スミス：ああ、北米自由貿易 協 定についての
調 査ですか。
田中：ええ、特 集 記事のための（２）資 料集めに行く（３）んです。

スミス：私も来 週 帰国するんです。
田中：スミスさんは休暇ですか。

スミス：それもありますが、本社の会議に出席するのが目的（４）なんです。
（１） Verb + tame ni

Mr. Tanaka, I heard that you’ll begoing to the United States.
Tanaka: That’s right. I’ll be going to the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico to gather some
information.
Smith: You’ll be looking into NAFTA, will you?
Tanaka: Yes, I’ll be collecting data for a featurearticle on that.
Smith: I’m also going back to the States next
week.
Tanaka: On vacation?
Smith: Partly, but the main purpose of mytrip will be to attend a meeting at our
main ofﬁce.
Smith:(* verbs that contain volition are used in this phrase)

A verb + tame ni is used to indicate the purpose of doing something.
It means “in order to do 〜 .”Examples:

家を買うために 貯金しています。
I’m saving money in order to buy a house.
書類を整理するためにこのファイルを買いました。

I bought these ﬁles to put papers in order.
（２） Noun ① + no + tame no + Noun ②This combination means “noun ② for noun ① ”
Examples:

取材のための旅行

a trip for gathering information

工場のための土地

land for a factory（３） Noun + ni + iku (kuru , kaeru )（a noun used before ni is of the kind denoting an action）
This combination means “go (come, return ) to (place, etc.) for noun”
Examples:

行きました。I went to Kobe for shopping.

神戸へ

買い物に

日本へ

経済の勉強に 来ました。I came to Japan for studying economics.

（４） Verb + no ga + mokuteki + desu (mokuteki means “purpose”)
Examples:アメリカへ 行くのは 友人に会うのが目的です。

The purpose of my traveling to the U.S. is to see my friends.
土地を買ったのは 倉庫を建てるのが 目的です。
The purpose of my buying the land is to build a warehouse.
Reference:『日本語ジャーナル』「機能で学ぶ

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使える日本語−目的を述べる」

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august 1- september 15

For the most recent news and event information, check Living in Tokushima at our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/ . To post an
event of your own, send the details via email to Awa Life at awalife@gmail.com .

Fireworks in Naruto City
鳴門市納涼花火大会
Over 3,500 volleys are planned for this annual display of

鳴門市恒例の納涼花火大会では、約 3,500 発の打ち上げ花

ﬁreworks by the Muya River in Naruto City.

火を楽しむことができます！

When: Saturday, August 7, 20:00 - 21:00

日時：

8 月 7 日（土）、20:00 〜 21:00

Where: The area by the Naruto City Bunka Kaikan

場所：

鳴門市文化会館周辺

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Call the Naruto City Awa Odori Committee at

問合せ： 鳴門市阿波実行委員会まで

Info:088-685-3748

電話 088-685-3748

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

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free for nursery students!

金額：

託児付き（無料）

Info:

Call TOPIA at

問合せ： トピアまで

088-656-3303

電話 088-656-3303

Deutsches Bier Fest (German Beer Festival)
ドイツビール祭り
This hot season is the best time for delicious beer. And

ビールが美味しい、暑い季節がやってきました。せっかく

why not drink German Beer? The whole world says

飲むなら「ドイツビール」！世界で一番旨いといわれる本that German beer is the best, so we at the Naruto City

場のドイツビール選りすぐりを揃えました。今年は、昨年

German House brought some of them together. We alsoの品揃えになかったビールもたくさん登場します。また、present beer not shown at last year’s festival. Enjoy the

ドイツ各地で飲まれている ｢ スペシャルビール ｣ や、ドラ

special local beer and driver-friendly non-alcoholic beer.

イバーにも優しい「ノンアルコールコーナー」も登場。毎Listen to a Jazz concert and enjoy Awa Odori from the

年人気のジャズコンサート、太閤連の阿波踊りも。パンフTaiko-ren. If you need our ofﬁcial pamphlet, let us know

レット完成いたしました。必要な方は郵送いたしますので、

and we will send it to you.

お気軽にお問い合わせくださいませ。
日時：

When: Friday, Aug 13 & Saturday, Aug 14,
from 10:00 - 16:00
Where: The Naruto German House, 1F Big Hall
Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the German House at
088-689-0099

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8 月 13 日（金）〜 14 日（土）10:00 〜 16:00

場所：

ドイツ館１Ｆ大ホール

入場料： 無料
問合せ： 鳴門市ドイツ館まで
電話 088-689-0099

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German Railroad 175th Anniversary Exhibition
ドイツ鉄道開通 175 周年展
This year the German railroad celebrates its 175th

ドイツ鉄道 175 周年を記念して、ドイツから資料を取り寄

anniversary, and related materials and documents will

せて『ドイツ鉄道』をご紹介。鉄道マニアでなくても楽し

be on show at the German House. Not only Railroad

める企画展です。鳴門市国際交流員アンヤさんによる企画

maniacs can enjoy this event - it is for everyone! The

展示、お楽しみに！

German Coordinator for International Relations Anja
Hankel prepared this exhibition!

日時：

9 月 1 日（水）〜 15 日（水）9:30 〜 17:00

When: Wednesday, September 1 - Wednesday,
September 15, from 9:30 - 17:00
Where: The German House in Naruto, 2F
Cost:
Info:

場所：

ドイツ館１Ｆ大ホール

入場料： ドイツ館の入館料が必要になります。
問合せ： 鳴門市ドイツ館まで

Entrance Fee for 2F

電話 088-689-0099

Call the German House at
088-689-0099

Nighttime at the Otsuka Museum of Art
夏の夜の美術館
The Otsuka Museum of Art has a variety of events

大塚国際美術館が贈る『夏の夜の美術館』

planned for this annual festival, including a special

閉館時間を 21 時まで延長し、モネの「大睡蓮」のライトアッ

illuminations display of the famous outdoors Monet
exhibit. After 17:00, entrance is FREE for visitors
wearing yukata!

プなど、この日だけのイベントが盛りだくさん！夏の夜は、
大塚国際美術館でアートなひとときをお過ごし下さい。
日時：

8 月 8 日（日）、9:30 〜 21:00

Where: Otsuka Museum of Art

場所：

大塚国際美術館

Cost:

Entrance is FREE for visitors after 17:00

入場料： 17:00 以降浴衣で来られたお客様は入場料無料。

wearing a yukata.

問合せ： 大塚国際美術館まで

When: Sunday, August 08, from 09:30 - 21:00

Info:Call the Otsuka Museum of Art at

電話 088-687-3737

088-687-3737

Shosan Temple Buddhist Memorial Service
焼山寺おこもり法要
With the traditional Shosan temple dance, a Karaoke

焼山寺に伝わる焼山寺踊り、また、カラオケ大会・郷土芸

contest, local folk entertainment, Awa Odori and

能・阿波踊り・花火約 50 発が行われます。

ﬁreworks with appr. 50 shots!
When: Monday, August 30,
18:00 - 22:00
Where: Myozai-gun, Kamiyama-cho, Shimobun,
Shosan Temple (No. 12)

日時：

8 月 30 日（月）、18:00 〜 22:00

場所：

名西郡神山町下分字地中 12 番札所焼山寺
道の駅「温泉の里

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Info:

Call the Shosan temple at

問合せ： 焼山寺まで

088-677-0112

TOPIA神山」から 12km

電話 088-677-0112

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Exciting Summer in Wajiki 2010
エキサイティング・サマー・イン・ワジキ
Come along to this outdoors concert featureing a variety

若者に人気のアーティストによる真夏の野外コンサートでof popular bands, including Teruma Aoshima, Hilcrhyme,

す。青島テルマさん、Hilcrhyme さん、西野カナさん、近藤Kana Nishino, Natsuko Kondo and others!
When: Friday, August 13,
12:30 - 16:00 (Entry is allowed at 10:00)
Where: The Outdoor Stages for the Otsuka
Pharmaceuticals Wajiki Factory. Only ﬁve

夏子さんなどが登場します！
日時：
場所：

大塚製薬徳島ワジキ工場野外ステージ。徳島バ
ス丹生谷線川口行きで約 1 時間 30 分「那賀高前」

minutes walk from the Naka Koko-mae bus stopon the Nyudani Line from Tokushima City.

8 月 13 日（金）、12:30 〜 16:00

下車徒歩 5 分

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Info:

Call the event organisers at

問合せ： エキサイティング・サマー・イン・ワジキʼ 100884-62-2700

実行委員会まで
電話 0884-62-2700

Shishikui Harbour Festival
宍喰港祭り
Come along to view this spectacular parade on the waters

大漁旗で飾った漁船による水床湾のパレードが行われます。

off the coast of Shishikui Harbour! The parade will be

数隻の漁船が一斉にパレードする様子は勇壮で迫力がありま

followed by Awa Odori featuring local dancing groups,

す！また、地元の「宍喰やっと連」をはじめ 4 連が競演し、and topped off by a ﬁreworks display!

阿波踊り終了後に打ち上げ花火を予定しています。

When: Friday, Aug 10,

日時：from 16:00 - 21:00
Where: Kaifu gun, Kaiyo-cho, Shishikui Port,
Just a 15 minute walk from Shishikui station on
the Asa Kaigan Line.

8 月 10 日（金）16:30 〜 21:00

場所：

海部郡海陽町宍喰

宍喰漁港周辺阿佐海岸鉄道「宍喰駅」下車→徒歩 15 分

Cost:

Free

入場料： 無料

Info:

Call the Kaiyo-cho Association for Tourism

問合せ： 海陽町観光協会まで
電話 0884-76-3050

at 0884-76-3050

Counselling Service at TOPIA
トピアの相談窓口
TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all foreign residents to help with issues involving accidents,
working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage, and more. Counselling is available in English andJapanese. Please note that although every effort will be made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 16:30
Tel: 088-656-3303, or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)

人権守って輝く明日
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