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

a climb over two mountains

here are ﬁve temples along
the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Route that are difficult toreach, and surprisingly,
three of them are in Tokushima
P r e f e c t u r e : Te m p l e 1 2 ,Shōsanjḯலઅ્ͅ[elev.720m],
Temple 20, Kakurinjḯ ก ᆟ્ ͅ[elev. 530m] and Temple
21, Tairyūjḯ ത ᆂ ્ ͅ[elev.
520m]. Together they are
known as “The Three Difﬁcult
Places of Awa”͐ ٬ ༂ Ѣ ં ໍ୸͑and in this article, I would
like to describe a recent hiketo the latter two sites.

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For those starting from
Tokushima station, take the#72 bus which goes along
Route 55 (one can also get the#82 bus which takes a longer
route though Komatsushima)bound for Yokosenishi ( ‫్ ܧ‬౦ ) in Katsuura-cho. In about
45 minutes you will arrive ata bus stop called Ikuna ( ౠ჎ ) [bus fare: 720 yen].
From here to Kakurinji it isapproximately 3km and shouldtake about an hour according
to the best mapbook to buy,
the Shikoku Henro Hitori Aruki"TOPPY"
November 2006 No. 197
by david c moreton
dc_moreton@yahoo.ca

Dogyo Ninin ( ટ ਇ ါ ᇓ Ѧ ќѾံсຍ৪໏గ ) [2500 yen].
I found it to be a lengthy,
upward climb but it was good
to be in the shade of the trees
the whole way.
The path leading down from
Temple 20 is beside the closed
down temple lodging facility or
shukubo ( ୗၩ ) and the path
is in good condition. I was
thankful for whoever built thesteps along the trail; however,the drop between each step
was too large. After sometime, the route leveled out

visiting temples 20 and 21 ... con't on page 4

inside awa life this montha climb over two mountains- 1, 4, 5 ... travel tokushima - kamojioma - 3 ...
superstitions in japan - 5 ... soup: easy as boiling water - 6 ...
martin's anime corner - 7 shin-mai mama nikki / letter from suketo - 8 ...
japanese lesson - 9 japanese lesson information - 8,9 ... memoranda - 10 - 12

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is a monthly publication of the Tokushima
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Andrew Dahms & Claire Tanaka
Contributors This Month:
Andrew Dahms, Kazue Inoue, Yusri Johan, Hiroko
Kimura, David Moreton, Martin O'Brien, Claire
Tanaka, and Takako Yamada

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from the editors
ovember is always a rather cultural timeof year, with Culture Day on November
3, and the cool weather allowing
everyone to think clearly and pursue
their intellectual and cultural endeavours
without having the heat or cold to distract
them. I guess that's why they say dokusho no
aki - autumn is for reading. Why not pop by
TOPIA's library, borrow a couple of novels, andtake them to read in Tokushima City's central
park, where an outdoor sculpture exhibit is on
display until November 24. TOPIA's library has
been undergoing a major overhaul, which has
resulted in a massive pile of books in the "Free"box. If you prefer to own rather than borrow
your books, come down and see what we've
got!
Love, Clairennd here is november, with gold and red
leaves, autumn fashion and of course,
oden now the fashionable food to beeating. At last we well and truly say
goodbye to the heat and stand now at the brinkof winter. It is an interesting time to watch all
the small changes in our lives and those about
us as everything begins to prepare for the cold.
There are a lot of things to look forward to, andAt first the changes come bit by bit and you
don't really notice them until one day you wakeup and head straight for the kotatsu. It all
seems so nice now, but in a month or so I'll be
dreaming of long summer days, and I daresay I
won't be alone. But then again, I suppose that's
what makes it all so interesting.
Cheers, Andrewaa family enjoying the local sculpture exhibition in tokushima central park (photo by andrew dahms)-2-

travel tokushima - kamojima
he sky was a sea of grey
clouds when I headedout on a one-car train to
Kamojima, clacking away
down the tracks to a possibly
very rainy afternoon. With amap of local sights in hand, I
headed off umbrella in hand tosee what sights were on offer.
Thankfully the umbrella ended
up as little more than deadweight, but I did find a few
interesting spots before theday was done.

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Doll and Flower Festival
This yearly festival is held from
October to late November
outside the city hall in
Kamojima, around 15 minutes
walk from Kamojima Station.
It is currently in its 66th year
and is host to some interesting
works combining flowers andmodern media.
The display is composed ofseveral tents, each with a wide
variety of chrysanthemums,
as well as some bonsai andartistic works employing
flowers as well. In the maintents, however, are a numberof displays showing scenes
from popular NHK dramas andJapanese mythology in which
the characters are dressed inflowers. These included thevery popular "Komyo ga Tsuji"
currently airing, and tales suchas "Momotaro" and "Kintaro",and even a model of Kukai
dressed in very ﬂoral attire.
The display is held inconjunction with a flower
competition, which is currently
in its 74th year. On display are
many different flowers grownand entered by local schools.
Both the competition and thedisplays are currently progressa n d c a n b e e n j oye d u n t i lNovember 23.
Yoshinogawa Yuenchi
There is also the Yoshinogawa
Yuenchi amusement park, withmany rides and attractions toenjoy. While many of the rides
are aimed at children, there
are also rollercoasters andothers that are fun for adults
as well. It is located in a nicespot near the river and therides command a lovely viewby andrew dahms
until_eternity@hotmail.com

of the area, making it perfectfor a family day out.
The Egawa River
Last of all, the Egawa river
running through the area isknown for its clear water, andwas selected as one of Japan's
100 most famous rivers in theyear 1985. There is a small
area 200 meters from theentrance to the Yoshino River
Amusement Park with somebenches, a small water parkand a rest area as well. Thereis a signpost marking the spot,
as well as some taps so you
can try the water as well.
How to get there
Ka m o j i m a i s r i g h t o n t h e
train line heading east-west
from Ikeda to Tokushima andis easily accessible. From
Tokushima Station, it is a 30
minute train trip to Kamojima
station and costs 440 yen. Bycar, all you need do is follow
Route 192 out of the city
center until you see the giant
ferris wheel on the right andyou know you're there.

a scene from the popular NHK drama 'Komyo ga Tsuji' reproduced with dolls wearing ﬂowers-3-

visiting temples 20 and 21... con't from page 1
and came out into a beautiful
valley where the gorgeous
bluish-green Nakagawa Riverflows. After crossing a large
bridge, the trail continued
for some time on flat groundalong a small, clear river. It
was very tempting to spend
a few hours relaxing along
this part of the route and tosoak one’s feet in the water.
However, this dream quickly
ended upon seeing the trail
suddenly go straight up. This
marked the beginning of theseemingly never-ending steep
ascent to Temple 21, Tairyūji.
On the way up I constantly
said to myself, “One step at
a time. Don’t look up.” Thedistance between the peaksof Temple 20 and 21 is said
to be 6.7km which isn't far, and we were standing along
the busy Route 195 ready to
but the last 1.5km is rough.
It was a great relief to get a bus back to Tokushima.
finally get to the top. After a Across the street there is along lunch break, it was time roofed bus stop ( ඨ અ ඨ )to descend the 3.5km from and to the right of it a liquor
Tairyūji to the bottom. In the store called Shimoda Saketen
map book, there are two paths ̈́ ݀ โ ଢ ื ͅ. To go back todown – one that cars use and Tokushima, there is a small
one that walkers supposedly and easy to miss bus stopuse. However, the latter is sign to your left. You can wait
not maintained, there are for the #85 bus [fare 1,120
no path markers, there are yen] or if there is too muchrocks and branches covering time until the next one, then
the trail and there are many I suggest that you walk the
cobwebs that block the way. 3.5 km to Wajiki Michi no EkiThis became much worse than where you can have a breakdescending from Temple 20 in an air-conditioned/heated
and as my travel friends and facility, use the washroom,
I went down I taught them wash up, buy an ice cream
the word to describe pilgrims and a drink and even use ausing such precarious and computer with Internet forsteep paths from such difﬁcult free! There is a bus stop
places or nansho ( ໍ ୸ ). nearby. Take the #85 bus
The word is henrokorogashi which will reach Tokushimä́ါᇓчҁрыͅor ‘fall-down station via Komatsushima inpilgrim’ and although we did about 80 minutes and will cost
not fall, we did slip in many 1,000 yen.
places. After about an hour,the nightmarish descent ended

Traveling to these two nansho
of Awa does take a lot ofenergy and it is a difﬁcult hike,however, the experience tobe able to walk along part ofthe original Shikoku 88-temple
pilgrimage route traversing
over mountains, throughforests, across valleys as well
as being able to visit two very
old and culturally-rich temples
is very much worth it.
Useful sites:
Bus route back: http://www.

tokushima-tdm.jp/bus/bus/rosennzu/p035.htm
Bus route there: http://www.
tokushima-tdm.jp/bus/bus/rosennzu/p031.htm
Bus schedules:
Going: http://www.tokubus.

co.jp/timetable/rosen/jikoku/
katuura.pdf
Coming back: http://www.
tokubus.co.jp/timetable/rosen/
jikoku/Nyuudani.pdf

visiting temples 20 and 21... con't on page 5-4-superstitions in japan
o you hide yourthumbs when you seea hearse? Have you
ever seen those people
who write the Japanesecharacter for 'person' on
their hand and eat them?
These actions are very
strange and don't make any
sense, but we can't help
doing them because they aresuperstitions.
I think superstitions arenonsense, but they can alsodbe really interesting and canbe said to be a part of theculture of a country. Here are
my favourite superstitions:* The larger the size of thelight, crescent-shaped area
on your ﬁngers, the healthier
you are.
* If you drink vinegar, yourbody will grow ﬂexible.
* If you find talk stalks
floating straight up in yourcup, it is good luck.
* When taking a photo withby hiroko kimura
awalife@gmail.com

three people, the one in the
middle will die early.
* If you lie down immediately
after eating, you will turn intoa cow.
* Seeing spiders in themorning is linked with goodluck, but bad luck at night.
* If you don't eat all the ricegiven to you, your eyes willclose up.
* You mustn't step on the line
separating tatami.

drunk driving campaign
he occurrence of drunkdriving related accidents
across the nation is
becoming a serious social
problem. Even in Tokushima
the number of drunk-drivingcases resulting in traffic
accidents was 86 at the endof September, exceeding thetotal number for the entire
last year by eight counts.
In response to this, an antidrunk driving campaign is
now in progress in Tokushima
until December 31.

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Drunk Driving: Any actof driving whilst drunk,
regardless of the volume
consumed. The penalty is up
to three years imprisonment
or a 500,000 yen fine, and25 points on your license.
Driving Under the
Influence: Driving with arate of 0.15mg /l for breath
testing, or a block alcohol
level of 0.3mb/1ml andabove. The penalty is one
year imprisonment, or up to

submitted
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a maximum of a 300,000 yen
fine and the following points
from your license:
Alcohol Level:
0.25mb/1l breath testing
0.5mg/1ml bac- 13 points Alcohol Level:
Above 0.15mb/1l and below
0.25mg/1l breath testing
Above 0.3mg/1ml and below
0.5mg/1ml bac- 6 Points -visiting temples 20 and 21... con't from page 4
Information in Japanese on the Ropeway upto Temple 21: (Return – 2,400 yen)

http://www.shikoku-cable.co.jp/tairyuji/
Reference Materials:
Ordering the Mapbook: http://www.yushodo.com/item/itempage/4056/
Or http://www.manekineko.ne.jp/hatsuo/hon.html
Site about the Shikoku Pilgrimage Route: http://www.shikokuhenrotrail.com/
Tips:
1)
Bring a couple of towels to wash with.
2)
Bring an extra shirt to change into somewhere along the journey.
3)
Food – There are not any stores along the way, so stock up.
4)
Drinks – Bring as much as you can. There isn’t a vending machine at Temple 20
however; there was one in the valley before crossing the bridge over Nakagawa River and there
are machines at Temple 21 beside the ropeway station.

-5-

soup: easy as boiling wateret’s face it; no one
always has thetime to spend all
day in the kitchencooking. For us, thetime-restricted people,
we need somethingthat we can make withas few ingredients as
possible and which
requires ve ry litt le
t i m e . F o r t u n a t e l y,
there are such recipes
out there, especiallywhen it comes to soup
recipes. All it involves
is cleaning thevegetables, cutting them up,
boiling the water, and tossing
the vegetables in the boilingwater.
Cooking vegetables, however,requires some attention todetail. Most vegetables are
not hardy, and it is very easy
to destroy their flavors by
overcooking them. It is also
worthy of noting that somevegetables’ flavors transform
as a result of cooking. The
goal of making the soup is
to preserve the vegetables’
goodness and not to overcookthem.
The vegetables I am focusing
on for these soups are spinach( ѯ к Ҁ ҇ ೶ .! hourensou),Japanese mustard greens( ச ப ੎! .! komatsuna),by yusri johan
fushark@gmail.com

leafy part to the boilingwater.
5. Turn off the stove,and add salt andpepper to taste. Stir it
until all the vegetables
are wilted.

lThat’s it. It is as simple
as that. All right,
maybe it is boring andyou want to add few
more things to it (andyou don’t mind a little
more cooking time).
You can add eggs, tofu,
spinach soup with enoki and carrots
mushrooms, carrots,
and watercress ( ҡ Ӟ ү ӥ! and/or baby corns to both the.! kureson). For a bunch of spinach and mustard greens
these vegetables, you would soups. For the watercressneed about 1 liter of water.
soup, add white meat of yourIngredients:
choice. If you choose to add
1 bunch spinach, mustard more things, the greens stillgreens, or watercress
get added to the soup the last.
1 Ltr Water
Add the carrot while the water
Salt and pepper
is heating up. When waterboils, add the baby corns, tofu,
Steps:and mushroom. Let the water
1. Wash and trim off roots and come to a boiling point again
bad parts.
for a minute or so. Scramble
2. Cut the vegetables into 2-3 an egg and slowly pour it into
sections, keeping the stem the boiling water. Finally, add
separate from the leafy part the greens.
(not necessary for watercress).
Here is a challenge for you:
3. Put the water in the pot try other greens that you
and bring to a boil.
can use to cook soups in this
4. When the water boils, put fashion.
in the stem first and let it
cook for few seconds. Add theCorrection
In the October 2006 print edition of Awa Life, page 6, we listed incorrect English translations forfour Awa-ben phrases. Our sincerest apologies to Junko Kimura for this oversight. The following
are the corrected phrases:
AwaBen
a r u d e n a i d eжѿћўић̛v dij o l v
кѕ҇у
x b j
o l v
҃и҇у
n b h b s v
Ѳрѿ'Standard Japanese'a r u j a n a i d e s u k aжѿьѷўићэп
xbubtij o p j fશ Ѣ‫݌‬
cplv o p j fၿѢ‫݌‬
k b n b o j o b s v
ьѷѲџўѿ
-6-

EnglishIt is there (here)!
My home (spoken by female)
My home (spoken by male)
Get in the way (ie. books, boxes)

martin's anime corner
Princess Mononoke( ѶѢѢхྦྷ )Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Creators: Studio Ghibli
Released: Japan (1997),
US (1999)
Running time: 133 mini r e c t e d b y M i ya z a k i
Hayao, Princess
Mononoke was firstshown in 1997. Although
it was surpassed in box ofﬁce
receipts by the other Studio
Ghibli films that followed,
Princess Mononoke is one of
the most loved of Miyazaki`sﬁlms. It is a grandose epic set
in the Muromachi era, a periodthat was a turbulent time inJapanese history. The story of
Princess Mononoke is set amid
the provincial wars and unrestof this era.
The story begins as a warrior
named Ashitaka is touched bya boar demon while defending
his village. Although he kills
the boar god, he is cursed
by it and is left with a demon
mark on his right arm. In
order to lift the curse he musttravel travel far east in order
to ﬁnd a cure. To save his life
he must find Shishigami, adeer god and the greatest of
all the forest spirits.
On his journey he finds
refuge in a place called
Irontown, where he getsembroiled in a battle between
the residents and the animal
inhabitants of the nearby
fo r e s t . T h e l e a d e r o f t h eforest animals in the battle isPrincess Mononoke, a human
who was raised by wolves.
The people of Irontown, led
by Lady Eboshi, are cutting
d o w n t h e fo r e s t t o s m e l tdiron ore for their guns, thus
enraging the forest spirits.
Things are further complicatedby the efforts of local powerful
samurai lords to sieze controlof Irontown.
A Muromachi mother of all
battles ensues, with Lady
Eboshi trying to hunt down
Shishigami and end the reignof the forest spirits. Against
her stand the mountain gods,
represented by three animals the wolves, the boars and theapes. The apes are wise but
cannot fight, and plant trees
over the parts of the forest
cut down by the humans. The
boars are all muscle and are
the forests foot soldiers in theﬁght against man. The wolves
combine both wisdom andstrength. Ashitaka involves
himself in the struggle byprotecting Princess Mononoke
against Eboshi, and in doing so
he falls love with her. Ashitaka
tries to mediate between
the mountain gods and the
inhabitents of Irontown but
alas in such a struggle there
are only winners and losers.
The imagery is fantastic, withexciting scenes of mountaingods clashing with samurai inthe deep forested mountains
that cover much of Japan. The
drawings of this landscapeare based on images of theancient forests of Yakushima,
off Kyushu, and the mountainsof Shirakami-Sanchi innorthern Honshu. The main
mountain god Shishigami who
towers above everything isbased on the Japanese Serow,or Kamoshika which is a goatantelope unique to Japan thatlives in dense forests.
As usual, Miyazaki's animatedvision of the history, mythology-7-by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

and nature of Japan is riveting.
All the elements come together
in a meloncholy but beautiful
world of men and monsters
not to mention the uber-cutespectral koodamas.
The struggle between
Irontown and the mountaingods represents the conflict
between mankind`s
technological progress andthe environment. The tired
industry vs. environment
dichotomy is not uncommon
in anime, however in Princess
Mononoke the conﬂict is not aclear cut affair. Lady Eboshi isruthless in her destruction of
the forest and in her pursuit ofpower but she is also a ﬁgure
to be admired. Her Irontown isa place where outcasts such as
prostitutes and lepers are
accepcted and where people
work together in harmony.
The characters in Princess
Mononoke are complex andare not easily classified under
the catagories of good andevil.
There is an ambiguity thatcarries throughout the latter
half of the film and which
does render things somewhat
inconclusive, but perhaps thatis the intention of the director.
Like many of Miyazaki`s works,
no world view is promoted
per say but rather the subtle
and gentle message that loveand valor are what we muststrive for. Princess Mononoke
provides no strong message on
protecting the environment this age old conflict is simply
but gratifyingly the fuel to theﬁre of a great story that brings
together wonderful imagesof Japanese feudal life andmythology.

letter from suketo hoikuen
e have now entered
the time whenthe mornings andevenings begin tofeel chilly. Autumn this year iswarmer than usual, and dueto the higher temperatures it
is predicted that the turningof the leaves will be later
than usual. I wonder if thechestnuts are already falling?
Do you often read picture
books together with yourchildren? When a mother orfather reads to their children,
not only does it help to build
a warm and open relationshipwith them, it also helps tonurture a rich spirit. You canalso learn to appreciate thefun and interest in words,
and help build powers ofimagination and expression.

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Hints for Choosing Books:
One to two years of age:
* B o o k s i n w h i c h fr u i t s ,animals and objects often
seen throughout daily life are
realistically depicted.
* Books in which calls or
repeated words are usedrythmically.
Three years and up:* Books in which you canenjoy the story.

shin-mai mama nikkioon Sofie will be one
year old. She has gotten
so independent lately.
She likes to feed herself- mostly by picking up foodwith her ﬁngers, but she tries
to use a spoon too. She is also
learning to walk! She can takea couple steps on her own
now. She is also very goodat climbing on to chairs andtables, so we have to be more
careful than ever before about
what we leave lying around.
I n O c t o b e r, w e h a dsports day at daycare.
Sofie participated mostly ind e m o n s t ra t i o n s p o r t s , a s
opposed to competitive sports,
including an interpretive "duckdance" and a crawling race.
There was also an event where
the mothers and fathers joined
in and dressed their babies
up like Anpanman characterssand ﬂew them through the air.
During sports day, I discoveredthat Soﬁe knows how to drink
through a straw! She really isbusy doing things all day while
I'm at work. I wonder whatelse she can do that I don't
know about??
Soﬁe is starting to talk a bit.
She likes the Japanese versionof Peek-a-boo - "inai inai baa"
- she started out just saying"baa" but now she says "aiiibaa". She can also say "byebye" and "papa". She says
"mama" but I'm not sure if she
is talking about me, or if she issaying the Japanese babytalk
word for food, "manma".
There are all kinds of babytalk
words in Japanese that I didn't
know about until Soﬁe started
daycare. "Tidy up" is "nainai", "sit down" is "otchin",and "ﬁsh" is "binbi".
-8-

by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff* Fairytales using repetition ofwords or themes.
How to make an ElephantFinger-puppet:
1: Cut a hole in the middle ofa paper cup.
2: Draw on a face and attachears made of paper.
3: You can put your finger
through the hole in the cup
and pretend it is the elephant's
trunk.

by claire tanaka
clairish@gmail.com

This month we took Soﬁe to
the pediatrician for an allergy
test. I thought they would
just prick her skin and put a
bit of the allergen in to see
if there was a reaction, butthey didn't! What they did,was make my husband holdher down while they took ahuge vial of blood out of her
arm while she twisted aroundand cried the whole time. I
think that's why they madeher papa hold her instead ofme, since I would have let
her go. The results of the test
were that she is not allergic
to anything! Yippee. I'm glad
we did the test, even though
it was traumatic at the time.
Now I can make french toast
for breakfast and not have toworry about a reaction to themilk or eggs.

japanese lessonby takako yamada

o you know how to describe ﬁrm and chewy Sanuki Udon in Japanese? We say "koshi gatsuyoi udon", which literally means udon with strong hips. There are a lot of idiomaticJapanese expressions which include bady parts. Here are some examples. (Literaltranslation italisized)

d
koshi

਎̡waist, hips
koshi g a a r u
koshi g a t s u y o i؋਎ ржѿ̜਎рࢫи̡koshi g a h i k u i،਎ рฃи̡

koshi g a n u k e r u‫؍‬਎ рཌхѿ̡
koshi o n u k a s ư਎҆ཌпэ̡

koshi n u k e̛਎ཌх̡koshi g a o m o i‫؍‬਎ р୓и̡
koshi g a k a r u i؎਎ рऴи̡hanashi n o koshi oo r u؏ ᇭ Ѣ ਎ ҆ಆѿ̡kubi ok i r ukubi n i n a r ưଣџўѿ̡
kubi g a t o b ưଣрྌѪ̡

kubi g a t s u n a g a r ưଣрјўрѿ̡n i k u b i t t a k e d a‫̻؍‬џଣїѓхє ̡

k o n o u d o n w a koshi g a a

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e

koshi g a t s u y o k u t eo i s h i i d e s uͰчѢкѝ҇ѣ ਎ ржїњ̈́਎рࢫуњͅоиыићэ̝
These noodles are ﬁrm and tasty.
To keep hips low ̡humble, courteous, modest
kare w a y u u m e i n a g e i j u t s u k a d e s u g at o t e m o koshi g a h i k u k u t e k i s a k u n a hito d e s uͰླྀѣᄛ჎ўषୟ‫݌‬ћэр̜ќњѶ਎ рฃуњࡂщуўగћэ̛̛̛̝Though he is a famous artist, he is modest and friendly.̛̛
Be unable to stand up because of surprise or fear, spinelessBe paralyzed with fright, be petriﬁed with terror
totsuzenkuma g a a r a w a r e t a n o d ekare w a b i k k u r i s h i t e koshi o n u k a s h i m a s h i t aͰຩಹ ँ рॵҀѓѢћ̜ླྀѣѧїуѾыњ਎ ҆ཌпыѲыѓ̝As a bear suddenly appeared, he was paralyzed with fright.
A coward, a weak-kneed person
kare w a n a n t e k o s h i n u k e n a n d aͰླྀѣў҇њ਎ཌхў҇є̝What a coward he is!
To have heavy hips ̡to be slow to act
To have light hips ̡to be quick to act, to be willing to work
kare w a koshi g a k a r u k u t enan d e m o s u g u h i k i u k e t e k u r e r uͰླྀѣ ਎ рऴуњ̜݃ћѶэф‫ۂ‬сଥхњуҀѿ̝He is always willing to work for others and takes anything onhimself.
Bend the waist of one's story ̡interrupt while some is talking
hanashi n o koshi o o r a n a i d e k u r e
i m a w a watashi g a h a n a s h i t e r u n d aͰ ᇭ Ѣ ਎ ҆ಆѽўићуҀ̝ਗѣ શ рᇭыњиѿ҇є̝Don't interrupt me. I am talking now.

̛̛kubi
ଣ̡neckshakkin d e kubi g a m a w a r a n a i؋ଊࣞћଣр‫ݷ‬ѽўи̡،ଣ҆ಂѿ̡
kubi n i s u r ưଣџэѿ̡

To have hips, to have strong hips ̡chewy, ﬁrm, elastic

Not to be able to turn one's neck because of debt
̡to be up to one's ears in debt
kare w a shakkin d e kubi g a m a w a r a n a iͰླྀѣଊࣞћଣр‫ݷ‬ѽўи̝He's up to his ears in debt.
To cut someone's neck ̡to ﬁre
To ﬁre someone
namakemono n a n o d ekare o kubi n i s h i t aͰഹх଄ўѢћ̜ླྀ҆ଣџыѓ̝I ﬁred him for being lazy.
To be ﬁred
The neck is cut off and rolls ̡lose one's job
a n n a n i y o k u y a s u n d e i t a r akubi g a t o n d e s h i m a u y oͰж҇ўџѼуࡷ҇ћиѓѽ̜ଣрྌ҇ћыѲкѼ̝As he is absent from work so often, he might be ﬁred.
One's neck remains connected ̡not to be ﬁred
bucho g a k a b a t t e k u r e t a n o d en a n t o k a kubi g a t s u n a g a t t aͰ࿪ෙрпѤїњуҀѓѢћ̜݃ќпଣрјўрїѓ̝As the department chief spoke up for me, I was allowed to remain
in my post somehow.
To be madly in love with ̛̻
hajimete a t t a t o k i k a r akare w a y u k i n i k u b i t t a k e d aͰ୷ѵњ‫ݵ‬їѓќспѽ̜ླྀѣӘҟџଣїѓхє̝
Since he ﬁrst met her, he has been madly in love with her.
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Toastmasters
November MeetingҺ̶ҫҺӐҫұ̶Ҭ
ҡӛӈ 22 ैᆯ‫ݵ‬

Speeches in English on a variety of topics done as practiceҥӑӗҽң̶ҩәӥќӜ̶Ҳ̶ҩҵӉѢ໷ᆛ҆௷Ѥэѓto improve communication and leadership skills. Bothѵ̜ఒࣝў୞ᅖૈ҆ќѾжц̜щѲъѲўҸ̶Ӑћ۷ত

native and non-native speakers of English welcome.

џѼѿҫӆ̶ҳ҆޼ыѴ̝໘ႎగࡸѧҿҖҸҕÍßҫӆ̶ҝ̶߿स̝When: Sunday, November 19
Cost:

From 13:30

໘ૐ ;! ϧϧैϧϯ) ໘ͅ! ঙঝ 2 ૐ 41 ကѼѾ

Freeࣞ޽̡! Ⴥᆍ

Where: TOPIA (6F of the Clement Plaza)௘୸ ;! ຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̈́ݵ‬ҡӞӓӥҺӉӛҨϬ‫ͅގ‬Info:ைыу ;!్ྐ݆તѲћใᇭ 1:1.8681.8481

Call Seo-san at 090-7570-7370

Awa Puppetry
Festival٬༂ୋᇤတ۸
గछ௠ᆨᅬѲјѾ

A festival of Awa Puppet theatre is going to be held at the٬༂ୋᇤတܴ࿕ћѣ 5 ໘ࠖџпхњగछ௠ᆨᅬѢѲјѾ

Awa Jurobei Yashiki, with performances being held over aр৪҃ҀѲэ̝٬༂గछ௠ᆨᅬѢ܏೛ўѝ̜ຝ๥Ѣ฿๻

period of 4 days. Now is the perfect chance to experienceศўဌ݁҆ല५эѿии࠿‫ݵ‬ћэ̝some traditional Tokushima culture.
໘ૐ ;! 22 ै 34 џ໘̈́ც̻ͅ
!

When: Thursday, November 23 to Sunday,
November 26!

Where: Tokushima City Awa Jurobei Yashiki (15 minutes
Cost:

Info:

22 ै 37 ໘̈́໘ͅ௘୸ ;! ຝ๥દ٬༂ୋᇤတܴ࿕
̈́ຝ๥‫۾‬пѽଆћ 26 ကͅfrom Tokushima Station by car)ࣞ޽̡! ‫ڴ‬ཤ 511 ‫܅‬General admission - 400 yen!

ോ޺̠৸৑ౠ 411 ‫܅‬

University / High School students - 300 yen!

ඨ̠ச޺ౠ 311 ‫܅‬Junior / Primary School students - 200 yenைыу ;!٬༂ୋᇤတܴ࿕ѲћใᇭCall the Awa Jurobei Yashiki at!

199.776.3313

088-665-2202

Kamiyama Art
Displayఊઅ BJS ੢‫݌‬੢࿀ึ૘

Come and see a display of artwork from the participants

3117 ໩ѢఊઅҔ̶ҸҕҫҺ̠Җӥ̠ӞҪҹӥҫѢ 4 గѢin this year's Kamiyama Artist in Residence Program!

੢‫݌‬џѼѿ੢࿀ึ૘ржѾѲэ̝ѐѦшѽ҇уєщи̤

When: Wednesday, November 8 - Sunday, November 12

໘ૐ ;! 22 ै 9 ໘̈́యͅпѽ 22 ै 23 ໘ ) ໘ͅ!

10:00 - 16:00

21̡11 ͗ 27̡11

Where: Kamiyama Kominkan, and the Michi no Eki
௘୸ ;! ఊᆚরჁࠛѸທѢ‫۾‬ମဩўѝ

surrounds
Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the Kamiyama Town Industry and Tourism

ைыу ; ఊઅ෎ઌࣄࠑয‫ݡ‬Ѳћใᇭ

Division at 088-676-1118

!

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JTM Tokushima
Mid-Level Classes

K ЊЃќуыѲඨࢇ໘ႎতࢱ૬‫ލ‬৬̤

When: Every Thursday from November 30

໘ૐ!

19:00-20:30
Where: Tokushima-ken Rodo Fukushi Kaikan 2F(Tokushima-shi Showa-cho 3-35-1)
Target: Those who have completed all of Minnna no
Nihongo IIϧϧैϩϦ໘̈́ცͅпѽႚୃცᄹ໘

!

ϧϯ̡ϦϦ̻ϨϦ̡ϩϦ௘୸!

ຝ๥ॡᇕ຋࿵વ‫ࠛݵ‬Ϩϼ̈́ຝ๥દநᇬ෎ϩ඼წ!

ϩϫ. ϧͅ

ഴ௉!

ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫҆ؠ‬ସᆇыѓӞӋӝѢగ

గా!

26 ჎

Places: 15

ૃᆍ൉๷!ႚै 2-311 ‫ૃ̈́܅‬ᆍ൉ўѝͅ

Cost:

1,200 yen per month (materials cost, etc.)

ҸҟҫҺ!ఁ໘ႎতѢඨࢇ̈́ҫӜ̶Қ̶ҿҵҺӡ̶ҡͅ

Text:Shin Nihongo no Chukyu (Three A Network)ைыу! ЀЊЃќуыѲ໘ႎতҿҵҺӡ̶ҡૈჃࣅInfo:

JTM Tokushima Japanese Network Ofﬁce!

΁ 881.1:53!ຝ๥દநᇬ෎ 4 ඼წ 46 ͗ 2 ͗Ϩϼ!

〒 770-0942 Tokushima-shi Showa-cho 3-35-1!

ຝ๥ॡᇕ຋଄࿵વࢤࡢ‫ݵ‬຾

2F, Tokushima-ken Rodo Fukushi Kyogi Kaikan!

Tel: 088-625-8387, Fax: 625-5113!

UFM!199.736.9498!!GBY!736.6224

E-mail jtmtoku@nifty.com!

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URL: http://homepage2.nifty.com/jtmtoku/!

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Awa Connectionж҃ҥҿҡҩәӥ

Japanese Classes໘ႎতҡӛҫ

Beginner's Class every Wednesday 17:00 - 18:30

୷ࢇҡӛҫ̡ႚୃయᄹ໘ 28̡11 ̻ 29̡41

Goal: master hiragana, katakana, and begin to read simpleწศ̡Ѧѽрў̜ҝұҝҼ҆Ӑҫұ̶ыњ̜ࠊ൳ўࠁૌkanji. Around JLPT Level 3-4҆ລѵѿѼкџўѿ̝໘ႎতख़ช 4 ̻ 5 фѽиIntermediate Class every Wednesday 18:45 - 20:15
For people who have ﬁnished Minna no Nihongo 1 and 2ඨࢇҡӛҫ̡ႚୃయᄹ໘ 29̡56 ̻ 31̡26

Goal: Advance past everyday conversation and begin toѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত J ќ JJ ҆ସ҃їѓగрഴ௉

read Japanese newspapers and magazines.

წศ̡໘௛‫ݵ‬ᇭธ๗҆௔Ѿ‫܁‬мњ̜໘ႎতѢ੺ુѸఁဍрລѵѿѼкџўѿ̝

Cost: 2000 yen per four classes
Classes are held on the 3rd ﬂoor of the Tokushimaૃᆍ൉๷̡5 ‫ݷ‬က 3111 ‫܅‬Communication Centre for People with Disabilities௘୸̡ຝ๥ॡ௏‫ޔ‬଄পᅺӉӛҨϩG(http://www.kouryu-plaza.jp/top.htm) which is right near

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Tokushima Kogyo High School, not far from Kuramoto JRຝ๥িࣄ৸৑ѢࣝуџжѾ̜ആႎ‫۾‬Ѷࣝи୸

Station.

ఇыਔѳ̡ૈಶџఇыਔ҇ћѶииы̜ෞ಄ନࣄџᅖњ

To apply: apply in advance or come directly to class atѶии̝

the appropriate time.

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e-mail: awaconnection2005@yahoo.co.jp

Ӈғҵҡҫ ;!199.744.3353

fax: 088-633-2242
Awa Connection is also administring the J-Test. The next

22 ै 37 ໘џ K.Uftu ҆‫ލ‬ਹыѲэ̝ଥ५ыѓиၑѣӓ̶

test date is November 26. Get in touch by e-mail if youӝћшᇌᅛуєщи̝want more information about writing the J-Test.

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Japanese Volunteer Teacher Trainingॡ຾џѣ 74 Өਇ̜ᄃ 7111 గѢ‫ޒ‬ਇѢၑр୉҇ћиѽїыѷиѲэ̝එ‫ڰ‬Ѣగ̳ќѢҫӒ̶Ҭўҥӑӗҽң̶ҩәӥ҆నѾ̜‫ݻ‬สўౠߊ҆೽ѿѓѵџ̜໘ႎতѢ଺ຜрྡྷᅅћэ̝٬໊દਇ
ੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬ћѣ̜ຝ๥ॡѢૈࣄќыњ̜) ੖ * ຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ ) ݵ‬ҺӆҔ * ќѢࢤᆛћ £ ໘ႎতપຏӎӛӥҸҕҔࢱધᅊౖ৬ਸ਼ ¤ ಶ࠼ќঝ࠼҆‫ލ‬ਹыѲэ̝಺‫ݥ‬ธଲᆇ଄ѣ̜£ ໘ႎতપຏӎӛӥҸҕҔࢱધ ¤ ќыњ٬໊દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬ўѝџ๎ᇩы̜໘ႎতࢱ૬џ઄݇эѿчќѶ
ћсѲэ̝໘ႎতપຏ҆෬ыѓਇੑপᅺџҳӕӞӥҪыњѳѲя҇п̝ଥ৬ౠျ୆઄݇ྉ̡ଥ৬ᆍѣჅᆍћэр̜ࢱ‫୿ݎ‬ѣި 3611 ‫ ) ܅‬ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫̜؟‬ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫* ؠ‬̛ಶ࠼џѣ £ ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫ ؟‬¤̜ঝ࠼џѣ £ ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫ ؠ‬¤ Ѣࢱ‫҆୿ݎ‬ચᄿ̛௘୸̡࿏ܰরჁࠛ
̛৬ધ̡โഠ౉৷ಐౠ̜અโണ݆તಐౠ̈́ࢢџ̜̈́੖ͅຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬໘ႎত৬ધͅ
ಶ࠼໘ธ̛̛؋ϧϧैϧϮ໘ ) ๘ *̛ϧϦ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϩ̡ϦϦ̞ϧϪ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϭ̡ϦϦ̛،ϧϧैϨϫ໘ ) ๘ *̛ϧϦ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϩ̡ϦϦ̞ϧϪ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϭ̡ϦϦ̛‫؍‬ϧϨै̛Ϩ໘ ) ๘ *̛ϧϦ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϩ̡ϦϦ̞ϧϪ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϭ̡ϦϦ̛؎ϧϨैϧϬ໘ ) ๘ *̛ϧϦ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϩ̡ϦϦ̞ϧϪ̡ϦϦ̻ϧϭ̡ϦϦͰঝ࠼ѣ 3118 ໩Ѣ 3 ैਖ҆ᄫชоჴи৽҃я̛оఇਔѣ ;٬໊દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛̛ݵ‬൶๴ * ᆟ
Ufm̛1995.34.66::) ჄӍ̶ӝદჁࢤࡢ‫ݵ‬຾ *Gby!1995.34.7434
΁ 885.1156̛٬໊દশ८෎ี‫ۏ‬ᢈ 214.2̛౦ჾ॔ಇ ) ߖ * ຾
̛22 ै 21 ໘ ) ࣞ * ѲћџоఇਔуєщиͰ٬໊દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬Ѣ £ ໘ႎতࢱ૬ ¤ ѣႚୃ໘ᄹ໘ 21 ૐ̻ 23 ૐ̜!!࿏ܰরჁࠛћ‫ލ‬৬ыњиѲэ̝Counselling Service at TOPIAҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵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 and Japanese. Please notethat 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)ౝыиඐૡћਭဠ‫ݶ‬ய
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