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

"TOPPY"
March 2005 No. 177

the last remaining path of kukai

by david moreton
dc_moreton@yahoo.ca

kobo daishi and emon saburo

he title above is what you will see on
signs pointing the way between Temple 11(Fujiidera), and Temple 12 (Shosanji), in
Tokushima which are part of the 1,200km
88-temple Shikoku Pilgrimage Route, known inJapanese as the Shikoku hachijuhakkasho
meguri ( ટ ਇ ང ୋ ང ӧ ୸ ୲ Ѿ ) or Shikoku
henro ( ટ ਇ ါ ᇓ ). It is believed that thepriest Kukai (Kobo Daishi, 774-835) createdthis route and since the late 17th Century, it
has become a very popular thing to do. Today,
it is estimated that over 100,000 people dothis pilgrimage annually. The route starts at
Temple 1, Ryozenji in Tokushima, circles around
Shikoku and finishes at Temple 88, Okuboji in
Kagawa prefecture. For information in English
about this pilgrimage route, check out:
http://www.lac.uic.edu/~dturk/shikoku/html;
http://www.kushima.com/henro/index_e.html;
http://echoes.bluemandala.com/
Much has changed since Kobo Daishi`s time
and with modernization, most of the original
pilgrimage route has disappeared or has beent

paved over. However, the walk from Temple
11 to 12 is one that takes you through forests,
up and down mountains and through quiet
villages. It is one of the `last remaining pathsof Kukai` and I highly recommend doing thisarduous and memorable hike. (For informationof this hike see the book, AWA Pilgrimage(1993) pgs 76-85). Let me tell you how you
can prepare to do it and what to expect.
Beforehand:
1) I strongly advise that you get the 2-book set
entitled, Shikoku Henro Hitori Aruki Dogyo
Ninin ( ટ ਇ ါ ᇓ Ѧ ќ Ѿ ံ с ຍ ৪ ໏ గ ). The
guidebook (2,500yen) and map (1,000yen) aresold separately. Definitely get the latter! Youshould be able to get a copy at Kinokuniya, at
Temple 1 or at a store called Taniya in front of
Temple 11. Or you can order a copy from theHenromichi Hozon Kyoryokukai (Shikoku
Pilgrim Path Cooperative Preservation Society):
http://www.kushima.com/henro/hozonkai/books.htm
2) This journey will take all day and consists

path of kukai... con't on page 8

contents
the last remaining path of kukai - 1, 8 ... fuyu yasumi... in japan - 3
introduction to yoga - 4 ... tastes of awa: simple and healthy - 5
japanese lesson schedule - 6 & 7
martin's anime corner - 9 ... cherry blossom delight - 10
japanese lesson - 11 ... memoranda - 12~15
tv movie guide - 15 ... cinema guide - 16from the editors
ost people tend to focus on thecherry blossoms once spring starts
to roll around, but in fact, there arelots of other blossoms that start tocome out at this time of year. Before the sakuracome out, plum blossoms are already starting to show, and after that comes the peach
blossoms, just in time for hina matsuri the doll festival - on March 3rd. I remember ascene from Akira Kurosawa's "Yume," where asmall boy, on doll's day, comes upon a terraced
field where the peach trees had been cut
down, and the spirits of the trees appear before him in the shape of the hina matsuri dolls,
and speak to him, before showing him a final
display of peach blossoms. Hmm, if it was acartoon, maybe we could get Martin to review
this film for us. At any rate, check out Junko's
history of the hanami on page 10.
Love, Claireo how was Valentines Day for you? I
can’t complain myself as I received alarge quantity of high quality chocolate
from the female staff at TOPIA. To behonest I didn’t expect to receive much and wasquite surprised when I saw the abundance ofsweet delicious chocolate left on my desk. Thissurprised me as I was previously informed bymy colleague and International Valentines Day’s
expert Junko Kimura that at TOPIA the western
tradition of Valentines Day was observed
and women were not required to give any
chocolates. However in the end the Japanesetradition won out so I was extremely pleased.
On a different note this month I have chosen
another excellent Japanese anime title toreview (page 9.) If anybody has a favorite title
or any suggestions for future reviews please
get in touch.
Peace, Martinms

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fuyu yasumi... in japan’m assuming that by thetime you read this, thecherry blossoms will behere and the last thing you
want to think about is winter.
However, I’d like to share myexperience traveling around
Japan for two weeks during
December and January.
The decision to take to thistrip was made the night before
I embarked on it. I had noreservations anywhere, butsomehow knew it’d all workout. And it did…
The ferry trip from Tokushima port to Tokyo took
twenty hours and for the mostpart was very relaxing. The
ship is only a few kilometers
off Honshu the whole time,
so you can see many bays,
cities and mountains along theway. The ticket costs a little
over 10,000 yen and includes
4 vending machine meal
tickets (sushi from a vending
machine?)I spent the next few days
i n To k y o a n d Yo k o h a m a .
If anyone is into Japanese
history, or really impressive
miniature models, or both, I
would highly recommend the
Edo-Tokyo museum, whichis adjacent to the national
Sumo stadium. In my opinion,
To k y o i s m u c h e a s i e r t onavigate than Osaka and has
a distinctly different feel to it.
I highly recommend Nikko! It
is a three hour trip north from
Tokyo on the Saitama line.
Nikko is not only a beautiful
national park with lush,
old growth cedar forests, apicturesque lake and waterfall,
but is home to some of themost spectacular temples andshrines in Japan.
Another great place forifollow the light to mystical Koya-san

temples, gardens and delicious
Buddhist vegetarian food near
Tokyo is Kamakura. I prefer
Kamakura and Nikko to Kyoto
because they are quieter, lesscommercialized, and you can
see them on foot.
From Kamakura, I continued
south to the Izu peninsula. If
you are a fan of onsens, Izu is
the place for you. Rendai-ji has
one of Japan’s most famous
onsens at Kanaya Ryokan. It’sa huge wooden bath that you
can almost swim laps in. Then
there’s Dogashima, on thewestern side of the peninsula.
Here there’s an outdoor onsen
perched on a cliff overlooking
a quintessentially Japanesesea view.
From Izu, I went to Hakone
and Shizuoka-ken for several
days. This area is incredibly
beautiful, with great views of
Mt. Fuji. There are also many
wonderful onsens and ryokans
in the area. I stayed at
Yasudaya Ryokan in Numazu,
which has a stunning view of
Mt. Fuji from across a smallbay. Ryokans may be a little
pricy (Yasudaya is 20,000 yen
per night), but well worth
trying at least once or twice in-3-by chris howardchristopherahoward@yahoo.com

my opinion.
From Shizuoka, I caughtt h e s h i n k a n s e n t o Ky o t o,which cost about 10,000 yen
and took about an hour. Thiswas right around New Years
and Kyoto was packed. The
highlight of this visit to Kyoto
was a dinner I had at a small
restaurant on a side street in
Gion. Kyoto cuisine is more likeart than food and leaves you
wondering whether you should
eat it, or photograph it.
F r o m Ky o t o , I w e n t t oShiga-ken and Mie-ken,where I visited two ninja
yashiki (Ninja houses). The
first, in Koga, was not reallyworth the confusing route
it required to get there andI’d recommend the secondin Ueno city (http://iganinja.
j p ) . I t h a s a l i tt l e t h e m epark flavor to it, with ninjas
jumping out from revolving
doors and such, but also has agood museum with plenty of
information in English. Nearby
is the birthplace of Basho, theinfamous Haiku poet. Here one
can view original writings by
the man himself.
Next I went to Koya-san in
Wakayama-ken. If temples
way up in the mountains is
your thing, this is the place foryou. It takes about an hourfrom Osaka’s Namba stationand truly is an impressive
place.
This trip was truly awonderful experience and I’m
so glad I did it. Japan is likean onion, full of layers uponlayers. By traveling around,you peel away some of theselayers and begin to understandand appreciate the culture andhistory of this place so muchmore.

introduction to yoga
remember as a kid hearing the word yoga from time totime, but it was hardly ever mentioned. When it did comeup in conversations it always conjured up an image of astereotypical hippie standing on their head. Although someof you may still agree with that image, I think its fair to saythat the times have changed and yoga has become a very
mainstream form of exercise which many people have seen,
tried or at least heard about.
Often misconstrued as some kind of religion due to numerous
references to God, the most common translation of theword Yoga is ‘union.’ This refers to a union of the individual
consciousness with that of the universal consciousness, a search
for the inner self, discovery of the soul etc and yoga is one
method of achieving this.
Another misconception is that yoga is basically a series ofposes and stretches, when in fact yoga comprises of 8 limbs,
one of which is the stretching.

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The eight limbs of yoga:
1. Yama – universal ethical principles
2. Niyama – rules of personal conduct
3. Asana – practice of yoga postures
4. Pranayama – yoga breathing techniques
5. Pratyahara – control of the senses
6. Dharana – concentration of the mind
7. Dhyana – meditation
8. Samadhi – absorption in the infinite
Most of us are concernedwith the Asanas (yoga poses),as these bring the initialhealth benefits. The practiceof the Asanas is also essential
in strengthening the bodyand mind in preparation forpracticing other disciplines
within the 8 limbs of yoga.
In most western countries
yoga has seen a huge increasein popularity in the last 2
decades. Many schools ofteaching and styles of yoga
have evolved, including
Iyengar, Ashtanga, Hatha flow,
Bikram and so on. These styles
vary in a number of ways, but
the core poses of any goodyoga class have remained

relatively unchanged sincet h e yo g a p h i l o s o p hy wa s
systemized by the Indian sage
Patanjali, some 2000 yearsago.
In recent years, the yogaboom has spread to Japanand in response to this, sports
gyms have introduced anumber of classes, often withtrendy names such as energyyoga, natural yoga and myfavorite, aqua yoga. Despite
their good intentions manyof these classes tend to bea very diluted form of yoga.
However, there are somegood classes around but theytend to be in the bigger cities.
There are a lot of good-4-by jon teakle
yogatokushima@yahoo.com

books, DVD’s and CD’S fors t u d y i n g yo g a n o w. I t i salways advisable to study ina class whenever possible,
its hard to check your own
alignment in a pose. If you
are starting out by yourself,
make sure you don’t push
yourself in any of the asana
postures, listen to your bodyand breathe slowly into andout of the poses. If you
aren’t careful it is possible to
do yourself an injury. Yoga
isn’t a quick fix, it’s a very
gradual process of opening up
your body and calming of themind, be patient.
The spiritual path, the searchfor enlightenment and finding
your true self are not on mostpeoples ‘to do lists’, but yoga
has been around longer thanany other systemized formof exercise and has beenscientifically proven to lower
blood pressure, reduce theeffects of stress, strengthen
the immune system andnumerous other benefits. If
you do yoga regularly you
will notice an increase in yourenergy, body toning, stronger
muscles (not bigger) andwith a healthy lifestyle it will
help with weight loss (if you
have something to lose). Oneof the best benefits of doing
yoga is actually the leastvisible or tangible because it
helps prevent sickness. If you
haven’t started already, giveit a try, you won’t regret it.
Unlike aerobics, many sports
and other forms of exercise,yoga is something you canpractice for the rest of yourlife.
Keep an eye out in next month's Awa
Life for the first in a series of yoga
poses you can try at home!

tastes of awa - simple and healthy
apanese food has the
reputation of being
extraordinarily healthy,
and in some ways, that'strue. Traditional Japanese food(let's say pre-20th century)
was based on whole grains,vegetables and fish. There
were relatively few ingredients
combined in myriad ways
and eaten with what may be
the best prescription for longlife -- don't eat too much. In
Japanese there's an expressionѣ ѽ ѣ ѕ Ѫ (hara hachibu)
where hara is stomach andhachibu means eight-tenths.
In other words, you should
eat only until you're 80% fulland then stop. Not necessarily
a lot of fun, but definitelys o m e t h i n g t h a t p ro m o t e slongevity. (If you prefer that in
Latin, it's the famous "Ne quid
nimis - Nothing in excess."from Terence.)
O f c o u r s e , i n p ra c t i c e ,Japanese food isn't necessarily
superbly healthy, especially if
you're sensitive to eating too
much salt. Soy sauce, miso,
and most Japanese pickles
have more than enough salt tocontribute to Japan's high rateof stroke and it's hard to thinkof a Japanese food that isn't
made with or at least eatenwith one or more of these. But
if you don't overdo it (there'sthat ѣ ѕ Ѫ (hachibu) partagain) Japanese food is great,
especially if you get back tobasics.
How basic is basic? Japanese
meals are based on the idea
the you should have rice, soup
and one or more dishes ofvegetables (or tofu or perhapsfish). The Japanese expression
is ichiju issai, meaning one
soup, one vegetable. The

jvegetables will either be freshor pickled (dried, reconstituted
vegetables are also traditional,
but not nearly as popular as
pickled.) Since, ideally, theyshould be fresh, they will ofcourse be what's in season.
(The menu below calls for one
soup with vegetables and one
tofu dish - chef's perogative.)
So here's a perfect, perfectly
simple, and perfectly healthy
meal for March.
Ginger RiceDo we need to talk aboutrice again? How you wash it
and cook it in your rice cooker,
perhaps mixing white andbrown rice 50/50 and letting
it sit in the rice cooker 30
minutes before cooking and
30 minutes after? No? Good.
So all I need to add now is
the directions for specificallyginger rice.
Buy some fresh ginger. Cut
off a piece about 2 cm. longfor each serving of ginger rice,clean it thoroughly and cut it
crosswise into thin needles.
After you've washed the rice,
put in the ginger needles
and a quarter teaspoon eachof soy sauce and sake perperson. (Is that clear, froma mathematical standpoint?
If you're cooking for 3, youneed about 6 cm. of ginger
and 1 tablespoon each of soy
sauce and sake.) This makes
particularly fragrant rice so it'sbest to keep the cover on therice cooker until meal time andserve it just before eating. The
table will be enveloped in anaromatic, gingery cloud.
Rape Blossom Miso Soup
Do we need to talk about
miso soup again? Yes? Howsoon they forget.
For each cup of soup, start-5-

by don weiss
woosongdonald@
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with a cup of water (duh!).
Bring it to a boil. Add 2tablespoons of katsuobushi(shaved bonito). The goodkatsuobushi is in pretty big
flakes, so forget about trying
to measure two tablespoons.
Just call it One Big Pinch of
katsuobushi. Put it in thewater. Turn off the heat. Wait
two minutes. Then strain
the broth. This is basic, lightdashi, sometimes calledichiban dashi. (Dashi is thebasic soup stock for virtually
all Japanese soups.) To makebasic miso soup, add 3 or 4
teaspoons of miso to one cupof hot dashi, turn off the heat,and mix thoroughly. To makerape blossom miso soup (rapeblossoms, nanohana, were
the theme of my column last
March too -- it's the essenceof spring food) simply simmer
the blossoms in dashi 2 or 3
minutes, then put them in the
miso soup just before serving.
[Note: There are many kindsof miso. You can use any ofthem for miso soup. More on
miso next month.]
Cold Tofu - hiyayakko
This has become one of myfavorite Japanese foods. Odd,
I know, because I usually likestrong-flavored food, but I add
an interesting, strong-flavored
topping and dig in. How tomake it? Get some good
tofu. (Good tofu is tofu you
like. More on types of tofu
one of these months.) Top
it with wasabi, soy sauce,yuzu miso, or whatever.
Done. My daughter likes hercold tofu topped with either
okonomiyaki sauce orketchup but what does sheknow? She's only three.
Simple!

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JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AT TOPIA (FIRST TERM 2005)
1. CLASS AND INSTRUCTOR
TIME

CLASS!

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We will review the points covered in Minna no
Nihongo 1. New chapters will focus on potential form,
Elementary 2 volitional form, and conditional form of verbs and fromMS. MOTOKI their derivatives, and use of transitive and intransitive April 12
verbs. Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26 (ifyou have it, please bring Minna no Nihongo 1 as well)

WED

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We will learn various inflected forms of verbs such as
Elementary 1 -te form, and study how to use expressions using these fromMS. TAMURA forms.
April 6
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 13

THU

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The second half of the elementary course. We
Elementary 3 will study causative, passive voice, and honourific fromMS. YAMADA expressions.
April 7
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 36

FRI

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Beginner
MS. AOKI

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We will review the inflected forms of verbs, and focus
Elementary 2 on increasing vocabulary and grammar, learning various
JTM
expressions in order to improve communication ability.
from
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26
April 3This class is for people who can read hiragana andElementary 1
katakana. We will study basic Japanese expressions.
MS. HIROTA
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 5

DAY

SUN

CLASS DESCRIPTIONThis class is for people who can read hiragana andfromkatakana. We will study basic Japanese expressions.
April 8
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1

2. PLACE:

Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
6F Clement Plaza, 1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi, Tokushima City 770-0831
Tel 088-656-3303 Fax 088-652-0616

3. ELIGIBILITY:

All non-Japanese residents of Tokushima

4. MATERIALS FEE: 1,500 yen (if there are 10 classes or less left in the term, the fee is 750yen)(there are no refunds for leaving a class early, but it is possible to switch toa class which suits your level better without penalty)
5. NOTE:
You can register at TOPIA from March.
More than one class can be registered for, providing all required fees are paid.
6. FREE INTRODUCTORY CLASS:

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This class will help you prepare for the elementary
Beginnerclasses by increasing vocabulary whileteaching you
fromMS.
to read and write Kana. We will also talk about
April 3
MURASAWA information that will help you in your daily life in Japan.
You can turn up anytime without enrolling in this class.

For information on other Japanese classes held in Tokushima Prefecture, see page 13 of this issue.

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path of kukai... con't from page 1of many up and downs(Shosanji`s elevation is
770 meters), so I suggest
do some leg training, say
climbing stairs, some days
before doing this hike.
On a sign at Temple 11, it
says, “Time from Temples
11-12: 5 hours for healthylegs, 6 hours for average
legs, 8 hours for weaklegs.” In my case, the walkfrom Temple 11-12 took
5:15 hours which included
about 30 minutes in breaktime before reaching
Temple 12!
3) Check out the local traint i m e s f r o m To k u s h i m at o Ka m o j i m a . I t c o s t s
440yen and takes about
45 minutes. I took the 8:10am
local which arrived at 8:55.
Also get a bus schedule fromthe Tokushima Bus booth.
Ask for `Shosanji made no
jikokuhyo wo onegai shimasu`( லઅ્ѲћѢૐਅླ҆оࠪи ы Ѳ э ) Buses run about
every 45-60 minutes, will cost
1,000yen and take about 70
minutes from the bus stop
Yoroinaka ( ࠳ ‫ ڮ‬ඨ ) back toTokushima.
The Day of the Hike:
1)The day that I went with
two others in mid-February
it was 13C and sunny. As we
hiked, we kept thinking that
it was the ideal weather to dosuch a hike. However, I was
soaked in sweat upon reaching
Shosanji and was very gladthat I had brought along a
towel and dry shirt. I could not
imagine doing this hike in hot
weather!
2)Bring along lots of foodbecause there is nowhere tobuy anything along the way.
At Kamojima station, there isstatue at temple 12

a kiosk where you can pick up
any last supplies. There is asupermarket and stores near
the Yoroinaka bus stop.
3)Re: drinks. I took along
one litre and that was fine. At
Fujiidera, Shosanji and at thevillage after descending from
Shosanji, there are vending
machines where you can buy
hot and cold drinks. As well,
you can get spring water at
Yanagi no mizu hut, which ispart way along the trail.
The Path:
There are three small sacredsites (Chodo-an, Yanagi no
mizu-an, and Joren-an) along
the path between Temple
11 and 12 providing a goodplace for a break, to go to thewashroom (somewhere in thewoods!) and to fuel up forthe next leg of the journey.
There are a couple of sections(approx. 30 minutes long)where you go up and up and-8-

up providing a panoramicview of the valley below.
However, other times, youdescent for a long period oftime and this can be harderon your legs than going up.
Part way down from Shosanji
you will pass another sitewhich is a statue of Kobo
Daishi and Emon Saburo, thelatter considered to be theforefather of the pilgrimage
route.
Getting Home:If you want to stop when
you get to Shosanji, it
is possible to stay thenight there. (Cost: around6,000yen for one night’s stayincluding two meals. Phonet o r e s e r ve [ i n J a p a n e s eonly]: 088-677-0112) Or you
could get a taxi (about 20min)
from the Kobo Daishi statue tothe Yoroinaka bus stop. (seepage 40 of the guidebook. Callfrom Shosanji). Or perhaps
you could get a cab from thevillage below. If not, you must
walk the 4km along Route 43
to the bus stop.
Result:In my case, I left home at
7:25am and returned by
6:00pm. Walking time was
between 9:00am - 5:00pm
which includes 70 minutes ofrest. There were other pilgrims
on the trail, some in their 20s
and others in their 50s but all
made it to Temple 12. This
hike is one that I am sure
you will never forget, not justbecause it is difficult in spots
but also because it allows you
to walk through a beautiful
area of Shikoku and gives you
the opportunity to take part ina 1,200 year pilgrimage routethat follows the footsteps of
Kukai.

martin's anime corner
Title: Tokyo Godfathers( ๪࢜ҦҵһӇғ̶Ҩ̶Ҭ )Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Creators: Mad House Ltd. (jp)International Distribution:
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (jp)Released: Japan & US, 2003
Length: Approx. 92 minutes

a s t m o n t h , I re v i e w e dSatoshi Kon’s second major
film "Millennium Actress"
and this month I will
introduce his third and latest
Anime film "Tokyo Godfathers.""Tokyo Godfathers" is not
as its name might suggest aviolent yakuza thriller rather
it is based on the adventuresof three homeless Tokyoites
during the Christmas period.
While "Tokyo Godfathers" is
not as adventurous as Kon`sprevious films, he has still
managed to produce anotheranimated masterpiece.
"Tokyo Godfathers" is very
touching and sentimental,
film in the same vein as otherclassic Christmas movies suchas "It's A Wonderful Life"and "Miracle on 34th Street."
The film has the same senseof sentiment and love won
through hardships and pain, atthe same time the film is notlacking a humorous irreverentedge.
On a snowy Christmas Eve,
three homeless people; Hana,a melodramatic aging dragqueen, Gin, a former bikeracer who lost everything
due to his gambling habit,
and Miyuki, a sullen teenagerr u n a w a y, f i n d a n e w b o r n
infant abandoned in a pile ofrubbish. With the clues thatthey uncover, the trio set out
to track down the mother ofthe baby and find out why shelabandoned her baby. As thethree main characters try to
uncover the mysterious originsof the baby they also manage
to uncover in themselves thereasons why they have chosen
to sever links with their former
lives and live a nomadic
existence in the streets ofTokyo. As the film unfolds andthe trio get closer to finding
the mother of the baby, thevarious regrets and tragedies
that have shaped the threecharacters' lives and broughtthem together are revealed.
Hana, we find out, used towork as a singer but chose
to live in the streets after
his lover died. Gin’s past is amore mysterious one, which
he carefully hides from theother two characters. Miyuki
is an only child who ran awayfrom home after stabbing her
father. Together the trio forms
a family unit, and althoughunconventional they confront
the innumerate troubles andstrife that the world offers up.
The theme of the family andwhat it means is explored in
the film. The mother figure( H a n a ) , t h e fa t h e r f i g u re(Gin) and the child (Miyuki)
although unconventional are areal family with real problems,
despite their obvious
differences and conflicts
they manage to struggle
on together because they(although none of them will
admit it) ultimately care about
each other and want to help
each other out.
Kon delivers a Christmas
redemption tale of love andinnocence lost and thenonce again found. While
the film doesn’t shirk fromdealing with death and loss,-9-

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

it is consistently uplifting.
Whenever something sad,sentimental, or serious occurs,
Kon inevitably punctuates thescene with some humorousq u i p. O n e o f my fa vo r i t escenes is when Gin brings an
old homeless dying friend backto his hut to hear his final
request before he dies. Afterthe man closes his eyes thescene changes to outside thehut. Numerous small windmills
which flutter constantly, slow
d o w n g ra d u a l l y a n d t h e ncome to a stop. The imagery
is obvious, the life of the oldman has come to an end.
Gin closes his eyes but theold man rises up and asks forone more request before hedies (a swig from Gin’s sakebottle) Gin sighs and gives
him the bottle. Scenes like thisabound, perhaps excessively
but none the less they
provide constant humor. Kon
repeatedly reminds us thatno matter how serious things
become you can’t always takethings seriously.
The story is very straightforward and avoids many ofthe violent fantasy elementsthat are common in Japanese
animation. These elements
exist in anime as they are
difficult to portray in aconventional film format. Dueto the straightforwardness ofthe story I believe that this film
should have been portrayedin a conventional manner. The
humor in the film is largely
character based and its impact
is only partially realized in its
animated form. Despite this,"Tokyo Godfathers" is a richand rewarding story that willappeal to all ages and tastes.

cherry blossom delightadies, how was your White
Day? Did you get any оဪы , okaeshi - return gift from your boyfriend or coworkers? I was watching news
on TV before St. Valentine’s Day; a reporter was tellingthat ᄕ ҳ ә ҥ - tomochoko- friend chocolate - is popular
now between girls. Girls givechocolate to her girlfriends
as an expression of theirfriendship. Anyway, winter isover now and beautiful springhas just come! From now until
next winter, it will be a biteasier for me to wake up in
the morning.
What is the biggest eventof the beginning of spring?
March is the month that wesay good bye to friends or coworkers. Japanese schools
have graduation ceremonies
all over in March and April isthe begining of our new lives
at new schools or companies.
Do you know what comesalong with school entrance
ceremonies? It is щ у ѽ ,sakura - cherry blossoms. Allof my schools that I graduatedfrom, in Japan and the States,
have had cherry blossom trees.
At this time of year, the biggest
event is ‫ ॣݚ‬- hanami. ‫ॣݚ‬means flower viewing and webring a lot of food and drinks
under the trees and enjoy thisbeautiful view while having ahuge party in the middle of theday.
If you watch the news, aweather reporter will tell you
about the cherry-blossom
front. The cherry blossoms
start to bloom in Okinawa inMarch, they come to the mainpart of Japan in April, and end
up in Hokkaido by late April orearly May. In Tokushima, therelare places that have beautiful
cherry blossoms. If you checkout the memoranda on page13, there is the list where you
can go for ‫ ॣݚ‬. If you ask aJapanese person what ‫ॣ ݚ‬
is, they would answer that it
is all about looking at cherry
blossoms. However, in the
Nara Period (710 - 794), if you
asked the same question, theywould answer it as ༙ , ume plum blossoms.
How did ‫ ॣ ݚ‬start? In theॽ ૈ ࡋ , kojiki - one of theoldest books in Japan, in astory, there was a daughter of
the God of the Mountains. Shesymbolized cherry blossoms
and was the goddess of rice
fields as well. The God of theMountains was supposed tocome down in the village andtake care of the rice fields forfarmers. However, the Godchanged his daughter's figure
into cherry blossoms, andsent her to the fields. So thefarmers carefully checked out
the blossoms blooming. They
told fortunes about that year's
harvest of rice by how theblossoms bloomed. They hiked
up the mountains and broughtloads of drinks for wishing forthe best harvest under theblossoms. This story was theorigin of ‫ ॣݚ‬.
Japanese nobility have been
enjoying the wild cherry
blossoms since before the
Heian period (794-1185).
They started planting trees
themselves after that.! Finally,
after the people begged fornine centuries, Emperor Saga
started planting the blossoms
in his property. They brought
food and drinks while enjoying
looking at the beauty ofblossoms and practicing their-10-by junko kimura
snowbird@fastmail.fm

artistic accomplishments.
Since then, ‫ ॣ ݚ‬started
changing from fortune telling
into a party. ‫ ॣ ݚ‬was only
well known in big cities. It
stared getting popular during
Kamakura and Muromachi
Periods to powerful clans andSamurai society. Toyotomi
Hideyoshi held a huge ‫ݚ‬ॣ party in Kyoto during theMomoyama period . This is awell-known historical event.
‫ ॣ ݚ‬is also used for acompany’s ಄ സ , settai busines entertainment - soone of the young employees the one with the least seniorityof all - needs to go to thepark early in the morning inorder to save a good spot forthe company party. This is
the time of year when new
people join the company, sousually the person with theleast seniority is the one whojust joined the company aweek before! ‫ ॣ ݚ‬is a good
way to get to know your newcolleagues. I like having ‫ݚ‬ॣ!with friends. We bring a lotof food and drinks and enjoy
the blossoms with the perfectweather. If you look around at‫ !ॣݚ‬places, you are going tosee a lot of people having agreat time with their friends,
families and co-workers.
Usually there are lanterns
set up in the park, so you
can continue having a party
until late at night. Also, someparks have stands with foodand drinks for sale during! ‫ݚ‬ॣ season. I really hope that
if you are going to a ‫ ॣ ݚ‬, I
want you to have a great timeby looking at sakura since
they only stay for a week after
they bloom, then they aregone until next April.

by fumie murasawa

japanese lesson: za and tsu
or this month’s Japaneselesson, I’ve decided tofocus on pronunciation ofJapanese. A lot of people have problems with theJapanese sounds ‘za’ and ‘tsu.’

f

ч҇пи

̛ਗ ‫ݷ‬Ѣ Kbqboftf! Mfttpo ћџ ѯ ҇ шѣјо҇эчѣ̜໘ ႎতѢཇ ܿџјињ஛п҇рџ ѯ ҇ шыৣ мњѳѲыѻк̝໘ ႎত
ѣјо҇
ўп
ќу
Ѣཇ ܿѢඨ ћѶຟ џ͐ъ͑ќѣјо҇уҁкруыѹкыѷ
͐ј͑Ѣཇܿџࣨᇕэѿ޺଺଄ѶиѿѢћѣўићыѻк
п̝
za ji zu ze zoȶ̴̶̸̰̲ȷ

tend to pronounce the ‘za’ setof sounds as ‘ja ji ju je jo.’ For
example, ‘arigato gozaimasu’
becomes ‘arigato gojaimasu.’‘Dozo’ becomes ‘dojo.’ Thisis because the tongue is not
far enough up on the front
teeth. It’s not in the ‘za’ zone,
but rather, the ‘ji’ zone. The
tongue position for ‘ja’ is thesame as that of ‘ji.’ A good
way of practicing this pronunciation, is to put your tongue
above the inside of the upper
teeth, and repeat ‘za zu ze zo’
in short, sharp bursts.

ѣјо҇!͐ъьюѐђ͑ќཇܿэѿќ
ыѓ щс
км
ѣфс
сѣ̜಍ ಐ ѣ௑ Ѣે मѢжѓоќѾџжѾѲэр̜͐ь͑Ѣܿ҆ѣјо҇ыѓщсཇ ܿэѿќс̜಍ Ѣಐ рѯ҇
эч
оу
ѯк
кш
Ѣ஛ ыєх‫ ܢ‬Ѣၑ џຌ ињиѿѢр҃пѾѲэп̣Ѷы҃ѣјо҇пѾљѽхҀѤ̜͐ъ͑ќཇܿыѓи ѕкшыњ̜ёѢѲѲ಍ Ѣ‫ ڔ‬඘҆ຌипщюџ͐ь͑ќॸ окќэѿ ќ̜͐ ю з͑ џ ў Ѿ Ѳ я ҇п̣͐ъюѐђ͑ќ͐ь͑ћѣ̜಍ಐѢ‫ڔ‬඘р‫ڣ‬ўѿѢћэ̝чҀѣ̜
͐щыэяё͑Ѷоўຍьћэ̝
Some students of Japanese

this is that some people’s
native languages don’t havethe sound ‘tsu’ in them, sothey end up using the ‘chi’sound as a basis for saying the‘t-‘ sounds. A way of practicing
the pronunciation of thissound, is to practice saying
words that begin with the ‘tsu’sound, and make sure yourtongue is properly touching
the area behind your upper
teeth. Repeat the ‘tsu’ soundover and over again until you
get it right.

!͐ѓ৪͑Ѷ͐ъ৪̈́щ৪͑ͅќц҇ђк! ќ ч ҁ ћ̜ ໘ ႎ ত ޺ ଺ ଄ ຍ ьॵ ംрࡍчѾѲэ̝໘ႎўптѻкруыѹкыѷ ўпѢ ඨ џ ѣ̜͐ ъ ৪ ͑ р͐ ь ѷ ত޺ ଺଄Ѣඨ џѣ̜
͐ѩѓј͑
ѣјо҇
Ѧќ
̛ь̛ьѹ̛ьл̛ьѻ͑џ ҆͐ѩѓѕѹ͑ќཇ ܿэѿగѦќўїњыѲкగ ѶиѲэ̝ѓ ѶиѲэ̝чҀѣ̜ёѢ޺଺
Ѱ ш
мисѻк
ќмѤ͐жѾрќкшъиѲ ଄Ѣ၀ তѢ۬ ࢽўѝћ̜͐ј͑оќџ҇ысэ͑р͐жѾрќкшьѷи ќ и к ܿ ҆ ໡ ૡ ы ў и Ѣ ћ̜о҇яиоўѲэ͑џ̜Ѳѓ̜͐ѝкђ͑р ͐ѕѹ͑̈́ܿ ౤ћѣ͐ѕ͑ќຍп҇рєиѼк͐ѝкьѻ͑ѢѼкџ̝чҀѣ̜ ьќৣ мѲэͅћ൉ ᄿыњы
ыѓщс
ьѹкѪ҇
км
ѣфс
Ҁ҇ыѹк
಍ ಐрୋ ကџ௑ Ѣે मѢќч Ѳ ї њ и ѿ ҃ х ћ э̝ ᇉ ଺
ѕп
о
ѯкѯк
ш ќ к
ҁџࣝ љињиўиѓѵџࡍ ၑ ၓ ќ ы њ ѣ̜ ত ຈ џ͐ ј ͑ыѓщсчѿчќћэ̝јѲѾ಍ ಐр руѿ͐јѤс͑ўѝ҆ᇉ଺и ѕи͐ъ͑Ѣ‫ڔ‬඘Ѳћ৪пюџ̜͐ь͑ ыњ̜಍ಐ҆௑ѢેमџѨї
и ѕ
п҇пу
оѰ
Ѣ‫ ڔ‬඘ћќѲїњыѲїњи ѓѾќјхѿ߶޲҆޲мѲэ̝
о҇яи
ѿѢћэ̝
̈́ܿ౤ћѣ̜
͐ьѷ͑ ёҀпѽ̜͐ј͑ќикܿ҆ࢫ
ыѓщс
и ѕ
оў
Ѣ಍ ಐѢ‫ ڔ‬඘ѣ͐ь͑ќຍ ь у݃๗ѶൽуॸїњѳѿќѼ
Ҁ҇ыѹк ѯкѯкћэ̝ͅᇉ଺ၑၓѢѦќјќы иќ઩иѲэ̝
ыѓщс
км
ѣфс
ьѹкѪ҇
њѣ̜಍ ಐ҆௑ Ѣે मџୋ က
ѕп
јѼ
ис
ж
џࣝ љхњࢫ у഍ ҆๴ њўр As you can see, among theў҇ѝѳьпѽ͐ъюѐђ͑҆݃ ๗Ѷൽ у s a m e s e t o f s o u n d s , t h eѣјо҇оѶཇ ܿыњѳѿќѼиќ઩ иѲ tongue position and type ofpronunciation can change. Tryэ̝practicing the pronunciation ofthese difficult sounds in front
ta chi tsu te toof a mirror.
ȶ̹̻̾̀͂ȷ
о҇໘ႎতϫϦܿ Ѣඨћѣ̜ຍьThe pattern of the ‘ta’ sounds ৪ ћ Ѷ ಍ ಐ Ѣ ‫ ڔ‬඘ ћ̜ ܿ рѬ҇пare similar to the ‘sa’ and ဥ݁ыњиѿќикчќ҆о
прѳ‘za’ sounds. Some students҃пѾиѓєхѲыѓп̝ࢼo f J a p a n e s e t e n d t o p ro nounce a word like ‘futatsu’ ҆ॣўрѽཇܿыњѳњує
as ‘futachu.’ The reason for щи̝џ ѯ ҇ ш руыѹкыѷ

When you pronounce ‘za zu
ze zo,’ the tip of your tongue
should be behind your upper
front teeth, but when you say‘ji,’ your tongue should movea little further back. Can you
feel it? If you say ‘za’ and try
to say ‘ji’ without changing
the position of your tongue, itwill come out sounding like ‘zi.’
Just like in ‘sa shi su se so,’the sounds of ‘za zu ze zo’ aredifferent than ‘ji.’

topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp

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memoranda
Big Hina Matsuri

Plum BlossomsӅҵҢѦўੋѾఊઅ෎̛٬ಖ༙Ѣᅰ̛༙ੋѾ

Every spring, a gigantic display of Hina Matsuri dolls canView Tokushima's largest colletion of plum trees in bloom

be seen at the Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan.

- 30 hectares, 16,000 trees in Kamiyama's Agawa Ume no
Sato. During the plum blossom festival, events and shops

when: February 20 - April 4

selling local products and food will be on site.

9:00 - 16:00
where: Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan

when: March 6 - 21

Take the #72 or #82 bus from Tokushima Station

where: Kamiyama's Agawa Ume no Satoplatform A-5, and get off an hour later at
Nakatsuno ( ඨ޳ )cost: free
for more info: 088.678.0332

cost: ]300 for adults, ]100 for Elementary students
for more info: 08854.2.1505

Easter at Doitsu-kan

Submit!

һҖҶѢҖ̶ҫұ̶ੋѾࡋૈ҆ျ୆ыњиѲэ

Children have the chance to experience a German-style

Would you like to write for Awa Life? We are always

Easter celebration at Naruto's German House.

looking for new articles to publish. In particular, thosewhich serve some kind of use to the English-speaking

13:30 - 14:30 : Making Easter Eggs

population of Tokushima. We can not pay for submissions,

14:30 - 15:00 : Piano Concert

but we can offer the kind of glory that can only come from15:00 - 16:00 : Treasure Huntseeing your own name in print.
when: March 27, 13:30 - 16:00
where: Doitsu-kan in Naruto

for more info, and detailed submission guidelines,

cost: entry is free. participation fee for children is ]200

e-mail: awalife@gmail.com

for more info:

write to: Awa Life
c/o TOPIA

tel. 088.689.0099 (in Japanese)

1-61 Terashimahoncho-nishi

fax. 088-689-0909

Tokushima City, 770-0831

email: doitukan@city.naruto.lg.jp (in English)
http://www.city.naruto.tokushima.jp/germanhouse/

Tastes of Awa

TOPIA's Library٬༂ѢႳҺӆҔѢన୿૬

Looking to impress someone with your knowledge ofJapanese cuisine? Failed Home Economics class? Want to

If you are a Tokushima resident (regardless of nationality)

find out new ways of eating healthy without buying ex-

you can get a library card for TOPIA's library, and borrow

pensive imported food through the mail? Ask Don! Donbooks free of charge! The library has mostly English, Chi-

Weiss, author of 'Tastes of Awa,' (page 5) is looking for

nese, and Japanese books, with a small section of novels

reader's suggestions for future columns. What aspects ofwritten in other European languages.

Japanese food interest you? What would you like to know

Books that have been culled from TOPIA's library are

how to cook? Send Don a message with your questions

available for people to take home for free. Come to TOPIA

and ideas:

anytime and take a look in the big boxes marked free.
Donations of books are also accepted year-round!

e-mail: woosongdonald@yahoo.com-12-

memoranda
Japanese Lessons

Shoun Yamamoto໘ႎতࢱ૬અႎ஦‫ึۦ‬JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network's "Nihongo Salon:"

An exhibition of Shoun Yamamoto's works; a viewof nostalgic Japan and the beauties of those days.

This Japanese Chat Group holds free conversation

Woodblock prints and illustrations from the the turn of thesessions where you can practice speaking Japanese in a

20th Century

relaxed setting.
when: on now, until March 27

Mondays 10:30 - 12:00 at TOPIA

English gallery talk on March 13

Saturdays 19:00 - 20:30 at the Seishonen Youth Centre
The following local international associations holdwhere: The Museum of Art, Kochi
cost: ]700

Japanese lessons regularly. Call the numbers below forfor more info: 088.866.8000

more information:

http://www.kochi-bunkazaidan.or.jp/˜museum

Tokushima City: 088.622.6066
Kamojima Town: 0883.24.5112
Komatsushima City: 08853.2.0454
Aizumi Town: 088.692.9951
Anan City: 0884.23.6323

Cherry Blossoms
щуѽѢࡆಉр઄ѾѲыѓ̻It's cherry blossom time! The following spots are favourite
places around Tokushima Prefecture for viewing cherry
blossoms. Bring a picnic, bring your friends, and enjoy theInternational
Child-rearing Salon

pink fluffy petals all around. Blossoms usually start coming
out in late March, peaking around the first weekend in
April.

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ત‫ڱ‬њҧӟӥ

Tokushima Central Park - ຝ๥ඨ‫ܡ‬র‫ ܆‬- Tokushima City
Myokensan Park - Ⴟॣઅর‫ ܆‬- Naruto City

International families living in Tokushima who have

Iwawaki Park - ࠤᇰর‫!܆‬- Haroura-cho
Mt.Bizan - ྕઅ!- Tokushima City

small children are invited to meet with other interna-

Tsunomine Park - ෥໯၊র‫ ܆‬- Tsunomine-cho

tional families to discuss worries and spend an enjoyable
afternoon together at TOPIA. This new monthly event issponsored by the NPO Child-rearing Support Network.
when: March 27 (Sunday) 13:30 - 16:00
where: TOPIA (Clement Plaza 6F)

Man Ray ExhibitionӐӥ̠ӞҖึ

cost: Free
for more info:"I am an enigma."

NPO Child-rearing Support Network - 070.5681.1230
Child-rearing 'hotto' Space - 088.626.5454

when: January 15 - March 21

TOPIA - 088.656.3303

where: Tokushima Modern Art Gallery at Bunka no Mori
cost: adults: ]600, students: ]450 / ]300

plus: Suketo Daycare holds a similar weekly International

for more info: 088.668.1088
http://www.art.comet.go.jp

Child-rearing Salon for international parents and their children. Thursdays, from 10:30 - 14:00.

To get to Bunka no Mori from Tokushima Station, takefor more info: www.suketo.jp

the number 6 bus from Bus platform B-3 to Ichihara ande-mail: suketo@suketo.jp

transfer to the Bunka no Mori bus there.

tel. 088.626.1911-13-

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Counselling
Service at TOPIA

Hana Haru FestaѣўѣѿӇҙҫұ

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You don't have to wait until August to experience Awa
Odori in Tokushima! Hana Haru Festa features Awa Odori

TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all

dancing, food stands, live performances, and lots of otherforeign residents to help with issues involving accidents,

fun events in downtown Tokushima City.

working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage,and more. Counselling is available in English and Japa-

when: April 29, 30, and May 1

nese. Please note that although every effort will be made,where: Aibahama Park in downtown Tokushima City

we may not be able to deal with all cases.

cost: free
for more info: the Hana Haru Festa Committee

Monday to Thursday

088.655.7331 (in Japanese)

10:00 - 17:00
tel. 088.656.3303 or 088.656.3320 (allows three way
conversations with an interpreter)

The Chiiori ProjectChildren's Photos͐чѝѶрыѷы҇͑ึ

A public display of photos taken by children aged 1 to 5.

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Photos taken without any preconcieved notions of what agood photo should look like - refreshing and original.

March
4-6

Bamboo crafts

when: March 12 - 20

11-13

Tofu making

where: Higashi Shinmachi Arcade

18-21*

Open House

cost: free

25-27

TBA

11th AJET Musical

April
1-3

Straw raincoat weaving

8-10

Wood crafts

15-17

Mountain vegetable picking and hiking

22-24

TBA

ൌ 22 ‫ݷ‬Ѣ BKFU ӑӗ̶ҪҝӝThis year's AJET English Musical is entitled 'A Nightof Fantasy,' featuring a huge cast as well as numerous

April 28 - May 8 Golden Week open housesong and dance numbers, with easy-to-understand English
dialogue that the whole family can enjoy.

May
13-15

Hiking (Mt Tsurugi to Mt Miune, staying

when & where:

overnight on the mountain)
20-22

Iya River Fishing

27-29

Country Cooking

March 5th - Anan Kominkan - 18:00 - 20:00
March 6th - Hiwasa Community Hall - 14:00 - 16:00
March 12th - Aizumi-cho Chomin Kaikan - 18:00 - 20:00
March 13th - Yoshinogawa-shi Kamojima Kominkan
14:00 - 16:00
March 19th - Wakimachi Odeon-za Theatre
18:00 - 20:00* designates long weekend/ public holiday
Basic rate: ]6000 per night,]7000 during Golden Week.

cost: free

Extra charges apply for weekend events.

for more info: Claire or Martin at TOPIA.

for more info: www.chiiori.org

tel. 088.656.3303

reservations@chiiori.org
tel. 0883.88.5290-14-

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Town Mergers

Jam Camp৽ဏӇҕ̶ӂ̶ҪӕӒ̠ҟӕӥӉ

Town mergers, known as gappei in Japanese, areYour kids can have fun learning to play a variety of musicalhappening all over Japan as a way of centralizing local

instruments and songs while practicing their English at the

governments and reducing government costs. As of Marchsame time! Canadian instructors in co-operation with Ka-

1st, 2005, the following Tokushima towns merged:

miyama Board of Education are coming to lead this threeday workshop in the mountains of Kamiyama! Children will

Wakimachi, Mima, Anabuki, and Koyadaira became

be able to stay at the Kamiyama Junior High dormitory or

Mima-shicommute from home. At the end of the three-day workshop, everyone will record original songs they have written
for a CD that will serve as a souvenir of their experience.

Handa, Sadamitsu, and Ichiu became Tsurugi-cho

Jam Camp is looking for volunteers to help lead games andWajiki, Aioi, Kaminaka, and Kito became Naka-cho

help with onsite English classes. We are especially looking for people who can speak both Japanese and English,

For residents living in the newly-merged towns, it may bein order to help our international facilitators communicate

necessary to get medical insurance cards replaced with

with the kids. Volunteers will have their meals provided in

one reflecting the new address, and the location of various

exchange for their time.

local public offices may change. If you live in a gappeiaffected area, please confirm with your local public office

when: May 3-5

whether you will need to have your Alien Registration Card

where: Kamiyama O-Awa Jinga
cost: ]15,000 for students staying overnight,

updated with your new address.

]10,000 for students commuting from home
for more info: register@jamcamp.org
www.jamcamp.org

tv movie schedule・march
Japanese television broadcasts most foreign movies in their original language as well as in Japanese. Bilingually equipped
TVs can be flipped between these two audio channels by selecting the ܿ౤ಂ഼ button on the remote control.

Date

Time Place

Nat.

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Title

Fri. 18

9:00

ؔລ༞USA '00ҢӛҹҕҚ̶ұ̶

Gladiator

Fri. 18

late night؎ႚ໘USA '00ӁҖ̠ӇҕҹӜҸҕ

High FidelitySun. 20

9:00

ؐ BCD

USA '01ҘҖӥһҺ̶ҝ̶ҬWindtalkers

Fri. 25

9:03

ؔລ༞USA '01ҠӕӥҢ̠Ҝӈ̠ҽӗ̶Ӛ̶ҡ

Gangs of New YorkSun. 26

late nightؐ BCD

USA '78ഗ²ÅßÎßÞÂ­±¦Í¨ÑÙ±̛༬࣠҆‫܁‬мњ

Further Adventures of the
Wildmess Family Part 2

Sat.26late night؎ႚ໘USA '89

ӂҵҺӐӥBatmanSun. 27late night؎ႚ໘USA '92

Batman Returns

Mon. 28late night؎ႚ໘USA '95

Batman Forever

Wed. 30late night؎ႚ໘

JPN '88Akira

5(

horror? mystery‫ޓ‬suspense‫ ☺ ޓ‬comedy

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Ӝұ̶ӥҬ
ӂҵҺӐӥ̠
Ӈқ̶ҚӦғ̶Ҕҟӛ

5(science fiction ‫ޓ‬drama action ♥love & romance 5(This schedule is subject to change.

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cinema guide
TOKUSHIMA HALL ຝ๥Ӎ̶ӝ
(Saiwai-cho - near the Central
Post Office)088.653.1802

The Bourne Supremacy ͔USA͕!ӎ̶ӥ̠ҫӉӞӐҩ̶Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000‫ޓ‬
Ladies’ day / Tuesday ψ ]1000 Men’s day / Friday ψ ]1000

TOKUSHIMA TOHO ຝ๥๪၉(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311

Lorelei ͔JPN͕!ӟ̶ӞӛҖ (in Japanese)

TOHO CINEMA ๪၉ҩҿӐ(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311

Howl's Moving Castle͔JPN͕!ӁҘӝѢຌуௗ!(in Japanese)

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 Men’s Day / Thursday ψ ]1000

Shark Tale͔USA͕!ҩӕ̶ҡ̠Ҹ̶ӝ
Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

ATTACK HEIWA Ҕұҵҡဓᇬ(Kuramoto 2 cho-me - near
Kuramoto Station)
088.631.6490

Alexander͔USA͕!ҔӞҟҧӥҲ̶

until 3/18

National Treasure͔USA͕!ҼҩәҼӝ̠ҺӞҪӕ̶from 3/19

HEIWA DOLBY !ဓᇬһӝӅ̶
(Kuramoto 2 cho-me )088.631.6490

Sekaino Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu͔JPN͕!ౌ‫ވ‬Ѣඨ௾ћ‫ࢧ҆ٮ‬Ѫ (in Japanese)

1st of each month ψ ]1000 Customer Appreciation Day/ Wednesday ψ ]1000

Ima Aini Yukimasu͔JPN͕!иѲ̜‫ݵ‬иџѺсѲэ (in Japanese)
Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ!]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

KITAJIMA CINEMA SUNSHINE*FUJI GRAND*
ၾ๥ҩҿӐҧӥҩӕҖӥ
̈́Kitajima-cho Tainohamaͅ
088.697.3113
088.697.3111
̈́24 ૐࠖҸ̶Ӊ‫ڎ‬຾!.!
24 hour recorded messageͅ

Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind͔USA͕!
Құ̶Ҽӝ̠ҧӥҩӕҖӥ

from 3/19

National Treasure͔USA͕!ҼҩәҼӝ̠ҺӞҪӕ̶
MAKOTO͔JPN͕!
Year One in the North ͔JPN͕北の零年 (in Japanese)

until 3/18

The Phantom of the Opera ͔USA͕!Ҝӌӛਸ਼Ѣ‫ݼ‬గ
Shark Tale͔USA͕!ҩӕ̶ҡ̠Ҹ̶ӝ
Howl's Moving Castle͔JPN͕!ӁҘӝѢຌуௗ!(in Japanese)

Regular tickets ψ ]1800

The 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

The Bourne Supremacy ͔USA͕!ӎ̶ӥ̠ҫӉӞӐҩ̶!ӟ̶ӞӛҖ (in Japanese)
Lorelei ͔JPN͕
A Very Long Engagement͔FRN͕!ӟӥҢ̠ҚӥҤ̶ҪӓӥҺ (in French)
Racing Stripes͔USA͕!Ӟ̶ҩӥҢ̠ҫҺӛҖӉҫ (in Japanese)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement͔USA͕!
ӉӜҸҕ̠ӉӜӥҭҫϨ̛ӟҖӖӝ̠ҘҚҹҕӥҢ

coming soon:
At Kitajima Sunshine Cinema in Fuji Grand this April:
Lots of anime: Crayon Shin-chan, Detective Conan, Pretty Cure,and more!

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