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AWA LIFE

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

July

Walk it out, Toppy

bird watching in Tokushima
Richard Ingham

An introduction to some of Tokushima's feathery inhabitants

eaves of houses and convenience
stores. The nests are built from mudand a little straw, all held together
with a bit of swallow saliva.

Barn Swallow nest

Bird-watchingfulfills ourprimeval hunting
instincts. It
delivers all thethrill of the chase,even though theprey itself escapes
unharmed.
At least, that’s my excuse formy secret, nerdy hobby and I am
resolutely sticking to it. Wherever
you live, you can easily find adozen species to spot in yourarea and life gets so much moreinteresting when you are awareof the wildlife around you. So,
which birds can the novice see (orhear) in and around Tokushima?
Barn swallows ( ツバメ燕 )arrived back in Japan at the endof March, and when they are notswooping to catch insects you
can see them resting on telephone
wires. They have become
fantastically adept at living
alongside humans, building theirbowl-shaped nests under the low

Japanese people consider itgood luck if swallows nest in theirhouses, and locals treat the nests
carefully, sometimes positioninga small cardboard box underneaththe nest to prevent the sidewalkfrom becoming caked in swallow
droppings! A brood of six chicks
is considered to bring particular
good fortune and some Japanesefamilies are known to cookcelebratory portions of red rice ( 赤飯 ) when the young birds finally
fly the nest. After having raised
a brood or two, the parents andtheir offspring will leave in latesummer, flying several thousand
miles to return to their wintering
grounds in Southeast Asia.
You may hear a piercing shriekwhilst travelling around Tokushima
and if you glance upwards, you’ll
no doubt catch sight of the source:a large, dark-brown hawk circling
high in the sky. This is a Black
Kite（トンビ鳶 ), a common bird

Bird Watching in Tokushima ...continued on page 3

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Walk it out, Toppy

This month in Awa Life
1

Bird Watching in Tokushima
Richard Ingham

4

Who Run the Field?
Su-touch-is!
Harry Stoneley

6

Irene's Recipe Corner
Irene Wachuga

7

Arasowa-ren Application

8

Japanese Lesson

9

Letter from Suketo Hoikuen

editor's page
Howdy Tokers,
There are lots of summer festivals
coming up, and you know what thatmeans...burning ﬂowers! If you takethe kanji meaning literally, that is. Most
people refer to them as ﬁreworks, as I hope you do,
too. Otherwise you’re bound to raise some eyebrows.
But anyway, we have a story that is bound tointerest readers with a taste for bird watching, plus areport on this year’s AJET Touch Rugby Tournamentin which our local Su-touch-is did smashingly well.
We also have some info on signing up for the
Arasowa-ren Awa Odori dance troupe, so get on thatsince spots tend to go quickly. Enjoy your summer,and stay cool!
Best,
Sarah

Yoko Aoki

Kazue Inoue

10 News & Events
12 Memoranda

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Bird Watching in Tokushima ...continued from page 1

Black Kite L, by Sota at Wikimedia Commons, Kingﬁsher R, by Ravi Vaidyanathan

of prey with a distinctive forked
tail. Black Kites soar on thermals
looking for carrion, which is theirmain source of food. In some areasof Japan, they have been known to
swoop down and snatch a sandwich
from an unsuspecting hand, so
keep a close eye on your bento!
An uplifting sight on rivers
and ponds across Japan is theunmistakable blue and orange
flash of a Kingfisher ( カワセミ川蝉 ). The Japanese namehas the literal meaning of rivercicada, but due to the amount of

concrete that lines the rivers andstreams here, the Kingfisher is
not as common as its name might
imply. However, there is an easy
place to spot them. At weekends,
photographers with long telephotolenses can be seen staking out
the pond in Tokushima's Central
Park in the hope of taking adefinitive shot of one of theseskillful anglers. Kingfishers areusually timid, so sightings areoften brief, but those in Tokushima
Park have become a little bolder
due to frequent human contact.
With a bit of luck and patience,

Japanese Cormorant, by Lip Kee Yap at Wikimedia Commons

TOPIA“In some areasof Japan, [Black
Kites] have been
known to swoop
down and snatcha sandwich froman unsuspecting
hand, so keepa close eye on
your bento!”
it should be easy to see one.
Take a look in a river as you aregoing over a bridge and you arelikely to catch sight of the sleek,
black Japanese Cormorant ( ウ鵜 )—a common sight in coastal
areas where they dive for fish.
Their plumage is not entirely
waterproof, so they often standwith their wings outstretched to dry
themselves after fishing. There isa particularly large roost opposite
Ebisu Onsen ( えびすの湯 ) where
several hundred of these birds
gather every evening at dusk. It
is one of the species of cormorantthat has been domesticated byfishermen in a tradition known asukai ( 鵜飼 ) that is still a major
tourist draw on the Nagara Riverin Gifu. To control the birds, thefishermen tie a snare near the baseof the bird's throat. This prevents
the birds from swallowing larger
fish, which are held in their throat,but the birds can swallow smaller
fish. Once the catch is over,tourists have the opportunity to eatsome grilled, regurgitated fish!
Often heard rather than seen,
the Japanese Bush Warbler’s ( ウ3グイス鶯 ) call often gives thissmall, plain brown bird’s location
away. A familiar “Ho-hoke-kyo”,
Japanese people regard the song as
particularly beautiful and the bird’sname is often used in haiku poems.
The male birds begin singing
in late spring and it is therefore
colloquially known as the harudori ( 春鳥 ) or spring bird. If you
walk up Mount Bizan during latespring or summer, you are moreor less guaranteed to hear the song,
if not see the reclusive bird itself.
Oddly enough, the female
announcers who makeannouncements from trucks during
elections are named after this bird
( ウグイス嬢 / uguisu-jyo). I can’t
help but think that this tarnishes theBush Warbler’s name somewhat,since these announcements areboth irritating and intrusive. Still,

the birds don’t seem to mind,
singing away to their hearts'
content, hidden in the foliage
until the onset of fall brings theirsongs to an end for another year.
Suggested Japanese Bird
Field Guide: A Photographic
Guide to the Birds of Japan
and North East Asia. Tadoa
Shimba, 2007. Christopher
Helm Publishing.

who run the field? su-touch-is!
Harry Stoneley“Ringa pakia,
Uma tiraha, Turi
whatia, Hopewhai ake, Waewae
takahia kia kino,
Ka mate! Ka
mate! Ka ora! Ka
ora! Ka mate!
Ka mate! Ka
ora! Ka ora!”

The annual touch rugby tournament ends with a bang for the Sutouchis!

It’s a simple premise. Two teams,
an oval ball, flat line defense, anda deep angle in attack, back five ona touch, no straying offside, girls
score double and no touch passing.
Oh, and wingers always take theoutside man. Got it? Good.
The 8th Annual Tokushima
AJET Touch Rugby tournament,
held in the west of the prefecture
every May, is a staple of the
AJET Sporting calendar. Bringing
in teams from all over thecountry, both experienced andinexperienced, the tournament
offers prefectures from allover Japan the chance to comeand visit Shikoku’s beautiful,oft neglected countryside.
Tokushima AJET’s team, theSu-touch-i (a pun so poor that
we have to presume Dane Cookcame up with it, as its actual
origin has been lost to the annuls
of time), were determined, drilled
and another fitting adjective
beginning with the letter 'D'.
Having endured a torrid time over

So went the first, and in all
likelihood last, traditional Maori
war cry to ever be performedin Wakimachi, following a lastminute venue change from Mima's
Saburo no Sato. A fitting end toa fantastic weekend of Touch
Rugby in the heart of Shikoku.
For those unfamiliar with thesport, Touch Rugby, or simply
Touch, is a minimal contact
sport that closely mimics Rugby
Union; albeit minus the tackling,
scrumming and kicking, andplayed on a pitch half the size.
Fighting the good ﬁght

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trooped on. With a touch of luck,and some excellent running fromtired legs, Tokushima AJET brokethrough; scoring decisive tries at
key moments, to put us on course
for the final. Touch Wood, who had
already proven such a tough nut tocrack, were to be our opponents.
Somewhere a baby started crying.
Nowhere near the fields though,it’s just statistically likely.

Team Su-touch-i! Represent!

the years, Tokushima AJET got
off to a lightning start, winning
our first three games with relative
ease. The Shiga Shinigami proved
sheepish, and the Kure Shipheads
sank without a trace, before
the Iyo Invicibles presumably
succumbed to a similarly poor pun.
Tokushima AJET went into ourfourth match, against Ruamoko
full of confidence. Unfortunately
we were to lose this, and theremaining game in our pool,though our earlier results wereenough to see us progress to the
middle tier the following day.

“The Shiga
Shinigami proved
sheepish, and theKure Shipheads
sank without a
trace, before the
Iyo Invicibles
presumably
succumbed
to a similarly
poor pun.”

A nervous, and for many,
intoxicated, night’s sleep followed.
Alright, so that’s really a lie.
One of the joys of the entire
tournament was the good spirits
in which it was played out.
Nerves were neither necessary
nor present. The following day
Tokushima AJET pulped Ehime's
floundering Mikans, before
putting the Iyo Invincibles to thesword. Figuratively, of course.
Very few teams opted to use themedieval weaponry that many
commentators feel has become
the scourge of the modern game.

Drawn in the second pool, there
were to be no easy games on day
two. To continue with the labored
medieval warfare pun, we spent a
lot of time camped on our own try
line, valiantly repelling the siege
whilst looking for a chink in our
enemies seemingly impenetrable
armor. Or something like that.
There’s a chance I may have been
taking it all a bit too seriously.

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As the sun hid behind someclouds (presumably to shield
its eyes* from the ongoingbloodshed** below) the players

In the end, it was not to be. After
two days of toil we had managed
Tokushima AJET’s best everfinish. Our reward was satisfaction,
pride and a snazzy second place
mug each (presumably to catchthe tears of defeat and the sweatof hard, and valiant, labor). As
the baby stopped crying (again,
statistically possible) and aching
limbs climbed into cars to head
off into the sunset***, the boys
and girls of Tokushima AJET
knew one thing for certain: Mike
Prince looks excellent in shorts.
Special thanks to Adam Blackand Oya-san for organizing theevent, and making sure everything
ran smoothly on the day, as
well as all of the tournament’s
wonderful sponsors and referees.
An additional (and selfish!) thanks
to Anthony Hutchinson, and Josh
Fries, who refereed on behalf ofTokushima AJET. May next year
bring the victory we surely deserve.
*I’m aware that planets
don’t have eyes.
** Very little, if any, blood wasshed in this, or any other Touch
Rugby match in the history of man.
*** The sun didn’t actually set
until much, much, later. But that's
a story for another time.

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irene’s recipe corner

Cooking with lotus root!

Irene WachugaN

ative to Asia, especially
India, the lotus root is
extensively produced in Japan,
and Tokushima is among the top
producers. Very tasty in tempura,salads, and even pizzas, it retains
its crunchiness even when cooked,
giving it an interesting texture.
Carrot is also another of
Awa's produce. So for thissummer, why don’t we try eating
locally produced vegetables?
Fried Lotus Root Sandwich andPickled Vegetables (Serves 4)
Ingredients• 300g lotus root• 300g ground pork (or any othermeat)• 15-20cm green onion (naganegi)• 1 piece of ginger• 2 tbsp (30ml) sake• ½ tsp salt and ground pepper• flour (for dusting)• corn starch (katakuriko)(for dusting)• oil (for frying)• 1 lime/lemon, cut into ¼ s.
• Mustard paste (optional)

off excess starch. Fry in oil heated
to 180 degrees until brown.
6. Serve with a lemon/lime wedge
and a dollop of mustard on theside and any green veggie.
Speedy Pickle• 300-350g daikon radish• 1 small carrot
Lotus root and other veggies

Preparation
1. Peel and cut the lotus root into
5mm-thick slices. Add a little
vinegar to the water and soak
for about 8-10 minutes. Drain
and dry with paper towels.
2. Peel and mince the ginger.
Finely chop the onion.
3. In a bowl, add the groundmeat, salt and sake and mix
well. When it becomes sticky,
add the onion and ginger andlightly mix to incorporate.
4. Lightly sprinkle/dust flour
onto one side of the lotus root.
On the floured side, sandwich
the filling between two pieces.
Press gently so the filling doesn't
fall off. Prepare all the pieces.
5. Coat each set with starch. Shake

Dressing• 4 tbsp vinegar• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar• 1 tbsp mirin (sweet sake)• 1 tbsp dashi (soup stock)
1. Julienne the daikon and carrot.
Sprinkle a little salt and mix well.
Knead gently until the vegetables
start to soften, set aside for few
minutes. Rinse in cold water, drain
and squeeze out any excess water.
2. Combine the dressing
ingredients and add thevegetables. Toss to mix throughand let sit for about 8-10 minutes.
Bon appetit!

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he literary corner of Awa Life,

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arasowa-ren wants you!

Apply to participate in the
Arasowa-ren dance troupe!

あらそわ連参加者募集中T

he chance to join the Arasowa-ren and secure your place in the 2012 Awa Odori Festival is here!
Make sure you sign up soon, as places go quickly! You can also sign up to play an instrument. No
experience is necessary, and there will be practice sessions before the event.

WHEN:• Tuesday, August 14
LOCATION:• Meet at the Awa Kanko Hotel
TIME:• Assemble from 15:00 - 16:00• Opening Ceremony and pre-dance party from
16:20
• Dancing from approximately 17:40 - 21:30
PARTICIPATION FEE:
• 3000 yen for Japanese• 2000 yen for non-Japanese participants
APPLICATIONS:• Apply in person at TOPIA or reply via paid
postcard (see below)• On receiving your application, TOPIA will mailyou whether you can participate or not. We
will include a post-ofﬁce bank account number
to where you can pay the participation fee
within one week. Or you can pay at TOPIA.
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept applications
by fax or telephone. You cannot apply on
the day of the event. Also, we cannot refund
the participation fee for any reason. In theevent of rain, the party and dance will takeplace inside the Awa Kanko Hotel. Participants
will be limited to the ﬁrst 80 applicants.

日時：• 8 月 14 日（火）集合場所：
• 阿波観光ホテル
スケジュール：• 15：00 〜 16：00
集合• 16：20 〜
開会式• 17：40 〜
踊り開始• 21：30
踊り終了
参加費（中学生以上）：• 日本人 3,000 円、外国人 2,000 円
申込み方法：往復はがきにて、①名前②性別③
住所④電話番号⑤国籍⑥年齢（20 歳以下の方のみ）を御記入の上 TOPIA までお申し込み下さい。
また、女踊り（先着３０名）ご希望の方はその旨をはがきに御記入下さい。（それ以外の方は男踊りとなります。）応募者には返信用はがきにより参加の可否をお知らせ致します。参加可能な方には郵便局の振込口座番号をお知らせします
ので、返信はがき到着後１週間以内に参加費をお支払い下さい。尚、一度払い込まれた参加費は、
いかなる場合でも払い戻しできませんのでご注意下さい。
注意：電話・FAX での受付はご遠慮ください。
当日参加は不可能です。募集定員 80 名になり次第締め切ります。★ 当日受付は午後４時で終了
いたします。

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3. address
leave this space

write your name andblankaddress here

4. telephone number
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also state if you want a
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postcards ( 往復ハガキ -oufuku hagaki ) can be purchased at the post ofﬁce or at TOPIA for 100 yen.

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Japanese Lesson

今月の日本語

Yoko Aoki

Using「そうですね」“ Sou desu-ne.” /「そうですよ」“ Sou desu-yo.”(That’s right.)(That’s right.)
This month we will look at a great difference between 'ne' and 'yo':
Mr. Brown got tired of saying “Sou desu-ne.” all the time to show agreement.
Since “Soo desu-yo” seemed to mean the same thing, he thought he would try using it instead.
One morning in front of the station, he met Mr. Tanaka, who said with a smile,“Ii tenki desu-ne. (Nice weather, isn’t it ?)”Instead of saying “Sou desu-ne”, Mr. Brown said, “Sou desu-yo.” Mr.Tanaka looked a little
surprised and then said, “Atsuku narimashita-ne. (It has become hot.)” Since Mr. Brown wanted tostrongly emphasize his agreement, he said loudly, “Ee, Sou desu-yo.”
Mr.Tanaka did not talk much during the ride on the train that morning. Mr. Brown suspected that the shift
from –ne to –yo had produced some bad effect.
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There is a great difference between 'ne' and 'yo' , and using 'yo' in the wrong way can be quite damaging togood relations with your Japanese friends and acquaintances.
'Ne' is used to show your own agreement and your expectation that the listener will agree with you. Thus
greetings which refer to the weather always end in 'ne' because they are exchanged to create a feeling of
oneness between two people.
On the other hand, 'yo' is used to emphatically state your own judgment, regardless of what the listenermight think. It is often used to tell someone information they should know or to tell them what they should do.
Mothers say, “Mou hachiji desu-yo. (It’s already eight o’clock!)” or “ Mou osoi desu-yo. (It’s getting late!)” tourge their children to hurry. Thus you have to be careful not to overuse 'yo'; otherwise you might impress others
as an aggressive, patronizing speaker.
However 'yo' can also be used to encourage the listener by denying his or her uneasiness or lack ofconfidence. “Sonna koto wa arimasen-yo. (That’s not so.)” is the appropriate answer to such statements as “I'mpoor at this,” or “ I don’t have any talent for this.” Doctors say ,“Daijoubu desu-yo. (Don’t worry.)” to a nervous
patient before his or her surgical operation. In this usage also, 'yo' should not be used too much when speaking
to your superiors.
きNo other words are so short and yet so significant as 'ne' and 'yo'.

気をつけなければなりませんね。
Ki o tsukenakereba narimasen-ne. (We should be careful, shouldn’t we?)き

気をつけなければなりませんよ。
Ki o tsukenakerebanarimasen-yo. (You should be careful, I tell you.)＊ Reference: The Japan Times “Nihongo Notes 〜 Speaking and Living in Japan 〜 ”

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letter from Suketo Hoikuen

Child care advice
from our friends at
Suketo Daycare!

Kazue InoueAt

last, summer has arrived
in earnest! In the coming
months, children will brave the
hot weather to explore the great
outdoors as they romp around thepool and go hunting for bugs. In
the past, tanned skin was said to bea sign of good health, but due to theincreased strength of ultra-violet
rays in recent years, the damage
to our skin is also increasing.
The World Health Organization
gave five reasons why it isparticularly important to limit
children's exposure to ultra-violetrays:
1. The rate of skin-cell division isespecially high in children since it
is a period of rapid development,
making them more sensitive tothe environment than adults.
2. The sunburns we get in ouryouth (under age 18) increase
our risk of developing skincancer and cataracts as adults.
3. The majority of ultraviolet rays we absorb over our
lifetime are absorbed before
we reach the age of 18.
4. Exposure to radiation
weakens the immune system.
5. Since children spend a lot of time
playing outside, their exposure
to sunlight is greatly increased.

This month's craft:
Parachute Bag!
1. Take a plastic bag from thegrocery store and cut out thecenter of the handles such thatfour plastic ends hang down.
2. Take four pieces of aluminum
foil and roll them into balls(approx. 1-1.5 cm wide). Tape
one to each plastic end on thebag, as shown in the drawing.
3. Draw a fun picture on the bagwith marker. Drop the parachutefrom a high place in your homeand let your child catch it!

“The rate of skincell division isespecially high inchildren since it isa period of rapid
development,
making themmore sensitive tothe environment
than adults.”

So take care for the future healthof your children by having themwear hats, limiting exposure of
their skin to sunlight, and having
them wear sunblock outdoors.

TOPIA

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news & events

July 1 August 26

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

2012 Yoshinogawa River Festival
2012 吉野川フェスティバル
Let’s cozy up to our beloved Yoshinogawa River and川と親しみ、川の魅力を知り、川と遊ぶためフェスティ

have fun at this annual festival! There will be sports

バ ル。 ス ポ ー ツ イ ベ ン ト に コ ン サ ー ト、 ダ ン ス・ 花

events, concerts, dancing, ﬁreworks, and so much

火・吉野川めぐりなど、カップルからファミリーまで楽

more at this event where everyone from couples to

しめるイベントが盛りだくさん！！花火は３日間とも

families are welcome. There will be 1000 ﬁreworks

20:50~21:20 にかけて 1000 発が打ち上げられます！

each day from 20:50 - 21:20, so don’t miss out!

日時： 7 月 27 日 ( 金 ) ~ 29 日 ( 日 )When: July 27 (Fri) - 29 (Sun) 10:00 - 22:00
Where: Tokushima City, Yoshinogawa River grounds

10:00~22:00
場所： 徳島市

吉野川グラウンド（吉野川橋南岸河川敷広場）(south bank under Yoshinogawa
River bridge)

問合せ：吉野川フェスティバル実行委員会

Info:

Yoshinogawa River Festival Committee

TEL :

TEL:

090-3783-2084

入場料：無料！

Cost:

Free!

090-3783-2084

Haunted House Night Museum
妖怪屋敷ナイトミュージアム
There may be a few chilling surprises waiting for

涼しいサプライズ体験があるかも？！当日の妖怪屋敷は

you at this haunted house, turned into a Night

ナイトミュージアム限定仕様になっています。闇につつMuseum for a limited time only! A guide will takeまれた暗〜い妖怪屋敷を語り部が妖怪話を語りながらご

you through this dark and gloomy house and treat

案内します。

you to a few local ghost stories, so don’t miss out!

日時： 7 月 21 日 ( 土 )、28 日 ( 土 )、8 月 4 日 ( 土 )、When: July 21 (Sat), 28 (Sat), August 4 (Sat),11 日 ( 土 )、18 日 ( 土 )、25 日 ( 土 )11 (Sat), 18 (Sat), 25 (Sat)
20:00 - 21:00
Where: Miyoshi city, Yamashiro-cho,

20:00~21:00
場所： 三好市山城町

道の駅大歩危問合せ：道の駅大歩危

妖怪屋敷

Michi no Eki Oboke, Yokai Yashiki
Info:

TEL :

Michi no Eki Oboke, Yokai YashikiTEL:

入場料：大人 1000 円、小中学生 800 円

0883-84-1489

Cost:

Adults 1000 yen, students 800 yen

妖怪屋敷0883-84-1489
小学生未満無料

children’s entry free!

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

日時： 毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free, and child care is also available!

金額： 託児付き（無料）

Info:Call TOPIA at

問合せ：トピアまで

TEL 088-656-3303

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Komatsushima Harbor Festival
小松島港まつりThe Komatsushima Harbor Festival is Komatsushima

小松島港まつりは、小松島市の一大イベントとして市

city’s biggest event of the year! The 15th will fea-

内外の人々に親しまれています。１日目（15 日）は、

ture an opening ceremony at Komatsushima Station

17:00 より小松島ステーションパークにて開幕式典が行Park at 17:00, followed by a flight demo of a Self

われ、自衛隊ヘリコプターの展示飛行、市内有名連によDefense Force helicopter, Awa Odori performances

る阿波踊り、民踊の夕べなどが開催され、２日目（16 日）

by the city’s most famous troupes, folk dancing, andは 20:00 より小松島港新港地区で花火大会が開催され、much more. On the 16th there will be a fireworks

約 2000 発の花火が夜空に音と光のシンフォニーとして

display at Komatsushima Harbor at 20:00, with 2000

彩りを添えます。

ﬁreworks to light up the night sky.

日時： 7 月 15 日 ( 日 ) ~ 16 日 ( 月・祝 )When: July 15 (Sun) - 16 (Mon/holiday)

場所： 15 日：小松島ステーションパーク

Where: July 15: Komatsushima Station Park
July 16: Komatsushima Harbor (new harbor)

16 日：小松島港（新港地区）
問合せ：小松島港まつり運営委員会事務局
0885-32-3809

Info:

Komatsushima Harbor Festival Committee

TEL：

TEL:

0885-32-3809

入場料：無料！

Cost:

Free!

Tokushima Japanese Speech Contest
The applications are in, and now it’s time for speech contestants to gear up. Don’t miss the contest on Monday,
July 16 (holiday), from 13:30 to 16:30 at Awagin Hall, in the Main Conference Room on the 4FL.

TOPIA Summer School Japanese Lessons
TOPIA のサマースクール夏休み子ども日本語教室
These lessons are aimed at elementary, junior andこの教室では JTM とくしま日本語ネットワークの先生がsenior high school students whose ﬁrst language is

日本語を母語としない小学生、中学生、高校生のために

not Japanese, and the teachers of JTM Tokushima

日本語の授業を行ないます。それぞれの子どものニーズ

Nihongo Network are here to help! Your childにあったレッスンをしたり、夏休みの宿題もお手伝いしcan benefit from lessons created specifically forます。申し込みの締め切りが過ぎてからも参加できるか

their needs, and also get help with their summer

もしれませんので、ぜひ TOPIA にご連絡ください！

homework. It may be possible to participate even if

持ってくる物： 筆記用具、夏休みの宿題や教科書、

you miss the deadline, so please contact TOPIA!
What to Bring: Writing tools, homework, school

勉強したいものなど
日時： 7 月 24 日、25 日 、27 日、28 日、31 日、

texts, things your child wants to study

8 月 1 日、3 日、4 日

When: July 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, August 1, 3, 4
10:30 - 12:00

10:30~12:00
主催場所：TOPIA 徳島駅 6 階

Where: TOPIA, Tokushima station 6F

申込締切： 7 月 17 日 ( 火 )Application deadline: July 17 (Tues)

申込方法： TOPIA で申込書を取っていただくか TOPIA のHow to apply: Fill out the application available

サイトのイベントのところにある申込書をat TOPIA, or on the TOPIA website

プリントして持って来てください。

Events page.

TEL：

TEL:

088-656-3303

参加費：無料！

Cost:

Free!

TOPIA

088-656-3303

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Indigo Socks’ July Home Game Schedule
Date

Time

Teams

Venue

July 8 (Sun)13:00

IS vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners

Oronamin C stadium, Naruto Sports Park

July 13 (Fri)

17:00

IS vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates

JA Bank Tokushima stadium, Kuramoto Park

July 14 (Sat)17:00

IS vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners

JA Bank Tokushima stadium, Kuramoto Park

July 21 (Sat)17:00

IS vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates

JA Bank Tokushima stadium, Kuramoto Park

July 25 (Wed)

17:00

IS vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners

JA Bank Tokushima stadium, Kuramoto Park

July 27 (Fri)

17:00

IS vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs

JA Bank Tokushima stadium, Kuramoto Park

July 28 (Sat)

13:00

IS vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs

JA Aguri Anan stadium, Nanbu Kenkou Undou Park

July 29 (Sun)18:00

IS vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners

JA Aguri Anan stadium, Nanbu Kenkou Undou Park

*Tickets are 800 yen at Lawson’s, 1000 yen at the venue, seating is unassigned

International Concert
This special performance at Bunka no Mori will feature traditional folk music and dance from the Uyghur region ofMongolia, plus an international jazz band playing classic oldies tunes such as Locomotion and Twist and Shout.
When: July 15 (Sun) 14:00 - 16:00 (doors open at 13:30)
Where: Bunka no Mori, 21st Century Event Hall
Info:

http://www.21ccic.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/

Cost:

Free!

English Rakugo 英語落語
HIROBA International presents a performance of tra-HIROBA 国際交流サロンによる英語落語の上演です！演ditional Japanese comedic rakugo, in English! Stories

目は「時うどん」、「辻占茶屋」、「四人癖」、「皿屋敷」でinclude “Time Noodle”, “Til Death Do Us Part”, “Four

三味線の音楽や落語高座体験なども行ないます。定員はHabits”, and “The Haunted Mansion”, as well as a work-

60 名で、7 月 31 日までに申し込みのご連絡ください。

shop and shamisen performance. Attendance limited to

日時： 8 月 5 日 ( 日 ) 14:00~16:00

60, call/email HIROBA by July 31 to reserve spots!

場所： とくぎんトモニプラザ、６階

When: August 5 (Sun) 14:00 - 16:00

TEL :Where: Tokugin Tomoni Plaza, 6F

メール : welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

TEL:

入場料：500 円 ( 実費、高校生以下無料 )090-2787-3597

090-2787-3597

Email: welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp
Entry: 500 yen (actual cost, middle and elementary
school student entry free)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.
Every day, 10:00 - 18:00
Tel: 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter) or 088-656-3303

受け止めていますか人権の重み
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