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The Japanese Country Twang

S

Susan Peavyix Japanese men incowboy hats, vests
and plaid flannel shirts, agroup by the name of Cabin
Home, fiddled, strummed
and jammed away Typhoon
S o n g d a ’s h o w l i n g w i n d s
as they took the stage on
Sunday, May 29th.
I was an attendee ofthe fifth semi-annual
Tokushima Bluegrass Festival,
supporting Fumio Fukuisensei, the machinery andelectromechanical systems

teacher at my technical highschool. After eight monthsof working together, he had
finally shared his secret with
me: not only is he fluent inEnglish, but he also plays andsings country, bluegrass andfolk music.
“[Bluegrass music] is very
simple and easy,” Fukui-sensei
told me. “Everyone can playand sing, but it is very deep.
Bluegrass and country music
have [a] good message to live
peacefully.”

Cabin Home, the ﬁrst performers of the day

As I discovered at thefestival, Fukui-sensei isn’t the
only musician in Tokushima tohave fallen in love with these
traditional American styles.
Cabin Home was just the firstof a full day of performers tobring the bluegrass spirit tothe other side of the world.
Under the stage name
Dr. F, Fukui-sensei played abilingual rendition of “Lorena,”a lament of lost love written
in 1865. He has translated
between ten and fifteen songs
from English to Japanese.
“The bluegrass population issmall, so the network is verystrong,” Fukui-sensei said.
Throughout the performances,musicians joked, sipped beer
and cheered each other on in
an atmosphere of family, oldfriends and celebration. But
as I participated in this ultraniche corner of Tokushima
culture, I wondered how they
had all discovered the foreign
genre.
“I started to play music
in classical guitar,” Fukuisensei said. “When I entered

The Japanese Country Twang... continued on page 3

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This month in Awa Life
1

The Japanese Country
Twang
Susan Peavy

4

Arasowa-ren Participants
Wanted!

5

Saginaw Shows
Tokushima Some Love
Matthew Lindsay

7

Ashita-ren Application
and Japanese Seminar

8

Japanese Lesson

9

Letter from Suketo Hoikuen

Kiyoshi Mori

Kazue Inoue

10 News & Events
12 Memoranda

Hello faithful readers,
There is a lot going on this summer,and I for one have a full plate thesedays, with work and a booming social
schedule. I waffle between thinkingof it as a blessing and a curse, but at the end of
the day it’s good to be active and out and about.
To show you some of the stuff people are
up to this summer we have a new contributer, ourgood friend Susan Peavy, writing about the recent
Bluegrass Festival, an application to dance with
Arasowa-ren this summer, a sequel Saginaw article
from Matt Lindsay, and so much more. Eat yourheart out!
Best,
Sarah
PS: We want to apologize for a small mistake madein the previous issue. Our contributor Robert Frost
was not a former Tokushima ALT, but a former
Tokushima high school student.

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Tel
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Thirty Grass Boys take a break from warming up

high school, [a] sempai wasplaying bluegrass music in[the] music club, so I started
to play guitar and banjo.”
Since then he has added thefiddle and the flat mandolin
to his repertoire, and isnow, along with his wife,
experimenting with the Irish
tin whistle.
In his twenties, Fukuisensei explored the roots of
bluegrass music in the UnitedStates, road-tripping down theBlue Ridge Parkway throughS

Virginia before hitting West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Indiana, where heattended the oldest bluegrass
festival in America.
“Dianne said my English has
a southern American accent”,
Fukui-sensei said (Dianne,
another Assistant Language
Teacher, also works with him).
With a little interpretation
help from my friend Stephen
Burke, I also had the chance
to chat with the fourmember group Thirty Grass

Boys as they warmed up
in a tatami room. Bassist
Yoshihisa Kubota discovered
bluegrass music in college,
and Shigehito Haba foundbluegrass through his interestin the mandolin. As theirname suggests, the grouphas been together for thirty
years.
Through this wholeexperience, from getting toknow to Fukui-sensei forthe first time, to exchanging
CDs and seeing him perform
at the Tokushima Bluegrass
Festival, I’ve learned thatmusic is a powerful cultural
bridge. It transcends
language and nationality andbrings people together.
If you want to experience
it for yourself, Fukui-sensei
and some others perform at
7:00 on the last Wednesdayof every month at Beretta
Restaurant in Tokushima City.
As for the festival, the verdictis in. In the words of Burke,“It was folk-in’ awesome.”

Tokushima Awa Odori
Live Stream
ummer 2011.

The Tokushima Awa Odori
2011 will be sent out to theworld via internet (USTREAM).
We a r e c u r r e n t l y l o o k i n g
for foreigners who want tos u p p o r t o u r b ro a d c a s t a scommentators. How about
bringing the atmosphereof Awa Odori to your homecountry?

TOPIA

Organisator:
To k u s h i m a P r e f e c t u r eFederation of Associations for
Promotion of Shopping Streets,
Young Division
Website:http://sudachiboys.jp/world
Fumio Fukui, a.k.a. Dr. F

Information：
web@sudachiboys.jp
080-4034-0235 (Hasegawa)

Want to contribute to Awa Life?
Then send us your proposal or
article to awalife@gmail.com

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Arasowa-ren Participants Wanted!
阿波踊り「あらそわ連」参加者募集

T

he chance to join the Arasowa-ren and secure your place in the 2011 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:• Sunday, 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（日）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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information here:

往信

1. name返信

2. gender

Tokushima Prefectural
International Exchange
Association (TOPIA)
Clement Plaza 6F
1-61 Terashima Honcho
Nishi, Tokushima City

3. address
leave this space

write your name andblankaddress here

4. telephone number
5. nationality
6. age (if under 20)
also state if you want a
women's style dancing
costume (subject toavailability)

Fold the postcard so the address of the intended recipient is facing out and post it like a regular postcard. Return-paid
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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Saginaw Shows Tokushima Some Love
Matthew Lindsay

S

AGINAW — An excusedabsence from school
didn’ t keep 13-year-old
Connor Meyers from getting
an education today. The
Midland Central Middle
School sixth-grader was oneof about 40 people to attend
a ceremony at Michigan,
Saginaw’s Japanese Cultural
Center and Tea House, whichcelebrated its 25th year alongwith the 50th anniversary of
Saginaw’s sister city status
with Tokushima, Japan.
“They signed me out ofschool to get some culture,”
said Meyers, a Saginaw
resident and the son of Jim
and Holly Meyers. “It’s mymom’s fault.” The younger
Meyers said his mother, as achild, traveled to Tokushima
and passed on her taste forJapanese culture to him.
As a result, the younger
Meyers watched during awarm and sunny Thursday
afternoon as a delegationof 50 Tokushima residents
performed a Japanese
tea ceremony with their
American audience, dressedin traditional Japanese attire
and performed Japanesemusic and a puppet show. “Ifind the music, the language
and the food are great,” hesaid. “This is pretty cool.”
Cole Strieter, a 7-yearold from Unionville,
said he was a fan of theceremony’s Japanese
uniforms and music. His
mother, 36-year-old Tracey
Streiter, said she wanted to
expose her son to a different
culture. “By the time
he’s older, the world will be
more interconnected than it
is now,” she said. “I’m justglad it’s a beautiful day and I
could bring him here.”H i d e k i H a r a ,Tokushima’s mayor, throughan interpreter said he wasimpressed with the turnout
and hoped the crowd

Tokushima Mayor and Cultural Center Director planting a cherry tree

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Making confections

left the gathering moreenlightened. “We must accept
different cultures,” Hara said.
“I’m very pleased the peopleof Saginaw showed up
with great interest in ourJapanese culture. I hope thatfriendships like ours will be
continued.”
Hara and the rest of
To k u s h i m a ’ s g r o u p — ahodge-podge of musicians,
politicians, journalists
and puppeteers — kicked
off their two-day tour ofS a g i n a w o n We d n e s d a y.
They checked out Saginaw
sites such as the Temple
Theatre, Castle Museumof Saginaw County History,
Hoyt Library and Saginaw
Art Museum, and performed
music at the Saginaw Arts
& Sciences Academy. The
group also attended aluncheon at Saginaw Valley
State University, whose sister
university, Shikoku University,
is in Tokushima.

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Saginaw photos continued
Left: An Awa Ningyo Joruri puppet blesses an infant in theaudience!

Above: Everyone joins in for Awa Odori.

Left: a lovely koto quintet performance.

Audience members areinvited to share a drinkwith the puppet...yeah.

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明日連

Apply to Ashita-ren Awa Odori Troupe!

◆ Performance:

August 13, 2011（Sat.）◆ Practice at:

Tokugin Tomoni Plaza（Tokushima Youth Center）
3F Big conference room

◆ Participation fee:

2,500 yen ※ Accepting a few instrument players, and male or female participants for the male dance.
There is no female dance.

◆ Deadline to apply: August 6 (Sat.) (office hours 9:00 - 18:00, except every 2nd and 4th Wednesday)◆ Place to apply:

Tokugin Tomoni Plaza 1F（Tokushima Danjo Sankaku Seishounen Ka Bunshitsu)◆ Participants:

70◆ Info:Tokushima Danjo Sankaku Seishounen Ka Bunshitsu（Tokugin Tomoni Plaza 1F）
Tel. 088-625-6166 Fax. 088-625-6228
Email: mine-lovelyshop@ac.auone-net.jp（English OK!）

◆ Application:

http://www.pref.tokushima.jp/docs/2011052000113/

TIA Awa Odori◆ When::August 12（Fri.）for more detailed information please inquire around mid July

◆ Info:Tokushima City International Association
Tel. 088-622-6066「外国にルーツを持つ子どもたちのための日本語指導者養成セミナー」
外国にルーツを持つ子どもの学習に必要な日本語の指導ができる指導者を養成し、支援体制の充実を図る。
２．開催時期 2011 年 7 月 23 日（土）、30 日（土）、８月 6 日（土）、27 日（土）９：00 〜 12：00 および 13：00 〜 16：00 ※総時間 24 時間（1 回 3 時間×８回）
３．開催場所 ヒューマンわーくぴあ徳島（徳島市昭和町 3 丁目 35-2 TEL 088-625-5111）
４．内容① 子どもたちの日本語指導の概要および教授法（第 1 回〜第７回）② 県内公立学校での取り組み事例報告（第８回前半）③ 外国にルーツを持つ子どもたちの教室開設と運営について（第８回後半）
５．講師
公益社団法人国際日本語普及協会
関口 明子氏（地域日本語教育担当理事）ほか、同協会講師
６．対象① 学校教員および退職教員② ＪＴＭとくしま会員③ 日本語指導・支援の経験者で、修了後、子どもの日本語支援活動に参加できる人
７．定員
４０名
８．参加費
無料、ただし資料代として 500 円（全８回分）
９．主催
JTM とくしま日本語ネットワーク
10．後援
徳島県教育委員会 徳島市教育委員会 財団法人徳島県国際交流協会 鳴門国際交流協会 小松島市国際交流協会 阿南市国際交流協会 吉野川市国際交流協会
藍住町国際交流協会 石井町国際交流協会 特定非営利活動法人「美馬の里」
ＮＨＫ徳島放送局 社団法人徳島新聞社 四国放送株式会社 （以上、予定）
11．その他① 受講に関しては、選択履修も可とする。
② 期間中、希望する受講者は、「親子にほんご寺子屋」の見学または支援に参加することができる。
１．開催目的TOPIA7

今月の日本語Japanese Lesson
Kiyoshi MoriThis month we are going to take a look at the expressions「たらいい」、「といい」、「ばいい」【Practice! 】Please put a ○ for the correct answers and an × for incorrect answers into the bracketsof the sentences below.
（hope）
１．
（希望）①あした、マリアさんに会ったらいいなあ。（②正月には国へ帰れるといいなあ。
（））③わたし、Ｓ会社に就職すればいいなあ。
（）（recommendation）
２．
（勧め）①先生に質問してみたらいいじゃないか。
（②危ないから、そこへ行かないといい。
（））③若いときは何でも自分のやりたいことをやってみればいい。（）

３．( 相手に指示を求める言い方 )（Speaker seeks direction from listener）①電車の中にかばんを忘れてしまったのですが、どうしたらいいですか。（②眠れないとき、どうするといいですか。
（）③この本はいつまでに返せばいいですか。
（））

【Answer and Explanation】
１．① ( × ) The correct sentence would have to be・会えたらいいなあ。 ② ( ○ ) ③ ( × )The
correct sentence would have to be・就 職 できればいいなあ。・・＊ In both cases [ 〜・いい ] you
don't use words that include the intention of the speaker at the「〜」part.
２．① ( ○ ) ② ( × )The correct sentence would have to be・行かない方がいい。・・＊ In case you
recommend someone not to do something, you have to use「V ない方がいい」.
（ex. ×しないといい。→○しない方がいい。）③（○）
３． ① ( ○ ) ② ( × ) When you want to ask how to do something, you can not use「 と い い 」.
You should use「たらいい / ばいい」. You can, however, use this pattern when giving the answer tosuch a question.（ex. ○本を読むといいでしょう）③ ( ○ )Whereas「 た ら い い / ば い い 」indicate that "this is necessary and suﬃcient" in order to achievea speciﬁc result,「 と い い 」indicates that "in general, things like this would be appropriate". For
example, saying: 歌が上手になりたければ、田中先生に ( 習ったらいい / 習えばいい ) ＝ means youneed to do nothing else if you want to become good at singing, but saying（習うといい）= meansthat learning with Tanaka-sensei will in be useful if you want to become good at singing.

Reference：「日本語表現文型辞典」（アルク） ・ 「日本型文型辞典」（くろしお出版）「中上級日本語文法ハンドブック」（アルク）

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Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue Inoue

W

hile perusing the
To k u s h i m a D e n t i s t s
Association's health reportsof recent years, I found anarticle about the increasing
number of children who
don't or can't chew their foodproperly. A section on "The
Benefits of Chewing" was also
included, which I will sharewith you here:
1. Obesity Prevention:
Thoroughly chewing your foodwill help your brain sensewhen your stomach is full andkeep you from overeating.
2. Develop the Palate: If you
savor and chew your foodproperly you can appreciate
its flavor more!
3. Clear Pronunciation: By
chewing and exercising themuscles of your mouth,
your expression will improveand your pronunciation will
become stronger and clearer.

4. Mental Development:
the exercise of chewing
invigorates brain cells,
sharpens kids’ intellectual
development, and helps
prevent the onset ofdementia for the elderly. :D
5. Improve Physical Strength:
chewing thoroughly will stoke
your physical strength!
6. Accelerate Metabolism:chewing thoroughly will
increase the number ofdigestive enzymes produced
to break down food.
7. P r e v e n t C a n c e r : t h e
enzymes in saliva help
destroy cancer-causing
substances.
8. Prevent Dental Diseases:
chewing thoroughly produces
a lot of saliva, which protectsa g a i n s t t o o t h d e c ay a n dperiodontal disease.
Are you all living healthy bychewing properly?

This month’s activity:
Propeller Boat
1. Take a plastic meat or
fish tray you can find at thegrocery store and cut it as
seen below. Take the cutout piece, and tape a rubberband to it with tape, making
a propeller.
2. Cut a notch on both sidesof the tray, and hook therubber band from step 1 onto
both sides.
3. Write a name on the sideof the tray with a marker,
and you’re done! Twist thepropeller, set the boat on thewater, release it, and watch itgo!
Japanese Lessons at Suketo
HoikuenWhen: Every Thursday, 11:00 12:00
Cost:

Free, and child care is alsoavailable!

Info:Call TOPIA at
TEL 088-656-3303

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news events&

July 10- August 10

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

Japanese Language Class “Yes, I Can! 2011“
わかる！できる！！日本語教室２０１１
When: June 12 (Sun.) - November 27 (Sun.), 2011
every Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Butsudan no Mori Hall (at Ikiiki-kan), Omatsucho, Tokushima (on Route 55)
Cost:
Free
Info:
Komatsushima International Exchange Association
contact MURAKAMITEL 080-6399-7593
e-mail: komatsushimaitnl@yahoo.co.jp

Let's study essential Japanese for easy living in Tokushima!
Have you been able to explain your condition at the hospitalwhen you were injured or sick? What should you do, when
you face a fire or an earthquake? Did you have any difficulties
understanding your children's school events or system? Would
you like to cook easy Japanese dishes? Can you dance Awa
Odori well? Can you use Japanese polite words? Of course,
you can take Japanese language lessons from beginner tointermediate.

Futsal at Tokugin Tomoni Plazaとくぎんトモニプラザでフットサル
When: July 10 (Sun.)
1:00pm-2:00pm (Children's Class)
2:00pm-5:00pm (Open Kickaround)
Where: Tokugin Tomoni Plaza (Seishounen Center)
2-1, Jonai, Tokushima- cho, Tokushima-shi
Cost:
Info:

Free (all ages)
Contact Mr. Fukui at TIA (090-4976-9402)
Joshua Fries (080-4036-6596)

Once a month, the TIA hosts a futsal event at Tokugin Tomoni
Plaza. From 1pm-2pm, there is a class on futsal basics foryoung children (elementary school age) taught by local English
teachers and football enthusiast Adam Gibson and othervolunteers. From 2 p.m. -5 p.m. the older groups take overand have a kickaround. The kickaround includes participantsfrom the Shikoku Daigaku futsal team, ALTs, and many othersfrom Tokushima and abroad. All this happens on the new
sporting court in Tomoni Plaza in Tokushima city. So come out
and enjoy some futsal and international exchange with us!

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

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free, and child care is also available!

金額：

託児付き（無料）

Call TOPIA at

問合せ： トピアまで

Info:

TEL 088-656-3303

TEL 088-656-3303

Tsukimigaoka Ofﬁcial Opening of the Swimming Beach Season
月見ヶ丘海水浴場海開き

When: July 15 (Fri.) - August 15 (Mon.), 2011
Where: Tsukimigaoka Swimming Area, Toyo’oka Aza
Yamanote area, Matsushige-cho, Itano-gun
Info:Tsukimigaoka Swimming Area Management Committee
TEL:

10

088-699-3574

At the south side of Tsukimigaoka Kaihin Koen the beach area
will be opened soon.
Because of the airport being nearby, from the beach, you canwatch the gallant ﬁgure of airplanes taking off and landing on
full impact.

TOPIA

Tokushima Prefecture 2011 Japanese Speech Contest
2011 年度外国人による 徳島県日本語弁論大会
This speech contest seeks to give a voice to the

今大会では、県内在住の外国人の率直な意見を聞き、意見交international residents of Tokushima Prefecture and換の場を持ち、国際交流・協力の輪を広げることを目的としengage them in a dialogue to further discourse oninternational understanding and cooperation. Come out
and support the contestants!
When: July 18th, 2011 (Monday, a public holiday),
13:30 - 16:30
Where: Awa Gin Hall, 4F Main Conference Room

ます。参加者を応援してください！
日時：2011 年 7 月 18 日（月・祝日）13:30 ~ 16:30

場所：

あわぎんホール 4F 大会議室

問合せ： 財団法人徳島県国際交流協会

Info:

TOPIA

TEL :

TEL:

088-656-3303

入場料： 無料！

Cost:

Free!

088-656-3303

Summer School Japanese Lessons
サマースクール夏休み子ども日本語教室"I want to learn kanji and Japanese words."

漢字や言葉の勉強がしたい。

"I want to do summer homework."

夏休みの宿題がしたい。

"I want to make some friends."
If this sounds like your child, why not enroll them in
Summer Japanese Lessons for Children? Japanese

友達を作りたい。
そう思ったら日本語教室に来てみませんか。日本語の先生

teachers are here to help you out. Your child can do

たちがやさしく助けてくれます。夏休みの宿題をしたり、

his/her summer homework in class, and there will be

ゲームやクイズをしたりしながら楽しく勉強しましょう。

fun activities as well, like games and quizzes.

持ってくる物：

Things to bring:

筆記用具、夏休みの宿題や教科書、ワーク（勉強したい物）

writing tools, summer homework, school textbooks,

対象： 日本語を母語としない

workbooks and things your child wants to study.
Participation is free !
Eligible participants:
Children (Elementary, Junior High and High School

小学生、中学生、高校生

場所：徳島県国際交流プラザ会議室 ( ｸﾚﾒﾝﾄﾌﾟﾗｻﾞ 6F）
日時：７月 26 日、27 日、29 日、８月２日、３日、５日
午前 10:30 〜 12:00

Students), whose ﬁrst language is not Japanese.

講師：ＪＴＭとくしま日本語ネットワーク

Where: Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange

参加費： 無料

Association (TOPIA)

申込み締切：7 月 19 日（火曜日）

Tokushima Station Clement Building 6F（郵送、申込み方法：申込書を、申込み先に送ってください。

When: July 26, 27, 29, August 2, 3, 5.

ﾌｧｸｼﾐﾘ、持参、申込書と同じ内容を書いて e-mail 送

From 10:30 to noon
Instruction: JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network
Application: Fill out the application
form and submit by fax, mail, e-mail,o r i n p e r s o n b y W e d n e s d a y, J u l y 1 9 .

付も可。
）※申込みがなくても参加できる場合があるので、申込み締切日以降でもお問い合わせください。
※このサマースクールは、徳島県の事業としてトピアの協力のもと実施されます。

* This Summer School is sponsored by the Tokushima
Prefectural Government in conjunction with TOPIA.
* It may be possible to participate even if you miss thedeadline, so please contact us if you want to join.
Contact: TOPIA, Attn: Mrs. Nomizu
Tel:088-656-3303

FAX:

088-652-0616

申込み・問合せ先：財団法人徳島県国際流協会、野水
電話 :088-656-3303

FAX:

088-652-0616

Email:

coordinator2@topia.ne.jp

Email: coordinator2@topia.ne.jp

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Parent-Child Nihongo Terakoya
When: (Children Lesson)

Why not come to Nihongo Terakoya and apply for it now.

July 24, August 7, 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Nihongo Terakoya offers Japanese classes for kids and parents(Parent and Children Lessons - separate)

who need to acquire better communication skills in Japanese.

July 17, August 28, 1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Children Lesson at TOPIA
Parent and Children Lessons at Tomoni PlazaInfo:

JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network
TEL 088-625-8387, FAX 088-625-5113

Cost:

Free!

Organisator: JTM and the Agency for Cultural Affairs

Instructors are Japanese specialists. Children will get help
with their homework, they will learn how to read out aloudand much much more. Parents will learn how to communicate
with teachers and how to read and understand letters thatthey receive from their children’s schools.
Did we draw your interest? Then come and join us!

Beach Cleaning and Hamabo Festival
When: July 16th from 10am-12:30pm(Meet before 9am at Naruto High School if you
want a ride, 9:30am at Shimadajima Elementary

Come and join us for Hamabo Festival and beach cleaningat Tajiri Beach on Shimada Island! Several times a year
Naruto High School students along with local members of the

School or 10am at Tajiri beach)
Where: Tajiri Beach, Shimadajima, Naruto
Info:
Email Anthony at hutchy7@gmail.com or call
Naruto High School and ask for Shimada Sensei:
TEL 088-685-3217
Cost:
Free!

community descend on the Shimadajima beaches to pick up
the rubbish that has collected there. As part of the Hamabo
Flower Festival volunteers will be serving drinks and sweet
bread. Please let us know if you need a ride from Naruto
High School to the beach so we can organize transportation.
Everyone is welcome!

From Analog to Digital
In Japan, all analog TV broadcasting transmissions will be terminated by July 24, 2011. Digital Terrestrial TV broadcasting(DTV) started in the Kanto, Chukyo and Kinki regions in December 2003 and has been expanding to eventually make thecomplete transition from analog TV to digital TV by July 24, 2011. Unfortunately, we will no longer be able to watch digital
TV programs on existing analog TV sets, and they will require devices, such as digital terrestrial tuners, connected to themin order to watch digital TV. Alternatively, you could just ditch your analog TV and get a new digital one. Get a head start on
DTV reception! Visit the Japan Cable Television Engineering Association website for more information: http://www.catv.or.jp/
jctea/english/digital/index.html.

Counselling Service at TOPIA
トピアの相談窓口

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

受け止めていますか人権の重み
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