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A Lot of Ai for Aizome
Sarah NelsonThe new headquarters forthe affectionately named“dye mafia” is in Tokushima,according to Malaysian fashion
designer Edric Ong. This is
the conclusion he, and manyother visiting designers andtextile artists, reached afterparticipating in the Awa
Natural Indigo Future Style
Pro je c t in Tok us hima las tmonth.
It was a four day programthat allowed participants
to explore the history andproduction process of one ofTokushima’s cultural jewels,
awa indigo dye, or awa
aizome , as well as the use ofindigo in international textile
industries. “Through thisseminar we hope to show the
beauty and history of aizome ,and promote a new prosperity
for this declining industry.” Said
Prefectural Cultural Promotions
staff leader Junko Fujikawa.
The program included lectures
given by textile and dye
experts assembled from allover the world, workshops ofvarious dyeing techniques, a

Father and son working on stencil dyeing

panel discussion, and perhaps
most exciting of all, a fashion
show featuring works byinternational as well as local
Tokushima designers.
The first day of lectures
covered topics varying fromthe history of dyeing, to dyeing
methods from different Asian

countries, to the use of dyed
textiles in the fashion industry.
This introduction to the worldof dyeing provided an essential
background for the next day’s
activities, in which participants
experienced dyeing ﬁrst hand.
They gathered at Ai no Ie , theindigo dye studio at Shikoku

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01 A Lot of Ai for Aizome
Sarah Nelson

05 Let There Be Lights!
Lance Kita

06 Awaglot
Sarah Nelson

08 Japanese Lesson
Takako Yamada

09 Letter from Suketo
HoikuenKazue Inouecontents
Dearest Awa Life reader,
Welcome to December, when the holiday spirit
ﬁlls the air and emboldens the heart to brave
the cold weather. I hope this issue finds you
well and merry this month.
If you like aizome you will love thisissue since I have written about the recent
indigo festival in depth. We also have a guideto this year’s Christmas illuminations from
Lance, and a great new short story contribution
for Awaglot! Huzzah!
Make sure to spend time with yourloved ones this season, or give a call to those
far away. I hope you ﬁnish this year with grace
and triumph, and greet the next one withrenewed ambition and a positive outlook. Until
next year!
Sincerely,
Sarah

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Participants practicing pattern dyeing

University, and the pungent
smell of fermenting indigo
filled the house as we filed
into the classroom. I was there
primarily to interpret, but I
learned a great deal myself
as I admittedly struggled todescribe to participants in
English the processes that
instructors were showing us.
Local indigo dye masters
gave demonstrations of tiedying, pattern dyeing, waxdrip dyeing and stencil dyeing
before participants split up
into groups to do workshops
in each technique. Gigantic
vats of fermented and treatedindigo dye were in the groundbeneath the house, andthough I kept waiting forsomeone to fall in, thankfully
no one did. Participants rolled
up their sleeves and got towork on their projects, dippingthem inside the mixture fora few minutes at a time andexperimenting in gradations.
Once they scrubbed off the
wax and snipped away the
temporary stitches of theirtie-dye pieces, they revealed
beautiful works of art. “I can’t wait to take these pieces I’
ve made home and exchange
ideas with my fellow artists.”
Said Donna Campbell, a
lecturer and designer of
traditional Maori fiber arts
f r o m N e w Ze a l a n d . “ T h i sseminar is a great opportunity
for international textile artists
to get together and explore
different forms of their craft.”
The third day was the main

attraction, the fashion showthat included works from overtwenty local and international
designers. The venue wasunusual, with the show being
held on the grounds of theTokushima Castle Museum,and though rain threatened
it thankfully held off for theduration of the show. Models
strutted across the grass ina variety of garments fromevery day wear, to kimono,
to flowing ball gowns, but all
were dyed with gradations ofthat distinctive indigo color
prized by Tokushima. Featured
in the show was one of themore successful attempts atrevitalizing the popularity of
aizome , the “Something Blue”
line of wedding gowns andwedding accessories designed
by Yukiyo Shimamoto. Inspiredby the Western tradition of abride wearing “something old,something new, somethingb o r ro w e d , a n d s o m e t h i n g
blue” on her wedding day,

Designer and lecturer Donna Campbell practicing tie-dying

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Designer Sophie Hong's completed tie-dye. Beautiful!

Shimamoto used aizome torepresent the faithfulness
and trust symbolized by“something blue”.
Awa ai is frequently touted
as “Japan Blue”, or the indigo
color that is representativeof Tokushima, the largest
producer of indigo dye inJapan, making the word“indigo” nearly synonymouswith “awa”. Tokushima evenhas its own research facility
that is dedicated to analyzing
the entire dye process, andconsidering the attractionof indigo to attempt greater

stages of development.
This was the spirit thatpropelled the creators of
this year’s project, the local
dye producers and workers
from the Prefectural Cultural
Promotions Division, who are
all striving to bring new life
to the awa indigo industry.
“A w a a i i s p r e c i o u s t oTokushima’s cultural heritage,
h av i n g b e e n a s o u rc e o f
trade and a large part ofthe local economy since theEdo period.” Said Assistant
Director of Prefectural Cultural
Promotions Yoshihito Kamada.

However, the industry has
suffered a sharp decline since
the Meiji era, and where
there were once over 2,000
masters of ai production in
Tokushima, now there are
only five. After the successof this program, producers of
awa ai hope to gather enoughsupport to produce 1,000
bales of sukumo , the raw
pulp of the indigo plant thatis harvested and fermented
for three months to create ai .
On the last day at thepanel discussion participants
discussed the future of
awa ai , and several artists
expressed enthusiasm
for future seminars andvolunteered their assistance.
“If more people on theinternational scene knew
about aizome , I know otherdesigners, textile and dye
artists would come, if we justpromote it better.” Said Edric
Ong. With sufficient support
and popularity, the ai industry
may have a bright future in
store.

Designs from the fashion show

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Let There Be Lights!
Lance Kita

Despite the gloomy anddark economic moodin the prefecture, this year
has its bright spots…literally!
December is the season for“illuminations,” イ ル ミ ネ ー
シ ョ ン , which is what theJapanese call light displays,a n d To k u s h i m a h a s i t sshare of twinkling, sparkling
locations.
Even if you’re not into
Christmas, the Japanese often
regard December 25th andits preceding evening moreas a secular winter party or
festival, and sales opportunity
than as the birthday of Jesus
Christ, so anyone can getout and enjoy the festive
mood around the prefecture.
Most department stores andshopping areas already havegarlands of pine, strings oflights and bedecked trees.
Anyone who spends timenear Tokushima Station in theevenings may notice several
balconies above the police
box really getting into it withelaborate light displays. Lookup this month and see what
they’ve done this time. Hereare some other famous light
displays:
Kenchopia ケ ン チ ョ ピ
ア : the boats in front of thePrefectural Office, or Kencho
県 庁 , run lights from the
top of their masts to create
twinkling tree-like shapes.
December 12-25.
Awa-Ikeda Station 阿 波
池 田 駅 : Centered around
Hesokko Park へそっ子公園 ,TOPIAthe theme of Winter Objets
2010 冬 の オ ブ ジ ェ 2010 is“Murabito” 夢 来 人 , a newlycoined word that sounds
like “villager,” but is written
as “dream/future/person.”
Sparkling light sculpturesand displays can be foundhere and around Miyoshi City.
December 1 – January 10.
Kamiyama Town 神 山 町 :T h e t o w n s p e o p l e h ave acompetition to see who cancreate the best lights display.
There are prizes for the best,
but everyone wins as theChristmas spirit brightens up
the streets, from mid to late
December.
Bunri University 文理大学 :the campus takes on a festive
air with blue-white LED lights
adorning the avenue oftrees in its central courtyard.
December 1 – February 14.
Speaking of LEDs (lightemitting diodes), Tokushima
is a world leader in thedevelopment and productionof these energy-efficient
lights. One company
i n p a r t i c u l a r, t h e N i c h i a
Corporation 日 亜 化 学 , wasthe ﬁrst company in the world
to develop high brightness

Blue and high brightness
Pure-Green LEDs. Tokushima
is positioning itself to become
an “LED Valley” to encourage
the research and use of LED
technology to stimulate local
businesses.
A n a n C i t y, t h e h o m eof Nichia, is particularly
enthusiastic about using LEDs
to bring light and hope tothe town. The stairs leading
to the lookout at the Ushiki
Castle Ruins Park 牛岐城趾公
園 is a fantasy-world tunnelof over 100,000 LEDs. This
extremely romantic setting is
an ofﬁcial “Lover’s Sanctuary”
恋 人 の 聖 地 , and will be a
popular spot on December
24th, which most Japaneseconsider the most romantic
evening of the year. Christmas
Eve is considered a time forcouples to exchange gifts andflowers, have a nice dinner,and enjoy quiet time together.
So whether you’re Christian,a romantic couple, or justlooking for something tobrighten up your cold wintry
nights, take time to enjoy theilluminating experiences while
the season is here. See you
next year!

Photo taken by Sarah Nelson

5Awaglot
Sarah NelsonThe literary corner of
Awa Life, Awaglot is acombination of the words"awa" and "polyglot", whichmeans multilingual. Be it
fiction, non-fiction, proseo r p o e t r y ; f u n n y, s a d ,long or short, we wantyour submissions! If you
like to write and live inTokushima, then express
yourself! Send submissions toawalife@gmail.com

Story with Snakes
If you give me a flute (Iprefer bamboo to brass), I
can charm the snakes out of
the trees. Look! See them?
Before I came here, I didn’t know snakes could slither
up bark (in spite of all that
happened in the Garden ofEden). But there they are,hanging like tails of pine.
U n t i l r e c e n t l y, t h e r ewere many things I didn’t know about snakes. In
my childhood, my brothercaptured garter snakes andimprisoned them in glass
jars with punctured lids. I
had other interests. I playedwith my imaginary friend,
Pam. I became a master ofhopscotch.
I didn’t pay much attention
to snakes until my twentyfourth year when I met a
man from halfway around theworld.
“In my country,” he said,“It is the year of the snake.”
This long legless reptile was

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featured in the zodiac every
twelve years. I did a simple
calculation and determined I
had been born under the signof the serpent.
We went to the zoo, thisman and I. He was eager to
see the fauna of his native
country because he was alittle homesick, as well as theanimals of the new country
he had chosen to live in.
When we entered thereptile house, I approached
the encased exhibits with newinterest. I marveled at theleopard-spotted corn snake.
I admired the French-flag
stripes of the Indian Cobra.
How beautiful they are, I
thought. Why had I nevernoticed before? I turned to
my companion, but he was nolonger beside me. He stoodat the center of the room,
staring at the scuffed ﬂoor.
“Come here,” I said.
He shook his head. “I don’t like snakes.”“Why not?”“When I was a boy, I had
a pair of canaries. They wereas bright as daffodils andhearing their song cheered
me when I was sad. I kept
their cage on the floor near
the back door. One day,when I came home fromschool, there was no ﬂash ofyellow, no greeting twitter. I
thought they had flown off
somehow, but then I saw thesnake at the bottom of the
cage. It had gotten throughthe slats, but couldn’t getout again because of the twobulges in its body.”
Although I wanted to smileat this image, I saw how the
memory distressed him and I
guided him out of the room.
When, several months
later, he asked me to marryhim, I said, “But I was bornin the year of the snake. Are
you sure you don’t mind?”
He smiled. “They say
snake people attract money.
Maybe we’ll be rich.”
We were wed in the yearof the dog.
At first, we were very
happy, but we did not become
wealthy. Instead of shopping
for presents, we gave eachother gifts we made byourselves. On my birthday,
my husband gave me a ﬂute
he had fashioned from thebamboo that grows in theforest. He taught me how toplay a song after we’d eatencake and ice cream. I loved
its sharp sweet notes, like thevoice of nature. I could joinin the orchestra of crickets,
cicadas, frogs and birds.
The very next day, when
I found myself alone, I
went behind our house andplopped down on the carpetof pine straw. I brought theslim cylinder to my lips andblew a few notes. It was
as if I’d been born to playthis instrument. Without
thinking, almost instinctively,
I composed a tune. My mind
was caught in the melody andI didn’t notice, at first, theTOPIA

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snakes dropping from above.
They landed on the cushioned
earth, then propelled theirbodies toward me.
I continued playing,fascinated. I wondered
what would happen next.
My song went on and I
wa s s o o n s u r ro u n d e d b y
rattlers, copperheads andcoral snakes. They began
rising and swaying in
synchronization. My music
held them entranced. I tried
to play on but, at last, outof breath, I took a break.
Re l e a s e d by s i l e n c e , t h eserpents slowly returned totheir bellies and slithered
away.
I didn’t tell my husband
about my strange new
powers. He didn’t likethe creatures that hungsuspended, that sometimes
appeared on our porch. For
the rest of the summer andinto fall, I called my friends
whenever I could. Although

my melodies varied from fast
to slow, sad to sweet, thesnakes always came. They
liked all of my songs.
In the winter, they went
into hibernation, as snakes
do, and I was suddenly lonely.
Not even my husband could
alleviate this solitary feeling.
At night in bed, he jerked
away from my body. “Yourskin is so cold,” he said, when
I tried to coil around him.
“It must be my reptile
nature.”He rolled to the edge ofthe bed and tried to warm
himself with blankets. He
trembled like a frightened
rabbit.
When warm weather
returned, my heart was ﬁlledwith a sense of celebration.
I greeted the robins witha happy song. I saluted
the flowers that bloomed
in abundance. I danced on
the new grass. As soon as I
found myself alone, I broughtContribute to
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out my flute and began to
play.
They came, at once. From
the fields, from under the
porch, from the branchesof trees, they sinuously slid
and began their circle dance.
This time the higher thenotes I blew, the closer theycame until they were swaying
against me. They twined
their smooth-scaled bodies
around my limbs like hungrycats.
I was not scared. I knew
they would never sink theirfangs into my ﬂesh and inject
their poisons. We were all ofa kind. When I lowered theflute from my lips they went
back to wherever they’d comefrom.
The snakes seemed tohave accepted me as neverbefore. In the followingdays they would crawl up
my body, drape themselves
around my neck and over myshoulders. Sometimes theywound around my waist likea belt. Always, I felt their
benevolence.
My husband returned
home once, unexpectedly,
when I was in the backyard
enjoying the sun.
“Yikes!” he screamed.
“There are snakes growing
out of your head!” He turned
at once and ran away. I tried
my best to lure him back with
my ﬂute.
I hear he has gone back to
his faraway country. I haven’t seen him since.
Suzanne Kamata

TOPIA

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Japanese Lesson
Takako Yamada

今月の日本語How to state one’s inclinations: There are several expressions to state your inclinations.
Depending on the strength of your will or decision, you can choose a proper one.
Strength of will or decision:strong↑↑weak

ます form＋ます
dictionary form ＋つもりですおもvolitional form ＋る / う / ようと思っていますおもます form＋たいと思っていますFor example:
らいしゅうとうきょうい
来 週 東京へ行きます I will go to Tokyo next week. (It's decided)
東京へ行くつもりです。I am going to go to Tokyo. (I’ve made up my mind to do so)
東京へ行こうと思っています。I am thinking of going to Tokyo. (but not decided yet)
東京へ行きたいと思っています。I would like to go to Tokyo.
＊ Be careful when you use「～つもりです」to make an invitation or request. It may soundtoo forceful and offend the person whom you are asking, especially if it's your senior.
For example:
かい ぎ
しゅっせき
(to your senior)「１０時 ( じ ) から会議をするつもりなんですが、ご出席いただけますか ?」"We are planning to have a meeting at 10. Would you please attend it?"
こんばんの(to your senior)「今晩みんなで飲みに行くつもりなんですが、いらっしゃいませんか ?」"We are going out for drinks tonight. Would you join us?"
(to your friend, junior, etc.)「今晩みんなで飲みに行くつもりなんだけど、一緒に行かない ?」"We're going out for drinks tonight, why don't you come along?"＊「～たいです」is used to express a desire, but「～たいと思っています」can be used tostate an inclination in a modest manner.
こ とし
ふゆやす
For example: 今年の冬休みは、スキーに行きたいと思っています。
I would like to go skiing during this winter vacation.
Exercise: Add the expression in < > to each phrase and make a sentence stating the inclination.
ねんまつかいがいりょこう①年末に海外旅行する（travel abroad at the end of the year）：< う／ようと思っています >
あたら
くるま
か
② 新しい車を買う (buy a new car)：< つもりです >さい
けっこん③ ３０歳までには結婚する (get married by 30)：< たいと思っています >
らいねん
くに
かえ
④ 来年、国に帰る (go back to my country next year)：< う／ようと思っています >がいこくに ほん ごおし⑤ 外国で日本語を教える (teach Japanese abroad)：< たいと思っています >Answers:①年末に海外旅行をしようと思っています。 ②新しい車を買うつもりです。
③３０歳までには結婚したいと思っています。④来年、国に帰ろうと思っています。
⑤外国で日本語を教えたいと思っています。
しゅってん
がつ ご
出 典：
「日本語ジャーナル」３月号より

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Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue InoueI

n 2007 the Japan Pediatric Association’s Board forChildren and the Media madea proposal, saying “Let’s limit
infants exposure to television and video!” In recent
years there have been television shows and DVDs geared
towards infants, and thenumber of households that
let their children watch t.v.
has been increasing. Is it thesame in your country?
The television is convenient
for parents who are busy
with household chores, but if
you rely on it too much yourchild will have a decreased
ability for communication,
and will have a hard time focusing on things other than
the t.v. Their creativity anddevelopment of brain func-

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tions will also suffer.
Therefore this month I will
introduce a few toys that yourchild can have fun with all on
their own.
Maracas: In an empty
plastic bottle, insert beads ornuts, and screw the cap ontightly. Your infant will have agrand time shaking the bottle
and making a delightful racket.
Pull-string toy: In an
empty tube of potato chips,
insert a string. Poke a hole in
the lid, pull the string throughand put the lid on. Tie a knot
at both ends of the string so
it doesn’t get pulled out. Pullon the string and swing it
around!
Hole in one: In an empty
milk carton, cut a hole in

the lid area the size of a 500
yen coin. Gather a bunch ofplastic bottle caps and tape
two of them together. Do thesame with the rest, and yourchild can play by inserting the
taped caps into the carton!
Volleyball: In an empty
paper bag, insert several
bunched up plastic bags andtape the paper bag closed.
Let your child practice for
their future volleyball careerby bobbing it around!

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event of your own, send the details via email to Awa Life at awalife@gmail.com .

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

088-656-3303

電話 088-656-3303

Tokushima YouTube Channel
YouTube 徳島県チャンネル
Tokushima prefecture has created its own channel

YouTube の徳島県チャンネルでは、徳島県国際交流協会

on YouTube, and put up a new video made by TOPIA

が多文化共生の理解促進のために、在県外国人の現状や多promoting awareness of Tokushima’s international

文化共生の理念などを紹介するビデオを載せたので、是非

community and understanding of multiculturalism. Go

ご覧ください！

check it out!

サイト： http://www.youtube.com/user/tokushima

Website:http://www.youtube.com/user/

kouhou/tokushimakouhou/

Happy X’mas in Asutamu Land
Happy X'mas in あすたむらんど
This year Asutamu Land has stepped it up and is aiming

今年のクリスマスは、“徳島ナンバー１” クリスマスス

to be the number one spot for Christmas illuminations

ポットを目指して、イルミネーションもボリュームＵＰ。

in Tokushima. Whether with your friends, family, or your

家族と、恋人と、友達と、ロマンティックな雰囲気に囲that special someone come enjoy the romantic light

まれたあすたむらんどをお楽しみに！その他、イベント

displays at Asutamu Land. Below are a few events thatについても多数開催していきます。

will be going on:

ＳＯＬＳＯＲＡ空中サーカス

Solsora Sky Circus, Fantasy Christmas Night, Christmas

ファンタジー・クリスマス・ナイト

Science Show, Snow Fantasy Live Performance, Holy

クリスマス・サイエンス・ショー

Night Concert (entry 500 yen)

スノーファンタジーライブ

When: December 16 - 25 (Thursday - Saturday),Holy Night Concert ( 入場料 500 円 )2010, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

日時：

Where: Itano-gun, Itano-cho, Asutamu Land2010 年 12 月 16 ~ 25 日 ( 木 〜 土 )17:00 ~ 20:00

Tokushima

場所：

Cost:

Free (some events require entrance fee)

入場料： 無料 ( イベントによって料金あり )Info:Asutamu Land Tokushima

問合せ： 徳島県立あすたむらんど

TEL:

088-672-7111

TEL：

10

板野郡板野町

あすたむらんど徳島

088-672-7111

TOPIAKenchopia Christmas Illumination
ケンチョピアクリスマスイルミネーション

At the Yacht Harbor in the middle of town, the boats

街中のヨットハーバー「ケンチョピア」に係留するヨット

anchored there will be decorated with Christmas lightsにイルミネーションがほどこされ点灯します。今ほどイルfor the holiday season. This extraordinary display has

ミネーションが一般的でなかった 20 数年前から始まった

been held every Christmas for 20 years, and once it

イベントで、このイルミネーションが始まると、クリスマ

begins your Christmas spirit will really kick in!

スムードは一段と盛り上がります。

Where: Tokushima Kenchopia (Yacht harbor in front of

日時：

the Prefectural Government Ofﬁce2010 年 12 月 12 ~ 25 日 ( 日〜土 )17:00 〜 23:00 時

Cost:

Free!

場所：

Info:

Tokushima Yacht Club

入場料： 無料！

TEL:

088-664-0087

問合せ： 徳島ヨットクラブ
TEL：

徳島市

ケンチョピア（県庁前ヨットハーバー）

088-664-0087

Christmas Illumination Competition
クリスマス・イルミネーション大賞
There will be a Christmas illumination contest in

神山全町民を対象にイルミネーションの設置を呼びかけ、

Kamiyama for the citizens to design the best light

応募したイルミネーションを審査し、最も優秀なイルミ

display. Entries will be judged and the winner will

ネーションに大賞を与えます。是非見に来てください！

receive a prize. Come out and enjoy the lights!
When: Mid-late December, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

日時：2010 年 12 月中旬〜下旬

Where: Myouzai-gun, Kamiyama-cho

場所：名西郡神山町

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Info:

Kamiyama Commerce and Industry Association

問合せ：神山町商工会

TEL:

088-676-1232

TEL：088-676-1232

17:00 ~ 21:00 時

Station Front Labor Consultation
駅前労働相談会
If you have employment grievances, take advantage

労使間のトラブルがあれば、是非こちらで相談してくださof this consultation! The Tokushima Labor Association

い！徳島県労働委員会の委員は相談会を開催します。解雇、is offering free assistance from a lawyer or member

賃金未払い、配転などの労使関係のトラブルについて弁護of the Association for unfair dischargement, non-

士や徳島県労働委員会の委員から解消のお手伝いをもらう

payment of wages, job rotation, and other grievances.

ためにお越しください。申し込みの必要はありません。事No application necessary, either make an appointment

前予約をするか直接会場に来てください。どなたでもお気or come directly. Everyone is welcome! Those with no

軽にどうぞ！日本語が分からない方は通訳者とお越しくだJapanese ability must please bring an interpreter.

さい。

When: December 12 (Sunday) 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

日時：

Reception from 12:30 - 4:00 p.m.

2010 年 12 月 12 日 ( 日 ) 13:00 ~ 16:30 時
受付は 12:30 時から 16:00 時まで

Where: Tokushima Toukyu Inn

場所：

Cost:

Free!

相談料： 無料！

Info:

Tokushima Labor Association (Kencho, FL 11)

問合せ： 徳島県労働委員会 ( 県庁 11 階 )TEL:088-621-3234

TEL：

TOPIA

徳島東急イン

088-621-3234

1110th Tokushima Cultural Festival for Disabled
第 10 回全国障害者芸術・文化祭とくしま大会
Disabled people from all over the country will be

全国の障害のある方々の美術・文芸作品の展示をはじめ、舞participating in this festival featuring an art gallery and

台芸術の発表など、多彩な催し満載の３日間です。この催し

performances, held over three days. This event is heldへの参加を通じて、全国の皆さんに「障害への理解と認識」

to promote understanding and awareness of what it isを深めていただくとともに、障害のある方の自立と社会参加

to be handicapped, and empower the disabled to beの促進を図ります。

independent and socially active. Features include:●Art gallery and on-stage performances○美術・文芸作品の展示や、舞台芸術の発表●Booths selling wares made by the disabled○障害者施設の皆さんによる製品即売●The 42nd "Spiritual Health You Can See" Mental Health○第 42 回「目で見る精神保健展」心の健康フェア

Fair
Schedule:

10 日 ( 金 )Dec. 10 (Friday)●歌のおにいさん●Song Man Yuzo Imai's family concert●バリアフリー阿波人形浄瑠璃● "Barrier Free" Awa Ningyou Joruri puppet theater

11 日 ( 土 )Dec. 11 (Saturday)●全盲の歌手＆ピアニスト●Bline singer and piano player Kosuke Kitada talk show

●やまびこミニコンサート

and concert

12 日 ( 日 )●Yamabiko mini concert●ひとりひとりがオンリーワン

Dec. 12 (Sunday)

今井ゆうぞうファミリーコンサート

北田康広トークコンサート〜インクルージョンファッ

ションショー〜●"We are each only one" Inclusion Fashion Show

●シンガーソングライター

川嶋あいハートフルライブ●Singer and songwriter Ai Kawashima Heartful Live
日時：2010 年 12 月 10 〜 12 日 ( 金〜日 )When: December 10 - 12, 2010 (Friday - Sunday

場所：

徳島市山城町東浜傍示１ アスティとくしま

Where: Tokushima City, Yamashiro-cho,

入場料： 無料

Higashihamawakiji 1, ASTY Tokushima
Cost:

Free

Info:

Planning Committee for the 10th Tokushima

問合せ： 第 10 回全国障害者芸術・文化祭とくしま大会実行委員会事務局（徳島県障害福祉課内）TEL：

088-621-2248

Cultural Festival for the Disabled(Tokushima Disabled Welfare Division)
TEL:

088-621-2248

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

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