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Japanese Culture andReading Corner: 卒業式

Introduction to theIshii Town International
Exchange Association

March 2022

"That'll do."Gairaigo Galore:
ピーマン

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Contents

Pg. 2-5: "That'll do."Pg. 5:

Ishii Town International Exchange Association

Pg. 6:

Japanese Culture and Reading Corner: 卒業式

Pg. 6:

Gairaigo Galore: ピーマン

Pg. 7:

Japanese Lesson

Pg. 8

Events & Memoranda
Ishii Town International Exchange Association (-C-)

Pg. 9:"That'll do."By: Michael R. Comer“Eh, that’ll do.”

Most people might judge this as not being thebest of attitudes to possess when picking out
what could, and ultimately did, end up being
my new home in Japan, yet sure enough, thosewere precisely the nonchalant words I said whenticking the box as a part of my application to the
JET Programme. That single, flippant decision
was one which would turn out to have greatsignificance to me, in so many ways. In truth,
it is hard to look back on it with any real senseof scale, for in reality, it all feels like it is a worldaway.
I had been to Japan before. Shortly after
graduating, I took all of my savings and dropped
them into what would be a month-long adventurein which I explored the sprawling metropolis ofTokyo. A country which was, at that time, about tohost the rugby world cup. It was a real challenge,
and despite nearly two years of self-study of thelanguage, I felt like I had learned more in myrelatively short time in Japan than I ever had fromthe textbooks. I loved the bright lights and warm
welcome that I found in Japan, and decided that
I wanted to come back and see as much of thecountry as I could, over a much longer period oftime.
The fact of the matter was, however, that I simply
did not know enough about the many prefecturesin Japan outside of Tokyo to make an educatedchoice on where I wanted to end up. Indeed, when
it came to Tokushima and Shikoku in general, myknowledge was quite literally limited to what I had
read in the contents of a single blog post from five
years previous. I suppose that, being relatively
fresh out of university and having spent a year
training to become a newly qualified teacher, I
was filled with a sense of indomitability; a notionthat whatever the world threw at me, I would takeit in my stride and dare it to try again. Tokushima
has lots of nature spots? Check. Tokushima haslots of historic sites to satiate the history teacher I
had become? Absolutely. So naturally, when I got
the email saying that I would be flying to Shikoku,
I was ecstatic!
That new enthusiasm lasted until an entirely
unforeseen, and sudden, global problem cropped
up in the final weeks leading up to departure, andcompletely scuppered any idea that plans would
be going ahead as anticipated. In the end, it took
those few remaining weeks and morphed theminto an excruciating eighteen months before I
finally set foot on Japanese soil again.
As with many people struggling through the
pandemic, I sought out any positive that I could
find to help me work through it. In my case, that
positive was the idea of my new life on JET. The
idea that somehow it would become some kindof a silver bullet that would vanquish all of my3
newfound problems and I could dance off into thesunset. The idea of JET became more than simply
a coping mechanism; it became an obsession
that, in hindsight, may well have bordered on theunhealthy. Family and friends whom, throughout
the first year, had been so supportive of my goingabroad, had themselves become worn downby the groundhog days of the ‘new normal’ andswitched to trying to temper my expectations.
They suggested that maybe it was time to moveon, that it probably wouldn’t happen; despite
myself, I freely admit that I was beginning to comeround to their way of thinking.
Once I had heard that I was heading to Mimain March of 2020 I developed a thirst for all
knowledge related to the subject; courtesy ofthe pandemic, I found myself with a lot of sparetime to research it. My curiosity on the subject
was completely insatiable. Where is it? How
many people live there? How long does it take to
get around the prefecture using those famously
efficient trains? I must have exhausted Google’s
knowledge on the topic in those months. I madelists of places that I wanted to see, and things that
I wanted to do; things which felt that I may never
get to do. Then finally, after all that time waiting,hoping and even praying to any deity that would
listen, I finally made it out here and the reality of it
hit me with the full force of a freight train.
Not so surprisingly, it was not the silver bulletthat I had been anticipating the whole time that
I was waiting. Admittedly, Mima is not as easyof a place to live as I had expected. It is a smallcity (if one stretches the meaning of the word towithin an inch of its life), and although it has allof the essentials, it does lack the frills which one
might expect from city life. If one wishes to getanywhere, then generally speaking, you are going
to be doing so by car (a rather alien concept tome as I had always been one to walk wheneverpossible, regardless of distance). It was tough,and far more daunting than my initial blasé
attitude had ever accounted for in the little amountof thought I had given to it.

"That'll do."It was a real hit to the system and certainly had
its effect on me personally. I lost much of myappetite and the idea of returning to an empty
and, courtesy of the oncoming Japanese winter,cold apartment was thoroughly unpalatable(despite the reality that my apartment is actually
pretty decent). My independence had been
sucked away by a lack of skill with the language,
meaning that what would have been the mostbasic tasks in the UK now took two or three times
as long. Shop shelves were full of completely
unfamiliar products that I was unsure of how to
use successfully. Then, as the icing on the cakeduring my first weekend in my new placement city,
likely due to the stress of it, I was struck downwith an illness that left me bed-ridden, delirious
with fever and prevented me from attending a
local party, which would have been my first realopportunity to socialise. Not the most ideal start I
think it is fair to say.
So daunting was it, that I have to admit that I
thought in my first week of throwing in the towel
and returning home to the safety and securityof what I had always known. Mima was nothing
like home, and what Japanese I did know did
little to assist me in the initial endeavours ofgetting a phone plan sorted. I even had to drive
an automatic car! This was something which wastruly unthinkable to me in the UK. Fundamentally,
Japan was simply different. It was strange andalien. It was altogether… foreign.
Yet despite these doubts, and they were plentiful
and oppressive, there remained a tiny piece of mymind that hadn’t grown jaded over the long wait,
quarantine, and shock at the reality differing fromwhat I had expected throughout it all. A part of mymind still clung on tightly to that initial optimism
and was not about to tumble at the first hurdles.
It saw the positives of Mima, of which there aremany and many of those were the other side of
the coin for many of the perceived negatives.
Ultimately, as I lay feverish and staring at theceiling from the stony ground of what I felt tobe my ‘rock bottom’, the only way things could
possibly go was up… surely.

"That'll do."Yes, there weren’t a lot of people, but thepeople that are here were incredibly warm andwelcoming. Away from the hustle and bustle of thebigger cities, life takes on a pace of its own. The
people seem to have more time to actually care,to ask you about your day, to connect.
Yes, there are none of the bells and whistles ofcities like Tokyo or Osaka, but it has a wealth of
its own, which the great concrete jungles of Japanare lacking. There is green everywhere you look.
Drive or walk for five minutes in any direction
and you are bound to encounter something morerugged and wild. Here, the works of people gowith the land rather than simply through it. The
roads follow the rivers as they flow languidly over
the rocks, with little more than delicate foam tomark its passing. The roads meander as the water
does, in such a way that the drive itself becomesa pleasure rather than the chore it might otherwise
be. It is not simply about getting from point A to B,
for the first time that I have experienced, it really
does feel like it is more about the journey than thedestination (although driving some of these roads
really is to take your life in your hands).
I think the phrase ‘culture shock’ is given a
lot of lip service in discussions about moving
abroad, but despite this, the shock of uprooting
your life and moving across the globe to Japanis something which is entirely intangible as aconcept. The reality being, you can discuss
coping strategies until you are blue in the face,but until one has actually landed in Japan andbeen presented with the pointy end of culture
shock first-hand, no amount of discussion orpresentations on the subject will ever truly prepare
you for it.
In my case, much like an amateur boxer getting
ready for his first title match, I was able to talk a
big game and that was what carried me throughthe weigh ins and waiting for the big day to arrive.
My original confidence in being able to take on theworld was fine in theory, because I believed that
I could back it up. But when the bell rang, culture
shock came out swinging… and it was packing
brass knuckles. It beat seven bells out of me, and4

was so bad that it drove me to something which I
would never have considered at home in England;
I asked for help. After all, if you can’t beat it alone,call in some mates to help you give it a goodkicking.
Help could not have been more forthcoming,
either from my fellow ALTs or from staff at theboard of education. I was taken on night walks
and shown the blanket of stars that Mima’s limited
lights did nothing to hide, taken to excellent places
to eat and introduced to a side of Japanesecuisine and hospitality which I had not been able
to experience in the likes of Tokyo. In short, I wasshown that Mima might have been cut from adifferent cloth, but that cloth was still of the finest
quality.
Sitting in a local open-air onsen, shortly after asomewhat shocking experience with an electricbath (think taking a dip with your favourite fourslice toaster and you’re probably not that faroff), and watching the moon hang overhead is amemory which will stick with me for a great many
years to come, if not the remainder of my life.
It was an experience of contemplative calm thatgave me ample time to think over just where I
was and how incredible an achievement thatwas. Against all odds, and during one of the most
turbulent times in living memory, I had crossed
the world. Through eighteen months of shortterm work, unemployment, constant money
worries, stringent national lockdowns, ‘will-it-wontit’ departure dates and finally two weeks cooped
up in quarantine, I had survived it all in order toeven be able to sit in that hot spring and look up
at a sky so markedly different from the one I had
become so familiar with at home (if only because
I, myself, was now naked and surrounded byseveral locals who were too).
So profound was the realisation and change inmy thinking that my worries began to move awayfrom being whether I would make it to the end of
my contract year, and instead whether I would
be able to achieve my goals and see what I want
to see in that time. My journeys thus far had

5never failed to show me new beautiful places andexciting adventures that I might go on.
I suppose the core of what I want to express
here is the notion that one should discard any
and all preconceptions about what life in Japan,
especially in the more rural reaches, might be andhow it will go. Understand that culture shock will
come for you and that that fight is a tough one.
Sure, you can arm yourself ahead of time withsticks of the pointed variety, but fundamentally, it
has the home field advantage.
There is no one way to fight it, and each person
has to do what works for them on the individuallevel. If you are a social butterfly, push to get out
and see what your area has to offer. If you prefer
quiet spaces, then put on your best walking shoes
and go find that place. Be proactive and makeculture shock fight on your own terms. Drag it onto

"That'll do."your level and give it a thrashing on experience.
It is easy to read all of these wonderful stories
from JETs that have had surprise encounters that
resulted in incredible experiences and lifelong
friendships, and then somehow feel like you
are missing out when it doesn’t happen to you
immediately upon landing in your prefecture.
So, in summary, while my past-self had been
wrong in just about every aspect of his approach,and naïve regarding his own resilience in theface of sudden and drastic change, there wasone aspect of his thinking which has stuck withme and which I often find myself murmuring withsome fondness whenever Mima reminds me of
the fact it is a hidden gem nestled in a sea ofgreen, and I catch sight of a mountain or river
view on my way to work or the shops. I say mypast-self was right… That’ll do, and it’ll do nicely.

Introduction to the Ishii Town International Exchange Association
By: Atsuko Endon 2015, the Ishii Town International Exchange
Association began holding a variety of events
such as English conversation classes, Chineseclasses, Japanese classes, exchange meetings,
cooking classes, lectures, etc.

Ifood, Canadian food, Chinese food, etc.

As the number of foreigners has been increasing,
Ishii Town has put a lot of effort into its Japaneseclasses which are open free to the public. The
classes are for technical interns and foreigners
living in the town who want to study Japanese.
Occasionally there are exchange meetings withmembers.

Through our exchange meetings and thanks to an
introduction from a professor at Bunri University,
every year our members started accepting Korean
students from the University of Suwon and study
abroad students from Taiwan for homestays. The
students visit the Ishii Town Hall to learn about
the town and then visit Hyakushouichi. They
also enjoy pottery, shodo, the koto, tosenkyo,
the kendama, okonomiyaki, and more. Members
greatly enjoy the homestays and exchange
meetings.

At our general meetings we have planned avariety of events such as a performance of themorin khuur, instruments of the world by Michio
Kawatake, Balinese dancing, and more in order
to increase our new membership rate. However,gaining new members is quite difficult, especially
young ones.

English picture book storytelling events are
periodically held where foreign teachers choose
the picture books. Families with small children
enthusiastically gathered at the community centerto listen to the stories. When held at a large
shopping mall, many kindergarteners, elementary
schoolers, and adults came as well.

For our cooking classes, we’ve invited foreignteachers to come and cook/sample foreign foods
together, including Vietnamese food, German*Continued on page 9!*

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そつぎょうしきJapanese Culture and Reading Corner: 卒 業 式
By: Isao Kobayashi
そつぎょうしき

せいと

がくせい

そつぎょう

いわ

しきてん

がつ

こうれい

ぎょうじ

卒業式は、生徒や学生の 卒業を 祝う式典で、３月の 恒例の 行事です。
そつぎょうしき
せんせい
せいと
がくせい
らいひん
しゅっせき
げんしゅく
ふ ん い きなか
しきてん
おこな
卒業式には、先生と 生徒や学生だけでなく 来賓も出席し、厳粛な 雰囲気の中で 式典は 行
われます。
そつぎょうしき
ふくそう
せいふく
せいそう
だいがく
だんじょ
おお
じょせい
卒 業式の 服 装は、制服や正装です。大 学では 男 女とも スーツが 多いようですが、女性は、
はかま
ちゃくよう
袴を 着用することも あるようです。
そつぎょうしきおもだきょく
ふたほたる ひかりあお
とうと「蛍の光」と 「仰げば尊し」です。
卒業式といえば、思い出す曲が 二つあります。
かならい
そつぎょうしきうた
そつぎょうしき ていばんちゅう
どちらも、かつては 必ずと言っていいほど、卒業式で 歌われていて、まさに 卒業式の定番中の
ていばん
い
きょく
定番と言える 曲でした。
さいきん
そつぎょうしき
せいとたち
みずか
えら
きょく
うた
ふ
すこ
さび
しかし 最近の 卒業式では、生徒達が 自ら選んだ曲を 歌うことも 増えてきました。少し寂き
じだいながしい気もしますが、これも 時代の 流れなのでしょう。
みな
そつぎょうしきおもで皆さんは、卒業式に どのような 思い出が ありますか。

Vocabulary List
そつぎょうしきせい と

卒 業 式 Graduation Ceremony

生徒 Student

しきてん

ぎょう じ

式典 Ceremony

こうれい

恒例 Custom

ふん い き

ふくそう

おも

きょく

雰囲気 Atmosphereだ

思い出す Remember
さび

寂しい Lonely

行事 Event

がくせい

らいひん

来賓 Guest

せいふく

服装 Dress 制服 Uniform
曲 Songじ だい

ながピーマン (Green Pepper)
By: Nico Bohnsack

おも

しゅっせき

正装 Formal Dress
かなら

祝う Celebrate

げんしゅく

出席 Attend

せいそう

かつては Formerly

時代の流れ Flow of Timeいわ学生 University Student

厳 粛 Solemn

はかま

袴 Hakama

必ず Definitely

ていばん

定番

ちゃくよう

着用 WearStandard Thing

で

思い出 Memory

Gairaigo Galore“Pee man? Huh? Strange!” Have you ever stood in a Japanese supermarket,
looked at the green peppers, and asked yourself why the Japanese name forthis delicious green vegetable is “piiman”? Although the name sounds funny
to some, people who know the French language might be able to come up
with the answer: ピーマン stems from the French word
“piment” which means “chili pepper”. But wait! Why
does the Japanese language use the word for “chili
pepper” as the word for “green pepper” then? It is said
that the Portuguese brought chili peppers to Japan in
the Edo period which is where the Portuguese word for "chili pepper" (which
is similar to the French word) found its way into the Japanese language.
However, from the beginning of the Meiji era also the sweeter version, now
called “green pepper”, became widespread in Japan while still maintaining
the former name, now in the French version due to the influence of France in the Meiji period.
The result was ピーマン . Chili peppers on the other hand are now usuallysold under the nameあまThat'swhy green peppers were sometimes also called 甘とうがらし (sweet chili
とうがらし . せい
ようpepper) or 西洋とうがらし (western chili pepper) in the Meiji era.

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By: Yoko Aoki

けい

ない形

This month, let’s study sentence patterns that use the verb [ない] form.
きでLast month we studied sentence patterns that use the [て] form such as 「コートを着て出かけ
うんてんます」 and「シートベルトをして運 転 します」. This month let’s study sentence patterns that use
けい

き

で

［ない形 ＋で］. When using [ないで] such as in 「コートを着ないで出かけます」, it means that
できwhile one action continues （コートを着ない）, you complete the next action （出かける）. It is also
かおぼused for means such as in 「書かないで覚 える」.
けい

れい

き

で

１ ［ない形 ＋で］：例 「あたたかいですから、コートを①着ないで出かけます。
」
き① 着ません２→着ない＋で

例

た

じ かん

② 食べません２→食べない

あさい「時 間 がありませんから、朝 ごはんを食べないで行きます。
」
ある③ かさを さしません１→ささない

ひと「かさをささないで 歩 いている人 がいます。
」

いの④ さとうを入れません２→入れないで 「さとうを入れないで コーヒーを飲みます。
」
もい⑤ さいふを持ちません１→持たない 「さいふを持たないで かいものに 行きました。
」

２ Try making sentences.
てん き

も

で

１いい天 気ですから、かさを 持ちません＋出かけますは２歯を みがきませんでした（歯をみがきます１ brush one’s teeth）＋ねました

の

の

かい

３エレベーターに乗りません（エレベーターに乗ります１ take the elevator）＋６階 まで
ある

歩 きます

３エレベーターにのらないで ６かいまで あるきます。
こたえ：１いいてんきですから、かさを もたないで出かけます。２はを みがかないで ねました。

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Events & Memoranda
Japanese Classes 2022
Time: 10:30-12:00

Term 1 TOPIA Japanese Classes Schedule

Location: Meeting rooms at TOPIA

Fee: Free

Textbook: We will be using the “Minna no Nihongo I” or the “Minna no Nihongo II” (2 nd edition) textbooks (2,750 yen for the bookand audio CD). Please prepare the textbooks on your own. Additionally, there will be themed lessons on various topics such as
seasons and life in Tokushima.
*Due to the spread of COVID-19, the classes may change to an online format (Zoom, etc.). Please confirm classstatus by phone or by checking TOPIA's website. TEL: 088-656-3303
DAY

TEACHERLEVEL

Website: https://www.topia.ne.jp/english/

CLASS DESCRIPTION
We will study various phrases/forms such as potential, intention,

TUE

Ms.Tamaki

Elementary 2orders, prohibitive, conditions, etc.
Text: Minna no Nihongo II – from Chapter 26-37

START
DATE
April 5(20 times)

This is a flexible group study class split up into 3 different groups.
WED

Volunteers

Group Lesson*For parents of young children, a childcare worker will be on hand to look

April 6after your child during the lesson. (Please inquire in advance. Depending(20 times)on the current COVID-19 situation, this service may not be offered.)
We will practice Japanese conversations relating to a variety of topics.

THU

Ms.

Conversations

YamadaAdditionally, while studying Japanese we will experience Japanese& Cultural

culture and seasonal events firsthand.

Activities*For those who have finished up to Chapter 25 of Minna no Nihongo I.

April 7(20 times)(Schedule is subject to change.)

FRI

Ms. Aoki

Elementary1

We will study various forms such as conjugated forms, te form, nai form,
dictionary form, etc.
Text: Minna no Nihongo 1 – from Chapter 14~25

April 8(20 times)

We will practice Japanese conversations relating to a variety of topics.
Conversations
SUN

JTM

Additionally, while studying Japanese we will experience Japanese& Cultural

culture and seasonal events firsthand.

April 10

Activities*For those who have finished up to Chapter 25 of Minna no Nihongo I.

(20 times)(Schedule is subject to change.)
Volunteers

Group Lesson

This is a flexible group study class split up into 3 different groups.

* Please register for Group Lessons at least a day before the class. (If you do not sign up in advance and show up on the day of theclass, we may not be able to find a group for you to study with.) Additionally, as the number of groups are limited, we may not beable to find a group that suits your level.
* If you are unable to attend class, please call and let us know. (TEL: 088-656-3303, Email: topia@topia.ne.jp)* The Volunteer Classes on Wednesday and Sunday will be cancelled if no students show up within the first 30 minutes.

TUE

Ms. Kimura

SpecialA class for those who cannot read or write hiragana or katakana. We

You may

Beginners

will study the basics, such as the Japanese alphabet, greetings,

join atnumbers, and items. We will also be learning about Tokushima.

anytime.

Class*Classes may be cancelled if there is a typhoon, heavy rain, heavy snow, etc. Please call and confirm if classes will still be held.
Japanese classes are also available at the Anan International Association, Aizumi Town International Exchange Association,
Yoshinogawa International Exchange Association, Mima no Sato, Minami Multicultural Coexistence Network "Harmony", the Clubfor Thinking about Multicultural Coexistence "Tomoni" in Tsurugi Town, Awa International Exchange Association, and the NPO"Attakaiyou" in Kaiyo Town.

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Introduction to the Ishii Town International Exchange
Association (Continued)

Ishii Town is a sister city to Minnedosa, Manitoba
in Canada, and every year we send a small
amount of money to help maintain the Japanesegarden they have there. In June of 2020,
Minnedosa sufferedfrom a large flood,and many roads,
businesses, andfacilities weredamaged. The
Japanese garden
was also damaged.
Global warming andabnormal weather
have been affecting
many places acrossthe globe. However,with a tiny bit ofhelp from us andtheir volunteers, we
received word thatthe garden was restored at the end of last year.
We also sent Hina dolls, but we haven’t received
word if they set up the dolls or not. Canada has
also been facing COVID-19, and the Japanesegarden was closed for 18 months. It was openedback up, but due to the spread of the omicron
variant, it may be closed again.
2016 marked 20 years of our international
exchange with Canada. At that time, we wereinvited by Canada embassy in Akasaka, Tokyo
to attend a symposium in December at theambassador’s residence. At the symposium,
we learned about Canada’s politics, economy,
trade, and more through use of headsets anda simultaneous interpreter. Afterwards, there
were presentations from the consulates in

By: Atsuko Endo
Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo, and thenpresentations relating to exchange from variousorganizations. We were the smallest organization
there, but we presented on the projects we had
been working
on. There weremany groups
that had stoppede x c h a n g e
projects, so I feltthat we had done
well to continue
for this long. In
January of lastyear, a meeting
was held to greett h e N e w Ye a r,
but after the
3rd meeting, allmeetings werecancelled andhave continued to be cancelled due to COVID-19.
The AJET musical is an event enjoyed by thepeople of Ishii Town and the members of theinternational exchange association. They did theirbest, but due to COVID-19 the performance has
been cancelled this year as well which is very
unfortunate.
Many events and classes have continued to beheld or cancelled depending on the situation.
We publish a newsletter for our members twice ayear to keep them updated. Finding new articles
to write about is difficult, but I hope to continue toprovide everyone with new information and keep
this association alive.

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TOPIA provides consultation on everyday life, education, labor, medical institutions, and disasterprevention; and information on sightseeing spots to overseas residents and visitors. When necessary,
we will refer you to the appropriate organization that can assist with your needs.Counselling is available
in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be made,we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Everyday, 10:00 - 18:00 (closed during the New Year's holidays)
Tel: 088-656-3312 or 088-656-3313 (allows for three-way conversations with an interpreter)