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Noryosai (Summer Festival)
thwill be held on Aug.25 (Sun.)Time ：11:00～14:30
This is a festival of Urafune Fukugo Fukushi
will be Building.
held.
Shisetsu
The whole building will be in a
festive mood. Minami Lounge (10th floor) isplanning to hold various events. There will alsobe ‘1day culture class’ which is popular everyyear.
Please come with your family & friends!
Last year’s foreign tea test tasting

Noryosai(Summer Festival) 1day Culture Class＊Trying on yukata （Free of charge）＊Making a picture card （500yen） Summer Wreath＊Tea test tasting of various countries（Free of charge）＊Summer wreath making （800yen）＊Aroma stone making （500yen）＊Challenge water painting （800yen）＊Write a word on a paper fan
Aroma stone example(200yen)
There are also other classes like preventing
Dementia(in Japanese)♬＊You need to apply for some classes before Aug.20th. If you have any interest, please contact or come to
Last year’s trying on yukata

Minami Lounge. We will explain the details.

TEL:232-9544, FAX242-0897

Minami Ward ‘Minami Matsuri’ will also be held this summerDate & time：July 27th（Sat）, 28th（Sun）16:30～20:00
Place：Maita Park
Famous festival of Minami-ku！ There will be many stalls & events everyone can enjoy!
‘Bonodori’(Japanese Dance time) will be held in the night time! Famous lanterns made by citizens
will light the summer beautifully. Please come & visit the festival.

Homepage renewal progress is taking place
We are renewing the homepage at this moment. There are some pages which you cannot
access or cannot see due to the renewal. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

For example, I can’t read the letter from the ward office…
I don’t know how to ask for redelivering the parcels.
I want to be friends with the neighbors.
I want to know more about Japanese living rules!
Since I came to Japan, I want to learn Japanese!
I want to introduce my own country to people in Japan!
I can’t read the Japanese handouts which my child(family)
brought home…
What shall I do???
If there is anything troubling you or anything you want to consult, please cometo Minami Lounge！ We will try to help you solve your problems！
Minami Lounge is 5min. walk from Bandobashi Stn. (Yokohama Municipal Blue Line),
10min. walk from Koganecho Stn. (Keikyu Line). You can also come by bus♪
The nearest bus stop is ‘Urafune-cho’.
It is the pink building next to Yokohama City University Medical Center (Big hospital).
10th floor of this building♬➡

Minami Lounge New Director & Staff
Ms.Komiya (Director)

Mr.Mitsuhashi

Hello.
From this April, I have started towork as a director of Minami Lounge.
Last May, I started to work with
Minami Lounge and also have been
editing ‘Minami no Kaze’(ThisI can only speakpaper). I will do my best with theJapanese, but I willlounge staff to inform you
try to communicate
with useful tips.
with you all.

Hello. My name is Ken Mitsuhashi. I
started to work with Minami Lounge
from this April. In the past, I have beenworking at various public institutions.
I have worked, helped and been
supported by everyone related to mywork. Now I am looking forward tomeeting everyone in this district andlearn about Minami-ward.

My hobby isto play sports!
(especiallyvolley ball.)

Consultation concerning daily life is available in multiple languages at Minami Lounge①Information and advice concerning daily life（Free of charge）
Office hours ： Monday-Sunday 9:00～17:00 (Closed; 3rd Mondays, 29Dec.～3Jan.)
Telephone ：（Japanese） 045-232-9544（Foreign Language） 045-242-0888.
【Available language and days】＊Look below for available language and days
MondayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
SundayChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseEnglishThai
Tagalog②Consultation about law, visa and education （Free of charge） Appointment needed. Tel.045-242-0888★

Tuesday

Minami Lounge is operated by YOKE on behalf of Minami Ward Office.