みなみ市民活動・多文化共生ラウンジ情報誌

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Spring, Sakura (cherry blossom) season hascome. It is a nice season to walk around withfamily and friends to feel spring. The beautiful
cherry blossom will welcome you!

29th Cherry Blossom Festivalwill be held
Date & Time ： Mar.31st（Sun.） 10：00～15：00
Place： Maita Park
There will be... Stage events, Stalls, Bazaar,
store with products from disaster
stricken area and many more.

Minami ward Cherry Blossom Points●Maita ParkThe park where ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’ will be held

Minami Lounge will be there♪
You can experience various country culture atMinami lounge booth! Please look forward for thedetails! Minami lounge staff will also be there, soplease come♪

4min walk from Minamiota st. (Keikyu Line) & 5min walkfrom Yoshinocho st.(Yokohama Municipal Subway)●Mutsukawa Chuo Park : 13min walk from Gumyoji st. (Keikyu line）●Gumyoji Park : 0 min walk from Gumyoji st. (Keikyu Line), 8min walk from Gumyoji st. (Yokohama Municipal subway）●Ooka Park: 6min walk from Gumyoji st. (Yokohama Municipal Subway)●Ooka River Promenade ⇒Many cherry blossom trees are planted along Ooka river.
Light up will be held from Kannon-bashi to Idogaya-bashi. （You can also see Japaneselanterns. It will be decorated from Kannon-bashi to Shirogane-bashi）

Term：Mar.23rd （Sat.）～April 10th（Wed.） 18：00～22：00（Light up till 21:00 between Mon to Thurs）●Bessho・Fumonin ⇒ When weeping cherry trees are blossomed, light up will be held. （After sunset to about 21：30）
There are lots of other cherry blossom points such as Yugyozaka（Ishikawa Elementary）, near Mochiizaka, Zotokuin andetc.! Why don’t you walk around Minami ward and find your own special cherry blossom point.

“Living Guidance” is held in Minami Lounge
Is there anything troubling you in daily life? We will help you bytelling you all sorts of useful tips in Chinese/English/Filipino/Korean.
It will help you to live comfortably in your district of Minami ward.

For example;
・Helpful tips to live in Japan.
・Minami ward going out places & information
・Japanese garbage rules and etc.

I am happy that I
found a place
where I canconsult in
multi-languages.
(Filipino)

I now understandhow to disputegarbage! (Chinese)

We also hand out the booklet ‘Minami
Ward Daily Living Guide’. The booklet
is full of useful daily information.
(there are Chinese/ English/ Filipino/Korean version).

English Open ClassFeb.13th (Wed.) a sunny afternoon, Minami Yoshida Elementary
School English club held a special class in Minami ward office 1st floor‘Tamokuteki hall’. 7 foreign country teachers (from Haiti, Philippines, India,Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Cameroon), around 30 students
from English club and local residents talked in English.

Everyoneexperienced Indian yoga together.

We usually talk in English at school, but today
I was glad to speak a lot of English with many teachers
outside the school.
By 6th grade student

Today I had an opportunity to meetwith everyone. I will not forget
about today.
By Indian teacher
Today I had both conversation
and Indian yoga in English.
I am very happy that I was able
to join the event.
By 4th grade student

Multicultural Volunteer ・ Interpreting Volunteer
10,400 foreign people from 100 countries live in Minami Ward. (Data of Jan.2019).
Minami lounge seeks for volunteers who are willing to help people of the district whocannot speak Japanese fluently. Also volunteers who can introduce foreign cultures
to everyone so they can live harmoniously together.
If you are interested, please contact our lounge.
Multicultural Volunteer

・Translation of district’s announcement
・Helping Japanese studies
・Introducing culture of the origin・Teaching at the district’s event such as Taichi and etc.

Interpreting Volunteer

・Interpreting at school conference・Interpreting at official administration counters

Register/Contact: Minami Lounge
10th floor Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Bldg. 3-46Urafunecho ℡045-232-9544

Your skills are always welcome!

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
SundayChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseChineseEnglishThaiTagalog②Consultation 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.