英語版

Minami Citizens Activity & Multicultural Lounge

Vol . 53
Mar. 2024

Minami Sakura Festival“Minami Sakura Festival” will be held at Maita park on March 23rd(Sat.)& 24th(Sun.). Minami Lounge’s booth will be
there . We are planning to make an exciting booth with Minami Lounge registered volunteers. Students from foreigncountries who are studying Japanese in classes of Minami Lounge will also participate. To join the activities are free, but insome activities, material fees are needed. Please note that some activities might change due to the weather. Please comeand enjoy the event!
(Pictures below are images of the activities.)
Booth from Minami Lounge
Registered group & teacher

Multicultural Booth

10:00-12:00

Pot Gardening（Material Fee 1,000yen）

Let’s make Ukrainian Charm!

13:00-15:00

Face and Hand Painting（Material Fee 100yen）

Challenge Nepalese Game!

10:00-12:00

Craft Time
(Making a windmill)

Sweets & Tea from Indonesia

13:00-15:00

Craft Time(Sounds from paper cup toy)

Interview from Japanese Learner!

Date & Time

Ukrainian Charm

Mar.23 (Sat.)Mar.24(Sun.)Wind mill & Paper cup toy

Nepalese Game

Sweets & Tea from IndonesiaPot Gardening

Walk along Ooka River Promenade to see Cherry Blossoms!
If you walk 5km along the river promenade of Ooka (Minami ward), there are about 500 cherry blossom trees.
(Total of 700 cherry blossom trees along Ooka river promenade if you count the cherry blossom trees of Naka ward.)
This Promenade is one of the famous cherry blossom sites in Yokohama.
Cherry blossomtrees are very
near and you cantouch theflowers.

Another beautiful
view of cherry
blossom with thelantern lit can beseen in the nighttime.

You can feel thespring atmospherefrom the cherryblossom boat tour.

If you want tosit and enjoy
cherry blossom,going to Maita
park might be agood idea.

みなみ市民活動・多文化共生ラウンジ情報紙 英語版

Information on the Emergency Benefit Payment＋Children benefit (50,000yen)“Due to rising prices of electricity, gas, food, etc.”
Household in which all members were registered as resident of the City of Yokohama by December 1, 2023 and have alreadyreceived the emergency benefit payment (30,000 yen) in FY2023 (except households which there were a change after June 2 nd2023 ) and other households which meets the requirements can receive “Emergency Benefit Payment (either 70,000yen or100,000 yen)”. If your household can meet the requirements of the benefit, you can also receive the Children benefit(50,000yen). There are some households who need to apply for the benefit and also some households who do not need toapply. Please check the details written on the website of Yokohama City (Japanese and English flyer). If you are worried about
your Japanese, please contact “Call center for City of Yokohama emergency benefit payment dueto rising prices of electricity, gas, food, etc.” The call center can support you in 9 languages including Japanese.

If you need to apply, TAKE NOTE OF THE DEADLINE! It will differ by the benefit amount!
・Tax-exempt households emergency benefit payment → 70,000yen
https://www.city.Yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/fukushi-kaigo/R5-7man-kyufu/20231130kyufu7annai.html

・Taxed only on Resident tax per capita → 100,000yen
https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/fukushi-kaigo/kyuhukin/R5-10man-kyufu/r5-10man-annai.html★Call center for City of Yokohama emergency benefit payment due to rising prices of electricity, gas, food, etc.
① TEL:②③➃

0120-045-320 (Mon.-Fri. (Except Sat., Sun., and public holidays) 9:00-19:00)
English, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, and Tagalog
FAX : 0120-303-464 (For people with hearing trouble) ※It might take some time until you get a reply.
Email : support@yokohama-kyufu.jp
Application Support Center：Located on every ward offices from Feb.1st, 2024 to May, 2024(depends on the benefit amount)
Open from 9:00-17:00. Closed on Lunch break (12:00-13:00) , Sat., Sun. and public holidays.)
Minami ward office’s support center is located on 1st floor where there was a kiosk in the past.
(Information of Feb.2024)

Multicultural Volunteer
Ms. Ratih came from Jakarta Indonesia on 1993 due to her marriage. From 1993, she
had been living in Minami ward. She says she loves Minami ward and is helping us as avolunteer. She had been living in Japan long and is now used to Japanese food. Therefore
she was nervous about teaching Indonesian food at Minami lounge last year. However,she introduced everyone “Martabak”, an Indonesian cuisine which is like
Japanese pancake “Okonomiyaki” beautifully. She taught how to make “Martabak” withJapanese ingredients and was a huge success. Ms. Ratih says she would like to continue
introducing Indonesian culture and at the same time help Indonesian people who just came to
Japan to adjust to Japanese way of living.

Ms. Ratih Gayatri Sahara※Minami lounge is seeking for volunteers who can help us by their language skills (especially Nepali, Tagalog and Vietnameseneeded.) and also by sharing their motherland culture. If you are interested, please contact Minami Lounge!

Minami Citizens Activity & Multicultural Lounge (Minami Lounge)
Urafune Fukugo Fukushi Shisetsu 10F, 3-46 Urafune-cho
Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024①Consultation Desk (Free of charge) : Mon.-Sun. 9:00-17:00(Closed on ：Every 3rd Mondays・ Dec.29 to Jan.3)
Tel. ： （Japanese）
045-232-9544（Foreign Language） 045-242-0888※Please check below for available languages② Free of charge consultation :Law (2nd Thurs), Visa (3rd Thurs) and Education (4th Thurs)※ 13:30-, 14：30- (Appointment needed. Tel.045-242-0888）【Available languages and days】★ Minami Lounge is operated by YOKE on behalf of Minami Ward Office

Minami Lounge URL
https://tabunka.min
amilounge.com/
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