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The Kawasaki Citizens Festival will be held for 3 days from Friday the 29th of October to Sunday the 31stof October. A parade will be held on Saturday the 30th. The Festival will be held as usual at theFujimi-Koen Park area in Kawasaki Ward. The Fujimi-Koen Park is a 10 minute walk from the JR andKeihin-Kyuko Kawasaki Station. Up to now the Kawasaki Citizens Festival was held in November but
this year it will be held in October, so take care not to get mixed up with dates.

The Youth Wind Instrument Concert is usually held every year on Culture Day and thisyear is no exception. The Youth Wind Instrument Concert will be held on Wednesday
November 3rd at the Epoch Nakahara Hall which is in front of Musashi-Nakahara Station on
theJR Nambu Line. The concert will start at 10:00am and finish at 4:00pm. It is free to comealong on the day and join in the fun.

This is a new project which started in August this year to let people hear music alltime on the streets around the Kawasaki Station area. On the 31st of October
there will be the main concert at the Education and Cultural Hall. For more anddetails about the performers and times please phone the Kawasaki Ward Offices
Regional Promotion Section at 044-201-3127.

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In order to promote reading among children, the three fields of home,region and schools, working in unison allow the following schools’ libraries
open to both children and adults. The seven schools are:Oda Elementary School in Kawasaki Ward
Ida Elementary School in Nakahara Ward
Arima Junior High School in Miyamae Ward
Minami Ikuta Elementary School
Minami Suge Junior High School in Tama WardOkagami Elementary School
Kurikidai Elementary School in Asao Ward
You can use these libraries every Saturdays until the 19h of March 2005 and during the Kawasaki BookWeeks from November 1st to November 14th. For the winter holidays the libraries are also open from the26th of December to the 9th of January.
The opening hours are from 10:00am to 4:00pm. You can use reference books and reference rooms,
however you may not borrow them.
Due to different school events the opening days of the libraries may change so please ask and find out
about this information. For more details please phone the Guidance Section of City’s Education Board at044-200-3290.

Citizen musical groups that are active in Takatsu Ward will be
performing in this Music Festival. It will be held on the 3rd of November at Maeda
Hall in the Senzoku Gakuen Music College, and then on November 13th at the Scrum 21 Hall in the
Human Rights and Gender Equality Office. For more information about this Festival please phone theTakatsu Ward Offices Regional Promotions Section at 044-861-3133.

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The 27th Tama Ward Festival will be held on Sunday the 7th of November at Ikuta Ryokuchi Park.
Apart from entertainment on the stage there will also be exhibits on display, a lottery, and other fun
activities. Also within Ikuta Ryokuchi you can really enjoy walking around in an area full of nature. If you
would like more details about the Festival please phone the Tama Ward Office, Regional Promotion
Section at 044-935-3130.

A Fresh Food Fair will be held at Kawasaki City’s Nambu Market which is in
Saiwai Ward. The Fresh Food Fair will take place on Sunday the 7th of November from10:00am to 2:00pm. Fresh foods and flowers will be up for sale, as well as events such as “ Get Vegetables
As Much As You Can Grasp In One Handful “ corner, a display of tuna cutting, the "Go! Go! Anpan-man
Show" and so on will all be happening at the Fresh Foods Festival.
The Nambu Market is a 3 minute walk from Shitte station on the JR Nambu Line. For further details
please call the Kawasaki City Nambu
Market Business Section at 044-543-5272.

The Kawasaki City Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents was established with the aim ofpromoting foreign citizens’ role in city government, to build mutual understanding and to contribute tothe forming of a local society where we can live together.
The Assembly holds meetings over a 2 day period 4 times a year. This means 8 days in which people cancarry out various discussions. The results of these meetings are reported to the mayor of Kawasaki whothen in turn reports the results to the City Assembly as well as announcing the results to the public.
The next Representatives Assembly for Foreign Residents meeting will take place on the 14th ofNovember from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at theKawasaki International Center. Everyone is free tocome along and listen to the meeting.

Issued by The Kawasaki International Association
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