awa life
A monthly newsletter for international residents of Tokushima, produced
by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association.

on the road to beijingw"TOPPY"
July 2008 No. 217

by andrew dahms

ith the start of the
Beijing Olympics next
month on August 24,
the eyes of the world
turn expectantly to China.
Seizing the moment, I wasable to sit down with CIR Shi
Xiaoyang and ask her somequestions about the upcoming
games.
A: Andrew
S: Shi Xiaoyang
A: So I guess the place
to start is to ask how
preparations are coming
along. Do you know how
things are going?
S: Everything is more or lessready. They are just doing
work on the ﬁnal stages of the
big stadiums, and the olympic
torch is out in the west of
China, just north of Tibet.
A: And what about Beijing
itself? I'm afraid I don't
know too much about it asa city - can you ﬁll me in?

cir shi xiaoyang talks about the coming
olympics in beijing
S: It's a very... traditional place.
There are a lot of old buildings,
and Beijing itself has a lot of
unique cultural traditions. The
city itself has been the capitalof China for hundreds of years,
and there is a lot to see there.
A: Do you think the comingof the games has changed
much in the city?
S: It's changed a lot here
and there. Especially in areas
such as transport, where thegovernment is doing what
it can to make it easier for
everyone to get about. A lotof people are learning English,on the road to beijing ... con't on page 5

inside awa life this monthon the road to beijing - 1, 5 ... joining arasowaren 2008 - 3
old editors never die - 4 ... ﬁreworks to go - 6 ... martin's manga corner - 7
becky's awa-ben, letter from suketo hoikuen - 8 ... japanese lesson - 9
memoranda - 10, 11, 12

awa life

Tokushima Prefectural International
Exchange Association (TOPIA)
Clement Plaza 6F
1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi
Tokushima City 770-0831 JAPAN
tel: 088.656.3303
fax: 088.652.0616
topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp
http://www.topia.ne.jp/

is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA).
Editors:
Andrew Dahms & Mario Dammann
Contributors This Month:R e b e c c a C l o s n e r, A n d r e w D a h m s , M a r i oDammann, Shane Dore, Kazue Inoue, Yoshie
Motoki, Martin O'Brien, Claire Tanaka and Shi
Xiaoyang.

from the editorsw

ell, it's that time of year again andas you can see on page three of thismonth's issue, registration for TOPIA's
Awa Odori group Arasowa-ren is open
for another year! Check out the details there
on how to enter, but get in quick as places
are sure to ﬁll up fast! Speaking of Awa Odori,though, it won't be long now until August 12
rolls around, and over the next few weeks I
look forward to being accompanied by thesounds of the Yoshikono on the way to andfrom work. Summer in Tokushima really is a
magical time, and while the heat can be a bitmuch for some, now is also the best time to goout and hit the beaches. So if you have sometime on the weekends, why not make a trip
outdoors to cool down instead!
Cheers, Andrew

Download a PDF ﬁle of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!
http://www.topia.ne.jp/e_index.htm

m

y ﬁrst year is almost over. But I canstay for another year! Good for you,because lots of Germany articles to
go! Yay! After almost one year I am
able to use the program to build this newsletter.
It is so complicated, but my colleague Andrew
teached me a lot! Also one more month to go
for Awa Odori. I am really looking forward to it.
The heat that you can feel in the streets, notonly at day, but especially in the night, whenin small streets people practise the dance. The
rainy season is almost over as well and the niceweather will continue from now on. We live ina great city with lots of rivers, no worries todry out, just sit down for a few minutes on oneof the many good places at the river. Stay cooland help to stop idling!
Danke! Mario

get out for a fresh breeze to cool down at the naruto bridge! (photo by shane dore)-2-

joining arasowaren 2008tsubmitted
awalife@gmail.com

he chance to join the international dancing group Arasowaren and secure your place in Awa
Odori 2008 is here! Make sure you sign up soon, however, as places go quickly! You can also
sign up to play an instrument! No experience is necessary, and there will be practice sessions
before the event.

WHEN:
Thursday, August 14
LOCATION:• Meet at the "Awa Kankou Hotel"
TIME:• Assemble from 3:00pm to 4:00pm• Opening Ceremony and pre-dance party
from 4:20pm• Dancing from approximately 5:40pm-9:30pm
PARTICIPATION FEE:• ¥3000 for Japanese,• ¥2000 for non-Japanese participants
APPLICATIONS:• Apply in person at TOPIA or• Apply with a reply-paid postcard (see below)• On receiving your application, TOPIA will
mail you a post-ofﬁce deposit form (furikomiyoushi - 振込用紙 ), which you can use to pay
the participation fee. Or pay at TOPIA.
PLEASE NOTE:
We cannot accept applications by fax ortelephone. You cannot apply on the day ofthe event. Sorry, but we cannot refund theparticipation fee for any reason. In the eventof rain, the party and dance will take place
inside the "Awa Kankou Hotel". Participants
will be limited to the ﬁrst 80 applicants.
TOPIA:
Tel: 088-656-3303 Fax: 088-652-0616

阿波踊り「あらそわ連」参加者募集
・スケジュール：８月１4 日（木）午後３時～午後 4 時（受付・着替え）
午後４時 20 分～（開会式）
午後 5 時 40 分～（踊り開始）
午後９時 30 分（終了）
・集合場所：阿波観光ホテル
・参加費（中学生以上）：日本人 3,000 円・外国人 2,000 円＊雨天（台風など）の場合は、室内での阿波踊りと立食パーティーに切り替えます。
申込み方法：往復はがきにて、①名前②性別③住所④電話番号⑤国籍⑥年齢（20 歳以下の方のみ）を御記入の上 TOPIA までお申し込み下さい。なお、女踊り（先着３０名）ご希望の方はその旨をはがきに御記入下さい。
（それ以外の方は男踊りとなります。
）また、応募者には返信用はがきにより参加の可否をお知らせ致します。参加可能な方には郵便局の振込
口座番号をお知らせしますので、返信はがき
到着後１週間以内に参加費をお支払い下さい。
なお、一度払い込まれた参加費は、いかなる場合でも払い戻しできませんのでご注意下さい。
★ 電話・FAX での受付はご遠慮ください。
★ 当日参加は不可能です。
★ 募集定員 80 名になり次第締め切ります。
★ 当日受付は午後４時で終了いたします。
＜詳しくはご連絡ください＞

How to apply via return-paid postcard:
Front
7 7 0

Back
Write the following

0 8 3 1

information here:

往信

1. name返信

2. gender

Tokushima Prefectural
International Exchange
Association (TOPIA)

3. address
leave this space

write your name andblankaddress here

4. telephone number
5. nationality
6. age (if under 20)

Clement Plaza 6F

also state if you want a

1-61 Terashima Honcho-

women's style dancing

nishi, Tokushima City

costume (subject toavailability)

Fold the postcard so the address of the intended recipient is facing out and post it like a regular postcard. Return-paid
postcards (ofuku hagaki - 往復ハガキ ) can be purchased at the post ofﬁce and TOPIA for 100 yen.

-3-

old editors never dieit has been almost a year
since I left my position as
editor of Awa Life. Has
everyone missed me? Do
you sometimes wonder what
I'm up to? Well I would loveto tell you about some of the
projects I've been working on.
First of all, there is a new
tourist brochure all about
Shikoku which can be pickedup for free at TOPIA. I was
responsible for translating all
the copy into English, so if you
find any mistakes, please letme know! I think the guide isreally useful and it is the ﬁrst
one I have seen which covers
all of Shikoku so thoroughly.
Also, I'm the ongoing English
translator for an internet
magazine called PingMag
MAKE, which featuresinterviews with craftsmen andentrepreneurs from all overJapan. Please take a look!

make.pingmag.jp

by claire tanaka

As longtime Awa Life readers, Mama Nikki" series which I
I'm sure you are all familiar wrote for Awa Life for almost
with the Kamiyama 'Artist two years, I have started ain Residence' program that new column on the Kamiyama
g o e s o n e ve r y a u t u m n i n site called "Soﬁe's Adventures".
Tokushima's Kamiyama-cho. I am also in charge of the
You may have often wished English translations for thethere was more information whole site. If you have any
online about this wonderful art artist friends overseas who areprogram, which is celebrating thinking of coming to Japani t s 1 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y t h i s for some artistic inspiration,
year. Well now your wishes please show them this website:
have come true! The Art in www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art
Kamiyama website opened
its doors to the public on So, what else have I been
June 4 and it is chock-full of u p t o ? I s o m e t i m e s d oinformation about the Artist in interpreting work for Otsuka
Residence program. There is Pharmaceuticals, and I always
also an extensive photo album, have some little translationa section with information jobs to work on which comeabout accommodation and from agencies or just people
art ateliers, and an English- I know. I have reached mylanguage events listing! There dream of becoming a freelance
are also ongoing blog entries translator! Now I have to thinkso you can see what your of a new goal to pursue. Any
Kamiyama friends are up to!
ideas?
For fans of my "Shin Mai

installation by norbert francis attard (malta) kair2004-4-

on the road to beijing ... con't from page 1
too (especially taxi drivers)
and the government has been
asking people to 'refresh' theirmanners such as lining up forbuses and trains.
A: How long do you thinkthat's going to last?
S: Actually, I'm interested tosee that myself. Customs likelining up for public transportaren't very strong in China,
you know.
A: I see. As for the games
themselves, though, inwhich competitions is
China particularly strong?
S: I think China is probably
best known for Ping Pong. Youmight call it our national sport.
It's very popular in China, you
know. In particular there are
two ping pong players, Wang
Liqin (30) from Shanghai and
Zhang Yining (26) who are at
the top of their competition.
They have done very wellin world competitions, andI think Zhang may be thebest ping pong player in theworld. What's more, she's
from Beijing, so this time she's
going to be playing in her
hometown. I think she's goingto have a pretty good chancein the coming olympics.
A: It certainly sounds
like it. Are there anyother sports China has
expectations for?
S: Hmm, well there are a few
that are of some interest.
China hasn't been doing very
well in swimming over the last
few years, but I think we havea good chance with diving.
Both men and women. Before,
the women's diving was doing
better than the men's, but I
think they are at about thethe ﬁve friendlies, beibei, jingjing, huanhuan, yingying andnini (from left to right) - mascots for the beijing olympics
same level of competition
now.
Another competition we have
our eyes on is the gymnastics.
China didn't do so well in thisduring the last olympics inAthens, but since then Chinese
olympians managed to take agold medal in the world titles
and I think we have been
doing well since. There aresome high expectations on the
gymnasts this time around.
A: What about mascots?
I think this is always a bit
point of discussions for thegames.
S: There are five mascots,
which are collectively calledfuwa in Chinese. Each of them
then has its own name (beibei,
jingjing, huanhuan, yingying
and nini) which is really one
sound used twice to make anickname. It's quite a common
way of making nicknames in
China.
A: And last of all, while wehave the chance, is there
anything you'd like to say
about China in way of PR?
S: Yes! As I said earlier, Beijing
has been the capital city of
China for a long time. It is a-5-

city with a lot to offer, and if
you are interested in learning
about Chinese culture thenhere is a great place to start.
If you have the chance, comeand see the Forbidden City or
the Great Wall of China!
A: Anything else you'd liketo say?
S: Just one: Come to China! It
has a lot to offer!
The Five Friendlies
Intrigued about the mascots
for the olympics, I did a bitof research and found that if
you combine the first half ofeach mascot's name together,
it forms the phrase 'Bei Jin
Huan Ying Ni', which means'Welcome to Beijing'. The
characters themselves are
said to represent childish
spirits who are friends, each
representing animals found in
China. Namely, a ﬁsh, a panda,
the olympic flame, a tibetan
antelope and a swallow.
For those interested in ﬁnding
more about the games or justwant to follow the news, checkout the ofﬁcial website of thegames here:

en.beijing2008.cn

ﬁreworks to goisubmitted

t's time again to enjoy
the summer with several
hanabi events over thefollowing weeks! Whipout your yukata (summer
kimono) and give it a whirl, as
the long tradition of summer
fireworks in Japan is on theway, and here is your guideto finding the right spot foryou to check out the action in
Tokushima!

The Tsurugi-cho Gion
Summer Festival:
Held on Sunday, July 20, thisdisplay features 1000 ﬁreworks
in a show running from 8:00pm
t o 9 : 0 0 p m i n M i m a C i t y,
Sadamitsu-cho, in the groundsof the Sadamitsu Chugakko.
Unfortunately, no parking isavailable nearby, so you willneed to ﬁnd a place to park if
coming to the event by car.

The 45th Hiwasa Sea
Turtle Festival:
Held on Saturday, July 19,
from 8:30pm to 9:00pm, over
500 ﬁreworks are set for thisdisplay in Kaiyo-gun, Minamicho, Hiwasa River. There are
500 free car parking spaces
available near the venue,
and it will be moved to thefollowing day in case of rain.
So come along for a look!

Komatsushima Port
Festival Fireworks Display:
Held on Monday, July 21 (apublic holiday) 2000 ﬁreworks
are set for this display between
7:50pm and 9:20pm. There
are 1,200 free parking spaces
available at the venue, and you
can find it in Komatsushima
City, Komatsushima-cho, in the
new port area. It will continueeven if there is some light rain,romantic ﬁreworks (photo by mario dammann)-6-

but under heavy rain it will be
moved over to the followingday.
The Anan Summer Festival
Grand Fireworks Display:
This display is scheduled to beheld on Saturday, July 26 from
8:00pm to 9:30pm. There
will be over 2,000 fireworks,
and the event will be taking
place in Anan City, Tomiokacho, in the Hama no Ura Park.
Last year over 110,000 people
enjoyed the ﬁreworks in Anan.
There are 200 free parking
spaces available, and in thecase of bad weather the event
will be held on the following
day.
Look out for more fireworks
information for August in thenext issue of Awa Life!

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:sPrince of Tennis ( テニスの王子様 )Takeshi Konomi
Shueisha1999
42

eeing as the world's
most famous tennis
tournament, Wimbledon,
is about to begin, I
thought it would be fitting
to review the world's most
famous tennis manga: "Princeof Tennis". First released in
1999 and encompassing over
42 volumes, the series has
sold an amazing 40 million
copies. It has spawned a
popular anime series as well asstage musicals, an animatedmotion picture and a recent
live action motion picture.
The series is based on theefforts of Ryoma Echizen on
the school tennis courts ofTokyo. The series begins when
Ryoma is 12 and beginning his
ﬁrst year of junior high school
as a student of the exclusive
Seishun academy. Ryoma's
appearance on campus is
big news among the student
body and faculty due to his
famous background; his father
Najiro was a former tennis
professional and a graduate ofSeishun. Ryoma's notoriety isfurther enhanced by the factthat he himself is believed
to be a professional in themaking having just won fourjunior titles in America prior
to moving back to Japan. The
early volumes of the series
are probably the most fun,with Ryoma's arrival causing
consternation among many of
the seniors who dislike sucha young player upsetting the
comfortable hierarchies thatthey have established in theschool's all important tennis
scene. Ryoma's irrelevant
attitude doesn't exactly win
him any favors among theschool's most respected senior
players.
Confident and arrogant,
Ryoma provokes a great
deal of antagonism due tohis habit of giving advice tot h o s e w ho s e e m t o de e mthemselves above receiving it(from a 12 year old at least).
While a prodigy at tennis,
Ryo m a i s a p o o r h a n d a t
negotiating the often rigid
sempai-kohai system thatgives older students a great
deal of authority over younger
ones. However, unlike othersports where one relies on thecooperation of other players
to perform, tennis is a gamewhere success and or failure
is down to the efforts of theindividual. In other sports, thenewly arrived Ryoma would
be eaten for breakfast by his
seniors but in the game oftennis he has the chance toprove himself regardless of
how much or how little heis liked. He first makes animpact even before his firstday at school by accepting achallenge from a high school
student in which he inevitably
thrashes and humbles thesenior student.
Ryoma initially isn't phased
too much by the arroganceand presumption of his
seniors and doesn't challenge
them directly, preferring tobide his time with the other-7-

by martin o'brien

freshmen. As a first year heis not officially allowed topractice with the older gradesat any rate. Eventually he getshis chance to shine when acocky second year challenges
him to a match. The second
year Arai gives Ryoma an old
racket in order to ensure heis humiliated. Despite being
disadvantaged by the badracket, his expertise eventuallywins out and he gets picked
for the trials after the school
tennis captain sees him inaction. His first match isagainst Kaido. No mere player
himself, Kaido (nicknamed
The Viper) is a second year
and one of the best players inschool. What follows is not theeasiest of matches, but in the
end Ryoma wins and thus noone can question the fact that
he is the new school tennis
prodigy and deserving of aplace in the school team.
The latter volumes deal withva r i o u s c o m p e t i t i o n s a n dhuman dramas that occur
as Ryoma and his Seishun
teammates make their way
in the Tokyo school districtleague where they pursue
their goal of winning the allJapan junior high school
tennis championship. 'PoT'
was first serialised in Shonen
Jump, and is the most popular
example of the sports genre ofmanga. Other notable sports
manga that are widely popular
are Slam Dunk (Basketball),M o n k e y Tu r n ( K y o t e i ) ,Tomorrow's Joe (Boxing) and
Ace o Nerae! (Tennis). The
last one is like Prince of Tennis
except the protagonist is afemale tennis player and thus
the series is more pertinent toa female readership.

Becky's Awa-ben!
This month we bring you some phrases related to the rainy season.
しゃあない - sha'anai (Standard Japanese = shikata ga nai) - "It can't be helped."
もうええわ - mou ee wa (SJ = mou ii yo) - "I'm sick of this."
きにせん - ki ni sen (SJ = ki ni shinai) - "I don't care."
A: わぁ～、ザーザー雨が降ってきました。- Waa~ za-za ame ga futte kimashita.
- Wow! It just started pouring!
B: ほんまじゃ。いやだ。梅雨、もうええわ。- Honma jya. Iya da. Tsuyu... mou ee wa.
- Wow, you're right. This is terrible! The rainy season... I'm sick of it!
C: しゃあないな。- Sha'anai na.
- It can't be helped, can it?
D: 気にせんとき。もうそろそろ終わりそう。- Ki ni sen toki. Mou sorosoro owarisou.
- Don't worry. It seems like its almost over.

letter from suketo hoikuenthe rainy season is coming
to an end, and the realsummer is coming now.
The Tanabata Festival on
July 7 is a tradition which has
its roots in China. After an old
legend, two lovers, who weresend to the opposite ends ofthe Milky Way as a punishmentof the gods, are now able to
only meet once a year. This
mukashi banashi (fairytale)came also to Japan and is now
an annual custom where you
put your wishes on a bamboo
stick, and enjoy looking up
to the starry sky. Please lookalso to the summer's beautiful
starry sky and appreciate aromantic feeling.

by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

This month I will introduce
to you some illnesses which
spreads easily, especially insummer.

A pain in the mouth makes
eating difﬁcult, however it will
generally cure within three to
ﬁve days time.

' S wimming Pool Fever'(pharynx conjuntiva fever)Because of the Adenovirus,
people with swimming pool
fever get a high fever of 39
degrees and up and a sorethroat. This happens when theswimming pool is not properly
disinfected. This illness is
contagious.

'Impetigo' (contagious pus
measles)
From scars of insect bites andrashes, yellow staphylococcus
enters the body and then gets
infected. It causes blisters,
which in turn get torn andspread the infection further.

'Foot and Mouth Disease'
Small blisters occur at palms,
soles and inside the mouth.
There is a mild fever, if any.

There are many infectious
diseases in summer, so if
symptoms appear, please go
to a hospital and undertake
appropriate care.
This Month' Toy:
Water Cushion
Take a big transparent plastic
bag, put water in it and close
it tightly. Then take anotherone and put the water bag
into it to make it more stable.
Enjoy the chilly and elastic
feeling. (If you put some balls
into the water bag, it is evenmore fun!)-8-

japanese lessonby yoshie motokidaily Life Conversation
It doesn't matter what you do, but every time there will be an impression. This month weuse adjectives to express our thoughts and opinions. Can you discover useful expressions?

Conversation:こくものがたり
A:「ナルニア国物語２」はおもしろかったですねえ。
"The Chronicles of Narnia 2" was very interesting, wasn't it?
だいにしょうだいいっしょう
B: 第２章は 第１章より おもしろかったです。
The second one was better than the ﬁrst one.
A: ベン・バーンズはとてもかっこいいですね。
Ben Bernes is very cool, isn't he?
やく
B: ピーター役のウィリアム・モーズリーもよかったですよ。
William Moseley in Peter's role was also very good.
A: また、みたいですね。
I want to see it again.
(1) Adjectives in Past Tense-i Adjectives which ends with an 'i' are so-called 'i-adjective'. In the Past Tense you take 'i' away
and put 'katta' in exchange.
→
おもしろかった
interestingeg. おもしろい
たのしい→
たのしかったfun
いそがしい→
いそがしかった
busy
＊いい
→
よかった
good
(2) Comparison
〔Ｘ〕は
これは
eg.

〔Ｙ〕より
だいいっしょう
第１章より

りんごは

みかんより

にほん

ちゅうごく

日本は
きょう

今日は

adjective
おもしろかったです。
This
is more interesting than the ﬁrst chapter.
たか高いです。
The apple is more expensive than the mikan.
ちい
小さいです。
Japan is smaller than China.
あついです。
Today is warmer than yesterday.

中国より
きのうより

Adjectives are very important words to express one's feelings and appearance, so please learn
them tightly.
Adjectives-wordlist
おおきい
- big
やすい
- cheap
おいしい- delicious
たのしい
- fun
こわい
- scary

ちいさい
あたらしい
あまい
うれしい
かなしい
-9-

- small- new- sweet- glad
- sad

すずしい
ふるい
からい
さびしい

- refreshing- old- spicy- lonelymemoranda
Baruto no Gakuen
Exhibition by
Yuko Fukuchi

福地裕子
バルトの楽園展「バルトの楽園」BANDO ロケ村～歓喜の郷～の各々の建Exhibition of 30 watercolor paintings of the ﬁlm Baruto no
Gakuen location set's buildings.

築物を描いた水彩画約３０点の展示。昭和美術会会員の福地裕子さんの懐かしい風合いのスケッチをお楽しみ下
さい。

When: Tuesday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 15

日時：9:30am - 4:30pm

７月１日（火）～１５日（火）9：30 ～ 16：30

Where: Naruto City German House 2F

場所：

Cost:

入場料： ドイツ館観覧料が必要（大人４００円、小･中学

Adults 400 Yen, Junior High School students andyounger 100 Yen

Info:

鳴門市ドイツ館

２階特別企画展示室

生１００円）

Call the German House at 088-689-0099

問合せドイツ館まで電話 088-689-0099

Let's Make
Bamboo Charcoal!

竹炭を焼いてみよう
やっかいな竹を炭にすることで「一石二鳥」をねらって

Aim for 'Two birds with one stone' when you burn thetroublesome bamboo to charcoal. Please bring your lunch

みよう。お弁当、水筒、作業着、軍手を各自ご用意ください。

box, water bottle, working clothes and gloves with you.
日時：
When: Sat, July 26 and Sun, July 27
from 10am to 3pm (registration starts at 9:30am)
Where: Sanagouchi Ikimono Fureai no Sato at theFree for up to 30 people (ﬁrst come, ﬁrst serve)

Info:Call the Ikimono Fureai no Sato Camp Ground at

場所：

佐那河内

いきものふれあいの里

キャンプ場

参加費： 無料（要予約、30 名まで、定員になり次第締切

Camping GroundCost:

7 月 26 日（土）～ 27 日（日）10:00 ～ 15:00（受付 9:30 ～）りとさせていただきます）
問合せ： いきものふれあいの里

キャンプ場まで

電話 088-679-2238

088-679-2238

Can You Find theOrigin of theSonose River?

園瀬川を遡って源流をめざそう
旭ヶ丸の山腹を水源とし、豊かな水を湛える園瀬川を遡Let's climb up the Sonose River to the hillside of Mt.
Asahigamaru to find the river begins. Please bring yourり、その源流をめざそう。
（役場～音羽川）お弁当、水筒を各自ご用意いただき、歩きやすい服装でご参加下さい。

lunch box, water bottle and comfortable attire.
When: Sunday, July 20 from 10am to 3pm (registration
starts at 9:30am)
Free for up to 30 people (ﬁrst come, ﬁrst serve)

Info:Call the Sanagouchi puplic ofﬁce at

7 月 20 日（日）10:00 ～ 15:00（受付 9:30 ～）場所：

佐那河内村役場前駐車場

参加費： 無料（要予約、30 名まで、定員になり次第締切

Where: At the parking lot of the Sanagouchi City Hall
Cost:

日時：

りとさせていただきます）
問合せ： 佐那河内村役場まで
電話 088-679-2238

088-679-2238-10-

memoranda
Japanese SpeechContest 2008

2008 年度外国人による
徳島県日本語弁論大会

This Speech Contest will be held to hear the openhearted

県内在住外国人の率直な意見を聞き、国際理解を深める

opinions of Tokushima's foreign residents and to deepen

ことを目的に、日本語弁論大会を開催します。

international understanding.
When: Monday, July 21 (National Holiday) 1:30pm -日時：13：30 ～ 16：30

4:30pmWhere: Tokushima Kyodo Bunka Hall 4F in the big

7 月 21 日（月・祝）場所：

徳島県郷土文化会館

４階

大会議室

conference room

入場料： 無料

Cost:

Free

問合せ：
（財）徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA) まで

Info:

Call TOPIA at 088-656-3303

電話 088-656-3303

Komatsushima
Harbour Festa '08

平成 20 年度
小松島港まつりThe Komatsushima Harbour Festa is one of the biggest

小松島港まつりは小松島市の一大イベントとして親しまevents in the city. On Sunday, July 20, the JSDF starts the

れています。7 月 20 日には、自衛隊の祝賀飛行に始まり、

celebration with an aviation show, and after this a famous
dance group will perform Awa Odori and folk dance.

市内有名連による阿波踊りや民踊が行われます。翌日に

On the next day a fireworks display with about 2,000は花火大会があり約 2000 発の花火が夜空に音と光のシン

shots will color the night with lights and sounds like a

フォニーとして彩りを添えます。また、まつり期間中には、

symphony. Furthermore, the JSDF escort vessel, the patrol

自衛隊護衛艦や海上保安部巡視船・国土交通省測量船のvessel of the Maritime Safety Agency and the survey ship

一般航海など港にまつわる協賛行事も目白押しです。

of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will
held events related to the harbour of Komatsushima.
When: Sun, July 20 and Mon, July 21 (National Holiday)

日時：

7 月 20 日（日）＆ 7 月 21 日（月・祝）場所：

小松島市小松島町

20 日：小松島ステーション

パーク、21 日：小松島港（新港地区）

Where: July 20: Komatsushima Station Park

JR 牟岐線「南小松島駅」下車→徒歩 10 分

July 21: Komatsushima Harbour
Cost:

Free

入場料： 無料

Info:

Call the ofﬁce for industry and promotion at

問合せ：小松島市産業振興課まで

0885-32-3809

電話 0885-32-3809

Announcements

お祝いメッセージ

A new birth in the family? Have you recently gotten

最近、結婚・出産などのおめでたいニュースがあった方、

married? Then good news! Awa Life is looking for阿波ライフではあなたの家族のお祝い事を読者の皆さん

submissions from readers to help you get the word out!

に発表したいと思います！ 100 文字程度の文章と（もしSend us the details and a short blurb, accompanied by apicture if you have any on hand, and we will post it forあったら）写真を阿波ライフまで送っていただけたら次

you in the next issue of Awa Life!

号の阿波ライフに掲載いたします。

Send any submissions to the awalife email address at:

阿 波 ラ イ フ の メ ー ル ア ド レ ス ま で お 送 り く だ さ い：

awalife@gmail.com.

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German Beer and ドイツビール＆ソーセージまつり
Sausage Festival
The German House presents its Annual 'Deutsches Bier

夏のドイツ館、恒例の『ドイツビールまつり』を開催しFest'. Sale of German Draft and bottled beer and you canます。ドイツ生ビールとドイツ瓶ビールを販売。ビール

taste different kinds. Also selling of german sausage andgerman bread. The Kayoko Band has a Live Concert and
Awa Odori performs as well. This year not only adults canの本場ドイツの色々な種類のビールをお試し下さい。ドイツソーセージやドイツパンの販売。Kayoko Band のラenjoy, also children are welcome to have fun with special

イブコンサート、阿波踊りも開催。今年は、おとなの楽

planned activities.

しみだけではなく、子どもあそびブースも企画中。

When: Wed, Aug 13 & Thu, Aug 14, from 10am to 4pm

日時：

8 月 13 日（水）～ 14 日（木）10：00 ～ 16：00

Where: The Naruto German House, 1F Big Hall場所：

鳴門市ドイツ館 １階大ホール

Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the German House at 088-689-0099

入場料： 無料
問合せ： ドイツ館まで電話 088-689-0099

Living inTokushima

徳島県生活情報
ウェブサイトIn need of information for daily activities? Come and日常生活において情報をお探しですか。ぜひ、徳島県のtake a look at the Living in Tokushima website hosted

生活情報ウェブサイトをご覧ください！このウェブサイ

by Tokushima Prefecture, home to information such as

トから地震・台風についての情報、テレビや映画のガイド、

earthquake and typhoon-related messages, tv and movie
guides, events, contact numbers and more.

イベント情報などにアクセスできます。パソコン・携帯版両方提供しています！

Living in Tokushima Computer Website
パソコンサイトhttp://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php
Living in Tokushima Mobile Website

携帯サイト

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m

Counselling Service at TOPIA
トピアの相談窓口

TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all foreign residents to help with issues involving accidents, working
conditions, housing, visas, international marriage, and more. Counselling is available in English and Japanese. Please notethat although every effort will be made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 16:30
Tel. 088-656-3303 or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)

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