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

claws, poison, water"TOPPY"
July 2005 No. 181

by matthew "bucket of boiling wrath" shettler
notworthcomparing@yahoo.ca

f you live in the city, you
may not have to deal withthem. I come from a country
that has very cold winterweather, and so I haven't had
to worry about them. Until I
came here. This is their season,
the time when the rains fall anddrive them out of their wicked
little hiding places and into yourliving space.

So needless to say I wasworried having the thing in myapartment. Surely Murakamisensei could help.
Murakami-sensei, the mathteacher at the junior highwhere I work, lives with his
newlywed wife in the aparment
below me. It was late enoughat night that if all my yelling
didn't wake them up, I guess
my knock at their door may
Mukade.
have. Grabbing his trusty canof Mukade Poison Spray of
A year ago I encountered myDeath, he ventured with me
ﬁrst monster mukade, perhaps
back up to my ﬂat.
you know the type. Five and a
Wrenching aside the bookshelf
mukade on the loose!
half to six and a half inches longto expose the wretched beast,
depending on how you count the antennae, Murakami leapt forward and doused it valiantly
blood red head, frightening neon orange legs. I with a poison fog. And yet it lived. Had it
had left a wet shirt on my ﬂoor for a day or so even noticed it was being attacked? I had
and when I picked it up to take it to the wash, seen this spray in action on small mukade
suddenly this massive centipede dropped to and it seemed to kill instantaneously. Strange.
the ﬂoor with a thud and rocketed into a corner Exclaiming "Tsuyoi!" in shock, Murakami once
behind my bookshelf. After all the surprised again leapt into the fray. Again he sprayed,yelling was finished (somehow I managed to focusing the blast on the monster's gaping
shut up and get control of myself), I did the claw-framed maw, and yet it lived. It began to
only thing I could think of. I ran for help.
acknowledge the attack and tried to ﬂee up the
You see, I was aware of the volumes of wall. After a third concentrated blast lasting
pain that were possible from a mukade. The nearly ten full seconds, the multitude of legs
previous summer the gym teacher at our began to slow. A fourth blast and it ﬁnally fellschool had been bitten by a tiny little inch-long off the wall.
mukade while he was sleeping. He missed
But neither of us were satisfied that it was
three days of school because his foot swelled dead. Perhaps it was just playing tanuki andup around the bite like a balloon and made it would make its escape the moment we turned
too painful for him to walk. I was at that time our backs. So while he watched it, I went forwarned that a large one could kill you if it bites the meat tenderizer. And then I crushed its
close enough to your head or heart; the poison head with a mighty blow. Again. And again.
can affect your vital functions.
You're not meant to crush or squash mukadeimukade... con't on page 10

contents
claws, poison, water - 1, 10 ... awa ningyo joruri - 3
yoga - adho mukha svanasana - 4 ... hiroba cooking class - 5
join in awa odori! - 6 ... martin's anime corner - akira - 7
beach & hanabi time! ... letter from suketo hoikuen - 8
japanese lesson - 9 ... memoranda - 11~15
tv movie guide - 15 ... cinema guide - 16from the editorsas the weather gets hotter, I continue toresist turning on the air conditioner athome, mainly because I know I have totake it apart and clean the dust out of
the ﬁlter before I put it into service. So we'vebeen sleeping with an electric fan aimed at thebed, and all the doors and windows open. Evenon my fifth floor apartment, the mosquitoes
manage to ﬁnd their way in, so we've got oneof those mysterious electric mosquito repellers- katori no matto - the ones that hold a little
bottle of liquid that is sold in 30, 60, 90, and120 day refill sizes. At first glance, the refills
look like boxes of lightbulbs! I've also been
drinking lots of those sporty amino drinks I don't know if they are really all that muchbetter than water, but I figure if I'm going tospend money on water, it might as well havesomething special added.
Love, Claire.

his month in Awa Life our feature article
concerns the mukade. Reading Matt's
piece has firmly destroyed any romantic
fantasies I had of living in rural Tokushima.
I still haven’t managed to avoid the varied
insect life of Shikoku though. A recent trip to
the mountains brought me into contact for the
first time with both the tonbo and hotaru.
Dragonfly and firefly respectively. Insects are
ﬁrmly ensconced in Japanese legend and myth.
The tonbo is a national emblem and Japan issometimes referred to as Akitsushima (theDragonfly Island). This is because the firstemperor Jimmu thought that Japan was shaped
like a dragonﬂy. The hotaru's light is thought
to be the altered form of the souls of soldiers
who have died in war. And last but not least the
mukade apparently has the ability to ﬁnd gold
mines. So don’t kill them, stalk them.
Peace, Martin.

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Claire Tanaka & Martin O'Brien
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awa ningyo joruri

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

awa Ningyo Joruri isthe amateur puppet
theater of Tokushima.
It was created in the
Edo period and has been
performed in Tokushima forover 300 years. It was firstbrought to Tokushima by way
of Awaji Island. Many farmers
in rural Tokushima beganorganizing amateur troupes
by themselves. Afﬂuent indigo
t ra d e r s p a t r o n i z e d t h e s etroupes and Ningyo Joruri
flourished in Tokushima. The
tradition of rural theatres withamateur troupes is perhaps
one of the reasons why
Ningyo Joruri was popular in
Tokushima long after it had
declined in big cities.
I had the opportunity toexperience Ningyo Jorurit h e a t r e f i r s t- h a n d o n t h e
29th of May high up in themountains of Kaminaka where
the 2nd Haigyu rural village
theater festival was being
held. Kaminaka was really theperfect location for the event.
The theatre was surroundedby forests and mountainstreams and was set up beside
an old temple. Walking aroundbefore the performance wasan enjoyable experience dueto the natural beauty of theplace and the abundanceof nature. Large colorful
tonbo (dragonflies) swarmed
everywhere and I even saw asnake in a mountain stream.
After taking some explicit,
close up shots of dragonflies
I headed back to the stage to
see the puppets in action.
The stage building wasa long narrow rectangularstructure made of wood, shed
like in appearance it openedout towards the audience.
The audience was seated on

Ebisu - god of ﬁshermen and fortune doing his dance

wooden benches out in the
open. The main performancewas "Ebisu Mai" It concerns
the god Ebisu, who travels
to a village disguised as anobleman, but carrying his
characteristic fishing pole.
The villagers welcome himwith sake but he gets tipsy
and rises to dance, but ends
up flying around so everyone
realized who he is. Later hegoes fishing with one of thevillagers and catches a ﬁsh ofgood fortune.
The play was difficult tounderstand and there was
no interpretation provided
but it was still an enjoyable
experience because of thealmost human-like qualities
that the puppets possess.
Three puppeteers dressedin black manipulate thepuppets, and there are many
moving parts. The action isaccompanied by a narrator
and a shamisen player.
It is interesting when you
realize that the western
theater tradition of thetime had no real equilivant(unless you count Punch andJudy), and relied on actors
fo r p l ay s . C o nve r s e l y t h eJapanese theatre tradition of
the 1600s/1700s consisting-3-of Kabuki, Noh and Bunraku(a.k.a. Ningyo Joruri) rarely
uses actors, instead humanemotion and experience ishidden behind masks andpuppets.
Ningyo Joruri is a traditionalart form that harks back to
a distant era. It has declined
in recent years but due
to government support isnow undergoing a revival.
In any event the unspoilt,
undeveloped mountains of
Kaminaka provided the perfectplace to watch the puppets
doing what they have being
doing since they started out
in the 1700s. The noveltyof seeing Ningyo Jorui forthe first time, as well as theperfect rural setting allowed
for a glimpse into a Japan thatis uncommon these days.
If you are interested inseeing Ningyo Joruri then there
are many places where it canbe enjoyed in the prefecture.
Visit TOPIA and pick up thefree guide book “A Bilingual
Introduction to the Puppet
Theater of Tokushima” which
has information on all thesmall puppet theaters spreadthroughout the prefecture aswell as details on the various
plays and history.

yoga - adho mukha svanasanaby jon teakle
yogatokushima@yahoo.com

Jon demonstrates the downward facing dog pose

his pose literally means‘downward facing dog’, it's
well known as a part of thesun salutation sequence,
also used as a resting pose
between poses but on its own
produces a really invigorating
stretch and has a number ofhealth benefits, such as;·Calms the brain and helps
relieve stress and mild
depression·An overall energizing of the
body·Stretches the shoulders,
hamstrings, calves and hands·Strengthens the arms andlegs·Helps relieve menstrual
discomfort·Improves digestion·Relieves headache, insomnia,back pain, and fatigue·Therapeutic for high bloodpressure, asthma, sciatica,
sinusitist

Step by Step
1. Come onto the floor on
your hands and knees. Set
your knees directly below yourhips and your hands slightly
forward of your shoulders,(shoulder width apart). Spreadyour palms, index fingers
parallel or slightly turned out,
and turn your toes under.

2. Exhale and lift your knees
away from the floor. At firstkeep the knees slightly bent
and the heels lifted awayfrom the floor. Lengthen yourspine and reach up towards
the ceiling with your tailbone,
keeping the arms straight.
3. With an exhalation, push
your thighs back and stretch
your heels down toward
the floor, if your ankles andmuscles allow you to, thenheels touching the floor but
don’t overstretch. Straighten
your knees and make yourlegs firm.
4 . S t ra i g h t e n yo u r a r m s ,fingers spread and palms
firmly down. Lift along yourinner arms from the wrists
to the tops of the shoulders.
Relax the head and neck. If
possible, rest the head on thefloor. If you suffer from highblood pressure, menstrual
discomfort or headache,then support your head on a
cushion or block.
5. There are three main
directions your body is
stretching in; from your hands
to your tailbone stretching
upwards; from your tailbone
to your heels stretching
downwards; finally yourupper body (torso) is moving-4-

towards your legs, increasing
the stretch in your arms andshoulders.
6. Stay in this pose anywherefrom 1 to 3 minutes. Thenbend your knees to the floor
with an exhalation and rest.
Variation
If you want more of aworkout, inhale and raise yourright leg parallel to the lineof your torso, and hold for
30 seconds, keeping the hips
level and pressing through theheel, toes toward the head.
Make sure you have an evenweight in both arms, if youreach up too high with the leg
you’ll be unbalanced, keep
the hips level. Release withan exhalation and repeat on
the left for the same length oftime.
In all yoga poses always
remember to listen to yourb o d y, d o n ’ t o v e r s t r e t c h ,otherwise you’ll damage
muscles and ligaments. Slowly
breathe into your stretch,
gradually increasing it witheach exhalation, if you feel
pain, back off a little andbreathe back into the pose
again.
NamasteJONhiroba cooking classsubmitted by HIROBA
kuy@usuzumi.ok1.jp

bon appetit!

his spring, HIROBA
International held theirsecond cooking class event- judging from the photos,
i t w a s a ra g i n g s u c c e s s !
Everyone who participated waseager for the HIROBA people
to hold another class in the
future. For those of you who
missed the class, three of therecipes prepared are reprinted
here.

Remove kelp from the panjust before it comes to a boil.
Keep heating and add driedbonito ﬂakes. Lower the heat,simmer for 1 minute and strain
with cloth into another pot.
3. Simmer the pot and add
salt and light soy sauce tothe stock. Put a few slices ofbamboo shoots, some piecesof wakame seaweed and one
piece of fu into the stock.

Soup with Wakame
Seaweed and Bamboo
Shoots(4 servings)

Spinach with Sesame
Dressing(4 servings)t

3c (600 cc) stock
3 3/4 cup water
10 cm kombu kelp
15g dried bonito ﬂakes
2/3 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. light soy sauce
80g boiled bamboo shoots
40g wakame seaweed
4 pieces fu (dried wheat
gluten cakes)
1.Thinly slice the bamboo
shoots and cut the wakame
seaweed into 3 cm longpieces. Soak fu (wheat gluten
cakes) in water until soft andsqueeze out water.
2. Put kombu kelp in waterand put it over medium heat.

250g spinach(a)1 tsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. stock
Sesame dressing
3 tbsp. roasted sesame seeds(b) 1 tsp. white sesame seeds
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tbsp. stock
1. Boil spinach in ample, salted(1/2 tsp) water for one to
one and a half minutes. Rinsein cold water and squeeze
out water. Pour (a) over the
spinach and squeeze again
and cut into 3-4cm pieces.
2. Grind roasted sesame
seeds in a mortar. Add (b)(seasonings and stock) and
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mix.
3. Dress spinach with sesame
dressing. Serve in a small bowl
and top with white sesame
seeds.
Soft and Sweet Bean Jelly(for one mold)
500g bean jam
1 package (4g) powdered agar
500ml water
100g sugara pinch of saltcherry leaves
ice
1. Sprinkle powdered agar
(seaweed gelatine) into water,
mix quickly and let it absorb
water.
2. Put over heat and melt,
bring to the boil and cook 2
minutes. Add bean jam, sugar
and salt and cook another 3
minutes over low heat. Keepmixing with a wooden ricepaddle.
3. Put the bottom of the panin water for cooling down. Stirgently till thickened. Pour it
into a moistened mold.
4. Soak the mold in cold water
until the jelly has hardened.
5. Cut the jelly into pieces andwrap them with cherry leaves.

by claire tanaka and greg aurit
clairish@gmail.com

join in awa odori!
wa Odori is Tokushima's
pride and joy. Every
August 12-15, over a
million people descend
upon Tokushima, turning it
into what some people call
"Japan's answer to Rio's
Carnivale." There is dancing
and merrymaking all overthe city centre. This is theone time of year when you
want to make sure you havea h o t e l r e s e r va t i o n , o r aspace reserved on a friend's
couch before you come toTokushima! The theme of Awa
Odori is "The dancing fool andthe watching fool are bothfools, so why not dance?" It'strue - the best way to enjoy
Awa Odori is to join a danceteam.
Anyone can join TOPIA's
international dance group,
Arasowa-ren, but you've got
to be quick! There are only 80
places available, and they fillup fast!

a

The Vital Facts
What: Arasowa-ren, TOPIA's
Awa Odori Dance GroupWhen: August 14 (Sunday)
3 : 0 0 - m e e t a t We l l C i t y
and get changed into dance
costumes.
4:20 - Opening Ceremony
5:40 - Start Dancing
Where: Meet at Well City
To k u s h i m a ( f o r m e r Ko s e i
Nenkin Kaikan) - behind
Tokushima Station , near theCity Gymnasium. Maps areavailable at TOPIA
Who: Anyone of any age
can join - Japanese or nonJapanese, resident or visitor.

Why: It's fun! Joining a danceteam is the best way to enjoy
Tokushima's biggest festival of
the year.
How Much:]3000 for Japanese]2000 for non-Japanese
discounted rate for children 12
and underFree if you volunteer toplay an instrument (apply inadvance)
How to Apply:
The application period starts
on July 10. Apply in writing
by sending in a reply-paid
postcard with your
1. Name2. Address
3. Gender
4. Telephone Number
5. Nationality
and6. Age (if under 20) of
everyone participating.
Please state if you would likea women's dancing costume(subject to availability.) On
recieving your application,
TOPIA will mail you a postofﬁce deposit form (furikomi
yōshi) which you can use
to pay the participation fee.
Alternatively, you can pay inperson at TOPIA.
TOPIA's mailing address is:
TOPIA
Clement Building 6F
1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi
Tokushima City
770-0831
Note:
TOPIA can't accept
applications by fax ortelephone, and it is not-6-

possible to apply to participate
on the day of the event.
Spaces fill up fast, so getyour application in as soon as
possible!
In case of rain, the dance
will be held inside Well City, inthe same room where the predance party will be held.
Please understand that TOPIA
cannot refund the participation
fee for any reason.
If you miss out on
Arasowa-ren...
If you can't make it on the
14th, or TOPIA's dance groupfills up before you have achance to apply, your next
best bet is to join Tokushima
City's Nikawa-ren. Nikawaren invites all comers, foreign
and Japanese, to dance
together every day of the
Awa Odori, August 12-15. You
can meet Niwaka-ren at two
locations: at the Tokushima
City Hall Citizen's square,adjacent to the City Hall, andat the entrance to the Higashi
Shinmachi Shopping Arcade(near the McDonalds, north of
the Awa Odori Kaikan). Bothlocations will meet at two
times, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
For those of you who wish
to get some practice in before
you dance, the Awa Odori
Ka i k a n w i l l o f fe r d a n c i n glessons from 5:00pm every
day of the Awa Odori. After anhour of practice, participants
will be directed to the Higashi
Shinmachi Shopping Arcade
to dance with Niwaka-ren at
6:30pm.
For more information on
Niwaka-ren, call the Tokushima
C i t y To u r i s m O f f i c e a t
088-622-4010.

martin's anime corner
Title: Akira
Directed by: Katsuhiro Otomo
Creators: Akira Production Studio
Released: Japan & U.S. (1988)
Length: Approx 124 minutes

he film, Akira is the
granddaddy of major
anime motion picture
epics. Created in 1985
by Katsuhiro Otomo, it has
become the most influential,
and one of the most popular
Japanese animation films
ever made. Akira' s popularity
and acclaim, is in some partdue to magnificently detailed
rendering of a not so distantfuture which is dominated byscience and technology, andis rife with social disorder andchaos. The dystopian cityscapeof Neo-Tokyo provides thesetting for the action. NeoTokyo is a city that has risen
from the ashes of World War
3 in which most of the world’s
major cities were destroyed. A
strong militaristic government
rules with an iron rod overthe city. The rich and the poor
live starkly different lives andviolent biker gangs rule thenight.
Akira revolves around theadventures of one of these
motorcycle gangs. The gangis made up of a likable bunchof disaffected but enthusiastic
teens led by the easy-goingleader Kaneda who gets his
g a n g i n v o l v e d i n va r i o u s
roadway battles with rival biker
gangs. During one altercation,
one of the gang members, theinsecure Tetsuo, with whom
Kaneda has a complicatedrelationship, is seriously
injured when he falls of his
bike in a collision. As thisincident takes place, a strangetencounter with mysterious
wizened boy on the roadway
brings the army down uponeverybody. Tetsuo is taken
away by the army and it’s up
to Kaneda to find out where
Tetsuo is and why exactly havethe military taken him away.
Tetsuo is taken away to asecret military hospital where
the army performs tests on
him. His contact with thechild as well as with otherstrange children in the facility
results in the development ofspecial mental powers that are
beyond his wildest dreams.
After escaping from thefacility, his fragile mental state
declines as his otherworldly
powers wreak havoc on thecity of Neo-Tokyo. As Kaneda
tries to see if his friend is safe,
Tetsuo searches for Kaneda,
in order to gain revenge forhaving to play-second ﬁddle tohim in his previous incarnation
as a biker gang member.
In his search Kaneda
happens upon two membersof an underground movement
devoted to undermining
the government. Theirinvestigation of the strange
yet powerful children leads
Kaneda to the hospital. Theysoon discover that Tetsuo andthe other children are partof a top secret government
project and that Tetsuo andthe others are the subjects
o f s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h fo r
the purposes of developing
weapons of great power. All
the time Tetsuo grows more
powerful and out of control, as
every small grudge he has had
against anyone is magnified
into a torrent of rage anddestruction.
The title refers to another-7-

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

boy with incredible mental
powers who holds the key
to the future of everybody in
Neo-Tokyo. Akira's presencein the final climatic scene
presents one of the mostcompelling endings in ananime ﬁlm.
The vast conurbation of
Neo-Tokyo is animated withgreat attention to detail. The
animation is not as impressive
as most major anime
productions made today using
CG but they are nonetheles
imaginative and represent a
pinnacle in 2-D cell animation.
Although now showing its age
somewhat, Katsuhiro Otomo's
vision of a future Tokyo makes
for a unique atmospherein which the action takes
place. Akira is a showcase
for what makes anime great.
The absence of limitations
present in conventional motion
pictures allows the creators
to express their breath-taking
vision completely. The typicalcriticisms that are thrown atanime films, such as clichéd
representations of science andtechnology, excessive onedimensional violence, notto mention one-dimensional
characters do not apply to
Akira . All the complexitiesof human relationships arepresent and accounted for inthis film. Bonds of friendshipbetween teenagers, andthe loss that comes withseparation and death are all
well represented. As a sci-fi
ﬁlm in its own right Akira ranks
up there with Blade Runnerand 2001: A Space Odyssey .
Even 15 years after its release,
it remains a benchmark interms of what an animatedﬁlm can achieve.

beach & hanabi time!
Komatsu Beach,
Tokushima●mid-July – mid- August
There will be a temporary bus
service between Tokushima
Station and the beach.
Kitanowaki Beach, Anan
●July 1- August 20
Get off at Mino-bayashi Stationon the JR Mugi line, take a
Tokushima B us bound for
Naka-bayashi and get off at
Kitanowaki.
Awashima Beach, Anan
●July 1 – August 20
From Anan Station take an
Anan Bus bound for Awashimakaigan and get off at the laststop.

Tainohama Beach, Yuki
●June 26 - August 31
Get off at Tainohama Rinji
Station on the JR Mugi-line.
Ozuna Beach, Kainan●July 16- August 21
Get off at Sabase Station on
the JR Mugi line and take aNanbu-bus to Ozuna.
Shirahama Beach, Toyo
This beach is just over theborder in neighbouring Kochi
prefecture. Get off at Mugi
line, transfer to Asa Kaigan
Rail and get off at Kannoura
Station.
Anan Marine Festival●July 16 (Sat) - 18 (Mon)
Kitanowaki Beach, Anan

letter from suketo hoikuen
his month's theme is:
Summer Illnesses
Winter colds: main symptoms
are a cough and a runny nose
Summer colds: stomachp r o b l e m s a n d ra s h e s a r e
commont

Types of Summer
Illnesses:
1. Pool Fever
2. Herpangina (mouth blisters)
3. Hand, Foot, and Mouth
Disease
1. Pool Fever (pūru netsu)
Caused by the adenovirus,
pool fever results inapproximately five days ofhigh fever, accompanied bya red throat. It's commonlycaught by swimming in poolsthat have not been adequately
disinfected, hence 'pool fever.'2. Herpangina (herupanjīna)
Symptoms of herpangina

include blisters in the throat
and a high fever that lasts
from 2-3 days. The patient
has difficulty eating due topain in the throat. In extreme
cases, he can not even drink
water, which can result in
dehydration.
3. Hand, Foot, and Mouth
Disease (teashikuchi byō)As the name indicates, small
blisters appear on the palmsof the hands, soles of thefeet, and inside the mouth.
Sometimes blisters also appear
on the buttocks and knees.
M o s t c a s e s h a ve n o t h i n g
more than a slight fever. The
blisters on the hands and feet
don't hurt, but the ones in themouth are painful, making it
difﬁcult to eat.
Treating Summer Illnesses
There is no all-encompassing
treatment for these illnesses,
but try the following-8-by junko kimura
snowbird@fastmail.fm*Fireworks=July 16 at 20:00
Anan no Natsumatsuri●July 24 (Sun) - 26 (Tue)Hamanoura Park
*Fireworks=July 26 at 20:00
Komatushima Minato
Festival,●July 17 (Sun) - 18 (Mon)
Komatushima Port
*Fireworks=July 18
Yoshinogawa Festival●July 29 (Fri) - 31 (Sun)Yoshinogawa Ground*Fireworks=July 31 at 21:00
There are some more festivals
that are not on the list. Pleasecontact me or TOPIA for more
exciting events!
treatments for these
symptoms:
fever - fever-reducing
medicine
pain - pain relieving medicine
eye symptoms - eye drops
sore mouth - ointmentthat will relieve the pain andprotect the oral mucosa
dehydration - rest and water
Use these methods to deal
with the symptoms and wait
for the illness to get better on
its own.
After your child has gotten
over his illness, it may take awhile for him to get his energy
back. Just let your child dowhat he seems able to do anddon't overdo it. If your childdoesn't have much appetite,allow him to eat only the
foods he can manage.
Kaori Sakamoto
Suketo Hoikuen
www.suketo.jp

japanese lesson: passive voiceby hitomi shibutani
jtmtoku-lesson@
mbk.nifty.com

Next year, the World Cup will be held in Germany! Which team will you be cheering for? This
month, let's take a look at using the passive voice when talking about things.
for example:
The World Cup will be held in Germany.
Ѧѽӡ̶ӝһҝҵӉ̛̛̛ѣ̛̛̛һҖҶћ̛‫ލ‬пҀѲэ
thing

+

wa/ga

+

(ra) remasu(verb tense for passive voice)

POINT̡When an object or thing is the subject of the sentence rather than a person, we use thepassive voice. In this kind of sentence, it doesn't matter who does it, but what is done.!
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The Beatles' songsaresung all over ѣїчкthe world.
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We often use these sentences when explaining news and historical facts.
So, you will ﬁnd these verb forms a lot when you read the newspaper or listen to the radio.
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‫!؍‬!!ͽ̡৽ެཇླѣијћэп̛̛̛̛̛̛̝When will the results of the exam be announced?
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̛̛̛̛!!̛They will be announced the day after tomorrow.
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؎̛!!!!!!!9 ै 23 ໘̻ 26 ໘ѣ٬༂ᅇѾћэ̝
!
!!!!August 12 to 15 is Awa Odori.
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-9-mukade con't from page 1...
because the scent of theircarcass beckons their mate
to come and wreak unholy
vengance. But I needed therelease. To be safe, using
my trusty metal chopsticks,
we threw it outside into theneighbour's garden.
I felt better then, andthanked Murakami-sensei.
Next I opened all the windows,
because I didn't want thepoison to kill me, too.
So that was a year ago. In
the ensuing twelve months
I had purchased my shareof poisons and killed a fair
few mukade and aquired
repellants to keep the hordes
at bay. About a month or soago, there was a minor ﬁre ata house nearby, and everyonein the community showed up
to help how they could. Whenthe ﬁre was out, the furnituresalvaged, and the cause being
investigated by professionals,
I walked back home talking
with Mr. and Mrs. Murakami
about the mukade coming
out again. We related storiesof the few we had seen in theapartment so far this year.
They were telling me they had
found a quicker and easier
way to kill mukade. A way
that was better than poison.
We were in the parking lot of
our apartment.
Speaking of the devil, there
he appeared! A massivemonkeyfeather of a mukade
right there in our parking lot.
Quick as a flash, our intrepid
math teacher ran and grabbed
his barbecue tongs, returninga n d s n a g g i n g t h e s u c ke r.
Meanwhile his wife rushedinside and heated some water.
We waited, watching the little
melonfarmer squirm, trying

to bite his way out of thosemetal tongs. Wouldn't want
to try to hold that guy withyour fingers! Your arm could
get swollen up to your elbow
from a bite on the ﬁnger and it
would not be fun. I say "little,"
but he was hardly smaller than
the first massive monster ayear before.
A n y h o w, o u t c a m e M r s
Murakami with a bowl fullof nearly boiling water. She
poured the hot water over the
mukade and he squirmed
and writhed and thrashed in a
way that was very satisfying towatch. Not having quite kicked
the bucket yet, he was forced
to wait between the tongs
for the second bowl of water
which spelled his doom.
You hear it a lot from country
folk, "Hot water kills mukade
better than poison." But its
hard to believe. Having seen
it, I still scarcely believe it. It
was like something out of avideo game or a really cheesy
movie: just hit it with a little
hot water!
I have a machine in myapartment which until thattime I had considered quite
useless. It keeps water at 98
degrees. I don't drink nearlyenough tea to ever justify
keeping it plugged in, but now
I have a great reason. It's my
new ultimate weapon. I still
have that poison spray which I
had been using to kill the littlemonkeyfeathers, but I don't
think I'll need to taint my living
space with it anymore.
Since that time I have had
two other very large mukade
in my apartment this season(one in a set of outdoor
slippers, one ran into mybathroom slippers), and the-10-water kills them FAST. Thelong mukade in the coverphoto was strained enoughafter one cup of hot water that
I could fearlessly put the ruler
beside him for the record. It
did take two more cups of hot
water before he died, but thelittle guys go down in half aglass.
This year's mukade tally:
4 inch long mukade poisoned
this season: 2
5 inchers painfully slaughteredin hot water: 1
6 inch long monster mukade
vanquished this season: 3
Number of said mukade
found in slippers: 2
Total mukade death count: 6
Escapees: 0
Let's shoot for a perfectseason.
Tip: if you don't want to ruin
your tatami ﬂoors by pouring
water on them, get yourself
some barbeque tongs. Thatway you can safely pick the
mukade up and move them
to a site appropriate for
execution.
Interesting fact: the kanji formukade is ྪ഑ which is the
kanji for hundred and the
kanji for feet, making it thesame as our word centipede,
which also means hundred
feet, though it really doesn't
have that many.
A n o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g fa c t :apparently what drives the
mukade out of the ground in
the spring is mostly the water;
they are said to absorb water
through their shell, but when
there gets to be too much inthe soil, they look for highground so they don't drown.

memoranda
The Mother of all
Sayonara Sales‫ۂ‬ї‫܁‬ыോҭ̶ӝDoitsu-kan EventsһҖҶࠛҖӋӥҺ௜၇"Doitsu no uta - Nihon no uta". The lyrical baritone
Tatsuhito Nomoto sings German and Japanese classicalAfter years and years and years in Japan (why do you

arias and songs, featuring piano accompaniment and piano

think my hair is gray now?) I'm heading home to thesolo pieces.

U.S. and everything must go except my wife, child, andwhen: July 9th (Sat) at 14:00
cost: ]1500, ]500 for students

this Apple iBook. When I say everything, just imagine
everything that your uncle has in his big old house,
the uncle who never throws anything away. I can't list

"Tanabata Concert", Alto Akiko Ogawa and Tenor Toshihide

everything without taking up every page of Awa Life, but

Koroyasu, piano Hiroyuki Yamada perform German andhere's some idea.

Japanese classical arias and songs.

NOTE-- EVERYTHING WILL GO FOR ANY REASONABLE

when: July 16th (Sat) at 14:00
cost: ]2000, ]1000 for students

OFFER AND WE WILL LOAD YOU UP WITH EXTRAS FOR
FREE.

"German Beer and Wine Matsuri": German beer, wine,
good are on sale; Awa-odori performances and many other

Computer Stuff: Vaio laptop, 60 GB USB HD, Zip Drive

attractions.

and disks, printer, computer desk, power strips, speakers,

when: August 13-14 (Sat & Sun)router (to make a home or ofﬁce network), etc, etc, etc.

cost: free

Books: A few hundred, everything from the two-volume
version of the complete Oxford English Dictionary (the"Peace Concert in Naruto", featuring local groups, choirs

real OED -- magnifying glass included), novels, English,

and performers.

Japanese, and Korean study books and dictionaries, tons

when: August 21 (Sun)of Japan travel and map books, down through kid's books.

cost: to be announced

Videos: About 100 or so, some movies, some US TV
programs, some kid stuff.

All events are held at the Doitsu-kan in Naruto, near

Household: Everything you need, a double futon,

Bando JR Station.

sofa bed, sheets, quilts, pillows, chairs, desks, shelves(both wood and metal ones), plastic drawer sets, lamps,

for more info:

curtains, desks, table, chairs, clothes racks, cleaning tools,

phone: 088.689.0099

heaters (both kerosene and electric), fans, one good air

e-mail: doitukan@city.naruto.lg.jp

conditioner, etc.
Kitchen: bread machine, mixers, plates, cups, utensils,
pots, pans, baking things.
Tools: for home and garden

Mother of all Sayonara Sales continued...

Planters: all sizes

BUT 1 -- it's all up here in Kito, which is an hour's drive

Household Electronics: TVs, VCR, stereos, music tapes.

west of Wajiki.

Kid Stuff: Toys, tricycle, clothes, bedding, potty chair,

BUT 2 -- a few things we need until the end of August,etc.

though most can go any time.

Clothes: For a tall guy, a short woman, and a kid. All

BUT 3 -- Basically, everything must be out of the house by

seasons, all conditions (some almost new).

around August 5th, sooner is better.
contact: Don Weisse-mail: woosongdonald@yahoo.com

etcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetcetetc

phone: 0884.64.8301-11-memoranda
Seiki Kuroda਋โ౞ࡏึThe oil paintings of Seiki Kuroda (1866 - 1924), on display
this summer at Bunka no Mori's Tokushima Modern Art
Museum.
when: July 16 until September 4
9:30 - 17:00 (closed Mondays)
where: Tokushima Modern Art Museum at Bunka no Mori
cost: ]600 for adults, ]450 for students, ]300 for children
for more info: 088.668.1088
http://www.art.comet.go.jp

Awa Dance Contest‫ޒ‬ਇగ٬༂ᅇѾҥӥҸҫҺ

Summer Japanese
Lessons forChildren݊ࡷѳતѝѶ໘ႎতࢱ૬

"I just came to Japan and I want to learn Japanese assoon as possible""I have no problem playing with my friends, but I can't
read or write very well""I can't really read kanji, so it's hard to do my homework""I'm the only foreign kid in my school, and I want to makemore friends"
If this sounds like your children, why not enroll them in
Summer Japanese Lessons for Children? Your children cando their summer homework in class, and there will be funactivities as well, such as games and quizzes.

The Komatsushima City International Association presents
an Awa Odori Dance Contest for Foreigners. Come on

when: July 25, 27, 29 & August 1,3,5 from 10:30 to noonchallengers! You can dance any way you want - it doesn't

where: TOPIA (Clement Building 6F)

have to be traditional style. Costume is also up to the

cost: free

individual. Wear your national costume if you like! Dancers

participants: must be aged 6 to 15 and whose firstwill be judged on rhythm, expression, and individuality.

language is not Japanese.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners and there will be

for more info: call 088.656.3303 or drop by TOPIA anda prize for participation as well. Limit of 10 people per

ﬁll out a registration form. Presented by JTM Tokushima.

nationality. There will be a party following the contest.

Your Awa Life

when: July 17 (Sunday) 5:30pm
where: Komatsushima Station Park, Tanuki HirobaжўѓѢҔӡӛҖӇ

cost: free
for more info, or to apply to participate: send yourname, address, nationality, gender, address, and telephone
number by e-mail or fax:

Awa Life is mailed free to members of Tokushima's
international community. If you currently live in Tokushimaand you'd like a copy sent to you on a monthly basis,e-mail: komatsushima@hotmail.com

contact us with your mailing address. If you are currently

fax: 08853-2-0851

recieving Awa Life but it is addressed to a former tenant,or if you get more than one copy each month, please

Photo Contest

contact us so we can correct our data base.
If you are interested in writing for Awa Life, please get inਇੑࢤᆛӇқҺҥӥҸҫҺ

touch! We are always looking for people to write articles
or short pieces. Submissions can be made in Japanese or

The 26th Annual JICA International Cooperation PhotoContest. Submit photos of people in developing nations, orof international cooperation. Grand Prize is ]100,000.
Submissions accepted from July 1 until September 15

English. Contact us for detailed submission guidelines.
e-mail: awalife@gmail.com
write to: Awa Life

Winners will be announced in October.

c/o TOPIA
1-61 Terashimahoncho-nishi

for more info: www.jica.go.jp (in English and Japanese)

Tokushima City, 770-0831-12-memoranda
Tokushima Vortisຝ๥ӎӝҸҕҫ໘ธ

Upcoming home games for Tokushima's J-League soccer

Hey International
Families!
Ѹе̜ਇੑ‫݌‬ഖѓѕ̤

team, Vortis. Home games are held in Naruto at the
Naruto Athletic Field.

Tokushima City's Suketo Hoikuen and TOPIA present
International Child-rearing Salons. Please come and meet

July 13 (Wed) 19:00 - vs. Vegalta Sendai

other international families like yours! There is no fee forJuly 30 (Sat) 19:00 - vs. Consadole Sapporo

participation.

August 6 (Sat) 19:00 - vs. Shonan Bellmare
August 20 (Sat) 19:00 - vs. Sagan Tosu

at TOPIA

August 27 (Sat) 19:00 - vs. Avispa Fukuoka(Tokushima City, Clement Building 6F)
when: every 3rd Sunday from 13:00 - 15:00 *new time*

web: www.vortis.jp

cost: freetickets: in advance: ]1500 (B seats) ]2000 (A seats)at the gate: ]2000 (B seats) ]2500 (A seats)

for more info: 088.656.3303
at Suketo Hoikuen

Tickets can be purchased in advance at Lawson's(Tokushima City, Nakayoshino-cho 1-61)

convenience stores and at local sports supply shops suchwhen: every Thursday from 10:00 - 14:00

as Sasakura Sports and Alex Sports.

cost: free
for more info: 070.5681.1230

JTM Tokushima
KUN ຝ๥ࢱધӜҫҺ
Instructors based in:also...
Contact Suketo Hoikuen about Japanese lessons forparents with small children, and Chinese and English
language child-rearing consultation services.

Tokushima City: Kanematu Fumiko, Kamura Kyoko,
Motoki Yoshie, Muramatu Sachiko, Tamaki Fusa, Tsuji

The Japanese
Language
Proﬁciency Test

Akiko, Yamamizo Toshiko
Kaifu-gun: Nishitani Isao
Hanoura-cho: Ozaki Sachiko
Naruto City: Shibutani Hitomi໘ႎত໷ᆛી५

Types of lessons:
Beginner to Advanced, Preparation for the JLPT, Business

Take this annual test to see how far you've progressed inJapanese, Service Industry Japanese, Factory Trainee

your language study, or to improve the contents of yourJapanese (both private and group lessons are available)

resume! Application packs are available at Kinokuniya
Books in Sogo, at Koyama Books in front of Tokushima

Fees:

Station, and other large bookstores.

Private Lessons: starting from ]2500
Group Lessons cost less per person.

application period: July 4 - September 5

Ask for details.

test date: December 4 (Sunday)
test locations: Kobe, Takamatsu, Hiroshima, and other

JTM Tokushima Ofﬁce

big cities nearby

tel: 088.625.8387

cost: application pack costs!]500, test fee is ]5,500

fax: 088.625.5113

for more info: www.jees.or.jp

e-mail: jtmtoku-lesson@mbk.nifty.com
url: http://homepage2.nifty.com/jtmtoku/eg/index.htm-13-memoranda
Tokushima Indigo
Socks

Library Volunteersన୿૬ӎӛӥҸҕҔျ୆ඨຝ๥ҖӥҹҕҦүҵҡҫ

Kevin McDowell is heading TOPIA's library updating
project, and needs some volunteers to help out with

Upcoming home games for Tokushima's Shikoku League

labeling the books with the new barcode stickers.

baseball team, the Indigo Socks. All games are held in
Naruto at the Naruto Athletic Field Baseball Diamond.

Contact Kevin if you want to volunteer:e-mail: mcdktm2@yahoo.com

July
6th (Wed) 16:30 - vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners
7th (Thu) 16:30 - vs. Kagawa Olive Guyners

Counselling
Service at TOPIA

30th (Sat) 18:00 - vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates
31st (Sun) 18:00 - vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates

ҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵

August6th (Sat) 16:30 - vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs
7th (Sun) 16:30 - vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs

TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all

17th (Wed) 16:30 - vs Kagawa Olive Guyners

foreign residents to help with issues involving accidents,

18th (Thu) 16:30 - vs Kagawa Olive Guyners

working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage,

20th (Sat) 16:30 - vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates

and more. Counselling is available in English and21st (Sun) 16:30 - vs. Ehime Mandarin Pirates

Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be27th (Sat) 16:30 - vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs

made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.

28th (Sun) 16:30 - vs. Kochi Fighting Dogs
Monday to Thursday
Tickets are ]1000, and can be used for entry to any game.
Discounted tickets for students are ] 500 and must be

10:00 - 17:00

purchased at the door. Children under age 5 are admitted

conversations with an interpreter)

tel. 088.656.3303 or 088.656.3320 (allows three way

for free. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Lawson's
convenience stores and at local sports supply shops such

The Chiiori Project

as Sasakura Sports and Alex Sports.

ҳҖҜӜ̠ӉӟҪҙҡҺ

Chat Salon in
AizumiJuly
15 - 18 Long Weekend Open House
22 - 24 River Rafting Weekend

ᅣ୉෎!໘ႎত‫ݵ‬ᇭҧӟӥ

29 - 31 Straw Raincoat Making

The Aizumi International Exchange Association will beholding regular Japanese Salons. Japanese learners of any
level are welcome.

August5 - 7 Democrats Abroad Retreat
12 - 15 Obon Open House
19 - 21 River Rafting

when: ﬁrst and third Tuesday, 7:00 - 9:00pm

26 - 28 Nagashi Somen and Bamboo Crafts

where: Aizumi Welfare Center, near Aizumi Town Ofﬁce
cost: free

Basic rate: ]6000 per night,

for more info: e-mail: aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

Extra charges apply for weekend events.

tel. 088.692.9951

for more info: www.chiiori.org

fax. 088.692.1626

contact: reservations@chiiori.org or tel. 0883.88.5290-14-

memoranda
JTM Tokushima
Annual Meeting

Speech Contestຝ๥ॡ໘ႎতုᇪോ‫ݵ‬Japanese Speech Contest For Foreign Residents

3116 ໩ ๗ KUN ќ у ы Ѳ ໘ ႎ তҿҵҺӡ̶ҡൌ‫ݷڴ‬ชᆯ‫ݵ‬

Come and listen to what Tokushima's foreign residents࣒‫͐; ׵‬໘ႎত໷ᆛख़ชી५ 3 ࢇѢࢱмၑ͑have to say about international affairs, cultural exchange,඾শȇဓౖ 28 ໩ 8 ै 34 ໘̈́๘ͅand cooperation. There will be a question and answer̛̛̛ঙঝ 2;11 ̻Ϫ;11̈́23;41 ଥ࿋ͅperiod following the speeches.

ાਫ਼ȇຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺӉӛҨ̈́UPQJB* ോ‫ࡢݵ‬૬

2005 Tokushima Prefecturë̛̛̛́ҡӞӓӥҺӉӛҨ 7 ‫ͅގ‬date: 10 July, 2005 (Sunday)࣒঍ȇઅछྖေતળ

place: Tokushima Kyodo Bunka Kaikan̛̛̛෋໘ҝӝҳӕ̶ҭӥұ̶໘ႎত‫ݎ‬৬ધ̝̈́ຍ

cost: entry is free̛̛̛໘ႎতࢱધᅊౖ৬ਸ਼৬ધ̝෥โଡ଼ോ޺৬ધ̛ഢ

for more info: TOPIA.

४‫ح‬๯ȇ2111 ‫ૃ̈́܅‬ᆍ൉ഢ̈́ͅ‫ ޒڿݵ‬2611 ‫ͅ܅‬

TEL: 088.656.3303 FAX: 088.652.0616

૭ࣺ೿୨඾ȇ8 ै 26 ໘Your Message Here Badminton ClubчѢҫӌ̶ҫ҆ચиуєщи

ӂһӑӥҺӥ̛ҡӛӈJoin this international badminton club, 'Freedom Club'If you have a non-proﬁt activity that you'd like to promote,when: Saturday Nights 18:00 - 21:00

let us know and we can print it here.

where: Seishonen Centre (Youth Centre) 2F

contact: awalife@gmail.com

for more info: Joe - 090.4780.0609

tv movie schedule・june
Japanese television broadcasts most foreign movies in their original language as well as in Japanese. Bilingually equipped
TVs can be ﬂipped between these two audio channels by selecting the ܿ౤ಂ഼ button on the remote control.

Date

Time

Place

Nat.

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Fri. 15

9:03

؋ટਇUSA '90»ß±¾Å!Ç®±×±¹Ѣ॰

Ghost

♥

Sat. 16

9:00

ؒ࠘౦FRN/UK '04

Åª±¦ÍßØ¼ß±¾ß

Two BrothersTue. 19late night؋ટਇUSA '97ÐÞË°ÁÞᇄ‫ૈٮ‬௜

Two Girls and a Guy♥

Thu. 21late nightؒ࠘౦USA '89Ç®±×±¹¦¾Å±Ù±

New York Stories

Fri. 22late night؎ႚ໘USA '94сїќၬҀўи

With Honors

Sun. 24

9:00

ؐ BCD

USA '00½­ÞË³¦È±Þ

Shanghai Noon☺

Sun. 24late night؎ႚ໘USA '92ÐÚ»Ò Y

Malcolm X

Fri. 29

9:03

؋ટਇJPN '03

ට௸²Ù

Chakushin Ari

Sat. 30

9:00

ؒ࠘౦

JPN '01´¬±Á±Ïß±³¾ß

Water Boys



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cinema guide
TOKUSHIMA HALL ຝ๥Ӎ̶ӝ
Star Wars Episode III/Revenge of the Sith͔USA͕!¾Á±¦´¬±¾ß̛µÌàÀ±Åß 40 ½¾Ѣ࿲ୀ(Saiwai-cho - near the Central
Post Ofﬁce)
Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000‫ޓ‬
088.653.1802
Ladies’ day / Tuesday ψ ]1000 Men’s day / Friday ψ ]1000
TOKUSHIMA TOHO ຝ๥๪၉(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311

Sengoku Jieitai 1549͔JPN͕!ಗਇ૛۸െ 265:!(in Japanese)

until 7/15

Shining Boy & Little Randy͔JPN͕!ౙџўїѓ஛໩!(in Japanese)from 7/16

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 Men’s Day / Thursday ψ ]1000

TOHO CINEMA ๪၉ҩҿӐ(Kagoya-machi - in Higashi
Shinmachi Arcade)088.625.5311

ATTACK HEIWA Ҕұҵҡဓᇬ(Kuramoto 2 cho-me - near
Kuramoto Station)
088.631.6490
HEIWA DOLBY !ဓᇬһӝӅ̶
(Kuramoto 2 cho-me )088.631.6490

War of the Worlds͔USA͕!‫ۍ‬ඪಗ೮Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000
Batman Begins͔USA͕!ӂҵҺӐӥ̛ӅҠӥҬ (dubbed in Japanese)

until 7/22

Daitoryo no Rihatsushi͔KRN͕!ോ๻ᆚѢᅫཉધ (in Korean)

from 7/16

1st of each month ψ ]1000 Customer Appreciation Day/ Wednesday ψ ]1000
War of the Worlds͔USA͕!‫ۍ‬ඪಗ೮ (dubbed in Japanese)
Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ!]1000
Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

KITAJIMA CINEMA SUNSHINE
Sengoku Jieitai 1549͔JPN͕!ಗਇ૛۸െ 265:!(in Japanese)*FUJI GRAND*
Danny the Dog͔USA͕!Ҳҽ̶¦Ҩ̠һҵҢၾ๥ҩҿӐҧӥҩӕҖӥ
̈́Kitajima-cho Tainohamaͅ
088.697.3113
088.697.3111
̈́24 ૐࠖҸ̶Ӊ‫ڎ‬຾!.!
24 hour recorded messageͅ

until 7/15

The Ring 2͔USA͕!Ҩ̠ӜӥҢ 3
Shining Boy & Little Randy͔JPN͕!ౙџўїѓ஛໩!(in Japanese)from 7/16
Ubume no Natsu͔JPN͕!ঀޯෛѢ݊ (in Japanese)
The Island͔USA͕!ҔҖӛӥһ
from 7/23
La Marche De L'empereur͔FRN͕৚ซӌӥҠӥ (in French)Star Wars Episode III/Revenge of the Sith͔USA͕!¾Á±¦´¬±¾ß̛µÌàÀ±Åß 40 ½¾Ѣ࿲ୀ

Regular tickets ψ ]1800
The 1st of each month ψ ]1000
War of the Worlds͔USA͕!‫ۍ‬ඪಗ೮
Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000

Batman Begins͔USA͕!ӂҵҺӐӥ̛ӅҠӥҬ
Marathon͔KRN͕!Ӑӛүӥ (in Korean)
Hinokio͔JPN͕!Ijopljp!(in Japanese)coming soon:
At Kitajima Sunshine Cinema in Fuji Grand this July:ౝыиඐૡћ

ਭဠ‫ݶ‬யStar Wars: Revenge of the Sithstarring Ewan MacGregor and Natalie Portman-16-