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

kair 2006 artist profiles
he Kamiyama Artist in
Residence (KAIR) program
is soon set to start again
this year, running from
September 18 to November
12. This year, the program
welcomes participants from
France, Holland and Kyoto.

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Daniel Van de Velde
Born in 1964, Daniel Vande Velde lives in France andworks where projects bringhim... Through sculpture,
installation, photography,
writing or video, he looks
fo r t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e

answers on each purpose ofintervention and exhibition
one offers him. Although mostof his works have taken theform of environmental andoutside installations, over thelast two years, one could see
his realizations in galleries,
art centers and private
collections in Belgium, France,
Netherlands and the USA.
He is working on aperception of environment,
where humanity is felt as apart of it. His installations are
therefore often thought andrealized in collaboration withthe community where theytake place. Holding workshopswith children, students oradults help in facilitating thisprocess.
Jasper de Beijer
Jasper was born and raisedin Amsterdam, Holland
in 1973. Originally a realdrawing fetishist anda true Hokusai fan, he
discovered the advantage of"TOPPY"
September 2006 No. 195
submitted by the kair committee

digital media in enhancing
traditional techniques. Using
combinations of scale models,computer generated images,
traditional drawing techniques
and old fashion studio work,
Jasper de Beijer creates a
hybrid world that crossest h e b o u n d a r y o f t h e re a lworld. Having received theThieme Art Award in 2005
and receiving a grant fromthe Dutch government, thisartist is using this stimulus tolook for the edge of his own

kair 2006 artist profiles... con't on page 4

inside awa life this monthkair 2006 artist profiles - 1 ... arasowaren 2006 - 3
one hundred mile diet - 4 ... martin's anime corner - 5
shin-mai mama nikki / letter from suketo - 6 ... japanese lesson - 7
japanese lesson information - 8,9 ... memoranda - 10 - 12

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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)
Andrew Dahms & Claire Tanaka
Contributors This Month:Hajime Aihara, Andrew Dahms, Kazue Inoue,
Martin O'Brien, Claire Tanaka, and Takako Yamada

Download a PDF file of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!
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from the editors
he cicadas shaking their maracas in thetrees have changed their rhythm from theurgent sha-sha-sha-ing of early summer toa more laid-back rhythm that tells us that
autumn will be here soon. You can learn about
making your own maracas out of household
items with this month's Letter from Suketo
Hoikuen on page 6.
With the excitement of Awa Odori behind us,
Tokushima has returned to it's subdued self.
This year, some of the Awa Odori audience
stands were left up for an extra week or so inorder to use them as a set for filming the newmovie "Bizan" starring Nanako Matsushima,
with a cast of thousands played by real live
Tokushima residents.
Love, Claire.

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ear Awa Life readers. How have you
been surviving the heat? It has been
fairly unrelenting this summer, but I hope
you've found some good ways to keepcool. I also hope you had a pleasant o-bon,and had the chance to participate in Awa Odori
as well. This month we are now firmly in the
middle of typhoon season, and as I write thisI am busy looking at the weather reports,
wondering which way the latest will head.
Most of the time they seem to change paths
just before hitting home, or simply die off, butevery now and then we get hit by one full on.
Make sure you take all precautions if you see
one coming, and I hope you enjoy the beautiful
skies the day after.
Cheers, Andrewdsenior and junior high school students, alongside teachers of english from around the prefecture get together for canoeing at
topia's annual english seminar, held this year at the ymca camp anan (photo by andrew dahms)-2-

photos by hajime aihara
awalife@gmail.com

arasowaren 2006
OPIA's international Awa Odori group burned up the streets
again this year with their fancy footwork. Stop by TOPIA if
you want to borrow a CD full of photos of the event, or toorder a copy of the group photo.

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one hundred mile diethen I was in Canada
for my summer
holiday, I read about
two people (Alisa
Smith and James MacKinnon)l i v i n g i n Va n c o u v e r w h odecided to live for a year
eating only foods produced
within 100 miles of their home.
එ ઌ එ ய (chisan chisho) is
the Japanese name for thistype of consumption. There
are many benefits to buying
and eating foods producednear to where you live. You
support the local economy,
the food is fresher, you are
in touch with the seasons,and most importantly, lessgasoline is used to transport
the food from the producers
to your plate. Alisa andJames set their limit at 100
miles from their home. While
100 miles would encompass
about half of Shikoku as
well as most of the Kansai
region, I think an interestingcorresponding project forresidents of Tokushima would
be to attempt to eat only
foods which are producedin Tokushima. All foods ingrocery stores are required tow

list their place of origin. Most
fresh foods have this listed in
the upper right hand cornerof the pricetag. In processed
foods, the place of production
is listed on the back of the
package, though the origin of
the individual ingredients are
not listed. Yesterday, I went
to the grocery store to buy
food for dinner and while I
didn’t manage to buy all foodproduced in Tokushima, I kept
an eye on the labels and it
was interesting to see where
everything came from. My
carrots came from Hokkaido,
my n e c t a r i n e s w e r e f r o mNagano, and my eggplants andgreen peppers were grown inTokushima. I saw some tasty
looking Tokushima-produced
asian pears while I was there
too. I wrote about organic
vegetable delivery services a
few months ago in my Shin
Mai Mama Nikki column, andI did actually subscribe to adelivery service for several
months, but I have come tobelieve that it doesn’t makemuch sense to order organic
vegetables from a company
who ships them to me fromby claire tanaka
clairish@gmail.com

Osaka, when there is plentyof fresh produce grown righthere in Tokushima. Not only
that, but it’s also possible toget Tokushima-grown rice andwheat as well! And Kagawa
is right next door with theirolive oil producing orchards
on Shodoshima Island. Awaji
Island is famous for its dairy
farms, too. It wouldn't be
too hard to retain a relatively
western-style diet and staywithin the 100 mile margin.
Of course it is easy tocontemplate eating only local
f o o d d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r,when delicious local fruits
and vegetables are plentiful,
but what about wintertime? A
purely local diet would involvethe consumption of an awful
lot of cabbage and daikon. The
Vancouver 100 mile diet people
got involved in preserving theirown fruits and vegetables(making jam, sauerkraut, etc)
in order to enliven their winterdiet, so I suppose we could do
the same!
See the 100 mile diethomepage here: http://
www.100milediet.org

kair 2006 artist profiles... con't from page 1
imagery. With an experiencein teaching grown ups, Jasperde Beijer is looking for a newchallenge and to interact withchildren.
Kido Miyuki
Kido Miyuki was born in 1972
in Hiroshima Prefecture. She
graduated from the Women’sCollege of Fine Arts, Facultyof Fine Arts, Departmentof Painting, with a major inwestern-style painting. Miyuki
works with installations, using-4-

houses and the land itself as
her motif. Her work in recent
years has been in the taskof placing objects inside asmall paper house that canbe viewed using a lens. Basedon this piece, Miyuki plansto create a fictional town in
Kamiyama while participatingin the program. Miyuki herself
is looking forward to whatkind of work she can create
through communicating withthe people of Kamiyama.

martin's anime corner
Kakurenbo ( ҝҡӞӥӎ )Director: Shuuhei Morita
Creators: CoMix Wave
Released: Japan (2005)
US (2005)
Running time: 100 min
he recent winning entry forBest Short Film Nomination
at the International
Cartoon & Animation
Festival held in Seoul was
Kakurenbo, produced by CoMix
Wave, a studio that is quickly
making a name for itself with
its groundbreaking animations.
To celebrate their success with
Kakurenbo, CoMix Wave haverecently released a 3 part
DVD with the award winning
animation and two other shortanimations. The other two are
Yonna in the Solitary Fortressand Negadon: The Monster
from Mars.
The main feature, Kakurenbo,
is a magnificent and haunting
piece of work, influenced
by a wide range of sourcesfrom traditional Japanesefairy tales to cyberpunk andretro-futuristic anime. The
25 minute short animation
is based in a mysterious, olddeserted downtown typecity where there seems to
be no inhabitants at all. It is
this foreboding place wherea gang of kids finds theperfect setting for the gameof hide and seek. During thegame one of the gang mocks
and vandalizes a statue ofan oni, which is a type of
demon common in Japanesefolklore. This act holds direconsequences as they arethen pursued by five different
demons. They are Kimotori(the liver taker), Chitori (thetblood taker), Aburatori (the oiltaker), Kotori (the child taker)
and Oni (the demon). In theend we discover the truth
behind the deserted city, andthe ending is satisfyingly grimand disturbing with a strangely
tragic twist.
The second feature, Yonna in
the Solitary Fortress, is not as
intriguing or engaging as themain feature. Visually, Yonna
is just a bit over the top. It isreminiscent of Shrek, in that its
animation emphasizes the useof CGI (computer generated
imagery). Yonna is a showcase
for how far CGI has advanced,
but many of the wonderfulscenes beg the question ofwhat is the point of putting
all the time and expense intocreating CGI depictations ofmundane things like raindrops
falling in water or the interiorsof rooms when one could
just as easily create them by
conventional camera based
filmmaking.
So much effort had been
put into the visuals that thestory has been completely
neglected. It's about a girlwith special powers trapped ina castle with a man who won't
let her out, until one day somegovernment agents try to get
her out. Visually it undeniably
catches the eye, but the plot
and character development
was clearly drawn up on theback of a packet of Mild Seven
during a quick five-minutecoffee break from the CGI
terminals.
The third animation,
Negadon: The Monster from
Mars, is also a very obviously
CGI driven animation. It is
the antithesis of Yonna in the
Solitary Fortress, in that it-5-

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

shows how GCI can greatly
contribute to animation, how
it can realize visually what
would have been prohibitively
expensive by conventional film
making methods. Although
it is on the cutting edge, it
traverses very familiar territoryof the whole 1960/70`s
tokusatsu (special effects)
type of film, typified by thevarious Godzilla and Gamera
productions. In the 100th
year of Showa (2025), a
space expedition discovers
a huge rock formation
beneath the surface of Mars.
This is no ordinary rock,however as we soon find out
when it grows into a huge
floating crustacean-esquemonster called Negadon. As
is customary among spacemonsters, it proceeds to
d e s t r o y To k y o . H o w e v e r
Negadon doesn't count on
the presence of a giant superrobot called Miroku that was
built by Ryuichi Narasaki,
a robotics genius. The twocolossi inevitably have themother of all battles, withthe fate of earth lying in thebalance.
Negadon: The Monster from
Mars stands accused of being a
bit predictable and derogatory
but it wears its influences withpride. It perfectly captures
the tokusatsu style of film,
but its even better in thesense that the CGI moves
the action along at highoctane pace that the original
tokusatsu films lacked.
Although Kakurenbo get thecritical thumbs up, I believe
Negadon is undoubtedly themost visionary and exciting of
the these three CoMix Wave
productions.

letter from suketo hoikuen
alking along thebanks of the Yoshino
River during the early
Au t u m n e ve n i n g s ,the sound of insects floats
gently by, and the song of
the crickets and other insects
comes together like a concert.
And looking up at the skygrown dark, you can see
the beautiful moon and thestars...
In Japan, there is a custom
of offering dumplings andJapanese silver grass to themoon on the night of the fullm o o n a r o u n d S e p t e m b e r,
called 'chushu no meigetsu'.
This year, the full moon at
this time is predicted to fallon the night of October 6. If
the weather is clear the moonshould look very beautiful.

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Look forward to it!
Experiencing listening tobeautiful music or looking

a hand-made maraca
at beautiful naturalscenes can help children
build up awareness of
their surroundings, their
imagination and theirexpression as well. If you
enjoy these things together
as parent and child, throughshin-mai mama nikki
e s t e r d ay, w e f i n a l l ybought our electric foodwaste disposal machine,which is subsidized by
City Hall. It is kind of like
a combination between a
blender and a rice cooker.
It heats the food waste
while fanning it and stirring
it around, until it becomesa pile of brown, dried out
organic matter. Apparently
you can bury it in your garden
and it's good for the plants.
Otherwise you can have theCity collect it once a monthso they can give it to people
to put in their gardens, or
you can just throw it awayin the burnable garbage. It
says it reduces food waste
to 1/7th of its original size.
I have only used it once or
twice, so I'm not sure what I
think of it yet. I do think thatyit cost too much though - since
many towns offer a subsidy,
there isn't much incentive forshops to offer a competitive
price.
In family news, we went
to Canada with Sofie for the
first time this month. She wasrelatively well-behaved on theplane, and she was very bravein the face of dozens upondozens of friends and relatives
who wanted to hold her andpinch her cheeks. One thing I
noticed is how English requires
one to identify the gender ofthe person in question much
more than Japanese. I wasn't
aware of how much Sofie
resembles a boy until I took
her to Canada and "kawaii ne"
became "he's so cute!"
We have finally had to kidproof our apartment. There
are locks on all the cabinets,-6-by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

sharing surprise and the
feeling of being moved can bea pathway to raising a strong
and wilful child.
Hand-made maracas
You can make a hand-mademaraca by putting various
objects into small health drink
bottles (such as Yakult) andshaking them around! For
example, plant seeds, beads,
rice, beans and many more.
The sound will be different
depending on what you use.
Make sure to seal the opening
on the bottle with some plastic
wrap and a rubber band. If
you tie two smaller containers
together, you can make aslightly larger maraca, andenjoy a new set of sounds.

by claire tanaka
clairish@gmail.com

nothing is left around theoutside perimeter of the table,
our electric fan is sitting in
the far corner of the kotatsu
table, which is pushed into a
corner of the room. We turnthe gas off at the source now,
since Sofie has discovered thejoys of playing mad scientist
with the knobs on the frontof the gas range. She can't
walk yet but she loves tohang on to things and stand.
Now everything must be done
while standing - bathing,eating, changing diapers,
everything. Sitting and lying
down is obviously for babies.
She only sits down when she
doesn't want something doneto her - like putting on a newdiaper. She lets her body go
limp like a protester being
taken away by the riot police
and won't stand up.

japanese lesson: ...te imasu vs. be...ingby takako yamadapresent progressive form inu English
is often used
to zreferto immediate
future,while inf j n b t v
n b t vpufjeftv
u t v n p s j e f t v! t p p e f t v
Japanese, we don’t use ̻њиѲэ , but use Ѳэ , ᄫชћэ or јѶѾћэ , ёкћэ ,etc.
̛

Lbsf!xb) t v h v o j *lbfsjnbtv

؋!ླྀѣ̜) эфџ *!ࡀѾѲэ̝!He is coming back (soon).
) B t i j u b * pptblb f j l v ! z p u f j ! e f t v
،!) жыѓ *!ോਖ਼Ѭ৪уᄫชћэ̝ I am going to Osaka (tomorrow).
H p h pbnf h b g v s j t p p e f t v‫!؍‬ঙঝ̜‫ۑ‬р৵Ѿёкћэ̝ It is supposed to rain this afternoon.
u f j n b t f o

иѲэ instead, it indicates the completion of action.
If weuse̛̻њ
Lbsf!xbl b f u u f j n b t v
؋!ླྀѣ̜ࡀїњиѲэ̝!He has come backn b e b ! ̻ u f j n b t f oThus, when used in negative form with mada!̈́Ѳє̻њиѲя҇ ) it shows the noncompletionof action (imperfective tense). For example, you may be asked the following question in theafternoonor later when
you cannot eat breakfast on that day any more.
B t b h p i b ou b c f n b t i j u b l b
؎!жщшѣ҇ -̛௳ѭѲыѓп̝ Did you eat breakfast?
I b j
u b c f n b t i j u b
̛؏!ѣи̜௳ѭѲыѓ̝Yes, I did.
Jjfu b c f n b t f o e f t i j u b
̛ؐ!иим̜௳ѭѲя҇ћыѓ̝! No, I didn’t.
When you are asked the same question at 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning, the answer should be
different.
B t b h p i b o! ) n p v *u b c f n b t i j u b l b؎́!жщшѣ̜҇) Ѷк *̜௳ѭѲыѓп̝Have you eaten breakfast (yet)?
I b j
u b c f n b t i j u b!!؏́!ѣи̜௳ѭѲыѓ̝ Yes, I have.
Jjfn b e bu b c f u f j n b t f o!!ؐ́!иим̜Ѳє̜௳ѭњиѲя̝҇ No, I haven’t yet.
This answer indicates that you are going to have breakfast but you haven’t done so yet.
Therefore,
if you zare
asked by your boss,
Ljop!op!tipsvj
p n j n b t i j u b l b
ؑ!੦໘Ѣ୿ᆬ̜ລѳѲыѓп̝! Did you read yesterday’s document?
you canshow your nintentionof reading it by saying,T v n j n b t f ob e bz p o e f j n b t f o!!ؒ!эѳѲя̜҇Ѳє!ລ҇ћиѲя̝҇Sorry, I haven’t read it yet.
Please keep in mind that ‘be -ing’ and ‘-teimasu’ don’t always have the same meaning.
LET'S PRACTICE!
The following phrases may have important meaning in our life. If you send a wrong message toothers, it may cause a serious problem. So try putting them into proper Japanese!
(1) She is getting married.
(2) She is married.
(3) She got married.
(4) He is dying.
(5) He is dead.
(6) He died.

Answers:)2*!ॅਛыѲэ̜ॅਛэѿᄫชћэ̛̛̛̛)3*!ॅਛыњиѲэ̛̛lfllpo!tijnbtijub
t i j o j t p v ! e f t v - ! t i j o j l b l f u f j n b t v)4*!ॅਛыѲыѓ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)5*!લџёкћэ̜લџпхњиѲэ̛̛t i j o e f j n b t v
tijojnbtijub)6*!લ҇ћиѲэ̛̛!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)7*!લџѲыѓlfllpo!tijnbtv-!lfllpo!tvsv!zpufj!eftv

lfllpo!tijufjnbtv-7-

japanese lessons

a message from topia
topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp

JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AT TOPIA
1. CLASS AND INSTRUCTOR
DAY

TIME

TUE

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We will take the first steps towards learning basic
Beginnerfromexpressions, and study hiragana and katakana too.
MS. TAMURA
Oct. 10
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1

WED

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We will study various verb forms, and sentence
Elementary 1
frompatterns using those forms.
MS. MOTOKI
Oct. 18
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 11

THU

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We will study various verb forms, and expand ourElementary 2
fromrange of expression.
MS. YAMADA
Oct. 12
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 21

FRI

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SAT

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We will study conditionals, causative, passive voice,
Elementary 3
fromand honourific expressions.
MS. AOKI
Oct. 13
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 37
A workshop for those who are only able to participate
Beginner on weekends. Students will be separated into three from
Elementary 1
groups based on ability.
Oct. 14Group Study
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1 to 25

SUN

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CLASS

CLASS DESCRIPTION

Second half of the elementary course. Conditionals,
Elementary 3
fromcausative, passive voice, and honourifics.
JTM
Oct. 15
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 39
A workshop for those who are only able to participate
Beginner on weekends. Chapters will be split into 2-3 groups from
Elementary 1
according to level.
Oct. 15
Group Study
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1 to 25

2. PLACE:

Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
6F Clement Plaza, 1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi, Tokushima City 770-0831
Tel 088-656-3303 Fax 088-652-0616

3. ELIGIBILITY:

All non-Japanese residents of Tokushima.

4. MATERIALS FEE:

]1,500 (if there are 10 classes or less left in the term, the fee is ]750)
There are no refunds for leaving a class early, but it is possible to switch toa class that suits your level better without paying extra.

5. NOTE:

You can register at TOPIA from September.
More than one class can be registered for, providing required fees are paid.

6. FREE INTRODUCTORY CLASS:

WED

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This class will help you prepare for the elementary
every
Beginner classes by increasing vocabulary while teachingweekMS.
you to read and write Kana. We will also talk about(change
MURASAWA information that will help you in your daily life in Japan. to Wed.
You can turn up anytime without enrolling in this class. on Oct. 4)

For information on other Japanese classes held in Tokushima Prefecture, see page 11 of this issue.

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޺଺ћ҆ϩјџကх̜ӞӋӝџ৽кҢӝ̶Ӊћ޺଺эѿ̝Ϩ̟ഴ̛௉̛̛̛ຝ๥ॡ੓୉Ѣ‫ޒ‬ਇగ̛ϩ̟௘୸ࡸѧ̛̛੖ආၓగ̛ຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̈́ݵ‬ЊЅІϿϷͅ!!!!ᇌᅛಐ!!̛̛΁ 881.1942!ຝ๥દ્๥ႎ෎౦ϧ͗Ϭϧ!ຝ๥ҡӞӓӥҺӉӛҨϬϼ̛̛̛̛!!
̛̛̛̛̛̛!!!!!!!̛̛̛̛Ufm/199/767/4414!!!GBY;199/763/1727̛
Ϫ̟ૃᆍ൉̛̛!!2611 ‫̛܅‬!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ఇыਔѳૐ̜ଥ৬‫ాݷ‬р 21 ‫݀ڒݷ‬Ѣ௘৽ѣ 861 ‫܅‬џўѾѲэ̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̝΀̛‫ڴ‬๗໶໚ыѓଥ৬ᆍѣ̜๑ඨћଥ৬ыўуўїњѶဪࣞыѲя̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̝҇
̈́ѓєы̜ҡӛҫѢӞӋӝр৽҃ўпїѓ๷Ѣᅫᄡћҡӛҫ҆ဥ৏эѿќсѣ̜!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ຫх୞҆эҀѤ̜Ϩ๗࿻кྡྷᅅѣжѾѲя̝҇ͅϫ̟ёѢഢ̛̛؋ଥ࿋ѣ : ैпѽћэ̝UPQJB ҝҘӥұ̶џњ̜ఇыਔ҇ћуєщи̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̝،Ϩҡӛҫ‫ڒ‬௑Ѣଥ৬҆࠵ၰэѿ௘৽ѣଥ৬эѿҡӛҫాကѢૃᆍ൉!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!҆ફ࿻їњуєщи̛̝Ϭ̟ຟဠ໚ჷҡӛҫоѼѧ৬ધ!!
̈́Ⴥᆍͅ!ঝ࠼ѣ̜чѢҡӛҫѣႚୃయᄹ໘џ‫ލ‬ਹыѲэ̝

య

21;41
΅
23;11

໚ჷ
ഠេ

пўѢລѳ୿с҆޺ѧўрѽতи҆ഃѸы̜௑ࡋѢ໘෬໩ႎতҡӛҫћѢိࢫџјўцѽҀѿѼкў޺଺҆৪к̝)2105 пѲѓ̜ౠߊ௜၇Ѣপ߹̠‫ڎ‬຾ўѝѶహૐ৪к̝๎ᇩѢ ѽ ႚ ୃྡྷᅅѣўу̜ࡂऴџ઄݇ћсѿ̝!
యᄹ໘ͅ++++++++̛ёѢഢ!̛ॡ຾Ѣ໘ႎতҡӛҫ̠ҧӟӥ!ைыуѣ 22 ӌ̶Ҫ҆шᅥуєщи ++++++++
ႚୃैᄹ໘̛ঙಶ 21;41!̻ 23;11̛KUN ћ̛џѯ҇ш Tbmpo!) ‫ݵ‬ᇭᇉ଺ͅ
UJB0!ຝ๥દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫!ݵ‬199.733.7177!!!!ࡦჾಖદਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛ݵ‬1994.35.3873
சப๥દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛̛ݵ‬19964.4.1372!
ᅣ୉෎ਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛̛ݵ‬199.7:3.::62٬໊દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛̛̛ݵ‬1995.34.66::!
OQP ၓగྖ༉Ѣᅰ!
!!1994.74.5638-9-

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໘ႎতࢱ૬

JTM Tokushima's "Nihongo Salon"

KUN џѯ҇ш Tbmpo

Mondays 10:30 - 12:00 at TOPIAႚୃैᄹ໘̛21;41!̻ 23;11!UPQJB ћ!!

Watari-sensei's free classes at TOPIA:

ํಐౠѢӎӛӥҸҕҔ໘ႎতࢱ૬̡

Starting September 13 & 14

: ै 24 ໘̠25 ໘пѽડѲѿ

Wednesdays- beginner

16:40 - 17:50

యᄹ໘! .!໚ჷ! !

27;51!.!28;61

Thursdays- elementary

16:40 - 17:50

ცᄹ໘! .!୷ࢇ! !

27;51!.!28;61ჴи৽҃я̡199.764.9855

contact: 088-653-8744!

!

Japanese Language J(ẗ́ᅣ୉෎ਇੑপᅺ
ࢤ‫ͅݵ‬໘ႎতࢱ૬
Classes in Aizumi
I’s (Aizumi International Exchange Association) second se-ᅣ୉෎ਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬Ѣ໘ႎতࢱ૬Ϩ޺࠼рϧϦैпѽડmester of Japanese classes will be starting in October withѲѾѲэ̝ࢱધѣ෴ࣃતщ҇ќࣈโщ҇ћэ̝lecturers Tsuji Akiko and Tamada Kaori.
when:

Every Thursday from October 12,!19:00 - 20:30

໘ૐ̡! 21 ै 23 ໘пѽ!ႚୃცᄹ໘ 2:̡11 ̻ 31̡41

where: Aizumi Welfare Center 2F

௘୸̡! ᅣ୉෎࿵વҭӥұ̶ϨG

cost:

1000 yen઄݇ྉ̡!]2-111

text:”Minna no Nihongo” from Chapter 10ҸҟҫҺ̡ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত୷ࢇ‫̛؟‬ϧϦ‫̻ݡ‬

info:

Aizumi International Exchange Association,ைыу̡!J́ẗ́ᅣ୉෎ਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ૈͅݵ‬Ⴣࣅ

Aizumi Welfare Center, 32-1, Aza, Yagamimae,!

΁ 882.2314!ཛྷჾऎᅣ୉෎‫ܢ‬ჾૌᄀ௑ಶ 43.2̛

Okuno, Aizumi-cho, Itano-gun. 771-1203!

ᅣ୉෎࿵વҭӥұ̶TEL:

088-692-9951

UFM̡!! 199.7:3.::62

FAX

088-692-1626

GBY̡̛! 199.7:3.2737

E-Mail: aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

F.Nbjm̡!aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

Disaster Study Tourၻ੆¿ÞÁ±̛¾ÁÄß©Ã²±

TOPIA and the Tokushima Prefectural Governmentຝ๥ॡќ UPQJB ћѣॡ຾џ੓୉эѿ‫ޒ‬ਇగѢၑџ੆‫ޔ‬џ

presents a trip to the Disaster Centre! You can experienceഴэѿྏм҆޺҇ћѶѽкѓѵѢ͐ຝ๥ॡᅵၻ੆ҭӥұ̶

simulated earthquakes, strong winds, and more! LearnҫұҹҕҶҔ̶͑҆‫ލ‬ਹыѲэ̝ҫұҹҕҶҔ̶ћѣ̜what to do when a natural disaster occurs.

එఖѸၯ࿭҆࡝ૉല५ћсѿ̤੆‫ޔ‬рࡍсѓѽѝкэҀ
Ѥиип҆޺ѪчќрћсѲэ̝ѐѦш઄݇уєщи̝

when: Saturday, September 23, 13:00 - 16:30

໘ૐ̡: ै 34 ໘̈́๘ͅ24;11 ̻ 27;41

where: meet at Tokushima Station at 13:00 and travel

௘୸̡24;11 џຝ๥‫۾‬ћസѕ৽҃я̜ӂҫћၾ๥Ѣၻ੆ҭ

together by bus to the Disaster Centre in Kitajima.

ӥұ̶џ‫ڤ‬ຌ̝

cost: free઄݇ྉ̡Ⴥᆍ

for more info and to register: Call TOPIA 088-656-3303

ఇыਔѳ̜ჴи৽҃я̡UPQJB Ѳћ 199 ± 767 ± 4414

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Japanese Lessons

Classes in Tokushima City at TIA
Beginners I - every Thursday 15:00 – 16:30

1. ຝ๥દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ ݵ‬TIA 088-622-6066
̛؋୷ࢇ‫̛؟‬ႚୃცᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 4 ૐ̻ 5 ૐ 41 က

Beginners II - every Tuesday 18:45 – 20:15

̛،୷ࢇ‫̛ؠ‬ႚୃ‫ݔ‬ᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 7 ૐ 56 က̻ 9 ૐ 26 က

Beginners III – every Monday 17:30 – 19:00

̛‫̛ءࢇ୷؍‬ႚୃैᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 6 ૐ 41 က̻ 8 ૐIntermediate – every Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00

̛؎ඨࢇ̛̛ႚୃ‫ݔ‬ᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 5 ૐ 41 က̻ 7 ૐ

All classes are held at TIA, free of charge.

̛௘୸ѣиюҀѶ UJB

Call: 088-622-6066

̛ჅᆍKomatsushima International Association tel.

Ϩ̟சப๥દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛ݵ‬1996.44.1372-

0885-33-0261

ႚୃࣞᄹ໘ঙঝ 8 ૐ̻ 9 ૐ 41 က̜Ӑӥ̠Ҷ̶̠Ӑӥछૠ

Every Friday 19:00 – 20:30

௘୸̡சப๥દඨ‫ܡ‬রჁࠛOne-on-one styleଥ৬ᆍ̡ႚै 2-111 ‫܅‬At the Komatsushima Chuo Kominkan
Fee: 1000 yen per monthϩ̟٬໊દਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̛ݵ‬1995.34.66::!!3 ҡӛҫжѾѲэ̝ಶ࠼ѣиюҀѶ : ै 35 ໘Ѳћ̛̝

Anan International Associationঝ࠼ѣиюҀѶ 21 ै 2 ໘пѽ‫ލ‬ડ̝

Tel. 0884-23-5599

̛؋͐ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫͑؟‬ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘ঙಶ 21 ૐ̻ 23 ૐ

New semester starts on October 1̛̛̛ঝ࠼ѣ̜ൌϧ‫ݡ‬пѽ

Beginners Class: Minna no Nihongo I (Chapter 1)̛،͐ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫͑ؠ‬ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘ঙಶ 21 ૐ̻ 23 ૐIntermediate Class: Minna no Nihongo II (Chapter 26)

̛̛̛ঝ࠼ѣ̜ൌϨϬ‫ݡ‬пѽBoth classes are every Sunday: 10:00 – 12:00

௘୸̡࿏ܰরჁࠛ

Held at the Tomioka Kominkanଥ৬ᆍ̡ಶ࠼ 2-111 ‫̜܅‬ঝ࠼ 2-111 ‫܅‬Fee: 1000 yen per semester
OQP ၓగྖ༉Ѣᅰ
NPO "Mima no Sato" in Mima City̛ᇌᅛಐ̡1994.74.5638

contact: 0883-63-4527

̛ঝ࠼̛21 ै̈́‫ލ‬ડ໘ѣѲєूѲїњиѲя҇ͅNext semester: October to March̛̛̛̛̛̛̻ 4 ै̛ϨϦ‫ݷ‬(both have 20 classes total)̛௘୸̡ྖ༉દဌ݁‫ࠛݵ‬

Mima-shi Bunka Kaikan̛໘ૐ̡ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘̛ঙಶ 21 ૐ 41 က̻ 23 ૐ

Every Sunday, 10:30 - 12:00

̛ૃᆍ൉̡2 ޺࠼̡2111 ‫܅‬1000 yen per semester̛ӞӋӝ̡͐ѳ҇ўѢ໘ႎত‫͑؟‬ঝ࠼ѣ̜ϧϦ‫ݡ‬пѽNew semester will start at Minna no Nihongo Ch. 105̟ࡦჾಖદਇੑপᅺࢤ‫ݵ‬
Yoshinogawa International Association̛̛ᇌᅛಐ̡1994.35.3873

contact: 0883-24-2762

̛̛࠰ႎศџѣჅᆍћэр̜ҥӆ̶൉҆

Classes are basically free, but you may be charged for̛̛୆ѵѿќчҁѶжѾѲэ̝photocopy costs̛̛Ͱદ௘෎̛ҥӑӗҽҸҕҭӥұ̶*Ichiba Community Centre̛̛̛̛ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘̛ঙಶϧϦૐ̻ 23 ૐ

Every Sunday, 10:00 - 12:00- various levels̛̛̛̛иҁиҁўӞӋӝѢగриѲэ̝*Kamojima - Yoshinogawa City Bunka Kenshu Centre̛̛Ͱߝ๥෎̛ࡦჾಖદဌ݁फ़ଲҭӥұ̶

Every Friday - 19:00 - 21:00

̛̛̛̛ႚୃࣞᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 8 ૐ̻ : ૐThis is a class to prepare for the JLPT exam̛̛̛̛̛໘ႎতख़ชᄿѢҡӛҫ

also at the Bunka Kenshu Centre:̛̛̛̛ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 2 ૐ̻ 4 ૐ

Every Sunday from 13:00 - 15:00 - various levels̛̛̛̛̛иҁиҁѢӞӋӝ

*Ishii-cho Rojin Fukushi Centre̛̛Ͱ౸‫ڮ‬෎̛ᇡగ࿵વҭӥұ̶̜ႚୃ໘ᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 2

Every Sunday 13:00 - 15:00 - various levels̛̛̛ૐ̻ 4 ૐ̛иҁиҁѢӞӋӝ

*Kamiita Kominkan̛̛Ͱ௑ཛྷ෎̛রჁ̜ࠛႚୃࣞᄹ໘̛ঙঝ 8 ૐ̻ : ૐEvery Friday 19:00 - 21:00 - various levels̛̛̛иҁиҁўӞӋӝ

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Doitsu-kan EventsһҖҶࠛҖӋӥҺ

Call the Doitsu-kan at 088-689-0099, or take a look at theைыу̡һҖҶࠛѲћใᇭ!199.79:.11::

Doitsu-kan homepage for more seasonal event informationһҖҶࠛѢҘҙӈҧҖҺџѶࡆಉѢҖӋӥҺ௜၇ўѝрand other details, here at: http://www.city.naruto.
tokushima.jp/germanhouse/index.html

ж Ѿ Ѳ э̡iuuq;00xxx/djuz/obsvup/uplvtijnb/kq0̛
hfsnboipvtf0joefy/iunmҫҝҖ̠ӇҙҫұபრSky Festa
Matushigeҥӥҧ̶Һ̜ྌ৪࠿ѸӊӜҥӉұ̶Ѣ͐ല५ྌ৪͑ѸӌҔ‫ܣ‬࿲২ࣱॎр๴ѓѿҡҖҬോ‫ݵ‬ўѝ̜޼ыиҖӋӥҺрѓ

Come along to the Matsushige Sky Festa, with concerts,ущ҇жѾѲэ̝helicopter and airplane joy flights, and a quiz with a pairof flight tickets as the prize, and more!

໘̛ૐ̡!: ै 41 ໘̈́๘̶ͅ 21 ै 2 ໘̈́໘ͅWhen: Saturday, September 30 to Sunday, October 1
Saturday - 16:00-21:00, Sunday - 10:00 - 16:00!

๘ᄹ໘̶ϧϬ̡ϦϦ͗Ϩϧ̡ϦϦ!

໘ᄹ໘̶ϧϦ̡ϦϦ͗ϧϬ̡ϦϦWhere: Matsushige Central Park

௘̛୸̡!பრඨ‫ܡ‬র‫܆‬

Cost:

Free

ჴ৽я̡!ҫҝҖӇҙҫұபრ૲৪‫ݵڿڙڙ‬Ѳћใᇭ

Info:Call the Sky Festa Matsushige Executive!

Committee at 088-699-3574

199.7::.4685

Tatsue Fireworks
Festivalᅵ৔‫ݔݚ‬
ോ‫ݵ‬

When: Saturday, September 16,

໘ૐ ;!! ϯैϧϬ໘̈́๘ͅ!

20:30 -

ϨϦ̡ϩϦпѽ

Where: Komatsushima-shi, Tatsue-cho, Hachiman Shrine

௘୸ ;! சப๥દᅵ৔෎ངཀఊଂ

Info:

Call the Komatushima City Industry Promotions

ைыу ;!சப๥દઌࣄఀࢹ‫ݡ‬Ѳћ

Division at 0885-32-3809!

ใᇭ 1996.43.491:

Counselling Service at TOPIAҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵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)ଥх઱ѵњиѲэпగग़Ѣ୓ѳ
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