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

the friendship tree

Good afternoon ladies andgentlemen. My name is Cho
Sen, and I came from China.
At present, I am a studentof the Naruto Universityof Educatio n w he re I a mmajoring in Japanese. It is anhonour to meet you all here
today. Now, I have a questionfor you – what do the coloursof my dress remind you of?

August 2008 No. 218

by cho sen

on this past Monday, July
21 the 2008 Japanese
Speech Contest for
Foreign Residents washeld at the Tokushima Arts
Foundation for Culture inTokushima. There was a totalof 11 participants in all, fromseven different countries,
and this year as always, thecompetition was fierce. This
year's winner was Cho Sen,
who spoke about the recent
earthquake in the Sichuan
Province in China, and theJapanese involvement withrescue and relief afterwards.
Here is her speech:"TOPPY"winner cho sen displays a photo of japanese rescue workers in
the aftermath of the sichuan earthquake.
That's right – it's a tree.
The brown in my skirt is thetrunk, and my shirt is green
for the colour of the leaves.
Together, they form the themeof my speech, which is thetree of friendship that extends
between Japan and China.
What can be done to help

such a tree continue to grow?
Today, I'd like to talk a little bit
about that.
At 2:28 pm on May 12, 2008,
there was an earthquake in
the Sichaun Province in Chinathat measured in at eight on
the Richter scale. It destroyed
many homes and schools,

the friendship tree ... con't on page 3

inside awa life this month

the friendship tree - 1, 3 ... awa odori guide 2008 - 4 ... disasters in kitajima - 5
the sudachi rolls on - 5 ... crossing over tokushima - 6 ... 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, Jeff Oloizia and Cho Sen.

from the editorshere we are again in August, and thesummer fun in Tokushima is reachingfull gear! Awa Odori is just around thecorner, fireworks are on the horizon,
and everywhere is the sound of cicadas singing
their little hearts out. But something else I've
noticed this summer is how incredibly fast
'fashion' moves here in Japan. It must havebeen around the start of July when I ﬁrst saw
the end of summer bargains, and now theshops are starting to ﬁll up with autumn gear.
In the middle of summer! I suppose it must
be a ploy to get rid of stock before the season
begins to fade and people lose interest, but I
just can't wrap my head around it. How about
you? I guess it pays to keep ahead of thetimes, so to speak.
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.htmt

he August of 2008. Time ﬂies. My ﬁrst year
passed and my second year starts now. I
just came back from Tokyo with some of
the new ALTs. I hope they will have a goodtime here. Welcome in Tokushima.
And yes, I had to wait one year for it. The
Awa Odori is here! I am so glad. Once again
I can show anyone how terrible I can dance.
What about you? Will I see you at Awa Odori
this year? Last year we hadn't the chance totalk. Someday I hope I will be sitting in paidseating, but until then many years will pass.
This month our famous Manga Corner got achange and was written by myself. I know, it
will not be the same quality, but I hope we will
get our Martin back in next month.
Save the planet!
Danke! Marioa grand view over one of the hillside areas in the tsukimigaoka parklands in matsushige-cho(photo by shane dore)-2-the friendship tree ... con't from page 1
killing many people andburying others alive. My heart
cried out to the people who
had been affected that terrible
day, especially the children.
Not a day has gone by sincethen that I didn't cry tears ofsorrow for those poor people.
But then, three days after thequake, I cried not in sorrow,
but in joy for the news that
rescue troops had arrived fromJapan to help out. The rescue
team from Japan arrived
faster than those of any othercountry, and even in the faceof potential after-shocks andsickness, helped to set thingsstraight immediately withoutpause.
There is one image that all
Chinese people alike saw andwere moved by. This photois of the members of theJapanese rescue team, bowing
deeply to a mother as she
wraps the body of her deadchild in cloth. The team had
spent over 10 hours digging
the mother and her childfrom the ruins of a collapsedbuilding to find her wrappedaround the child in an attempt
to protect it. The team weredeeply moved by this, and in
the scene in the photo canbe seen paying their respect
to her. What is significant
here is that they showed thesame respect to the body ofthe child that they would toa living person. I truly thinkthat when disaster strikes, nomatter the colour of our skin,or what country we were bornin or belong to now, no matterho w di ffe re n t o u r way o fthinking may be, we all havethe same respect for peoples'
lives.
Even I, here in Japan as an
exchange student, experienced

winner cho sen, holding theﬁrst prize
this same kindness. Several
days after the quake, I andseveral other exchange
students went to Tokushima
Station to collect donations
with the help of the Tokushima
Japan - China Goodwill
Association. The president of
the association and his wife,
despite both being in their 80s,
came to help collect donations
at the station and even calledout to various people in thecommunity to come and help.
Young and old alike cameto donate to our cause. But
perhaps what struck me
the most was one child who
donated all the money in their
piggy bank to us. Tears welled
in my eyes as I accepted it,
and I felt then not only theweight of the money that we
had recieved, but the weightof the friendship held by theJapanese for China.
At current, there is a lot of
tension between China andJapan, not a little of whichcomes from our past in WWII.
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But after the occurrence ofthe earthquake, the people
and government of Japan
displayed incredible sympathy
and understanding for theplight of the affected people.
They have done their best to
help us out. This display is oneof a friendship whose roots
go deeper than the sea that
separates our two countries
geographically, and is one
that has touched the hearts ofeveryone in China.
On the personal level, theactions of the Japanese
rescue team helped to deepen
understanding between Japanand China. But of course, ona country to country level it
may not be possible for us totruly understand each other'sculture. And, it may not be
p o s s i b l e fo r u s t o a c c e p t
ways of thinking, and waysof acting that are different toour own. But, what I do thinkis possible is to live in peaceand harmony with the country
or countries next to you, andto work together with one
another towards common
goals.
Right now I am a studentof Japanese at the Naruto
University of Education. In
the future I hope to go backto China where I can work
towards teaching Japaneseand help build friendly
relations between our two
countries.
The tree of friendship may
have difficult roots to build
on, but when it sets in, theensuring growth continues on
forever. This is what I believe.

A hearty congratulations go to
Cho Sen for her efforts, and to
all the other participants thisyear for their good work!

awa odori guideaugust is here, and alongwith it Awa Odori! It isgoing to be held over fourdays from Tuesday, August
12 to Friday, August 15, and there
are a lot of opportunities for you tojoin in or view the dance. The map
below shows the inner Tokushima
City area, with the formal dancing
stages marked with stars. The
seats in front of City Hall and at
Aibahama Park are paid seatingareas, while all other areas are free.
Tickets for paid seating costs
from 800 yen to 1800 yen, with anadditional cost of 200 yen if boughton the same day. These seats
are used during dance displays
from 18:00 to 20:00 and 20:30 to
22:30 on each day of the dances.
Tickets can be purchased at mostconvenience stores.
In case of rain, you can still enjoy
Awa Odori indoors at the Awa Odori
Kaikan, the Kyodo Bunka Kaikan
and the Bunka Center.
Regional Awa Odori Festivals
You can catch the action of Awa
Odori all around the prefecture.

submitted
awalife@gmail.com

Wakimachi Udatsu:
August 13, 19:30-22:00
Thirteen dancing groups from inand outside the town will come anddance in the historical streets of
Wakimachi.

Tokushima Airport:
August 12, 10:00, 11:45, 14:00
On the ﬁrst day of Awa Odori, there
will be a display at the Tokushima
Airport to welcome visitors to theprefecture.

Ikeda:
August 13 - 16, 19:00 - 22:30
Thirty dance groups will dance
throughout Ikeda-cho, Miyoshishi. Paid and non-paid seating isavailable.

Naruto City:
August 9, 18:00 - 19:30
T h e N a r u t o A wa O d o r i i s t h eearliest in the prefecture, with over
30 dance groups dancing in the city
shopping arcards, by the JR Naruto
Station West Entrance, and fixedlocations each day. Cost is 800 yen,or 700 yen pre-paid.

Sadamitsu:
August 14 - 16, 19:00 -22:00
Awa Odori will be held in the
Sadamitsu Shopping Arcade andother places in the city, including
various famous dance groups from
Tokushima City.
Katsuura:
August 16, 18:00 - 22:00
Awa Odori in Katsuura will be held
on Tuesday 16, with performancesfrom dance groups from inside thetown, as well as children's groups.
Free to watch.

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Higashi Miyoshi:
August 13 - 16
Awa Odori will be held all
throughout the town. There is nocost for viewing.
Kamojima:
August 14-16, 19:00 - 22:00
Over 25 famous dance groups andlocal groups will be dancing eachday along the main road throughthe town of Kamojima. Seating isfree.

disasters in kitajimam

ost of us, even thosewith little experienceliving in Japan haveprobably heard once
before that Japan is a country
where natural disasters aresecond nature. And some ofyou who have spent a few
years here have probably seena few yourself. But what would
you do when The Big One
comes? When was the lasttime you sat down to think
about how you would react toa large-scale natural disaster,or thought about preparing forthe inevitable?
Well, worry no more! Eachyear TOPIA and the Tokushima
Prefectural Government cometogether to offer a study tour
in English and Chinese of thePrefectural Disaster Centre.
the tour heads out to thePrefectural Disaster Centre toundertake a short trip aroundthe facilities and learn about
the kinds of disasters you may
encounter in Japan, and whatparticipants of the 2007 disaster study tour in ﬁreﬁghter mode
to do when one occurs.
What's more, there's plentyof hands-on practice, including
a n e a r t h q u a k e s i m u l a t o r,
firefighting exercies (above),and even a typhoon windsimulation machine! The
disaster centre itself is home
to much more, and you cansee plenty of items on display,

the sudachi rolls ont

he first thing I everremember saying goodbye
to was, oddly enough,a Native American rainstick. I was young, six orseven maybe, and my father
had asked me several times
to remove my souvenir, a
shoddily made piece of wood
likely crafted by vagabonds
in Deadwood, South Dakota,
from the family garage where
I had left it. Eventually Dad's
p a t i e n c e ra n o u t , a n d i nfrustration he snapped the
stick and all of its raciallyby andrew dahms

so if you've just come to
Japan and are worried about
what to do, or even if you've
been here and want to brushup on what you know, maybe
this is the trip for you. Look
to the memoranda section on
page 11 for more details on
how to join!

by jeff oloizia

exploitative powers over his
knee. I cried like a damnfool that day, but I learned
a lesson: I don't take well tochange. And I still don't.
August is at once an exciting
and wistful time for many
English teachers in Japan as
it marks a changing of theguard for the JET Programme.
A h e f ty r ic e s c o o p - fu l l o f
sempai teachers are swappedout for fresh faces, andthose of us who stay on in
our positions are left caught
between celebrating the newand mourning the old – much
like attending both a baptism
and a funeral on the sameday, only with the added
bonus of being able to poke
the dead via Facebook after
they've passed. Like John andPaul, we say hello while you
say goodbye, but chances
are we won't reach a neat
resolution to our feelings
after only three minutes and
27 seconds. And as someone
who's due to be directly
affected by this scenario, I'm
cautious.

the sudachi rolls on ... con't on page 6-5-crossing over tokushimatby rebecca closner

his month, becky from becky's awa-ben has supplied us with a very special Tokushima related
crossword for the lovers of word games amongst us. Some of the questions you might be able
to get straight away, but some are quite challenging as well. All questions for the puzzle areas below, and you can ﬁnd the answers upside down at the bottom of the page.
------------- ACROSS --------------

3.
7.
10.
11.
13.
15.
17.
19.
20.

Tokushima is the beginning of thisjourney.
The Biggest River in Tokushima .
Name of the clan that developed
Tokushima.
Famous dance festival in Tokushima
in mid-August.
TOPIA's Mascot.
Tokushima's famous food.
Iya valley's main attraction.
July 21.
Tsuyu.

--------------- DOWN --------------1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
8.
9.
12.
14.
16.
18.

"The Eyebrow""The four kingdoms"
Tokushima's famous chicken.
This past year's AJET musical was
based on this popular folktale.
The Tallest Mountain in Tokushima.
Tokushima's prefectural mascot.
________'s Whirlpools.
The dialect spoken in Tokushima.
July 7.
Tokushima's famous dye.
Famous for its sake festival

Answers:

ACROSS: 88 temple pilgrimage, yoshino, hachisuka, awa odori, toppy, tokushima ramen, vine
bridge, marine day, rainy season, DOWN: mt bizan, shikoku, awa odori, momotaro, tsurugi,
sudachi kun, naruto, awa ben, tanabata, awa ai, ikeda.
-6-the sudachi rolls on ... con't from page 5
Nevertheless, here's what
I've come up with. Embrace
the new. Toast to the old.
Take solace in the fact that
there are those around you
who have been through sucha change before. Because no
matter how strange it may
be to walk back through theglass doors of Tokushima
A i r p o r t t o g re e t t h e n e w
charges, it's always going to
be stranger for those walking
towards you. There's a goodchance they just said goodbye
to someone too - maybe in
New York or in Sydney or insome other part of Japan, but
the emotions make a common

home. We owe it to each otherto greet with dry eyes.
For most of us, change isnothing new. But somewhere
along the timeline, adisturbance occurred, andinstead of our parents orsome outside force urging
us to leave our friends andbelongings behind, we started
to do it to ourselves. We makedecisions that, whether for thesake of a new job or a newchallenge or a change of heart,pull us away from the people
and places we love. Suddenly,
the stick breaks over our own
knee. It's a crying shame, but
at least at 24 I think maybe

manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:tby mario dammann

Slam Dunk
Takehiko Inoue
Jump Comics
1990
31

oday I write instead ofMartin. He is a little bit
busy these days, so I try
to help out. I really like his
Manga Corner, and I always
wanted him to write about mymost favorite Manga, SlamDunk, deep in my heart. Today
is my chance. Please read
what I have to say about Slam
Dunk.
Hanamichi Sakuragi gets his
50th rejection from a girl in histime at Junior Highschool. In
the new Highschool everything
will change for him. Essentiallya girl called Haruko Akagai
approaches him and he fells
in love with her on ﬁrst sight.
Haruko thinks Hanamichi is a
Basketball player because of
his tall and athletic ﬁgure, but
he doesn't have any problem

that's just the way it is.
So if it's true that you gain
wisdom with time, here's what
I hope to have learned in myfirst year in Japan. Reachout to those who now wear
your hand-me-downs. Ask fora ride from the person who
now drives your best friend's
car. Take someone out for awelcome party, and for thelove of God, offer to pay for
their dinner. And if nothingelse, send them to me. I've
never been good at thischange thing, and I've got
some rather large holes to ﬁll.

with this. He says 'I like it alot!' and the trouble begins.
Not for himself but it is anannoyance for the captain of
the school's basketball team,Takenori Akagi, who is at thesame time the older brotherof Haruko. Hanamichi tries
now to be the star of theteam, anyway he has no clueof basketball at all. But this
won't stop him to cause lots oftrouble for all members. His
biggest challenger becomes
Kaede Rukawa, he is also aﬁrst-grader, but as an opposite
to Hanamichi, not only a hottie
but also a professional player
in the team of the Shohoku
Highschool. Bad for Hanamichi,
Haruko is a big fan of Rukawakun and has always hearts in
her eyes, when she sees him.
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No problem for Hanamichi,
because he thinks that he is agenius at basketball (but isn't)
and until the final showdown
every member of the team will
cry many tears.
The story is not only funny,it has also it's quiet moments
and is easy to read. The firsttwo volumes are a little bit
slow to read, but from bookthree there is no way to avoid
reading all 31 volumes.
This manga was publishedfrom 1990 to 1996 in Japan's
biggest Comic Magazin, theShonen Jump. There is also an
anime series available with 101
episodes. Slam Dunk was very
popular in the 90s and many
kids started to play basketball.
Until today there are morethan 120 millon sold books
only in Japan. Slam Dunk
counts as one of the mostsuccessfull manga series inthis country. Slam Dunk is until
now my most favorite series.
Please give it a read!

Becky's Awa-ben!
～とき -toki (Standard Japanese: ～たほうがいい -ta hou ga ii)
This expression means "it would be best if you would VERB" / "You had better VERB".
The verb proceeding toki is in ta-form (informal-past tense) minus the ta.
Examples
やめとき！
yametoki
すわっとき！ suwattoki

You had better stop it!
You had better sit down!

～な -na (Standard Japanese: ～なさい -nasai)
Na is just a shortened version of the standard Japanese command form. -na conjugates exactly
the same as nasai.
Examples:やめな！
yamenaStop it!
すわりな！
suwarina
Sit down!
たべな！
tabenaEat!

letter from suketo hoikuenthe heat has been fairly
unrelenting of late, but I
hope this letter finds you
all well. I wonder if you've
all been getting out to cooler
places like pools or the beach,or even out to the countrysideand the mountains. Recently
the increasing humidity andthe strong UV radiations has
made it a very difﬁcult time forchildren to play outside.
This year, once again, there
are many people who havebeen afflicited by heat stroke
and there has been a lot ofimportance placed on making
sure you get enough liquids
and keeping the body's salt
levels high. The amount of saltneeded to help prevent heatstroke is said to be at aroundroughly 1g per litre of water
drunk. Of course you could
simply drink sports drinks tomaintain the correct levels,
but those of you worried aboutsugar might consider putting a
few drops of table salt in yourtea or other drinks.
Either way, this strong heato f s u m m e r w o n ' t l a s t fo r
too much longer, so for now
let's do what we can to stayhealthy.
Summer fun:
Coloured Water:
1: Get some empty pudding
or jelly containers, clean themout and then fill them withwater.
2: Get petals from ﬂowers that-8-by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

are beginning to wilt and placethem in the containers. Using
your fingers, scrunch up the
petals to release their colour.
3: Pour the coloured water
into pet bottles and you havesome coloured water to playaround with.
A Handmade Shower:
1: Fill a plastic bag with waterand tie it shut.
2: Hang it on a clothes line orpole and then poke holes in itwith a pin. You can also draw
pictures on the plastic bag tomake it more fun!
Or...
1: Draw a picture on an empty
PET bottle.
2: Once again, put holes
around the base of the bottlewith a pin for the water tocome out. If you screw thecap on and off, you can control
the flow of water coming outof the holes on the bottom of
the bottle.

japanese lessonpby yoshie motoki

ractical business Japanese (1):Greetings

Japanese has two kinds of styles, informal and formal and at workplace we often use a special
kind of expressions with honoriﬁcs.
1. Meeting someone for the ﬁrst time.

①
②
③
④

h a j i m e m a s h i t e

はじめまして。 R o b i n t o m o u s h i m a s u
C h r i s t o p h e rク
リストファー・ロビンと申します。
C h r i s t oy o n d e
k u d a s a iク
リスと y o r呼
んで く
ださい。
d o u z ooshikuo n e g a i s h i m a s u
どうぞ よろしく お願いします。

How do you do?
My name is Christopher Robin.
Please call me Chris.
Nice to meet you.

2. Introducing yourself to people of your -in-group.
①②③

konotabikochiran i haizoku s a r e m a s h i t a C h r i s d e s u

この度、こちらに 配属されましたクリスです。
Hello,n Ia rwill
join this section. My name is Chris.
k o r e k a r a o s e w a n ii m a s u
これからお世話に なります。
I hope for your ykind
assistance hereafter.
isshoukenmei g a n b a r i m a s u n o d eoroshiku o n e g a i i t a s h i m a s u
一生懸命 がんばりますので、よろしく お願いいたします。
I hope to give this job my best, please grant me your kind assistance.

3. When you were late in introducing yourself.
goaisatsuga

①

ご挨拶が

②

今後とも

kongo

tomo

okuremashite

shitsurei i t a s h i m a s h i t a

遅れまして 失礼いたしました。
I apologize
for not having told you earlier.
yoroshikuo n e g a i s h i m a s u
よろしく お願いいたします。
I look forward to continuing our work together.

4. To a person who is leaving.
①②③

i t t e r a s s h a i

いってらっしゃい。
o k i o t s u k e t e
お気をつけて。
o g e n k i d e
お元気で。

Have a safe trip!
Be careful.
Take care.

5. When you won't meet a person for a long time.
①②③

nagaiaida

hontou n i o s e w a n i n a r i m a s h i t a

長い間、本当にお世話になりました。
Thankyou very muchfor all you
have done for me in this long time.
mijikaiaida d e s h i t a g ai r o i r o t oa r i g a t o u
g o z a i m a s h i t a
短い間でしたが、いろいろと ありがとう ございました。
It was a short time, but thank you very much for all you've done for me.
o karada n i k i o t s u k e t e k u d a s a i
お 体 に気を付けてください。
Please take care of yourself.

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memoranda
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
問い合わせ：ドイツ館まで電話 088-689-0099

How the Youth
Sees the Shikoku
Pilgrimage

若者の見た四国遍路

The scholarship students of the Takeo Miki Foundation

による四国遍路のイメージとは？ご来場お待ちしており

walked the pilgrimage from this years April to July. These

ます。

三木武夫国際基金奨学生として来日、今年４月から７月にかけて歩き遍路をしたアメリカ人青年と、大学で異文化理解を研究する学生のコラボレーション。若者の視点

young Americans made a collaboration with the studentsof the Research Group for International Understanding.
What is the image of the Shikoku Pilgrimage according to
the Youth? Please come and ﬁnd out!
Part 1:

第一部

発表 : アレクサンダー・ラーソンさん（アメリカ合衆国ミネソタ出身）& 徳島大学総合科学部坂田ゼミの皆さん
意見交換 : コーディネーター

Speech by Alexander Larson (Minnesota, USA)

第二部

and members of the Sakata Seminar of theンさん（徳島文理大学客員講師）

デビッド・モート

Tokushima University's Integrated Science ClubPart 2:

Opinion Exchange: Coordinator is David Moreton

申し込み : 国際交流懇話会 HIROBA 山田まで

(Teacher at Tokushima Bunri University)

TEL: 088-652-4843 FAX: 088-652-4846
e-mail: welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

When: Sunday, September 7, from 1:30pm to 4pm
Where: TOPIA

日時 : ９月７日（日） １３：３０～１６：００

Info and Application: HIROBA International Exchange
Association, Ms. Yamada

場所 : 徳島県国際交流プラザ （クレメントビル６階）

Tel: 088-652-4843

内容 : 公開パネルディスカッション

Fax: 088-652-4846
e-mail: welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

主催

徳島県国際交流懇話会 HIROBA

Sponsered by International Exchange Association HIROBA

協力

三木国際育英委員会

Cooperation with Miki International Education Committee

後援

徳島大学総合科学部地域交流支援室

Supported by the Tokushima University's Integrated
Science Club, Network of Municipalities International
Associations and TOPIA.

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市町村国際交流協会ネットワーク（財）徳島県国際交流協会

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Disaster Study Tour 防災センター
スタディ・ツアー
Japan is an area prone to typhoons, heavy rain and othernatural disasters. If a disaster occurs, it is important to
act correctly. What would you do if an earthquake or a

地震や台風、大雨などの自然災害が発生したら、あなた

typhoon struck? Tokushima Prefecture Government, in

はどうしますか？ 徳島県と財団法人徳島県国際交流協会

conjunction with the Tokushima Prefecture International（TOPIA）では、県内に在住する外国人の方に災害に対す

Exchange Association (TOPIA) is proud to announce

る備えを学んでもらうための「徳島県立防災センター・a study tour for foreign residents at the Tokushima

スタディ・ツアー」を開催します。このスタディツアー

Prefecture Disaster Center to provide information onwhat to do in case of a natural disaster. During the tour
you can experience earthquakes, strong winds and more

では、地震や暴風を疑似体験することで災害の恐ろしさを体験できるほか、災害が起きたらどうすればいいかを

via simulation, as well as learn about what to do when a

学ぶこともできます。この機会にぜひ参加し、防災の重disaster occurs.

要性を体験してください。

When: Saturday, September 20, 9:30 - 13:00

日時：

9 月 20 日（土）9:30 ～ 13:00

Where: Meet at the entrance of Poppo-gai (Tokushima

場所：

9:30 に徳島駅側のポッポ街で待ち合わせ、バス

Sta. side) at 9:30 and travel together by bus to
the Disaster Centre in Kitajima.
Cost:

Free

Contact / Registration: Call TOPIA at 088-656-3303

で北島の防災センターに移動。
参加費： 無料
申し込み、問い合わせ：TOPIA まで 088 ｰ 656 ｰ 3303

Naruto City
Fireworks

鳴門市納涼
花火大会

Come along for this grand fireworks display along the

この機会に、鳴門市にある撫養川沿いの大規模の花火大

banks of the Muya River in Naruto City.

会をお見逃しなく！

When: Thursday, August 7, 20:00-21:00
Where: In the area near the Naruto City Bunka Kaikan

日時：、20:00-21:00
8 月 7 日（木）鳴門市文化会館周辺（撫養川）

Cost:

Free

場所：

Info:

Call the Naruto City Commerce and Industry

入場料： 無料

Division at 088-684-1157

問合せ： 鳴門市商工観光課まで電話 088-684-1157

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!
Send us the details and a short blurb, accompanied by apicture if you have any on hand, and we will post it forに発表したいと思います！ 100 文字程度の文章と（もしあったら）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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Exciting Summer
in Wajiki

エキサイティング・サ
マー・イン・ワジキ '08

Come along to this outdoors concert featureing a variety

是非この機会に、この若者に人気あるバンドによる野外of popular bands, including Aqua Timez, ET-KING andライブをご覧ください！ Aqua Timez, ET-KING やかりゆ

Kariyushi 58!

し 58 などが登場します！

When: Wednesday, August 13

日時：

Entry is allowed at 10:00, performance starts at

8 月 13 日（水）、開場 10:00
開演 12:00（終演予定 16:00)

12:00 and ends around 16:00.
場所：

Where: The Outdoor Stages for the Otsuka

大塚製薬徳島ワジキ工場野外ステージ。徳島バ

Pharmaceuticals Wajiki Factory. Only ﬁve

ス丹生谷線川口行きで約 1 時間 30 分「那賀高前」

minutes walk from the Naka Koko-mae bus stop

下車徒歩 5 分

on the Nyudani Line from Tokushima City.
Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the event organisers at 0884-62-2700

入場料： 無料
問合せ： イベントの事務局まで電話 0884-62-2700

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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