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

pedaling pilgrimshave bike, will temple.
While most Japaneseo-henro（お遍路）makethe Shikoku 88 Temple
Pilgrimage（ 四 国 八 十 八 ヶ 所
霊 場 - shikoku hachi juu
hakkasho reijo ） on foot orby bus tour, some foreigners inTokushima get around with apair of wheels and a handlebar.
Denis Smith heard about
the pilgrimage from a college
advisor in Nova Scotia before
coming to Tokushima to teachEnglish at a private school.
Seeming like a great way to
get out on the weekends, heand an American JET teacher
h e a d e d o u t t o Te m p l e # 1
Ryozen-ji（霊山寺）and grabbed
a nokyocho（ 納 経 帳 ）- thestamp book that gets signed
and stamped at each temple.
At that time, he just thought itwould be a nice way to keep arecord.
With each successive
w e e ke n d o u t i n g , h e fo u n dhimself enjoying the scenery"TOPPY"May 2010 No. 238
by lance kita

denis smith by a statue on the groundsof temple number seven, juraku-ji(photo by sarah mobley)

as he pedaled from temple totemple on his mamachari a bike made more for carrying
groceries than long-distancesojourns.
Not being bound by bus
schedules left him free to
explore at his leisure. In fact,

he spent so much time at #6
Anraku-ji（ 安 楽 寺 ）in Kamiita
that he had to hoof it tomake #7, #8, #9, and #10 inthe same day, despite being
clustered in the same area. It
was Anraku-ji's treasure trove of
decorated nooks, crannies, andbamboo groves tucked away inalcoves that piqued his interest.
He found each temple had its
own charms, from the walledoasis of #19 Tatsue-ji（立江寺）
in the middle of Komatsushima
to the pitch-black tunnel aroundthe base of the pagoda at #23
Yakuo-ji（ 薬 王 寺 ）. His ﬁrst
Kochi temple (visited by public
transportation) greeted him
with saintly jizo（地蔵）statues
garbed in bibs of vivid hues.
Approaching this journeyfrom the "tourist" point of view,
Denis quickly covered eighteen
temples in relative order. He
found the temples peaceful andserene, a welcome break fromhis hectic teaching schedule.
The turning point would comepedaling pilgrims ... cont'd on page 3

inside awa life this monthpedaling pilgrims - 1, 3 ... staff introductions - 4, 5
beach cleaning / letter from suketo hoikuen - 6 ... martin's manga corner - 7
german loanwords / tv schedule for may - 8 ... japanese lesson - 9
awaodori airport open to public / memoranda - 10 ... memoranda - 11, 12

awalife

Tokushima Prefectural International
Exchange Association (TOPIA)
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is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA).
Editors:
Andrew Dahms & Mario Dammann

topia@topia.ne.jp
www.topia.ne.jp

Contributors This Month:
Sarah Auffret, Andrew Dahms, Anja Hankel,
Kazue Inoue, Lance Kita, Sarah Mobley, Martin
O'Brien, Denis Smith, and Sumika Tamura.

Download a PDF ﬁle of awa life or view the online
version by going to TOPIA's website:

www.topia.ne.jp/e_index.htm

You can also contact awa life by email:awalife@gmail.com

from the editormany people believe the best part ofthe cherry blossom trees are theirﬂowers, but I tend to disagree. They
may be beautiful, but to me the brightgreen of the new leaves that pop up in late
April and early May is a welcome sight. May is atime when everything wakes up from the long
winter, the mountains and forests of Tokushima
look their best, and it's a joy just to be outside.
It's also a popular time for people to hit theroad on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, thewarm temperature and bright scenery making
a wonderful sight for walking along the trails
around Shikoku.
Speaking of which, this month Lance Kita
writes to us about an inspiring story of one
man's travels on the pilgrimage and what hefound along the way. We also take a look at thestaff line-up for TOPIA over the coming year,
and Sarah Auffret in Naruto offers a few tips on
how to organise a beach cleaning and look after
the natural beauty that makes this time of year
so enjoyable.
Whatever you're up to this May, I hope
you have the chance to make the most of thewarmer temperatures and extra sunlight. But if
you do have plans to enjoy the outdoors, you
might have to get a move on! The end of May
signals the beginning of the rainy season andwhat will be another large slump in dry weather
until the heat of mid-summer and Awa Odori
rolls around.
For now, all the best and I hope you have
had an enjoyable Golden Week.
Cheers, Andrew

the famous peeing boy statue by the steep sides of the iya valley (photo by andrew dahms)-2-

pedaling pilgrims ... cont'd from page 1
with the next temple.
On a solo outing to #11,
he spotted a sign saying"Temple #12 – 23 km" andvowed to visit it one day. That
trip took four hours of cycling
into the mountains from
Tokushima City, plus anotherhour to hike up to the gatesof #12, Shosan-ji（ 焼 山 寺 ）in Kamiyama. Sweaty andexhausted, he clambered up to
the main hall to bow and givean offering, as he had doneat each temple just out ofcourtesy. This time, however,
he remembered that two of
his friends were about to givebirth, and took the opportunity
to pray for safe deliveries.
Stepping away from the hall, asudden wave of relief washedover him and a tension in his
chest was lifted, as if releasing
claws that he himself wasn't
even aware were there. Denis
has used other temple visits topray for the safe delivery of his
friends' children, and found it asource of inspiration.
He completed the circuit inTokushima in less than a year
(this writer has lived here forsix years and only seen ﬁve orsix), and has decided to go thefull length, albeit by quicker
forms of transportation. Fellow
t e a c h e r s h ave j o i n e d h i mon road trips to Ehime andhe has recently finished the
Kochi leg, though he lamentsthat driving didn't give him
much time to enjoy the cherry
blossoms or rugged wavewashed coastlines along theway like his bicycle allowed.
His next goal is to ﬁnish up the
Ehime temples and move on to
Kagawa. Ultimately, he would
like to make the trip to Koyasan（高野山）, the traditional(above) sunlight peaks through the clouds in a beautiful view
over the nearby river on the pilgrimage trail, (below) at the
temple gates (photos by denis smith)ending to the pilgrimage.
S u r p r i s i n g l y, h e h a s n ' t
v i s i t e d t o o m a ny t e m p l e s
outside of Shikoku, save an
outing to Kyoto's Kiyomizudera（ 清 水 寺 ）. He found
the famous temples lacked
purpose for him, with its train
station-sized crowds leaving
little atmosphere to pray.
Shikoku's temples offer asmaller, quieter, more personal-3-

experience overall.
An English guidebook about
the 88-Temple circuit notesthat "Tokushima's section iswhere you discover your faith."
One Canadian teacher certainly
did find a simple spirituality
in his weekend wanderings.
Seems to be where there's a"wheel," there's a way. Have
will, bike temples!

staff introductionst

he coming of April signals
time for staff transfers
across the country, andonce again there are newfaces in TOPIA. Let's take alook at the staff behind thecounter for the coming year.

Masao Otake
Greetings, dear Awa Life
readers. My name is Masao
O t a ke , a n d I b e c a m e t h epresident of TOPIA starting
this April. TOPIA has played alarge role in the promotion ofinternational relations here inTokushima, and this year seesour 20th anniversary. We areplanning on offering an evenwider range of services in thetimes to come and I hope thatthrough our activities we canincrease exchange between all
residents of the prefecture.
Akihide Sato
Hello, everyone. I was assigned
here to TOPIA from April 1,
and while there are lot ofthings I still don't understandregarding the workings of theoffice, everything is moving
along smoothly. During mytime here I want to help
support the foreign residentsof Tokushima in their daily
lives as well as promoteinternational understanding
and cooperation. If you are
ever nearby, please drop by
and say hello to us here in
TOPIA.
Akira HaradaHi, everyone! As of this April
I have entered my 11th year
at TOPIA. On paper it seems
like quite a long time, but todirector of topia, akihide sato (left), and president, masao otake (right)

me it has just ﬂown by. I'll bein charge of Arasowa-ren once
more this year, so if you haveany questions about it then
don't hesitate to ask. Please
say hi next time you come to
TOPIA - I'm looking forward tomeeting you all!
Fumie Murasawa
Hello, everyone! This year
marks the 20th anniversary
since the establishment of
TOPIA, and we are planningan anniversary event in honorof the occasion. I hope thisevent will be an opportunity tobroaden multiculturalism within
the prefecture and help makethe prefecture a happy place

for all to live.
Sumiyo Fukuda
Hi, my name is Sumiyo Fukuda
a n d I w o r k fo r t h e J a p a n
In t e r n a t i o n a l C o o p e ra t i o nagency. My work is in the
promotion of internationalc o o p e ra t i o n p r o j e c t s a n drelated contact here inTokushima. Looking on at allthat happens in TOPIA, fromthe Japanese classes to theactivities of the volunteers
who aid foreign residents, andthe many people who come inand out on their way along thepilgrimage, I always feel a little
more genki. Please say hi nexttime you come to TOPIA!

staff introductions ... cont'd on page 5-4-

staff introductions ... cont'd from page 4
Keiko Fujisawa
This is my third year at TOPIA,
but this year I've got somenew responsibilities so I guess
I'm kind of a new employee.
There are lots of things I don't
know, and it might take me along time to learn the ropes.
To tell the truth, I feel worried
about it. On the other hand,
I'm excited to challenge myself
to learn new things. If you everfeel homesick or something in
a foreign country, why don't
you come to visit us at TOPIA!
Keiko Kasai
Hello, I'm Keiko Kasai, and I
am facing my second year at
TOPIA. Last year I met many
people and learned a lot of
new things about the world. I
am grateful for that. Thank youvery much. This year, TOPIA
will have an important 20th

anniversary. I will do my best
as a member of TOPIA to help
it develop more over the year
ahead.
Jin Yanling
Hi! My name is Jin Yanling,and I come from Shanghai in
China. From this April I am
pleased to start work here at
TOPIA as a Coordinator forInternational Relations. After
graduating from university in
my hometown of Yanji Cityin Jilin Province, I started
work at Shanghai Commercial
University as a Japaneseteacher. This is my second timein Japan, and the first time
I was only here briefly as alanguage student, so this is myfirst time to really live in the
country. so I'm still not used tomuch yet, but I feel ready foranything.

Coming to Tokushima with
its quiet and beautiful nature,
I feel as though I have gained
a sense of peace and, farfrom the hustle and bustle of
Shanghai.
Keiko Murakami
Hello! Nice to meet you.
I am one of the new staff
members at TOPIA from thisApril. My hobbies are readingbooks, listening to music andwatching cargo vessels. My
favorite author is Michimasa
Tsurui. My favorite musicians
are Leo and Mai, Eminem andJaycho. I am interested inimports and exports, and thus
my interest in cargo vessels,
trains and planes. Because ofthem I went to Mizushima,
Kobe, Osaka, etc. It was veryfun. Thanks, and regards.

from left - akira harada, sumiyo fukuda, keiko kasai, kin (jin yanling), fumie murasawa,keiko murakami, and keiko fujisawa-5-beach cleaning

in April, a group of students
from Naruto High School,language assistants,
foreign exchange students
and local people gathered
three times on Shimada Island,
Naruto to pick up rubbish. So
far, we have collected about
300 bags of cans, pet bottles,
Styrofoam, glass bottles,
etc., but also tyres, electricalappliances and other surprising
things! The rubbish was thentransported and dealt with by
the local recycle centre.
However, there is still plentyof rubbish along the coast andmore is on its way. So we will
be going again next month.
Join us on May 15th at Naruto
High School at 9am!
Simple steps to organise yourown beach cleaning:( 1 ) Ta k e p i c t u r e s o f t h eplace and talk about thesituation with your friends

by sarah auffretapril 25, eight volunteers and a weekend load of rubbish bags!

and/or students.
(2) Contact the city office todiscuss your plan.
(3) Secure the help of the local
recycle centre.
(4) Set up a date for cleaning
and ﬁnd volunteers(5) Pick up volunteer bags
from your local city office(according to the numberof volunteers and rubbish

letter from suketo hoikuen

iam sometimes asked bymothers of one year olds
whether children of thisage can understand what issaid to them. Children around
one to two years of age canoften understand, but it is also
an age when they cannot always comply. Children of thisage often say 'no' to a lot ofthings, so it is important to repeat instructions several times
and offer them a demonstration. Most of all, patience isvery important at this age.
At two to three years, children learn how to tell others
their feelings, but they still
won't comply to instructions
all the time. It's important thatparents help them in borrowing or sharing toys with otherkids. From around three they
begin to be able to follow
simple rules, but their desire
to follow them sometimes depends on their mood. But, thisis an important time when they
begin to understand right andwrong, so it is important toteach them the difference.
Teaching children manners
requires an understanding ofwhat they can and cannot do-6-

you are hoping to pick up)
The city office and recycle
centre are vital in this operation
as you will need them to takethe rubbish away and deal with
it. Cleaning is only one aspectof the operation!
If you would like somemore information about beachcleaning, please contact me atsarah.auffret@gmail.com .
by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

at certain ages. It is also important to listen to what they
have to say and praise themw he n t he y ge t s ome t hingright.
This Month's Toy - Butterfly
1: Cut out a body and handle
from thick card such as
from a box of sweets.
2: Tape the two parts together.
3: Hold the body and move thehandle up and down to flap
the butterfly's wings.

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:i

Dororo ( どろろ )Tezuka Osamu
Shogakukan
1967
4n this column I havereviewed several comics
created by the acclaimed
manga-ka Tezuka Osamu.
One of the more recent was
the manga Blackjack, a hugely
popular character that has soldin large quantities since it was
first published in the 1970s.
Blackjack was proceededby a similar, less popular
but perhaps more culturally
significant manga in the formof Dororo. Dororo is similar toBlackjack in some sense, but
it has a historical setting in amore classical era of sword
and samurai, not to mention
ghost and goblin.
The story begins with apower hungry aristocrat who
forges a pact with a numberof legendary demons whose
entities are sealed in statues
in a Buddhist temple; in returnfor absolute power over theland he pledges to grant thedemons any wish they desire.
The demons' bizarre request is
to obtain various pieces of the
body of the warlord's unborn
child. This pact enables them
freedom from their prisonin the temple. Forty-eightdemons in exchange for 48
body parts is the bloody
pact, and when the child isborn in the malformed, pitiful
form that one can imagine
he is set afloat in a river,abandoned without hope.
But as luck would have it, heis rescued by a healer, who
is out gathering herbs along
the river bank. The healer

adopts the boy and raises
him, helping him to overcome
his deformities by building
various prosthetic devices
which give him a semblanceor normality, further enhancedby his superhuman intuitions
that allow him to see and feel.
As he grows into manhood
he comes into the knowledgeof the nature of his conditionand how if he vanquishes 48
demons, he will one by one
regain his body parts. Thus
Hyakkimaru, as he is calledby his father, wanders ancientJapan battling demons andother ghosts and monsters of
the supernatural underworld.
On his travels, Hyakkimaru
is not alone, having befriended
a cunning young drifter named
Dororo who was orphaneda t a ve r y yo u n g a g e a n dlike Hyakkimaru, is bravely
fending for himself in theroughshod territory of warring
states Japan. The presence ofDororo gives the story a morecharming buddy feel that is
not present in Blackjack andoffsets the blood and blades
action with a lighthearted
humorous touch that greatly
adds to its appeal.
Every time Hyakkimaru
kills a demonic entity, one ofhis body parts pops back. For
example, in the first volume
he comes across a mysterious
stranger who demands to ﬁght
him in a sword fight becauseof a mysterious sword hepossesses that demands blood.
Essentially he is possessed-7-

by martin o'brienby the sword that embodies
a malevolent spirit. In thefight, the victor is undecided
but the sword is discarded.
Despite the inhibitions of
Hyakkimaru, Dororo picks it
up and subsequently becomespossessed by the demonic
spirit and runs away from
Hyakkimaru with a desire toshed the blood of anybody
that crosses his path. He
enters a village and attacks
some people but he becomestrapped in a storehouse andsurrounded by the villagers.
By this time the warrior whom
Hyakkimaru fought earlier
returns to the village whichhappens to be the sameplace that his family comes
from, however as he is now
not possessed he has little
idea of the situation at hand.
Hyakkimaru manages to rescue
Dororo from the villagers, andin doing so the sword ends
up back in the possession of
the warrior, whereupon heresumes cutting down people
at random including membersof his own family. Having no
choice, Hyakkimaru manages
to ﬁght him for a second timeand kills him, and the cursed
blade that is possessed by oneof the 48 demons dissolves.
In return, an eyeball magicallypops back into his face.
There is very little lacking in
Dororo, as it combines manyof the devices of action heronarratives with a semblance of
humour in a classic setting thatborrows from various facetsof Japan's rich supernatural
folklore tradition. In Dororo, allthese elements come together
to create a most rewarding
manga.

loanwords in japanese

by anja hankel

Spring in Japan is a time of changes - especially in the Japanese working environment. The
Japanese working world is imbedded in an entrenched system that includes the annual rotationand transfer of staff within a company or institution such as schools, local government ofﬁces orkindergartens. For most Japanese employees, the time of leaving fellow colleagues and rotating
to another position at the end of March is a quite sad period of the year. But when entering a
new department in the beginning of April - accompanied by the beginning of the new businessyear - they can also get to know new staff members and get the chance to become acquainted
with new topics and tasks, which can sometimes be helpful not to get professionally blinkered, I
guess.
By the way, the average working time of the Japanese is about 39.2 hours a week, while inGermany it is three hours less. In return the Japanese are granted an average holiday amount of
18 days, whereas the Germans get about 30 days. In total this means about 1803 working hours
a year in Japan facing 1557 hours in Germany.
So, working seems to be a quite Japanese thing, yet the Japanese use a German loan wordwhen talking about work: the German word 'Arbeit', which means 'work' is commonly used as
the Japanese loan word アルバイト (arubaito) or バイト (baito), meaning 'part-time job'. In
Japan this word is often considered to be of English origin. Furthermore it is a good example ofthe fact that oftentimes the exact meaning of a word has changed in Japanese.
But those rotations do not start only with entering the business world – the Japanese getused to this annual rhythm from their childhood on. For example, the school year in Japanends in March and starts in April again. Even in kindergarten those kids, who change to a preschool in April, are being bidden farewell and given their kindergarten reports at a quite solemn
ceremony held at the end of march. And again, when entering pre-school or school, a solemn
ceremony is held to welcome the new kids.
By the way, the Japanese also borrowed the German word 'Kindergarten' (Japanese: キンダー
ガーテン kindaagaaten) during the Meiji Era, when Japan oriented it's educational system tothose of Western countries and adopted the German kindergarten system. Admittedly, it is not
used very often any more.
Other German loan words used in Japanese are:アウトバーン
autobaanGerman:Autobahn (highway)
エネルギー
enerugii
Energie (energy)
カテゴリー
kategorii
Kategorie (category)
ゲバルト
gebaruto
Gewalt (violence)
シュプレヒコール
shupurehikouru
Sprechchor (speaking choir)
For those, who want to read more about the Japanese society in general, I highly recommend
the book Japanese Society by Nakane Chie, which is an analysis of the structure of the Japanesesociety and very interesting to read.

tv schedule for may
DateFri. 07
Sun. 09
Mon. 10
Fri. 14
Sat. 15
Sun. 16Fri. 21

Time
21:00
21:00
21:00
21:00
21:00
21:00
21:00

Channel1 - Shikoku
6 - ABC
4 - Mainichi
1 - Shikoku
8 - Kansai
6 - ABC
1 - Shikoku

NationUSA - 1999
USA - 2007
USA - 1990
USA - 2007
USA - 2005
USA - 2005
USA - 2005

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Title
Star Wars - Episode I
300
Die Hard 2
Ghost Rider
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fantastic Four
Flightplan

japanese lessonby sumika tamura

This month we will continue on from last month's lesson about awa-ben and discuss how tomake past-form negative constructions in the dialect of Tokushima. There are many ways to makenegative constructions in awa-ben, but let's look at「～ な ん だ 」and「～ ん か っ た 」. Words
underlined below denote awa-ben, and those in brackets are standard Japanese.
れい

の

の

の

例１「飲まなかった」→［飲まなんだ、飲まんかった］

Example 1 - Didn't drink/take

お母さん：Mother: Did you take your medicine

かあ

きのう

ぐすり

の

昨日、かぜ薬、飲んだで？
きのう

ぐすり

の

yesterday?

（昨日、かぜ薬、飲んだ？）
こ

子ども

の

：

の

Child:

飲まなんだ／飲まんかった。

No, I didn't.

の（飲まなかった。
）
かあ

の

お母さん：

Mother: Why not?

どして飲まなんだん？
の（どうして飲まなかったの？）のなな

You won't get better if you

飲まなんだら、治らん／治れへんよ。
のな

don't take your medicine.

（飲まなかったら、治らないよ。）
れい

例２「しなかった」→［せなんだ、せんかった］

Example 2 - Didn't do

キム

Kim:

きょねん

：

しんがた

よ ぼうせっしゅ

去年、新型インフルエンザの予防接種、

ﬂu last year?

したん？
きょねん

しんがた

Did you get a shot for swine

よ ぼうせっしゅ（去年、新型インフルエンザの予防接種、
したの？）
リュウ：

Ryu:

せなんだ／せんかった。

No, I didn't.

（しなかった。
）
ともだち

None of my friends got the ﬂu.

わたしの友達、だれもインフルエンザにならなんだ／ならんかったよ。
ともだち（わたしの友達、だれもインフルエンザにならなかったよ。
）
The grammar for past-form negative constructions is broken down as follows:
きょうつう ご

共 通語

I

→

ならなかった →とくしま

きょうつう ご徳島のことば

共 通語

II

ならなんだ

ね

寝なかった

→
→

ね

寝なんだ
寝んかった

の

飲まなかった →か

徳島のことばねならんかった
書かなかった →

とくしま

か

の

飲まなんだ
の

書かなんだ

飲まんかったか

書かんかった

III

こ

来ない

→

こ

来なんだ
こ

来んかった
しない

→

せなんだ
せんかった

It's interesting to see that the Japanese language is different in the east and west of the country.
'Standard' Japanese is commonly accepted as the language spoken in Tokyo.
Reference：岸江信介 2005「近畿周辺圏にみられる方言の打消表現」『日本語学』第 24 巻
第 14 号 12 月号、pp32-43、明治書院。

-9-awaodori airport open to publicthursday, April 8 saw the opening of the brand new
Awaodori Airport in Matsushige. Built on the groundsof the former Tokushima Airport, the new airport
boasts an extended runway capable of accepting
jumbo jets and a brand new terminal building 2.5km
down the road from the former.
Arriving at the three-level airport terminal, visitors
are greeted by exquisite indigo-dyed wall scrolls and alarge-scale LCD screen showing tourist attractions fromacross the prefecture. The new terminal building alsosports a number of new stores and facilities, and visitors
can even enjoy several of Tokushima's local specialities,
such as Tokushima Ramen, the Tokushima Burger, andTokushima-don. As for access, have no fear as the old
airport shuttle is still available and the new parking lot
puts the old one to shame.

Promotional poster used with permission from theTokushima Airport Usage Promotion Committee ( 徳島空
港利用促進協議会 ).

memoranda

Speech Contest

日本語弁論大会

Participants Wanted!

出場者募集！

2010 Tokushima Prefecture

平成 22 年度外国人による徳島県日本語弁論大会。10-12

Japanese Speech Contest For Foreign Residents

名程度の出場者を募集します。国際色豊かにするため１

Around 10-12 contestants will be selected based

カ国１名程度。応募者が多い国については２名程度を書

on country of origin, ensuring that a wide variety of

類審査にて選考します。大会当日は、多数の応援・声援

nationalities are able to participate. There will be an event

をお待ちしています。発表者との意見交換もお楽しみに！

following the contest, where contestants will be available
to answer questions from the audience.
Date:

日時：

13:30 ～ 16:30

Monday, July 19 (a public holiday)
13:30 - 16:30

Place:

Awagin Hall

For:

Foreign Residents of Tokushima

7 月 19 日（月、祝日）

場所：

あわぎんホール

対象：

徳島県在住の外国人

テーマ： 国際理解・国際交流・協力に関するものなら
自由

Theme: A topic of your choice relating to Japan,

7 分以内international affairs, international cultural

時間：exchange, and cooperation.

申込： （財）徳島県国際交流協会まで。所定の申込用紙

Length: Under seven minutes per speechをお渡しします。詳細は当協会までお問合せ下Applications: TOPIA (applications accepted until Friday,

さい。

May 28 or as long as places are available)

申込締切：2010 年 5 月 28 日（金）Contact: TOPIA
TEL:

088-656-3303

FAX:

088-652-0616

Email:

coordinator1@topia.ne.jp

問合せ：（財）徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA）
TEL：088-656-3303

FAX:088-652-0616

Email: coordinator1@topia.ne.jp-10-memoranda

HIROBA Lecture South Africa
The 2010 FIFA World Cup host country

国際交流懇話会
HIROBA 講演会
2010 年サッカーワールドカップ開催国そして映画「インビクタス」の舞台

and the setting of the movie "Invictus"「南アフリカを語る」

Presented by Mr. Stephan van der Watt who came toTokushima last spring. His presentation will be given in

1 年前に南アフリカから家族で徳島にやってきたステファ

English with brief Japanese interpretation.

ン・ヴァン・デル・ワットさんに、母国の歴史や文化、現状などについてお話しいただきます。講演は英語で行When: Sunday, May 16, from 14:00 - 16:00

いますが、手短に通訳をいれます。

Where: TOPIA, 6F of Clement Plaza

日時 :5 月 16 日（日）、14:00 ～ 16:00

Call Ms. Yamada at 090-2787-3597 or send an

場所 :徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA)、会議室

Email to welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

問合せ : HIROBA の山田まで電話 090-2787-3597

Cost:

Free

Info:

または welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

HIROBA Lecture Moraes & Portugal

国際交流懇話会
HIROBA 講演会

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the1500 年代に初めてポルトガル人が日本を訪れ、その後江signing of the Japanese-Portuguese Treaty of Amity and戸時代に途絶えていた国交が幕末の 1860 年に再開してかCommerce in 1860.

ら今年で 150 年を迎えます。徳島に馴染みの深いポルト
ガル人モラエスと彼の母国について再び振り返ってみま

When: June 20, 2010

せんか。講演は日本語で行われます。

14:00 – 16:30
Where: Nichia Kaikan, Tokuhsima University

日時 :(Shinkura-cho, Tokushima-shi)
Lecturer: Kuwahara Shinogi, President of the Tokushima2010 年 6 月 20 日（日）14:00 ～ 16:30

and Japan - Portugal Association, and Dulce

場所 :日亜会館（徳島市新蔵町徳島大学本部横）Matsuo, Portuguese Teacher.

講師：

桑原信義さん徳島日本ポルトガル協会会長、

松尾ドウルシさん (Dulce Matsuo)、ポルトガル

MORAES is featured in the March issue of Awa Life.

語講師

For further information, call Ms. Yamada at 090-2787-3597,

問合せ : HIROBA の山田まで

or send e-mail to welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

電話：

Lectures will be given in Japanese.

090-2787-3597

メール： welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

Japanese Lessons
at Suketo Hoikuen

助任保育園の日本語教室

When: Every Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 ～ 12:00

Cost:

Free for nursery students!

Info:

Call TOPIA at

金額：

託児付き（無料）

問合せ： トピアまで

088-656-3303

電話 088-656-3303-11-

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The 29th
Beethoven's 9th
Symphony Concert

第２９回
ベートーヴェン「第九」交響曲演奏会

Come along for a concert featuring Beethoven's 9th

鳴門の「第九」といえば周知のとおり、鳴門市の板東俘虜

Symphony, a tradition celebrating the ﬁrst performance of

収容所での演奏会がアジア初演の第九というのが定説と

the symphony in Japan, begun here in Tokushima in Naruto

なっています。そこで鳴門市では演奏された 6 月 1 日を第City. June the first in Naruto is designated as a day in

九の日と定め、6 月の第 1 日曜日に、県内外から 500 余名

celebration of this event, and each year on the ﬁrst weekend
in June a performance of the symphony is held, drawingの合唱団員が合流して国際色豊かに第九のふるさと鳴門な

over 500 choralists from in and outside the prefecture.

らではの演奏会を開催しています。

When: Saturday, June 6, from 16:00 - 18:00

日時：

Sunday, June 7, from 13:00 - 15:00、13:00 ～ 15:00
6 月 6 日（日）Where: The Naruto-shi Bunka Kaikan
Cost:

場所：

Tickets are 2,000 yen for adults, and half price for

鳴門市文化会館

入場料： 一般 2,000 円（当日 500 円増）

students and below. However, the cost is an extra

学生 500 円（当日 1,000 円増）

500 yen if bought on the day.
Info:

、16:00 ～ 18:00
6 月 5 日（土）問合せ： NPO 法人鳴門「第九」を歌う会事務局まで

Call the event's executive committee at

電話 088-686-9999

088-685-7088.

Fireﬂies in Misato

美郷ほたる祭り

Come and see the beautiful light of the ﬁreﬂies as they light

期間中は獅子舞や模擬店の出店のほか、ホタル観察ツアー

up the riverways throughout the town of Misato.

などが行なわれます。

When: Saturday, May 29 to Sunday, June 16

日時：

5 月 29 日（土）～ 6 月 16 日（日）

Free!

場所：

吉野川市美郷Call the Misato Chamber of Commerce and入場料： 無料！

Inudstry at 0883-43-2505.

問合せ： 美郷商工会まで

Where: Misato Village, Yoshinogawa City
Cost:
Info:

電話 0883-43-2505

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 note that 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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