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

fall into autumn

ood riddance to theconstant sweating andcountless showers every
day! Hurrah! Summer isover and autumn (or fall if you
prefer) is here. Now is a greattime to get out and enjoy
Tokushima’s natural beauty viewing the kouyou autumn
leaves.
While Tokushima may nothave the delicately manicured
landscape gardens of Kyoto,
there are temples here where
you can enjoy the symmetry
and bold red of the momijig"TOPPY"
October 2006 No. 196
by matt lindsay
awalife@gmail.com

maple leaves, minus thecrowds. Here are a few:
Zuigan-ji ఺્ࠪ - is a quick
escape from urbanity, nestledin the foothills of Mt Bizan
behind the Washington Hotel.
For 300 yen you can enjoy thesplashes of red maple leaves
in the calm surrounds of thistemple’s garden.
TEL: 0886 - 52 - 5968
Joroku-ji ௒ ᇥ ્ - (off the
bypass on route 212) is
Tokushima’s oldest temple.

The maple leaves curtaining
the mon entrance to thetemple are particularly
impressive.
TEL: 088-645-0334
Daisan-ji ോ અ ્ - to thewest in Kamiita, Itano-gun, isa peaceful, secluded retreat.
Henro pilgrims often frequent
this bangai temple, one of
the alternative temples of the
88-temple pilgrimage. Heretoo, the temple’s gate provides
a photogenic backdrop formaple leaves. A rustic yellow

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inside awa life this month
fall into autumn - 1, 4 ... living in tokushima - 3
the six days of rokuyo - 5 ... awa ben - 6 ... martin's anime corner - 7
shin-mai mama nikki / letter from suketo - 8 ... japanese lesson - 9
japanese lesson information - 8,9 ... memoranda - 10 - 12

awa life

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Exchange Association (TOPIA)
Clement Plaza 6F
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Tokushima City 770-0831 JAPAN
tel: 088.656.3303
fax: 088.652.0616
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is a monthly publication of the Tokushima
Prefectural International Exchange Association(TOPIA)
Andrew Dahms & Claire Tanaka
Contributors This Month:
Andrew Dahms, Kazue Inoue, Junko Kimura, Matt
Lindsay, Martin O'Brien, Claire Tanaka, and Takako
YamadaDownload a PDF file of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!
http://www.topia.ne.jp/e_index/e_index.htm

from the editors
reetings from Downtown Tokushima!
The autumn sumo basho is on as I write
this, and every night as I leave TOPIA,
I can see the final matches wrapping
up on the new big screen TV attached to the
CITY building. Crickets' calls have replaced the
cicadas', and there is a pomegranite tree which
has borne fruit that I like to peek at on my way
home. If I go home via another route, I can
see an empty lot that someone has plantedwith yellow and purple flowers. The flowers
have grown to be over two metres tall! It's abeautiful, wild garden that doesn't seem tohave an owner. I hope you are enjoying thelittle pleasures of autumn as I am!
xoxo Love, Clairegvery warm (or cool, as it were) autumn
hello to you all. Only a week or two ago
I made a trip out to the Iya Valley, andI found myself taken aback by all thesights and sounds. Spending most of my time inthe city, I often forget how beautiful Tokushima
is, and how valuable an experience it can be
to find oneself in the midst of such surrounds.
Now, as we head into autumn, the leaves willsoon begin to change color and pave the way
for one of the most beautiful times in the year. I
hope you can all find the time to get away fromyour daily schedules, head out into the forestsand mountains and find some quiet time foryourself.
Cheers, Andrewaearthquake simulation truck at the tokushima city disaster preparation day held on Sept 1, 2006 (photo by claire tanaka)-2-living in tokushima homepage
he prefecture's Culturaland International Affairs
Division has produced a
new homepage to serve
the English-speaking residentsof Tokushima. In fact, there
are two new sites. The second
one is a miniaturized versionof the original site, which isdesigned to be viewed via
mobile phone. The maini m p e t u s fo r c r e a t i n g t h e
new webistes was to have avenue for infoming Englishspeaking foreign residents of
information in an emergency:
in particular, information
about approaching typhoons
or in the wake of a largetearthquake. The 'original size'
version of the homepage
also provides TV and cinema
information, local event
listings, information about
Japanese classes held in theby claire tanaka
awalife@gmail.com

prefecture, and much more.
There is even a spot forreaders to submit a message
to the site managers (AwaLife editors Andrew and I
manage the site).
T h e m a i n fo c u s o f t h emobile site is disasterreadiness, but there is also
some event information andother information related todaily life in Tokushima.
Information will be updated
to the new sites on a regularbasis, so check back often,
and let us know what you
think! Any opinions or ideas
on how to improve the site
are welcome.

See the new homepage here: http://ourtokushima.net/e_living/index.php
The cellular phone-oriented site can be viewed at: http://ourtokushima.net/e_living/m/
or use the barcode scanner function on your phone to read the URL barcode printed above.

persimmon salsa
utumn in Tokushimameans an abundanceof fresh fruits andvegetables - sometimes
it all gets to be a bit too
abundant! This time last year,
I had so many persimmons
showing up at my door that I
didn't know what to do withthem. I think they taste bestin their fresh, raw state, so I
tried to come up with a recipe
which used them in this way.
Persimmon Salsa is good
because it uses up lots ofsudachi too, which also havea tendancy to land in large
numbers in my kitchen at thistime of year. If you have any
persimmons left over, you
could try carving them up likepumpkins for Hallowe'en!

by claire tanaka
awalife@gmail.comaPersimmon Salsa
2 persimmonsjuice of about 6 sudachi
half an onion
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 / 2 t e a s p o o n o f g i n g e r,
mincedtabasco or minced fresh chile
pepper to taste
a dash of cumin-3-

Chop the persimmons andonions, then mix all the
ingredients together and chill
for an hour or two to let theflavours blend. Use it as a dip
for corn chips, or as a sauce
for grilled pork, chicken,
or fish. It could work in anomlette too?? Try it anyplace
you'd normally use tomato
salsa.

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carpet covers the ground as
the unique fan-shaped leaves
fall from the towering ichou
tree, (that tree with the putridsmelling gingko nuts).
TEL. 088- 694- 5525
Naturally, the best place toreally appreciate nature’s
autumn gifts is in nature itself.
With cooler temperatures athigh altitude, the autumn
leaves appear much earlier( O c t o b e r ) i n To k u s h i m a ’s
mountains than in the city.
In general, the remoter
the location, (and with lesshuman interference) the more
impressive the scenery is.
Access is admittedly difficult,(especially without a car),however if you’re determined
you’ll definitely be rewarded
for your effort.
If you really want to get off
the beaten path (and onto abeat-up path) try the SuperRindo ( ҫ Ӄ ̶ ᆟ ທ *, fromas far away as Mt Tsurugi oras near as Kamiyama. This
unpaved forest road winds
through the mountains,
offering spectacular scenery.
The splashes of color visible
from the numerous ridges
the road traverses arebreathtaking.
The cobalt blue water of the
Yoshino River around Ikeda
contrasts strikingly with theautumn leaves. Take a train to
Oboke to enjoy the spectacular
scenery of the canyon there
and in the nearby Koboke
Canyon. If you’d really like tofeel nature’s pulse you canalso take a thrilling rafting tour
down the canyon.
There are a great many
opportunities to enjoy thefall foliage near Mt Tsurugi(Ken-zan - ॏઅ *. There’s thea striking display of red and gold leaves at a temple gate

famous vine-bridge, Kazurabashi, though for mine, themore remote Oku-Iya Kazurabashi is much more appealing(there is a campground here.)
According to the locals, thebest place to view the autumn
colors is Mt Miune ( ં ᆲ *.
It’s now possible to enjoy
the colors with next to noexertion thanks to the recent
opening of the Miune Monorail.
Stretching some six kilometers,
the round trip from the new
Iyashi-kyou Onsen takes alittle over an hour and costs
1500 yen.
Access: route 438, (2 hours
by car) or train to Sadamitsu
or Awa-Ikeda, then Yonkoh
Bus (leave home early!).
Another colorful peak worth
visiting is Mt Takamaru in
Kamikatsu. The yellow leavesof the virgin beech (buna)
forest blanketing the lower
slope create a bright, uplifting
atmosphere. An enjoyable hike-4-

to the summit of this gentle
peak also offers extensive
views.
Access: route 16 past
Kamikatsu to the Mt Takamaru
access road. (1 hour by car.)
Close to the Kochi prefecture
border is Konosekyo ৸ Ѣ ్
ࢪ (Konose Canyon), often
cited as Tokushima’s premierlocation for appreciating theautumn leaves. The flaming
red leaves appear even morebrilliant here due to thecontrast with the rugged,
rocky landscape.
Access: Route 195 to Kito (twoand a half hours by car).
Like the leaves, the weather
soon changes in autumn.
Rain can suddenly appear,
particularly in the mountains,
so pack wet weather gear.
Be prepared also for chilly
conditions once the sun goes
down. Go on and get out
there. Put some color in yourlife!

the six days of rokuyo
uring your time in
J a p a n , p e r h a p s yo u
have noticed a setof words marked
periodically on various daysof the calendar. These words,
six in total, are in fact namesof days for a system known
as rokuyo (literally 'six days'in Japanese) based arounddivining lucky and unlucky
days. And, highly fitting ofsuch a system, rokuyo holds
a long and interesting history
that dates back over someseveral hundreds years.
Originally, the Japanesecalender employed a sevenday lunar system, which washeld in practice from around
800AD. Yet in addition tothis there was a parallel
six-day system based onsuperstitions. While for a longtime it remained little morethan simple superstitious
belief, in the 19th century
is gained popularity andbecame widespread. In 1873,
however, Japan adopted thewestern, Gregorian calenderin order to make trade andcommerce with the west
easier, and a law was passed
banning various superstitiousb e l i e f s . H o w e v e r, a f t e r
the lifting of the ban on
free speech at the end of
the second world war, therokuyo system came backinto popularity and can tothis day be seen in practiceon various calendars here in
Japan.
Although few people thesedays would confess to being
firm believers of the system,
tradition and the always
handy 'just in case' lends thesystem a wide base of semifollowers. Let's take a look atdwhat each day represents:
ಐ஍ - Sencho (Sakigachi,
Senkachi)Days marked with thesecharacters are said tobe good for starting newenterprises, dealing withthe government andfiling lawsuits. However,
the morning is said to begenerally unlucky, whilst theafternoon is lucky.
ᄕ‫ ۂ‬- Tomobiki (Yuuin)These characters signify a
day to be lucky at all times
except for the period aroundnoon. Also, translatedr o u g h l y, t h e n a m e f o r
this day means to 'pull afriend' and is seen as highly
inauspicious for funerals as
it suggests the deceased
pulling someone along into
the world beyond. This
image is so strong that if afuneral must fall on this day,a doll is placed alongside thedeceased so that it will betaken instead.
ಐ࿟ - Sakimake (Senbu,
Senmake)Days marked as Sakimake
are more or less the exact
opposite of those marked
Sencho. Therefore, it is notconsidered to be a good time
to start new business, deal
with the government and soforth. Likewise, the morning
is considered lucky whilst theafternoon unlucky.
࿽თ - Butsumetsu
While it is thought that thefirst character used for thisday was ࿾ (butsu - thing),
it is now written with thecharacter for 'Buddha'. Due-5-by andrew dahms
until_eternity@hotmail.com

to this, it is most often taken
to stand for the 'death of
buddha' and is seen as anentirely unlucky day. Most
people avoid weddings on thisday, as well as many othermajor undertakings. However,butsumetsu is seen as agood day for funerals.
ോ‫ ڊ‬- TaianThis day is seen as the most
lucky of the six days, and is acommon choice for weddings.
The characters can be readas 'great peace', and lottery
booths often put out signs
for these days to suggestthat they may be luckier thanothers. Taian days also often
suceed Butsumetsu, making
them popular for leaving
hospital. Indeed, it is notuncommon for a patient toextend their stay in a hospitalan extra day so they canleave on Taian.
౾঵ - Shakku (Jakko,
Sekiguchi)
Shakku is a close opposite
of Tomobiki, in that days
marked with these characters
are said to be unlucky at all
times of the day except foraround noon.
Rokuyo and Business
The influence of these days
does not stop at superstition
in daily life and the organisingof weddings, funerals
and other affairs. Indeed,
companies in Japan quite
often avoid days such as
Butsumetsu for launching
new projects, whilst Taiand a y s a r e a fa vo u r i t e fo r
starting new projects,
opening new branches andother ventures.

awa benby junko kimura
junkooooooo@gmail.com

here are a total of fortyseven prefectures inJapan. Each prefecture has
its own unique traits suchas its culture, people, foodand also dialect (ben), which
differ from other prefectures.
Talking about the dialect ofyour prefecture can be bestu s e d w h i l e h av i n g a n i c echat with people from otherprefectures. Someone whot

Awa Bena k a nikstudies Japanese as a second
language in his country might
be shocked when they goout into the country side.
They might think they didn't
study enough. Please neverfeel that way. My Japanese
friends who are from otherp r e fe c t u r e s a l way s h ave
to guess or ask what I am
talking about. If you watch
Japanese TV carefully, they
'Standard Japanese'anжп̹҇ип҇
a r u d e n a i d eжѿћўић̛i g a r uирѿ̛
i k a nип̛҇i k e n
их҇
i n u
иѠ̛
i r a ui r o uиѽк / иҁк̛u c h iкѕ̛e t t o b u r iмїќѪѾ̛
o m o s s h o iоѶїыѻи̛k a e̠̠̠пм̛̣
k a k u
пу̛
k u
͵͵͵у̛
u c h i n k uкѕ҇у̛
w a i n k u҃и҇у̛genki s h i y o n e७ࡂыѼ҇м̛̣k o n m a iч҇Ѳи̛s e k o iячи̛
h i d o iѦѝи̛
h o n a k e nѯўх̛҇
h o n a k e n d oѯўх҇ѝ̛
m a g a r uѲрѿ̛
m a k e m a k e i p p a iѲхѲхиїѥи
y a r i k o iѸѾчи̛a l way s d i s p l ay J a p a n e s esubtitles whenever people
talk with their local dialect.
Since there are many Awa
Life readers in Tokushima, I
would like to list some useful
Awa-ben words that you
can use in your daily life. I
am sure that some of them
you might already know, but
perhaps you might find somenew ones as well.
Englishdame̛͗രწ
a r u j a n a i d e s u k a̛͗жѿьѷўићэп
oogoe o d a s ư͗ോ౤҆єэ
i k a n a i̛͗৪пўи
i k e n a i̛͗৪хўи
kaerư͗ࡀѿ
s a w a r ư͗щ҃ѿwatashijosei̛͗શ̈́அౕͅ
hisashiburi
̛͗ࡵыѪѾ
omoshiroi̛͗ნ༬иd e s h o u k a̛̠̠̠͗ћыѻкп̣m o c h i a g e r u
hakobư͗૏ѕ௑цѿ̝‫ۥ‬Ѫ̝i e̛͗‫̛݌‬
watashinoie̛͗શѢ‫݌‬bokunoie̛͗ၿѢ‫݌‬g e n k i d e s u k a̛͗७ࡂћэп̣c h i i s a i̛͗சщи
s h i n d o i̛͗ы҇ѝи
taihens u g o i̛͗ോဥ̝эши̝d a k a r a̛̻͗єпѽ
d a k e d ơ͗єхѝ
j a m a n i n a r ư͗ьѷѲџўѿ
afurerusunzen̶̛‫ڶ‬Ҁѿోಶy a w a r a k a i̛͗Ѹ҃ѽпи

͗ No good͗ It is there (here)!
͗ To let out a loud voice
͗ To not go
͗ To be unable to go to...
͗ Return
͗ Touch͗ I (fem.)
͗ Long time, no see͗ Interesting͗ ... I wonder͗ Carry͗ Home͗ My house (female)͗ My house (male)͗ How are you doing?
͗ Small͗ Worn Out
͗ Extremely͗ Because͗ However͗ Get in the way (ie. boxes, books)
͗ Filled to the brim
͗ SoftDid you find any Awa-ben words here in the list that you know? I think it is very useful to knowsome of them when you are talking to local people in Tokushima or trying to understand what
they are talking about. I hope you enjoy your Awa life!

-6-martin's anime corner
Vampire Hunter D: Blood
Lust) ӂӥӃҖҔӁӥұ̶ E*
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajira
Creators:Urban Vision
Released: Japan (2001), US(2001)
Running time: 106 minn the genre of horror
anime, Vampire Hunter D:
Blood Lust stands out as
one of the most influential
and well-known titles. The film
is based on a series of novels
written by horror and pulp
author Hideyuki Kikuchi. The
title character Vampire Hunter
D or 'D' as he is called is aDunpeal, which means he ishalf human and half vampire.
D possesses many of thequalities and characteristics
of vampires, yet regardless ofany similarities he is one of
the hunters-for-hire who seek
to rid the world of vampires.
D wanders the earth in searchof vampires, wielding hissword and riding a cybernetic
horse. He is one of thegood guys, but is still feared
because of his mixed lineage
and the resulting vampiric
traits. He has the advantage
of possessing most of thestrengths of vampires with few
of their weaknesses. He has
extremely pale skin and fangs,
but unlike pure vampires heis able to go out during the
day whilst only occasionally
suffering from a type of sun
sickness every few years.
D`s world is set in a place far
in the future in which a nuclear
war was responsible for thedeath of most of the people onearth. After this catastrophe, anoble caste of vampires rebuilt
the world in their image usingiscience and magic. Howeveras time progressed, humans
began once again to gain astronghold on the planet. And
thus D performs his trade ina world where all but a few
powerful vampires remain.
One of these last remaining
vampires is Meier Link. Link
is hunted by D because of
his abduction of a humangirl Charlotte Elbourne. Her
father hires D to find her, yet
he is not alone in the hunt;
Charlotte's family also hiresr i va l b o u n ty h u n t e r s , t h e
Marcus brothers, as backup.
As D pursues them herealises that the relationshipbetween Link and Charlottegoes beyond that of kidnapper
and abductee, and he is left
to wonder if it is right topursue someone who before
the abduction was one of the
few vampires ever respectedby humans as an honorable
noble. The Marcus brothers
and their crew have no such
hesitations and like it or not
the action is set in motion fora showdown with Meier Link.
Vampire Hunter D: Blood
Lust has a dark and haunting
storyline but the films moststriking feature is the mixtureof pulp genres that are present
in the film. It is of course ahorror film with vampire andghouls, swords and horses
and carriages and all theparaphernalia one would
expect of the genre. It is
however set in the future, so
the world in which the film is
set is a greatly technologicallyadvanced one of the sci-fi
tradition. The most surprisingelement is the influence ofthe Western genre. D is abounty hunter, a character-7-

by martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

common in that genre who
exists in a world of small
towns with sheriffs, salonsand horses (albeit cybernetic
ones with mechanical legs).
This mixture of common pulp
genres shouldn't really work
but everything fits together
perfectly due to the attention
to detail both in the animationand the narrative. Blood Lust
is an anime that manages
to cram it all in, multiple
intertwining genres and all theunique visuals that entails, aswell as insightful charactersand some fantastic fightsequences, all set around an
engrossing storyline. Thereis even some comic relief inthe form of D's bizarre talking
hand who constantly makes
sarcastic remarks about thesilent pensive D.
Vampire Hunter D: Blood
Lust is not the first vampire
hunter film; it was precededby a film which was made in
1985. However, the first film
pales in comparison. It is notreally necessary to watch thefirst Vampire Hunter D film
as Blood Lust is not really asequel and can be considered
independent of the first film.
The version I watched was inEnglish; it is available with an
English track and Japanesesubtitles even in Japan. Thisis due to the fact that Vampire
Hunter D: Blood Lust was
released in the West before
it was released in Japan. The
Va m p i r e H u n t e r D : B l o o dLust comics and films are
considered to be a highpointof the horror anime genre in
America, and Blood Lust was
originally given an English
track to satisfy the franchise's
large foreign fanbase.

letter from suketo hoikuen
n Japan, there are lots ofexpressions that refer toautumn, such as "autumn
is the season for sports".
With crisp, refreshing weather,it's the season of sports
festivals. Have your children
already had their autumn
sports festival this year? It'sso moving to see the children
trying their best out on thefield, isn't it? Children feel
happy when they are praisedfor trying hard, and it makes
them want to do better nexttime as well. Sports festivals
are a chance to inspire
enthusiasm in your child.
Autumn is also harvest time.
A time to enjoy ripe fruit andfeel the joy of the harvest.
If you go to your local park,
you can see lots of nuts, such-there are endless ways toplay with natural materials
found in your neighbourhood.

ias chestnuts and acorns, aswell as a variety of coloured
leaves at this time of year.
Here are some ways to playwith nuts and leaves:-paper pasted with nuts andleaves makes a lovely décor
accent!
-you can make a spinning top
by sticking a toothpick into
an acorn.
-play "house" or "store" using
leaves and nuts as play foodor play money.

shin-mai mama nikki
know that everyone has
been waiting to hear
about my new foodwaste disposal machine(commercial name: The
Recycler!). Well, it's pretty
cool. Fish heads, sudachi rinds,
bits of baby food that fell on
the floor, it all goes in andcomes out as brown, burntcookie-scented dry matter.
I like it. I am a little worried
about how much electricity it
is using up, though. I try toremember to turn it on late
at night when the electricity
is cheaper. Once, I put in acouple of cut-up pears which
had gone bad, and those juicy
pears took about five hours to
dry out. The machine will stayon for however long it takes
to dry everything, so I findit's good to try and wring any
extra liquid out of the foodiby kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

before putting it in.
Sofie is eating lots of new
foods these days. She loves all
kinds of seaweed; mozuku,
nori, and wakame are all ahit. She has also been eatinglots of fish. She likes it, and I
think it is making her smartertoo. Too bad we just got a
new gas leak detector installedin the kitchen and it's much
more sensitive than the lastone! It doesn't like the smell of
our grill and starts yelling at us"The air is dirty! Please open
the windows!!" when I try to
use the grill.
They say the fatty acids
present in fish are good for achild's mental development.
I did some poking around
online, and apparently sanma
is low in ethylmercury and highin fat (!!), so it's a particularly
good choice.
-8-

How to make a "Pokopoko
Tanuki":
1. Stick a string to two acornswith a piece of tape (the string
becomes the tanuki's arms
and the acorns are the hands)
2. Cut a stiff piece of paper
into a circle for the tanuki's
face and body.
3. Stick a chopstick on theback of the paper and tapethe string to the chopstick.
Hold the chopstick and spinit back and forth to makethe acorns spin and hit thetanuki's stomach with a soundlike like "poko poko."by claire tanaka
clairish@gmail.com

T h e o t h e r d a y, i t w a s
11:00pm on a national
holiday, and Sofie suddenly
developed a high fever. Her
temperature was almost 40
degrees! It was the highest it
has ever been. We took her
to the Fureai Kenko Kan latenight and holiday clinic. When
we called ((088)622-3576),
they said there was apediatrician on staff until
11:30, so we left right away.
The doctor checked her overand prescribed some medicine
to reduce the fever and told
us to take her to see her
regular doctor in the morning.
Her went down after she took
the medicine, but it was backup by morning, so we gave
her some more. After that,it has stayed down and she
seems to have made a fullrecovery.

japanese lessonby takako yamada

idiomatic japanese expressions using animals - 1
The image of animals is different in each culture. Idiomatic expressions show the way in whichpeople view each animal.
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CATS
oflp!oj!lpcbo
໧џசཕ̡(giving) gold coins to a cat > casting pearls before swine
lbsf!oj
p ! b h f u f n p
oflp!oj!lpcbo e b ! z p
utvlbjlbub p t i j s b o b j ! l b s b!
Ͱླྀџ iPod ҆жцњѶ̜໧џசཕєѼ̜ચиၑ҆ඐѽўипѽ̝− Giving him an iPod is like casting pearls before swine; he doesn’t know how to use it.
໧џ ߑ ಉ̡(giving) dried bonito flakes to a cat >!putting lambs among wolves
oflp o p ijubj i p e p o p u p d i j໧Ѣ ޽ ѯѝѢ๘එ̡land the size of a cat’s forehead >!tiny plot of landd i j j t b o b j f u p oflp o p ijubj i p ! e p ! o p ojxb h b b s v!
Ͱசщў‫݌‬ќ໧Ѣ ޽ ѯѝѢญржѿ̝
oflp o j lbutvpcvtij

house and a garden the size of a postage-stamp.
− We havev ao small
j p u p o b tij jଊѾњсѓ໧ѢѼкџоќўыи̡as quiet as a borrowed cat >!as quiet as micev d i j o p l p epnp u b d i j x bz p t p o p ijup o p n b f e f x b
l b s j u f l j u b oflp o p z p v o j p u p o b t i j j!
ͰкѕѢત࢝ѓѕѣ̜ѼёѢగѢಶћѣ̜ଊѾњсѓ໧ѢѼкџоќўыи̝l b s j u f l j u b oflp o p z p− Our children are as quiet as mice in the presence of strangers.
jov

̡ड़
DOGS
gvv g v h f o l b x b jov n p l v x b o b j࿍࿎ц҇пѣड़Ѷ௳҃ўи̡Even dogs don’t eat a couple’s quarrel. >! It doesn’t pay to act as amediator
for a couple who are having a quarrel.
jov k j o j t v s vड़લџэѿ̡die like a dog >!die to no purpose, die uselessly
tbsv

̡‫ܔ‬
MONKEYS
tbsv k j f‫ܔ‬ඐझ̡monkey’s cleverness >!shallow cunning, superficial cleverness
tbsv n b o f‫ܔ‬Ѳѡ̡monkey’s imitation >!awkward imitation, apery̛
tbsv n b o f x b u p n f o b t b j!
Ͱ‫ܔ‬Ѳѡѣ઱ѵўщи̝
your cheap (pathetic) imitations!
− Stopp dij s v‫ܔ‬Ѷცпѽᅜѕѿ̡Even monkeys fall from trees!>!Everyone makes mistakes.
tbsv t i j c b j p t v s v‫҆ࢍ૷ܔ‬эѿ̡play a monkey show̡play a cheap trick
tbsv n p l j l b s b

ljutvof̡উ
FOXES
ljutvof o j u t v n b n b s f u b z p v
উ џ ј Ѳ Ѳ Ҁ ѓ Ѽ к̡look as if someone is picked up with fox’s paws > with a look of utter
amazement,with a flabbergasted look, bewilderedljutvof o p zpnf j s jউ Ѣ‫݋‬໚Ѿ̡a female fox’s marriage parade >! sudden rainfall in the sunshine, shower when
the sun in shining
ubovljRACCOON DOGS̡൮
ubovlj p z b k j൮ ఐ࿙̡an old raccoon dog >!a cunning old man who seems to be a good man
ubovlj o f j s j൮ ௼໚Ѿ̡raccoon dog-like sleep̡feign sleep, pretend to fall asleep
ljutvof u p ubovlj o p c p l b t i j b j
p t v s v
উ ќ ൮ Ѣ݁пы৽и҆эѿ ;!foxes and raccoon dogs bewitch each other >!try to outfox eachother.
u p s b o v ubovlj o p lbxb { b o z p vဵѽѠ ൮ Ѣཱྀઍᄿ̡
̈́Don’tͅcount your raccoon dog skins before you actually get them. >Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

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ӉӞӇҙҫҸҕӂӝ

Pre-Festival
This event is part of the 22nd Annual National Culture
Festival, scheduled to be held next autumn in Tokushima.
This pre-festival event features classical music and aᅖ໩Ѣଷ̜ຝ๥ћ‫ލ‬ਹщҀѿ 33 ‫ݷ‬ਇჁဌ݁ੋѢ‫ࠄڴ‬ќы

performance of an all-new ningyo joruri puppet play.

њ̜ҥӥҧ̶ҺѸఁ੢Ѣగछ௠ᆨᅬ܏೛р৪҃ҀѲэ̝

Entry:

ࣞ޽̡! ϧϦϦϦ‫̈́܅‬๴໘ϧϫϦϦ‫ͅ܅‬1000 yen (1500 yen at the door)໘ૐ ;! ϧϦैϨϯ໘̈́໘ͅ

When: Doors open at 1:00, show starts at 2:00 on!

October 29, Sunday.

‫̡܏ލ‬ঙঝϨૐ̈́‫ލ‬௘̡ঙঝ 2 ૐͅ

Where: ASTY Tokushima௘୸ ;! ҔҫҸҕќуыѲ ) ຝ๥દઅௗ෎๪࿃ၧ૘ϧ*

Tickets for sale at: Art Records, Kinokuniya Books,ҳңҵҺ̡Ҕ̶Һ̠Ӟҥ̶һ̜ࡈ‫ړ‬ਇܴ୿ื̜ӄӛүҘ୿ื̜

Kurosaki Gakki, Koyama Books, Sakura Books, Hirasoh!

ӇҪҢӛӥ̜சઅஃ޺ࠛўѝ̝

Books, Fuji Grand, and more.
ைыу ;͐оѝѿਇဌੑ͑ѢӍ̶Ӓӌ̶ҪѲћ̡!

See the "Odoru" National Culture Festival
homepage:xxx/pepsv.lplvcvotbj/kq

www.odoru-kokubunsai.jp

Uchimachi Culture
Fair

ൌ7‫ݷ‬
຾෎ဌ݁ึ

Call for submissions of writing, photos, art, crafts,୿̜‫ૼ̜ݬފ‬ఉ̜ଚष࿀̜ଭ୆࿀ўѝѢॼగ੢࿀҆ึ૘collections, or any other personal creations to display

эѿѓѵ̜ျ୆ыњиѲэ̝Ҹ̶Ӑѣ͐Ѧѻкѓ҇๥Ѣat the Sixth Uchimachi Culture Fair. This year's theme is್ࠩ҆оॣяыѲэ͑"Show the true face of Hyotan-jima" - hyotan-jima is thename of the gourd-shaped island that forms downtown
Tokushima.

໘ૐ ;! 22 ै 34 ໘̈́୙̠ცͅ
!

When: November 23 (holiday Thursday) 10:00 - 16:00

21 ૐ̻ 27 ૐ

Application for submissions: October 2 to Novemberఇыਔѳ࠼̡ࠖ21 ै 3 ໘̻ 22 ै 24 ໘

13௘୸ ;! ຾෎ҥӑӗҽҸҕҭӥұ̶Where: Uchimachi Community Centre, near Tokushimaைыу ; અโಐౠѲћ̡nfzbnbebAnc4/udo/of/kq

City Hall!!!!!!̛ॉ჎҆͐vdijnbdij͑џыњшᇌᅛ҆уєщи

Info: write to Ms. Yamada at meyamada@mb3.tcn.ne.jp
with "uchimachi" in the subject line

Aizumi Rose
Festivalᅣ୉෎ଷѢӂӛੋѾ

Come along to see a wonderful display of over 1,000 rosesᅣ୉෎ћѣ 381 ଟᆬ̜2-111 ߖѢӂӛр੝сঐѾѲэ̝чfrom more than 250 varieties blooming in the rose gardenѢ࠿‫ݵ‬џѐѦшᅥуєщи̝in Aizumi.
໘ૐ ;! ϧϦैϧϨ໘пѽϩϧ໘Ѳћ

When: October 12-31,

௘୸ ;! ᅣ୉෎ᅣళ‫܆‬Where: Aizumi Rose Garden 'Ransuien'
Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the Aizumi Construction and Industry

ࣞ޽̡! Ⴥᆍ
ைыу ;!ᅣ୉෎ઌࣄஒি‫ݡ‬Ѳћใᇭ 199.748.4231

Division at 088-637-3120-10-

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Vortis Home Games ຝ๥ӦқӝҸҕҫ
Ӎ̶ӒҤ̶Ӓ
All home games are played in Naruto at the Naruto
Athletic Park.
ຝ๥ӦқӝҸҕҫѢӍ̶ӒҤ̶Ӓѣ಺࿪̜ეჷદೳ৽‫ۥ‬
October 21 (14:00) Vortis vs. Tokyo Verdy 1969ຌর‫܆‬ћ৪҃ҀѲэ̝November 18 (14:00) Vortis vs. Thespa Kusatsu
November 26 (14:00) Vortis vs. Montedio Yamagata

Ͷ 21 ै 32 ໘̈́ϧϪ̡ϦϦͅӦқӝҸҕҫഴ๪࢜Ӧҙӝҹҕ
Ͷ 22 ै 29 ໘̈́ϧϪ̡ϦϦͅӦқӝҸҕҫഴҨҫӃ೶෥

Tickets:

Ͷ 22 ै 37 ໘̈́ϧϪ̡ϦϦͅӦқӝҸҕҫഴӔӥҸҹҕ

A seats: 2000 yen̛Ҝઅछ

B seats: 1500 yen(+500 yen if bought at the gate)ҳңҵҺ̡Elementary School Students: 500 yen (both A and B)

B ౲̡3111 ‫܅‬C ౲̡2611 ‫܅‬Info: see www.vortis.jp for information in JapaneseͰ̈́๴໘͖ 611 ‫ͅ܅‬ச޺ౠ̡611 ‫̈́܅‬B0C ౲ͅைыу̡ӦқӝҸҕҫѢӍ̶Ӓӌ̶ҪѲћ xxx/wpsujt/kq

39th Japanese Music
Festivalൌ 4: ‫ݷ‬ຝ๥ၠ޼ੋѾ

The 39th Tokushima Japanese Music Festival is going to beຝ๥Ѣൌ 4: ‫ݷ‬ၠ޼ੋѾр৪҃ҀѲэ̝ଌངѸંႳದўѝ̜

held this October, featuring a wide variety of performances໘ႎѢ฿๻ศў޼࠯џѼѿҥӥҧ̶Һћэ̝

featuring such instruments as the shakuhachi flute,
shamisen and much, much more.
When: Sunday, October 8
12:00pm໘ૐ ;! 21 ै 9 ໘!

23̡11 пѽ௘୸ ;! ຝ๥દᅵဌ݁ҭӥұ̶Where: Tokushima Bunka Centerࣞ޽̡! 2̞111 ‫܅‬

Cost:

1,000 yenைыу ;!ຝ๥દᅵဌ݁ҭӥұ̶Ѳћใᇭ

Info:Call the Bunka Center at 088-652-2185!

199.763.3296

Udatsu Machinami
Concertкєј෎ဖѳ
ҥӥҧ̶Һ

What:

Udatsu Machinami Concertўџ̡! кєј෎ဖѳҥӥҧ̶ҺSuzuki Tosiya and Miyata Mayumi perform!

ᆷცୡ਼ќࡺโѲѺѳр

Traditional Japanese music!

໘ႎѢ฿๻ศܿ޼҆܏೛ыѲэ

When: Saturday, October 21
Doors open at 17:30, performance at 18:00
Where: Yoshida-kei Jutaku located on the Udatsu
Historical Street in Wakimachi
Cost:

1000 yen

Tickets: Available at Koyama Books, Odeon-za, andYoshida-kei Jutaku.
Info:໘ૐ̡! ϧϦैϨϧ໘̈́๘ͅ!

ϧϭ̡ϩϦ‫ލ‬௘̛ϧϮ̡ϦϦ‫ލ‬ડ

௘୸̡! ࡦโ‫݌‬୉ൔ̜кєј෎ဖѳ̜ᇰ෎
ࣞ޽̡! ϧϦϦϦ‫܅‬ҳңҵҺ̡சઅஃ޺̜ࠛҜҹҜӥਸ਼̜ࡦโ‫݌‬୉ൔைыу̡!ਇჁဌ݁ੋ‫̛ݡ‬ϦϮϮ͗ϬϨϧ͗ϨϨϫϬCall the Kokumin Bunkasai-ka 088-621-2256-11-

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Doitsu-kan EventsһҖҶࠛҖӋӥҺ

The 13th Deustche Fest in Narutoൌϧϩ‫ݷ‬һҖҳҙҫ̠ӇҙҫҺ jo ўѿќThis year marks the 13th Duestche Fest in Naruto, withਗ໩ѣეჷદћѢൌϧϩ‫ݷ‬ѢһҖҳҙҫ̠ӇҙҫҺ҆सa wide variety of events being held in and around the
Naruto City Doitsu-kan. There will be a piano recital,
a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, germansausages, coffee and beer, a toy show, special events andм̜ეჷદһҖҶࠛ຾Ѹମဩџᄻ̳ҖӋӥҺр‫ލ‬ਹщҀѲэ̝ӆҔӀӜҧҖұӝѸൌϯѢҥӥҧ̶Һ̜һҖҶѢ࣭ࠡѢҩә̶ѸһҖҶѢೊү̶ҭ̶Ҫ̜ҥ̶ӄ̶ѸӅ̶much more.

ӝѢી௳ўѝ҆޼ыѴчќрћсѲэ̝

When: Sunday October 15໘ૐ̡̛ϧϦैϧϫ໘̈́໘̜ͅϯ̡ϦϦпѽϧϭ̡ϦϦ

Cost:

9:00-17:00

ࣞ޽̡̛Ⴥᆍ

free!

௘୸̡̛ეჷદһҖҶࠛWhere: Naruto City Doitsu-kan and surrounds
Info:Call the Doitsu-kan at 088-689-0099

ைыу̡һҖҶࠛѲћใᇭ!199.79:.11::

For more details and information on the Doitsu-kan, take alook at the Doitsu-kan homepage for more seasonal eventһҖҶࠛѢҘҙӈҧҖҺџѶࡆಉѢҖӋӥҺ௜၇ўѝр

information and other details, here at: http://www.city.

ж Ѿ Ѳ э̡iuuq;00xxx/djuz/obsvup/uplvtijnb/kq0̛

naruto.tokushima.jp/germanhouse/index.html

hfsnboipvtf0joefy/iunm

Toastmasters Meetຝ๥Å±¾ÅÐ¾Á±¾ßᆯ‫ݵ‬

when: October 15 (Sunday) from 1:30

໘ૐ̡21 ै 26) ໘ͅঙঝ 2 ૐ 41 ကѼѾ

where: TOPIA (Clement Plaza 6F)௘୸̡ຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̈́ݵ‬ҡӞӓӥҺӉӛҨϬ‫ͅގ‬

what: Speeches in English on a variety of topics done຾ᄴ̡ҥӑӗҽң̶ҩәӥќӜ̶Ҳ̶ҩҵӉѢ໷ᆛ҆௷Ѥ

as practice to improve communication and leadershipskills. Both native and non-native speakers of English arewelcome.

эѓѵ̜ఒࣝў୞ᅖૈ҆ќѾжц̜щѲъѲўҸ̶Ӑћ۷তџѼѿҫӆ̶ҳ҆޼ыѴ̝໘ႎగࡸѧҿҖҳҕӈҫӆ̶ҝ̶߿स̝!‫ݵ‬ྉჅᆍ

membership is free+!ჴи৽҃я̡!్ྐ݆ત!ใᇭ͝ 1:1/8681/8481 ͞

contact: Ms. Seo: 090-7570-7370

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)గग़ଙїњࡏуა໘
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