2011 年 2 月

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FEBRUARY

AWA LIFE
Searching for Treasure?
Mari Rueter

photos by Alison Davis

Every year AJET puts all it’s heart into the musical - this year for the 17th time

Title:
Script by:
Directed by:A“Treasure Island”( トレジャーアイランド )Christine Clifford, Nikolina Hatton
Michael Gemmel

nother year has goneby and we are alreadygetting ready for anothermusical production! I’m Mari
Rueter, a second year JET
i n A n a n , To k u s h i m a a n d
I brought you the article
about the musical last year.
I w i l l n o w i n t ro d u c e yo u
to the development of the

17th production of the AJET
musical: Treasure Island.
I will have to start back inthe summer of 2010, when
we were unsure of what story
to write. Many of our pastmusicals played off of Disneystories due to their familiarityand fun musical numbers.
We had tossed around a

few ideas, when the imageof pirates had formed in ourheads. Many people in Japan
loved Pirates of the Caribbean,
recognized the image of Jack
Sparrow, and the popularityof pirates has been increasing
since the creation of One
Piece. For us JETs personally,
one movie came to mind
when thinking about pirates
back in our childhood:
Muppet Treasure Island. Aftermuch discussion and a vote,
Treasure Island was decided as
our musical. The two writers
went to work on the script andthe final script was completed
in early December (good job
Christine and Nikolina!) We
had a lot of new faces show
up at the auditions and I think
we chose a good cast.
I was originally hoping to
try out for a main character,but an overlap in my scheduleoccurred. I found out thatmy best friend from college
was getting married the firstweekend of performances andas fun as the musical is, thiswedding was first priority. But

Searching for Treasure? ... continued on page 3

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FEBRUARY

AWA LIFE

This month in Awa Life
1

Searching for Treasure?

4

Behind the Devil Mask

5

The Vine: To Kochi!

Mari Rueter

Michael Gemmel

Hirsohi Oe

6Tokushima's Unknown
CharmeKim Daempﬂing

Masked Tiger Sparks
Philanthropy
Matthew King

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Letter from Suketo
HoikuenKazue Inoue

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Japanese Lesson
Mariko Yamaki

10 News & Events
12 memoranda

Dearest Awa Life reader,
I hope you are all doing well
despite the long and cold winterin Tokushima. This month Mari
Rueter introduces to you the new musical thatwill be performed in March. “Treasure Island”
is currently in the making and you can lookforward to the performances. Please take alook at the flyer on the back and please also
tell your Japanese friends.
Other articles include Michael Gemmel
writing about the devil masks that you ﬁnd in
all the stores around the New Year, Matthew
King telling us about the Masked Tiger andmyself giving you a short impression of mystrolls around Tokushima city.
I hope you enjoy this month’s issue.
If you have any criticism or suggestions forthe upcoming issues, feel free to mail us toawalife@gmail.com.
Best regards,
Kim

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Searching for Treasure? ... continued from page 3
I still wanted to be involvedin the musical. So I applied tobe the assistant director.
It has been a wonderfulexperience working with
Mike, this year’s director.
And it is nice to knowthat the cast will listen to
my ideas and follow mydirections. Even though I’m
not in the main cast, I was
still able to sneak my way into
the dances.
The first challenge wefaced was introducing a story
that the Japanese audience
was unfamiliar with. Thereis a story called Takarajima(translates to Treasure Island)in Japanese folklore, but it
is quite different from theAmerican version. We will relyon the Japanese narration,
which we try to include inMusical Fevermost of our productions, tointroduce the story. Treasure
Island will be narrated by agrandfather who is telling thestory to his grandson Ken.
Re h e a r s a l s h a v e b e e ngoing really well so far! Everyrehearsal starts with a warmup exercise to loosen us up,
get us awake and motivated.
Then we jump into scenes, towork out blocking (movement
accompanying dialogue or
occurring in scenes) andsaying our lines. My favorite

part of the day is when welearn and practice the dance
numbers. Like I said in mylast article, it is amazing towatch how each individual
movement creates one big
piece of art. This year, wehave a lot of dance numbers
and I hope you are especiallyblown away by our opening
number!
I believe that this musicalwill be just as awesome as
our past productions and wehope you guys come out andwatch our show in March!
Please look for a poster withlocations and times (e.g. inour memoranda section - theeditor). And did I mention theadmission is FREE?

Not even the cold weather keeps the musical team from practicing all day long

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Behind the Devil Mask
Michael GemmellA

s a foreigner in Japan it
is already scary enoughsometimes going to thegrocery store. Foods you do
not recognize line the shelves,
jingles play repeatedly so thatyou can sing along if you are
there often enough (I caneven do some of the dancesin the videos) and now there
are devil masks staring at
yo u f r o m d i ffe r e n t s p o t sthroughout the store.
I first took notice moreclosely when one sneakymask crept off the shelf andgrabbed my leg. “Whha?!” I
jumped the little boy behindthe mask cried “Ahhhh!”, ashe jumped higher when herealized he had scared me andnot his father. The mask fell at
my feet as the boy rushed off
to the arms of his chuckling
father who witnessed theinnocent mistake. I was left in
the dried goods isle with thedevil staring up at me. Had mylittle shopping trip happened
upon misfortune? Thesemasks will be worn in homes
across Japan because of themisfortune they represent.
This is all part of the festivalof setsubun , which happens
this year on the third of
February.
Setsubun literally means“seasonal separation” andhas its roots in the lunar
calendar of Japan. It originallyreferred to the eve of anyof the twenty-four divisionsof the solar year. However,the setsubun that falls at theend of the period definedby the solar principal term
daikan (severe cold) and
one day before the sectionalterm risshun (spring begins)
has gained the official
title and is the one mostcelebrated. The beginning ofspring in the lunar calendar
is a symbol of toshi koshi(year passing) or jyo jitsu(accepting the old year) bymarking the completion of
the cycle of the twenty-four
divisions of the solar year.
Since the change to the newcalendar was made, only
the setsubun before springremains officially marked.
This setsubun achieved thestatus of an imperial event
because of its symbolic andritual significance from its
association with prospects fora “returning sun”, associatedchange in weather, renewalof body and mind, expulsionof evil, symbolic rebirth, andpreparation for the coming
planting season.

Photo by Kim Daempﬂing

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Customs surrounding
this day apparently date as
early as the Ming Dynasty in
China, and in Japanese form,
began to take shape in the
Muromachi Era (1392-1573),
the era of Japanese history inwhich the country saw little
internal peace, but in whichcustoms such as tea ceremonyand other genteel arts so
often associated with Japandeveloped. Setsubun has beencelebrated in many ways, but
perhaps the most commonc u s t o m fo u n d t h ro u g h o u tJapan is the traditional mamemaki or the scattering andthrowing of beans (mame )to chase away the evil oni(ogres and evil spirits, as
depicted in the illustration
which heads this article). In
some ritual forms, the toshi

otoko (literally “year man”
but referring either to the“man of the house” or tomen who are born in the
animal sign of the coming
year, such as rabbit for theyear 2011) will throw mamewithin the house or at
someone perhaps dressedas an oni and repeat thesaying “Oni wa Soto! Fuku
wa Uchi! ” (Get out Ogre!
Come in Happiness!) Afterthe ritual throwing of thebeans, family members may
then pick up the number ofbeans corresponding to theirage; eating these brings
assurance of good fortune
in the coming year. Thesedays, of course, it is notuncommon to see children
dressed in oni masks, others
madly throwing beans, andall gleefully shouting for evil
to hit the road. Prominent
temples in Japan may alsofind monks or celebrities
showering large crowds ofpeople with mame to ward
off spirits and welcome therenewal of the coming New
Year.
So as I replace the maskon the shelf I think about
the year ahead, and insteadof putting it back I holdon to it and also pick up abag of mame . May we allﬁnd a little escape from thedemons we face and havejust a little more happinessthis year. Two eyes pokea ro u n d t h e e n d o f t h ecorner and I put the mask
on to hear the child giggle.

The Vine: To Kochi!
Hiroshi Oe

Int ro duc ing a no t he r ne w
corner to Awa Life, The Vine ,contributed by our goodfriend Hiroshi Oe, who runs awine bar in Tokushima.

Hello Awa Life readers,
and thanks for reading!
What have I been up to thisweek? I had a meeting with
the Sommelier Association in
Kochi prefecture. We talked
about our business plans forthe coming year, but rather
than boring you with that
stuff I will just say that thewine party we had that night
was all kinds of awesome.
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different champagnes, fromthe years ’88, ’89, and ’90,
and we all tasted them andtried to guess which waswhich. Then we had four
different kinds of red wine,
and tried guessing theirregion, what kind of grapes
they were made from, andwhat vintage, or year, they
were. These are all actuallyquite difficult to get right, but
the process of debating andjudging before they tell you
the answer is what makes it
fun:“With this strong acidity,
and light red berry taste…
I t ’s g o t t a b e a P i n o t !” I

thought this as I savored
what I was sure had to bea Syrah grape from Côtes
du Rhône in the South ofFrance, and impatiently
awaited the reveal. One
close guess someone had
was a Bourgogne Pinot fromBeaune in eastern France.
I ventured to make myguess and was pleasantly
surprised when I hit the nailon the head.
Next week I’ll be out of
town at my friend’s weddingin Tokyo, so I might fill you
in on the wine action there
next month.
Till then!

5Tokushima City’s Unknown Charme
Kim Daempﬂing

I’ve been living in Tokushima
City for almost six months
now, but I never really got to
explore the city. I was usuallyjust going to work everyday,
not noticing much of thethings around me. Therefore I
didn’t know much about what
Tokushima has to offer. Thatchanged when my mothercame to visit me in January.
Even though it was terribly
cold outside for most of thetime, we ended up strollingaround the city for hours,
discovering new places, be it
shops, restaurants or temples.
To k u s h i m a P r e f e c t u r e
is known for it ’s hugesightseeing spots like the
Naruto Whirlpools, the Naruto
German House or the Wine
Bridges in Iya. The city

itself doesn’t have such big
attractions to offer. But it is
the small things that make
Tokushima City a nice place
to do some sightseeing.
For example, has any ofyou ever made use of thesmall open air library“ atthe Hyotanjima Boat Tour?
Even if you are not riding
the boat, where else outside
can you find a bookshelve,offering free books to read?
Or have you seen the
many sculptures along theriverside? You can find abunch of small frogs madeof stone, racoon figures,
Awa Odori figures, even astone pile which could havebeen taken from Stonehenge
and many more.
Not to speak of the wides e l e c t i o n o f p a l m t re e swhich make the scenery
appear as if Tokushima wasa tropical island.
Of course Tokushima Cityby night is also worth avisit. Some of the bridges
around the city center are lit
up by LEDs. These beautiful
lights alone would beenough of a reason to me
to visit Tokushima’s riversidein the evening. It createsa romantic atmospherewhich you could enjoy withyour boyfriend/girlfriend or
husband/wife.
For those living outside
the city you should give astroll around Tokushima atry. I bet you’ll be surprised
at what an enjoyable walk it
will be.

Masked Tiger Sparks Philanthropy
Matthew KingAn anonymous donation
to a Child Welfare Centre(CWC) in the name of a
popular manga characterhas sparked a wave ofphilanthropy across Japan.
Tiger Mask ( タイガーマスク )was a popular manga series
written by Ikki Kajiwara whichstarted in the late 60s.
The titular character is a
professional wrestler who
donates his winnings to theorphanage in which he wasraised.
On Christmas day of last6

year a Child Welfare Centerin Gunma prefecture received
an anonymous gift of ten
backpacks. The gifts wereaccompanied by a note signed
by Naoto Date, Tiger Mask’strue identity.
The story was picked upby the media and there havesince been well over a hundred
reported copycat donations.
The donations have primarily
been school bags but othergifts have included stationary,toys, DVDs and cash.
This style of anonymous

charity calls us to remember
those less fortunate thanourselves. I would encourage
people to be charitable where
they can.
In Tokushima membersof the English teachingcommunity organize visits toChild Welfare Centers every
Christmas. If you would
like to help with this year’s orphanage visits you cancontact the editors of Awa
Life for more information. Mail
to awalife@gmail.com

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Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue Inoue

I’ve recently come across
many mothers who tell me“My child still cannot speak.
I am worried about that.” Itseems that parents become
impatient when they see thatchildren of the same age
as theirs start speaking intheir vicinity, due to the factthat there are big individual
differences in when a childspeaks its first words. In
Japanese childcare books you
can find “standards” of how
speech develops. At aroundthe age of 1 year children areable to speak one word thathas a meaning, like “mama”→ With 18 months the childknows “mama”, “papa” andthree other words → at theage of 2 it can speak twoconnected words. But that is
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happens that children start
speaking after they turn 2.
If you think that your child islate, you should check whether
the “preparations for words tocome out” have been made.
1. hearing ability: how does
the child react when it hears avoice?
2. language understanding:does the child understandwhat the adults are saying?
3. personal relations: does thechild like playing with adults?
Does it go to adults when
it wants something or has
problems?
4. speaking: does the childoften try to speak?
5. imitation: does the childimitate the adult’s movements
and voice?

If most of the points
mentioned here can be
answered with yes, you don’t
have much to worry about.
But if there is somethingthat you are worried about,
it is important to consult a
specialist.
*Drawing Song: let’s have fun
drawing a picture matching
the song’s words.
1. On the other side of a big
pond.
2. in a round mountain3. one hole
4. in the mountain next to it
5. also one hole
6. there’s a snake slitheringIt’s a frog! (ﬁnished)7

今月の日本語Japanese Lesson
Mariko Yamaki

This month let's learn expressions that show you how to pick up a conversation that has
been interrupted once. Haven't you experienced a situation where a conversation with friends
or family or co-workers was interrupted for different reasons (the phone rang, a delivery came,somebody called you, etcetera)?
If the previous conversation was finished then you do not to worry about returning toit, but what do you say when you want to pick up where you left off? The following exchanges
will show you some Japanese expressions that can be used to smoothly return to an interrupted
conversation.
Example Conversation １: At a cafe

Ａ：College upperclassmate

Ｂ：You

Ａ：来週、みんなでカラオケに行こうって話してたんだけど。
Ａ：We were just talking about going to Karaoke all together.
Ｂ：そうなんですか。
Ｂ：Oh, really?
Ａ：でも、みんな忙しいでしょう。いつ行くかって話していたら（電話が鳴る）あ、ちょっとごめん。
Ａ：But everyone seems busy. When we were talking about when we should go...
(telephone rings) Ah, just a second.
Ｂ：はい。どうぞ。
Ｂ：Sure, go ahead.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
Ａ：（電話が終わって）ごめんね。
Ａ：(After the phone call) Sorry.
Ｂ：いいえ。それで、いつ行くことになったんですか。
Ｂ：It's ok. And, when are you going?
In this way, we often use「それで」and「で」when our conversation was interrupted. This can beused not only for returning to your partner's story, but also when you want to return to your own.
However「で」should only be used when speaking informally with those close to you.
例１）佐藤さん、転勤することになってね・・（中断）
・・それで、東京に引っ越すんだそうですよ。
Ex. 1) Mr. Sato, I've been moved to another branch...(interruption)...So, I'm moving to Tokyo.
例２）もしもし、私。今日、体調が悪いって聞いたけど・・（中断 )・・で、熱もあるの？
Ex. 2) Hello? It's me. I heard you weren't feeling well today...(interruption)...So, do you havea fever?
When you want to speak formally, you can use the following phrases:
Example Conversation ２:

At the oﬃce

Ａ：Oﬃce Manager

Ｂ：You

Ａ：３月の送別会のことなんだけど、どこかいい店を知らないかな。
Ａ：We have that farewell party in March, do you know any good restaurants?
Ｂ：さあ。わたしはちょっと。部長はどんな料理がお好きですか。
Ｂ：Let's see, not particularly. What kind of cooking do you like, sir?
Reference:『日本語ジャーナル』「すらすら会話術（第 11 回）」

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Ａ：そうだね・・（電話が鳴る）あ、ちょっと失礼。
Ａ：Well...(phone rings) Sorry, excuse me.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
Ａ：（数分後、取引先との電話が終わって）どうも。
Ａ：(a few minutes later, the phone call with a customer ends) Sorry about that.
Ｂ：いいえ。それで、さっきの件ですが、どんな料理がお好きでしょうか。
Ｂ：Not at all. About the farewell party, what kind of cooking do you like?
The phrase「 そ れ で、 さ っ き の 件 で す が 」can be used when your conversation was interrupted
for a considerable length of time. Also, when you are returning to an exchange with a customer, aparticularly formal phrase to use would be「さきほどの件ですが」.
例３）
・・
（中断）
・・さきほどの件ですが、もう少し詳しく説明していただけませんか。
Ex. 3)...(interruption)...Pertaining to what we spoke of before, could you please explain in
more detail?
【Let's try】Which phrase is best?
（１）At a friend's house

Ａ：You

Ｂ：Friend

Ａ：このデジカメ、新しく買ったの？
Ａ：Did you buy this digital camera new?
Ｂ：うん、そう。安かったんだ。
Ｂ：Yeah, it was pretty cheap.
Ａ：薄くて、便利だね。どこで買ったの？
Ａ：It's slim and convenient. Where did you get it?
Ｂ：これはね、（宅急便が来る）あ、ちょっとごめん。・・（すぐもどる）・・
Ｂ：I got this...(delivery service comes) Sorry, just a second...(returns soon)...
Ａ：①さきほどの件ですが、どこで買ったんですか。
②それで、どこで買ったの？
③それから、どこで買ったの？
（２）Electronics store

Ａ：You

Ｂ：Store employee

Ａ：すみません。このプリンターが欲しいんですが、家に送ってもらえますか。
Ａ：Excuse me. I would like this printer, could you deliver it to my house?
Ｂ：はい、ありがとうございます。大丈夫です。
Ｂ：Yes, thank you, that would be no problem.
Ａ：いつ、送ってもらえますか。早いほうがいいんですが。
Ａ：When could you deliver it? Sooner would be better...
Ｂ：少々お待ち下さい。配送センターに確認いたしますので。
・・大変お待たせいたしました。
・・（数分後もどる）
Ｂ：Please wait one moment, I will check with the delivery center...(returns a few minutes later)
Sorry to keep you waiting.
①で、明日にはお送りすることができます。
②それで、明日にはお送りすることができます。
③さきほどの件ですが、明日にはお送りすることができます。
答え（１）② （２）③Reference:『日本語ジャーナル』「すらすら会話術（第 11 回）」

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news events&

February 1- March 10

For the most recent news and event information, check Living in Tokushima at our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/ . To post an
event of your own, send the details via email to Awa Life at awalife@gmail.com .

Miyoshi-shicho Cup - Ski and Snowboard Contest
三好市長杯スキー・スノーボード大会
Giant slalom skiing contest. The fastest person wins. We

ジャイアントスラロームの 1 本勝負の早い者勝ち。各クラprepared nice prizes for the best three of each class and age.

ス・年齢別で上位 3 名様に素敵な賞品を差し上げます。大The contest is held at the panorama course at night using

会はパノラマコースを使用し、ナイターで行ないます。当

floodlight. On the day of the event, you can only ride the

日のナイターは、大会参加者のみ滑走可能です。

course if you take part in the contest.
When: February 20, 2011 (Sun.), from 5:30 p.m.

日時：2011 年 2 月 20 日（

Where: Miyoshi City, Ikawa Ski Area Kainayama

場所：

三好市、井川スキー場腕山（かいなやま）

Info:

問合せ： 三好市観光課

Miyoshi City Tourist Division
TEL 088-372-7620

日）、 1 7 : 3 0 〜

TEL 088-372-7620

Japanese Lessons at Suketo Hoikuen (free)
助任保育園の日本語教室 ( 無料 )When: Every Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free, and child care is also available!

金額：

託児付き（無料）

Info:

Call TOPIA at

問合せ： トピアまで

088-656-3303

TEL 088-656-3303

Community Interpretation Workshop
コミュニティ通訳研修
In Tokushima many people with different cultural back-

徳島県には様々な文化的背景を持つ人々が共に暮らしておgrounds are living together and internationalizing the

り、地域の国際化が進んでいます。しかし、言葉や制度のregion. But due to differences in the language and sys-

違いにより、毎日の生活の中で様々な支援を必要としていtem many people need support in everyday situations.

る人もたくさんいます。本研修では、ボランティア通訳とWith this workshop we are targeting not only interpret-

して活動している方や外国人支援をしている方のみならず、

ing volunteers but also others who are interested in this

これらの活動に関心のある全ての方を対象に、医療、司法、

kind of work and practise community interpretation for

行政、そして災害時等を含めた社会生活の様々な場面で必e.g. medical, law, political or disaster situations and per-

要なコミュニティ通訳について、ロールプレイをまじえて

form a roleplay.

研修を行います。

When: February 26, 2011 (Sat.), 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

日時：2011 年 2 月 26 日（土）、 13：00 〜 17：00

Where: TOPIA, Clement Plaza 6 F

場所：

徳島県国際交流協会、クレメントプラザ６階

Cost:

参加料： 無料！（申し込み必要）

free (but you need to sign up)

Deadline:
Info:

February 15

TOPIA TEL

088-656-3303

E-mail：coordinator1@topia.ne.jp

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締切り： 2 月 15 日 ( 火 )問合せ： 徳島県国際交流協会 TEL

088-656-3303

E-mail：coordinator1@topia.ne.jp

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Friedensfest (4th Peace Festival)
第４回フリーデンスフェスト
A charity event supported by the “German International「ドイツ国際平和村」支援チャリティーイベント。一人でPeace Town“. We want to help as many children as

も多くの子供たちを助けたい！「平和を願って・・・」ドpossible! “Hoping for peace...“ the German house

イツ館は実行委員会を立ち上げました。収益は支援金としformed an executive committee. The proﬁts will be sentてドイツにある” ドイツ国際平和村”（戦争や内紛で傷つto the “German International Peace Town“ in Germany

いた子どもたちを治療、教育するボランティア団体）に送

as a ﬁnancial aid.

ります。

When: February 20, 2011 (Sun.)

日時：

2011 年 2 月 20 日（日）Where: Naruto German House場所：

鳴門市ドイツ館

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Info:

Naruto German House

問合せ： 鳴門市ドイツ館

TEL 088-689-0099

TEL

088-689-0099

12th Shikoku Sake Festival
第１２回 四国酒まつり
Awa Ikeda is the hidden drinking place. At the venue「阿波池田（三好市）」は、隠れた酒処。会場では、四国４an “Regional Sake Sampling” is held with sake collected

県の銘酒を一堂に集めた「地酒試飲会」が開催されます。

from all the four prefectures on Shikoku. Also there will

利き酒大会や酒蔵開放見学会も実施されます。

be a sake tasting contest and a wine cellar tour.
When: February 26, 2011 (Sat.)

日時：

Where: Miyoshi city, Ikeda-cho Machi 2191-1

場所：

2011 年 2 月 26 日（土）三好市池田町マチ 2191-1

Awa Ikeda Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
3F HallInfo:

阿波池田商工会議所 3 階ホール
問合せ： 阿波池田商工会議所

Awa Ikeda Chamber of Commerce and Industry

0883-72-0143

0883-72-0143

Tokushima/Kaiyo Kaifugawa Furu Marathon
徳島・海陽究極の清流海部川風流マラソン大会
At the moment, the application procedures are currently

招待選手及び申込方法等大会開催の詳細については、現在調

being discussed. As soon as the requirements for the

整中です。

marathon are decided, we will inform you about how to

大会要項等については、出来しだい、大会ＨＰや大会事務局

apply on our homepage or at our ofﬁce.

等にてご案内いたします。

When: February 20, 2011 (Sun.), from 9 a.m.
Where: Kaiyo-cho, Kaifugawa Furu Marathon Course

日時：2011 年 2 月 20 日（日）、 ９時から

Cost:

5000 Yen

場所：

海陽町海部川清流マラソンコース（日本陸連公認）

Kaiyo-cho Town Hall, Ofﬁce for the

参加料： ５０００円

Kaifugawa Furu Marathon

問合せ： 海陽町役場内

Info:
TEL:

0884-73-1234

Site:

http://www.town.kaiyo.lg.jp/info/kikaku/
marathon2011/index.html

TOPIA

海部川風流マラソン大会事務局

TEL 0884-73-1234
サイト： http://www.town.kaiyo.lg.jp/info/kikaku/
marathon2011/index.html

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トピアの相談窓口

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