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

"TOPPY"
August 2009 No. 229

anxiety of the past; courage of the presentgby james salvona

ood day, everyone. Evenputting aside the factthat this is in Japanese,as this is the ﬁrst speech
I've ever given, I'm very
nervous. That said, I consider
this kind of experience to bevery important and valuable.
The Me of two years ago really
couldn't have done this sort ofthing.
Two years ago, when I was
accepted as an ALT to the JET
Programme, I had wanted tolive in Japan for the longest
time. However, much to my
frustration, as the departure
date approached I began tofeel unwell, and even sufferedfrom breathing difﬁculties.
The truth is, even before I
started to feel this way, I had
some anxieties about going toJapan. Would I be able to ﬁndanything I could eat? Would I
be able to make friends? Would
I be able to communicate?
Would I get homesick? Would
they make me do karaoke?
On top of all of that, since I'djames salvona won the ﬁrst prize at
this years japanese speech contest,
organized by topia.

never had experience teaching
English, this became mynumber one concern. When
I went to the doctor, I wastold that these various worries
were causing stress, which
was manifesting as physicalsymptoms.
At that moment, I becameaware of how much I wasworrying about bridges I was

still far from crossing. My
anxiety had almost stopped
me from going to Japan. Not
wanting to lose this longawaited chance, I remembered
my reasons for wanting to go
in the ﬁrst place, and hardened
my resolve. The evidence ofthat is standing on this stage.
Anyway, to enter this speech
contest, first you must write
an application form. Here,I encountered a somewhat
unusual problem. I wasn't
quite sure what to put inthe 'nationality' box. In the
speech contest pamphlet, mynationality appears as「グレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国」([gureeto buriten
oyobi kita airurando rengou
oukoku] – a direct translation
into Japanese of The United
Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland), a country
that came about by the unionof four independent countries.
Has anyone heard thisridiculously long name before?
By the bye, on my alienanxiety of the past; courage of the present ... con't on page 3

inside awa life this monthanxiety of the past; courage of the present - 1, 3 ... wander-ful tabi - 4, 8
naruto, germany and a photographer - 5, 6 ... tv schedule for august - 6
martin's manga corner - 7 ... letter from suketo hoikuen - 8
japanese lesson - 9 ... memoranda - 10, 11, 12

awalife

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

is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA).
Editors:
Andrew Dahms & Mario Dammann
Contributors This Month:
Andrew Dahms, Mario Dammann, Kazue Inoue,
Lance Kita, Martin O'Brien, James Salvona,
Patrick Wagner, Toshiko Yamamizo, and thePrefectural Disaster Center.

Download a PDF ﬁle of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!
www.topia.ne.jp/e_index.htm

from the editorf

The blue sky, the Awa Odori and so on. So muchgood things in summer. Well, when I write theselines, the rainy season had a comeback and I
had to sacriﬁce my shoes again. I hope we haveat least no rain for the Awa Odori period from
August 12 to 15. It is one of the best events inthe whole year and also my ﬁrst big event since
coming to Tokushima already two years ago.
Where does the time go? What have I achieved?
How long will I stay in Tokushima? Well, at least
one more year!
I'll try to put more effort in stopping idling,
not using the elevator at home (only ﬁve ﬂoors,puh!) and using my hashi (chopsticks) more
often (like in every time). Please help to savethe planet too! Have a nice time!
Danke, Mario

irst off all, I apologize for the delay of thisissue. Again. But here it is, here is August.
Waited so long for this one. A lot happens
every year in August. Only a few examples:
When you read this, 34 new ALTs (Assistent
Language Teacher) have found their way via
the JET programme into Tokushima. They willteach English in Junior- and Senior Highschools
from this month on for at least one year. Manyof them haven't come to Japan yet and needmaybe our help. If you see a lost boy or girl in
his/her twenties, then please be so kind and ofassistance. Thank you.
When I arrive in the morning at the Prefectural
Government ofﬁce I hear the cicades. They arevery loud but at the same time I feel warmth. I
really like summer and the heat and the cicades.

cloudy mountains (photo by mario dammann)-2-

anxiety of the past; courage of the present ... con't from page 1
registration card, it has mynationality as「英国」(eikoku).
However, if you put 'eikoku' or
the far more commonly heard'igirisu' into the dictionary,
the first word that comes out
is 'England'. England, andmy own homeland, Scotland,
are two of the countries thatmake up the United Kingdom.
I didn't want to write 'eikoku'
in the nationality box on theapplication form, and thereason for that is that thesetwo countries share a strong
kind of rivalry, a remnant
from the hundreds of years
before union when they wereenemies.
At t h e e n d o f t h e 1 4 t hCentury, when England's kinghad taken Scotland's kingcaptive, and then occupied
the country, a well-known
hero showed himself. Hisname was William Wallace.
He united the people, ledthem to victory against the
English forces several times,
and was given the title of"Guardian of Scotland", but
he was eventually captured
by English forces and put todeath. However, Wallace's
actions contributed towards
Scotland's later success inregaining independence. Inthat atmosphere of fear anduncertainty, Wallace fought
bravely against a superior foe.
Wallace was able to change
anxiety into courage.
That said, there is anotherreason I brought up the
subject of Wallace. To explain,
one of Wallace's descendents
is someone who played an
important part in Japanese
h i s t o r y. T h a t p e r s o n i s
someone you are all familiar
with – Commodore Perry of
the Black Ships.

As you know, Japan had been
in a state of self-imposed「 鎖国」(sakoku - closed country)
for two hundred years. In
other words, relations withother countries were almost
non-existent. Under thosecircumstances, all of a sudden,
the foreigner Perry appeared
leading his ﬂeet of black ships
into Uraga Bay. I'm sure thatthe anxiety and fear of thepeople who were there onthat day is something wecannot imagine. As a resultof this "Black Ships Incident",
the country later underwent
the Meiji Revolution, andthe people had to overcome
countless hardships and theirfear of the unknown. These
people were able to change
anxiety into courage.
Though the era has changed,
I think courage is still found in
the same kind of way. WhenI look back at myself before
I came here, I can hardly
believe that that's me. Afterovercoming the obstacle ofmaking it here, new challenges
presented themselves one
a f t e r a n o t h e r. W h e n t h eschool term started I had
to introduce myself in frontof all the staff and students
at both of my schools. As aresult of studying Japanese,
I became able to face thesimple challenges of everyday
life. Making phone calls to
get parcels redelivered or to
ask for a taxi became simple
affairs, and even if I got sick,I became able to explain what
was wrong with me without
help. Unexpectedly, I also lost
some of my fear of being up
in front of people, I came tolike karaoke, and eventually I
took a main role in the AJET
musical.
-3-

My long-held fear of teachingalso dissipated over time.
Students stopped being theobjects of my fear, and I
began to really enjoy talking
with them:
S:「 先 生、 日 本 語 し ゃ べ
る ん す か 」(Do you speak
Japanese?)
J:「ぜんぜんしゃべれん」(No,not at all.)
S:「へぇーさっきしゃべん
り ょ っ た で え 」(What? But
didn't you just speak it asecond ago?)
J:「気のせい，気のせい」(It'sjust your imagination.)
What I've come tounderstand is that courage
isn't something that forever
ﬂows freely; it is a thing bornfrom anxiety and fear. Like thepeople in the times of Wallace
and Perry, courage shows
itself when you look a problem
in the face and choose to takeit on.
The process of changing
anxiety to fear is like crossing
the border of a country. That I
have the conﬁdence to appear
in this speech contest is due
to me taking that ﬁrst step ofboarding the flight to Japantwo years ago. It is because I
was able to chase the anxiety
from various nerve-wracking
experience, and pull out
courage when I needed it, thatthe 'me' of now exists.
To conclude, I would like tosay to anyone here today whois nervous about taking any
big steps, to see if you can't
pull a little courage out of thebag. I'm certain that a newworld can open up for you,too.
Thank you for listening.

deep bizan - top 5

you've stepped out ofTokushima Station andgazed at Mt. Bizan andits ropeway a hundred
times. Been there, done that?
Walk with me along the baseof Tokushima City's central
mountain as I divulge theTop 5 amusing, historic, andsurprising "Deep Bizan" spots.

Spot 1: Anamorphic Art
Follow the road from
Tokushima-Eki past the Sogo
department store, and onto
the Shinmachi 新 町 Bridge.
Look for this strange dancer
on the walkway:

Doesn't make much sense
until you view it through themirrored pillar nearby. Thisis an example of anamorphic
art, which Wikipedia defines
as "a distorted projectiono r p e r s p e c t i ve r e q u i r i n g
the viewer to use special
devices or occupy a specificvantage point to reconstitutethe image." Keep your eyespeeled for other Awa Odori
motifs scattered throughout
this area.
Spot 2: Holy Cow!
The Tenjin Shrine, on the left
side of the Awa Odori Kaikan,
is named after the Shinto
god of scholarship. This kami
神 is the deification of theangry spirit of Sugawara no
Michizane, a learned Fujiwara

by lance kita

noble backstabbed and exiled
to Kyushu by a rival clan

member in the 9th century.
To d ay, yo u c a n p ray fo r
success in school andentrance exams at this shrine
and other Tenmangu 天 満 宮shrines across the country,
but one statue unique to thislocation is Chie no Ushi 知
恵 の 牛 , "Bull of Wisdom."
Given the moniker by native
essayist Setouchi Jakuchi,
the priest says that the more
you touch this stone cow, thewiser you will be, and that's… uh… no bull.
Spot 3: A Grave Matter
Bizan's base is the homeof Teramachi 寺 町 , a large
concentration of temples andshrines. Step into the small
cemetery on the right sideof the Kaikan, and follow thesignpost arrows to the graveof Wenceslau de Moraes, aPortuguese consul in Kobeduring the Meiji Period.
Like his contemporary,
Japanophile expat Lafcadio
Hearn, Moraes also wrote
extensively about daily life inJapan and contributed much
Europe's fascination with
Nippon. Upon the death of
his wife, O-yone, he quit his
job spent the rest of his daysin her birthplace Tokushima,
with his wife's niece, Ko-haru
before dying of illness in1929. All three lie side byside in eternal rest. The moreadventurous can visit theMoraes-kan モ ラ エ ス 館 atop
Bizan to see photos, writingsand personal effects.

Spot 4: Spring Forth
Where do Awa folk get
their water? The abundant
rivers come to mind first,
but several fresh springs
flow from the bedrock of
Mt. Bizan. One is Kinryosui
錦 竜 水 , located aroundthe corner from an aging
cemetery, probably named
because the spring gushed
forth like a brocade dragon.

Loved by the lords of Awa,
a guard post was establishedhere to protect the water.
Today, local residents freely
drive up with containers andfill up. NOTE: Signage saysthat the water should beboiled before drinking, as
it has not been filtered orsterilized.

deep bizan ... con't on page 8-4-

naruto, germany & a photographerhere is a funny thing.
Could you imagine
living three years inTokushima and never
ever have written any article
for Awa Life? And then, thevery moment you do, it isgoing to be your first andat the same time your lastcontribution to this wonderfulnewspaper. I know, shameon me. But let me make up
for the past time.
Well, ﬁrst of all you mightprobably wonder about
who is writing this article.
That would be me, "theother German JET", Patrick,from the German Housein Naruto. Thanks to Jill'sarticle about the German
House in Awa Life a coupleof editions ago, a lot of you
may know already that thisis the place of JapaneseGerman friendship not onlyin the city of Naruto but
also in the whole prefectureo f To k u s h i m a . H e re yo u
can find a nicely done
exhibition about the historyof German POWs who camet o J a p a n d u r i n g Wo r l d
War I. Guiding especially
fo re i g n v i s i t o r s fro m a l lover the world throughour museum would be oneof my tasks. Others are
keeping contact to our sistercity Lüneburg, welcoming
goodwill delegations fromoverseas, interpreting andtranslating as well as giving
presentations on all kinds of
topics related to Germany.
Furthermore there is one
other possible task I might
be asked to do: organizing
and taking care of guests
individually. And here I canby patrick wagner

the journey on the path of time

give you a good example ofwhat that would be like.
On June 9th I picked up
an artist/photographer from
Germany at the bus stop
Highway Naruto. Since thatday until July 8th I took careof Mr. Werner Schaarmannf r o m H a m b u rg , w h i c h i s
accidentally my home town,
too. Taking care for a periodof around four weeks is anunusually long time, but
I had the chance to gain
similar work experiences
beforehand. What was
special this time though, Mr.
Schaarmann was not justa guest who gets to see
all the sightseeing spots of
Naruto (Whirlpools, Otaniyaki
pottery, German House etc.)
but was seriously interested
in the history of the prisoner
camp Bando. His intention
was to take lots of pictures
related to the old camp andthe people from those days.
By comparing old pictures
taken by the prisoners or
local people with his own
new ones displayed in an

exhibition room inside theGerman House, he tried toshow where the prisoners
must have felt at home
and where in Naruto you
still can find those feelings
nowadays. Therefore wevisited places like a Germanb a k e r y, a n e l e m e n t a r yschool, a place for elderly
people, the remains of theold camp and the memorialstone and last but not least
places the prisoners used fortheir excursions outside thecamp. While visiting the last
mentioned excursion places,
I got an idea of how creatinga kind of ﬂashback scenario.
Since Mr. Schaarmann wanted
to convey the feeling whichwith the old POWs must have
had lived here to people
from these days, I thought
it might be interesting totake pictures on which you
can see prisoner-like people
only in a blurred view; as if
someone from today dreamt
about the POWs from backthen. As location for the
picture's background wenaruto, germany and a photgrapher ... con't on page 6-5-

naruto, germany and a photographer ... con't from page 5choose a path on the Oasa
m o u n t a i n , w h e re fo r m e r
prisoners used to walk on.
To create this vivid appearing"flashback" some foreign
fake prisoners were needed.
Or in other words just someforeigners willing enough torealize my idea. That was
the time to call Mario andAndrew and thankfully both
agreed to help out. Thanks
again guys!
After climbing the mountainfor around 10 to 12 minutes,
we reached the old path.
Since we went on a quite hot
day in the middle of the rainyseason the air was humid
and everyone already sweaty
before the shooting began.
Mr. Schaarmann chose theright place and immediately
our little "journey throughtime" began. To create ablurred view on the pictures
we went inside a little bitm o r e s h a d y p l a c e , M r.
Schaarmann changed his
shutter speed to a much
longer time than needed andthe three of us had to run
several times up and down
the path.
Fortunately we did notmeet any of the venomous

patrick, mario, andrew and chiesnake called "mamushi"o n o u r way t h r o u g h t h ehills. Mr. Schaarmann was
eager to find one, but was
not successful. A couple ofdays later he told me of amamushi-bite case in which
the bitten person died. This
however is a rare case I havebeen told. Well, but I guess
sometimes it is not the worst
thing not to be successful,right?
Anyway, the shooting itself
was successful and we all had
a nice time playing soldiers.
By doing this we not only
followed the footsteps of theformer POWs, but also tried
to contribute something forthe international exchange ofthe city of Naruto.
At the end of July I am
leaving Naruto. Something
I have not fully realized yet

tv schedule for august

and that creates a kind of
sad farewell feeling. Thanks
to my last task though I got
the chance to see a lot of theplaces I used to guide visitors
to or I went to for work. I
met a lot of people again
who supported me during thewhole time in Naruto and I
had fun with friends. In otherwords, it was a very goodending for the time as a JET
in Naruto.
With great thanks for all the
support. Take care and enjoy
Tokushima at its best.
Patrick
PS: From August on mysuccessor Anja will start her
work as CIR at the German
House, so please give her
a warm welcome and enjoy
your time together with her
in Tokushima.
submitted

DateTime Channel

NationTitle

Sun. 02

21:00 6 - ABC

Germany - 2006

Tornado - Der Zorn des Himmels

Thu. 06

01:55 8 - Kansai

England - 1998

The Wisdom of Crocodiles

Fri. 07

21:00 1 - Shikoku

USA - 2006

Night at the Museum

Sun. 09

21:00 6 - ABC

France - 2002

Le Transporteur

Thu. 1301:55 8 - Kansai

USA - NZ - 2006

Rise: Blood Hunter

Sat. 15

21:00 8 - Kansai

USA - 2006

Letters from Iwo Jima

Sun. 16

21:00 6 - ABC

France - 2005

Le Transporteur 2

Fri. 28

02:10 4 - Mainichi

USA - 2006

Flight 93

Sat. 29

21:00 8 - Kansai

USA - 2002
-6-

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:tBilly Bat ( ビリーバット )Naoki Urasawa
Kodansha2009
1

he expression déjà-vu is
one we are all familiarwith. Isn't it funny howt h e re d o e s n ' t s e e m t ob e a n e q u i va l e n t E n g l i s hexpression; that we have toborrow from the French? It is
used to convey the uncannyfeeling of having alreadyexperienced something before,
yet being unable to understandexactly how or when thismight have been possible. In
this month's manga adventure,déjà-vu is something that theprotagonist of the story andthose that he encounters just
can't seem to shake.
Ke v i n Ya m a g a t a i s aJapanese-American cartoonist
working in the post war
American comic book industry.
He is the author of the popular
Billy Bat comic book series,
Billy Bat is one of those stories
w h e r e t h e c h a ra c t e r s a r eanimal like characters thatbehave and interact as if they
were humans. As we might
expect Billy Bat is a bat andhe solves murder cases while
involving himself in romantic
liaisons.
All is going well for Yamagata
in his chosen career, until
he gets a chance visit fromtwo cops who want to use
his apartment as a stakeout
location. One of them glances
at Yamagata's comic bookwork in progress and observes
that he has seen the character
before when he was inJapan. This totally perplexes

Yamagata as he effectively has
to contend with the fact thathe might not be the original
creator of the character. Having
never been in Japan, he is left
to wonder how he might havebeen inspired to come up withthe character in the ﬁrst place.
Disillusioned with everything,
Yamagata sets off to occupied
Japan where he ﬁnds work as
an interpreter at Army GHQ in
Tokyo. He soon tracks down
information on a manga artist
who is seemingly responsible
for the bat character but soonafter meeting him, he manages
by chance to come acrossan image of a bat character
that is similar to his Billy Bat
character in an old manuscript
written before he was born.
His friend Charlie anotherNikkei interpreter helps him
to ﬁnd it, while also informing
him that the US forces arealso looking for the same
manuscript. Charlie also takes
the opportunity to try andblackmail Kevin, threatening
to destroy his career as amanga artist of repute. Charlie
i n fo r m s h im o f h is s o rd id
plans in a Yakiniku bar where
the two have been drinking
heavily. The combined effect ofCharlie's threat and the alcoholcause Yamagata to pass out. In
the midst of this the narrative
cuts to a bizarre comic strip ofBilly Bat seemingly a dream of
Yamagata's. When he wakes
up however, Charlie is deadfrom a serious stab wound.

-7-

by martin o'brien

When he comes round theowner informs him that Kevinstabbed him with a kitchen
knife while they were ﬁghting.
Although he has no recollectionof murdering Charlie, he canthink of no other possibility
as to his own involvement.
The yakiniku shop owner anda friend discuss the situation,and decide that they don't
want to have to deal with themilitary authorities so alongwith Kevin, they dump the
body on a set of nearby train
tracks and run away.
Things now go from thebizarre to the surreal for Kevin,as he wanders away fromthe world scene emotionally
distraught only to see adrawing of the bat characteron a concrete pillar. By thetime he gets back to GHQ,he bumps into the man
who helped him dump thebody. Worried that he will be
implicated in the murder case,he manages to run away andhide and thus ends the first
volume of the Billy Bat manga
series.
The story is somewhat
perplexing; one can only
ponder as to how all thepieces fit together. It reminds
me of the television series inthat respect. We can presume
that there is a possibility thatthe protagonist has possibly
confused the narrative of thatof a fictional detective withthat of his own life. There aresmall hints throughout that heis something of the unreliablenarrator. Regardless of thefact, we will have to wait andsee as Urasawa hasn't released
the second volume to date.

deep bizan ... con't from page 4
Spot 5: Sweet Story
When Tokushima Castle wascompleted, it's said that
Lord Hachisuka asked thetownspeople to dance, andso was born Awa Odori. He
also asked for sweets to becreated, and one literally got
the chrysanthemum stamp of
approval. Yakimochi 焼き餅 inTokushima is a paste of rice
flour wrapped around a ballof bean paste, and pressed

flat on a hot griddle with theaforementioned floral design.
One nostalgic shop, Yone-ya
よ ね や , sits on the groundsof Kasuga Shrine 春 日 神社 . M r. Yo n e g a ' s fa t h e rstarted the shop amid thepost-WWII ruins of the city.
Though not the oldest or
the most respected (rather
than capitalize on his
carpentry skills in post-war
reconstruction, his father got

letter from suketo hoikuenrecently we raise here in
the nursery school, elevenkinds of baby butterflies
and other animals likea rabbit, turtle, killifish,rhinoceros beetle etc. The
other day our turtle laid eggs,
and the kids had great joy!
While the kids are looking after
them, they can see the baby
turtles growing up and enjoy
the change.
Through Neuroscience welearned that emotions (the'heart' of a person) take form
until the age of five, especiallythe environment until theage of ten is very important.
In other words, to cultivate
emotions it is essentiell toconfront children with nature
and animals (like mammals or
birds). We at Suketo Hoikuen
learn the value, vanity andappriciation of life.
Tokushima's summer season
has many events, fireworks,
playing in the water, Awa Odori
etc. Did you try them all? Don'tlose against the summer andenjoy the short time healthy.

-8-lazy and chose sweetmaking,a "women's profession"), theshop has made a living ona single product for the last
60 years and hasn't changed
the way it grills yakimochi.
Time stands stil l as thisbrother-sister team flips the
cakes as their father did overa half-century ago.
"Deep Bizan" doesn't stop atthese five. The "Shinmachi
River Aquarium," prehistoricseaweed, and ivy-covered
coffee houses lay hidden
here as well. Rediscoveringa fa m i l i a r n e i g h b o r h o o drequires just a spare
afternoon, walking legs, andan open mind. I encourage
you to step out and take a
fresh look at an old area.
Who knows what you might
uncover?
by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

This Month's Toy
1: Use two paper cups. Draw afrog's face on one and put
hands on it. The other one
is good enough as it is for ajump platform.
2: Cut two lines on each sideof the frog cup.
3: Turn over a rubber band
and adjust it to the cuttings.
Then tape it strongly.
How to play:
Push the frog onto the Jump
platform and release it at once,
then it will jump!

japanese lessonhby toshiko yamamizo

ave your homework ready until summer holidays are over. I am in Tokushima until the endof summer holidays." theおteacher said to you. おCan you do it in time? Can you understandthe difference between「終わるまでに」and「終わるまで」?

○
○

なつやす

お

しゅくだい

ていしゅつ

夏休みが終
わるまでに、宿題を提出してください。
なつやす
お
とくしま
わたしは夏休みが終わるまで、徳島にいます。

までに

to deliver the homework (action or event)time limit

displays a time limit to a performed action or
event

time
end of summer holidaysまで

to be in Tokushima (situation)

displays the end of a continuing situation or
actionﬁnal point in time
time
end of summer holidays

Practice:
Please ﬁt「までに」or「まで」into the following six sentences.
1、
2、

かれ

く

彼が来る
かい ぎ

はじ

会議が始まるさい

3、30 歳になる

4、試験に合格する

5、
6、

し けん

ごうかく

にく

肉がやわらかくなる
ともだち

いえ

く

友達が家に来る

ままでにまで

ここで待っています。

までにまでコピーをしておかなければなりません。

までに
まで
までに
まで
までに
まで
までに
まで

けっこん

おも

結婚したいと思います。
べんきょう

いっしょうけんめい勉強します。
ちゅう び

に

中 火で煮ます。

へ

や

そう じ

部屋をきれいに掃除しておきます。

Answers:

１、まで ２、までに ３、までに ４、まで ５、まで ６、までに-9-memoranda

Tokushima Prefecture Disaster
Prevention Center Study TourJapan is an area prone to typhoons, heavy rain and other natural disasters. If a disaster occurs, it is important to act
correctly. What would you do if an earthquake or a typhoon struck?
Tokushima Prefecture Government, in conjunction with the Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association(TOPIA) is proud to announce a study tour for foreign residents at the Tokushima Prefecture Disaster Center to provide
information on what to do in case of a natural disaster.
During the tour you can experience earthquakes, strong winds and more via simulation, as well as learn about what to dowhen a disaster occurs.
Date:

Sunday, September 27, 9:30-13:00
9:30 – Leave Tokushima Station by bus for the center
13:00 – Arrive at Tokushima Station by bus

Location:

Tokushima Prefecture Disaster Center (Kitajima-town, Tainohama Aza Onishi 165)

Target:Foreign Residents in Tokushima Prefecture

Details:

Disaster prevention guidance via video, simulation of strong winds / earthquakes,
ﬁre ﬁghting and disaster control exercises (English and Chinese Interpreting)

No. Places:

30 people

Cost:

Free

Applications:

Please ﬁll out the below and send in by fax to the address at the bottom of the form.
You can also apply by sending the same information by email or postcard.

Deadline:

Friday, September 18

Name

GenderM

F

AddressTel

Nationality

E-Mail Address
Occupation
Workplace Address
Japanese Level

1. Daily-use

2. Greetings

Applications to:
FAX:

Tokushima-ken Kokusai Koryukyokai

Email:

coordinator1@topia.ne.jp〒 770-0831 Tokushima-shi Terashima Honcho Nishi1-61 Clement Plaza 6F

Postcard:

FAX: 088-652-0616

Tokushima-ken Kokusai Koryukyokai (TOPIA)
Contact:

TOPIA (Murasawa) TEL: 088-656-3303-10-

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Shosan temple (#12)

Buddhist memorialservice

焼山寺おこもり法要
焼山寺に伝わる焼山寺踊り、また、カラオケ大会・郷土
芸能・阿波踊り・花火約 50 発が行われます。

With the traditional Shosan temple dance, a Karaoke

日時：

8 月 30 日

contest, local folk entertainment, Awa Odori and ﬁreworks

場所：

名西郡神山町下分字地中 12 番札所焼山寺

with appr. 50 shots!
When: August 30
Where: Myozai-gun, Kamiyama-cho, Shimobun, Shosan

道の駅「温泉の里

神山」から 12km

入場料： 無料
問合せ： 焼山寺まで電話 088-677-0112

Temple (No. 12)
Cost:

Free!

Info:

Call the Shosan temple at 088-677-0112

Yasujiro Ozu's

Special Masterpieces

小津安二郎
特別名作映画会

The Awagin Hall presents Yasujiro Ozu's masterpieces.

今や世界の映画史に大書される巨匠となった小津安二郎

This maestro lets us see relationships in families in his

監督が、親と子の関係を 静かに見つめた珠玉の作品を紹

peaceful productions. See four movies for 500 Yen!
10:00 - 12:05

Early Summer (1951 - 125min)

12:45 - 15:00

Tokyo Story (1953 - 136min)

15:10 - 17:10

Equinox Flower (1958 - 118min)

17:20 - 19:15

An Autumn Afternoon (1962 - 113min)

介します :
10:00 ～ 12:05 麦秋 (1951 年・小津安二郎・松竹 )12:45 ～ 15:00 東京物語 (1953 年・小津安二郎・松竹）
15:10 ～ 17:10 彼岸花 (1958 年・小津安二郎・松竹 )17:20 ～ 19:15 秋刀魚の味 (1962 年・小津安二郎・松竹 )When: Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30※当日、ホワイエにて小津安二郎監督作品のポスター展

Where: Awagin Hall (Kyodo Bunka Hall) 1Fを開催します。

Cost:

500 Yen a day (for all 4 movies)

Info:

Call the Awagin Hall at 088-622-8121

日時：・30 日（日）8 月 29 日（土）場所：

あわぎんホール（徳島県郷土文化会館）

観賞料： 500 円 /1 日（4 作品全て鑑賞できます）
問合せ： あわぎんホールまで電話 088-622-8121

Japanese Lessons
at Suketo Hoikuen

助任保育園の日本語教室

When: Every Thursday

日時：11:00 - 12:00
Cost:

毎週木曜日
11:00 ～ 12:00

Free for nursery students.

金額：

Contact: Call TOPIA at 088-656-3303

託児付き（無料）

問合せ： トピアまで電話 088-656-3303-11-

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Tatsue Hachiman
Autumn Festival

立江八幡神社秋季例大祭
9 月 19 日（土）には、午後 6 時 30 分から江戸時代より伝
わる祇園囃子が奉納されます。また午後 8 時 30 分より、

On Saturday, September 19, from 6:30pm, the Gion

伝統の花火大会が行なわれます。約 800 発もの打ち上げ花

Bayashi, a traditional Japanese orchestra will be presented.

火や県内でも珍しい吹筒花火は、祭りの注目するところでLater, at 8:30pm a fireworks display will be shown. Also
because of the rare Fukutsudzu fireworks, this festival isす。翌日の 20 日（日）にも午後 1 時から祇園囃子が奉納

a must go! On the second day also a performance of the

されます。

Gion Bayashi orchestra will be held.
日時：

When: Saturday, September 19 to Sunday, Sep. 20

場所：

Where: Komatsushima, Tatsue cho, Aza Aomori

9 月 19 日（土）～ 20 日（日）小松島市立江町字青森

立江八幡神社・JR 牟岐線「立江駅」または「阿波赤石駅」

Tatsue Hachiman Shrine

下車→徒歩 5 ～ 10 分

- A ﬁve to ten minute walk from Tatsue Station

・小松島市営バス「赤石」下車→徒歩 2 ～ 3 分

or Awa Akaishi Station on the Mugi Line・徳島市→国道 55 号線を 12km

- A three minute walk from Akaishi bus stationon the Komatsushima city bus line

入場料： 無料

Cost:

Free!

問合せ： 小松島市産業振興課まで電話 0885-32-3809

Info:

Call the Komatsushima City Industry Promotion
Division at 0885-32-3809

Yuki Goods Market"Ise Ebi Market"

由岐産直市「伊勢えびの市」

The king of food, the "Ise Shrimp" presents fresh ﬁsh of the

食の王様「伊勢えび」漁の解禁に合わせた、旬の捕れたて

season at a special price. Watch local art and get in touch

新鮮な伊勢えびを市価より低価格でご提供致します。海石・with fresh caught ﬁsh in a special pool. Enjoy the autumn

貝がらアート・由岐沖近海で捕れた魚たちとのふれあいプーof the harbour town!
When: Sunday, September 27, from 9:00 - 13:00

ルなど、秋の港町を味わってください。

Where: Kaifu-gun Minami-cho, Nishi no Chi

日時：

9 月 27 日（日）9:00 ～ 13:00

In front of JR Yuki station

場所：

海部郡美波町西の地

Cost:

Free!

入場料： 無料！

Info:

Call the Yuki Commerce and Industry Association

問合せ： 由岐商工会まで電話 0884-78-0249

JR 由岐駅前

at 088-637-3120.

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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