aWa life

December 2015
# 305

In this issue:

Bunka no Mori&
KAIR Exhibition

A Whirlwind
Tour of Naruto

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Editors:
Jenifer Tanikawa & Till Dumke
Contributors This Month:
Jenifer Tanikawa, Kazue Inoue, Niall Higgins, Akiko Tsuji, Lexie Githinji,
Hiroya Sakurama, Stephanie Sherman, Till Dumke

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Pg. 2-3:

Multilingual Signage at Bunka no MoriPg. 3-4:

KAIR 2015 Exhibition

Pg. 4-5:

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

Pg. 5-6:

A Whirlwind Tour of Naruto

Pg. 7-8:

Speech Contests - Winning SpeechesPg. 9:

Japanese Lesson

Pg. 10-11: Events and Memoranda

Multiligual Signage at Bunka no Mori
By Jenifer Tanikawa & Till DumkeH

ave you ever stepped foot in a museum,
absolutely in awe with everything on display,
but not being able to fully appreciate everything
because you couldn’t read the labels or captions.
For museumgoers, visiting museums of the places
they are visiting can be an exciting experience as
you can often learn about the local history, culture
and art. The only catch is if you can’t understandthe local language, the experience might not be
the same as those who can.
The Tokushima Bunka no Mori Park, a multipurpose facility consisting of a library, museums,
park area and more, is providing acreative and modern
solution to thisproblem.
As of October 3,
2015, visitors to thethree museums, thePrefectural Museum, theTorii Ryuzo Memorial
Museum and theModern Art Museum,can now access the multilingual descriptions of
the items on display via their smartphones, tablets
and feature phones by simply scanning the QR
code placed by the exhibit.
How does this system work? It only requires 3
easy steps:
1) Connect to the Tokushima Free Wi-Fi service
available throughout the entire building.
2) Use a QR Code reader on your smartphone,tablet or feature phone to read the codes set byeach exhibit.
3) Read and gain more insight into each exhibit(available in Japanese, English, Korean,
Simplified Chinese andTraditional Chinese).
Unfortunately, not all exhibits have multilingual
descriptions but, 44
exhibits at the Prefectural Museum, 10
e x h i b i t s a t t h e To r i i
Ryuzo Memorial Museum
and 60 exhibits at

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the Modern Art Museum
have multilingual displays.
Not only can you choose
between the five languages,
you can also adjust the sizeof the text that is displayed foreasy reading.
Another advantage to thissystem is that you longer
have to stay glued to thelabels and captions to readthe information. You can stepback and read the descriptions while you take inthe exhibit in its entirety.
Other initiatives they are taking to make themuseum more accessible are: providing multilingual signage, multiling-ual pamphlets and tactile

Bunka no Moriboards. Initially created
for those who are visually
impaired, the tactile boards
provide all visitors with amore interactive experienceof each exhibit, by allowing
visitors to feel what is on
display.
Bunka no Mori is working
hard to create a “universal
museum” where everyone
can have an enjoyable
museum experience. If you
get the chance, make your way on over to testout the system for yourself and spend a day
immersed in art, culture, history and nature.

KAIR 2015 ExhibitionIn the September issue of
Awa Life, we gave a brief
introduction of the Kamiyama
Artist in Residence (KAIR),an international art projectthat began in 1999. With 57
participants from 19 countries
participating to date, thisyear four artists from three
countries joined the Kamiyama community to
become a temporary resident from August throughNovember.
On Saturday, September 26th, I was fortunate
enough to have the opportunity to attend theOpen Atelier event in Kamiyama, where we had
the chance to learn more about each artist andhear about what they were planning to create in
Kamiyama. And, I was also able to see their ideas
come to fruition at the exhibition that took placefrom October 25 to November 3.

By Jenifer Tanikawa

Quynh Vantu (US)
Quynh is an artist andarchitect from Richmond,
Virginia. She has a degree inarchitecture but decided topursue art as she yearned forthe more creative and handson aspect of it. Many of her
past works have dealt with theidea of art intersecting architecture and how social
interaction is affected by spatial conditions.
For her work in Kamiyama, she was inspiredby her trip around Japan before arriving in
Kamiyama. In particular, she was drawn toentryways and wood used in Japanese houses.
For the project in Kamiyama, she created astructure made of wood, similar to the work she
created in Denmark, with an engawa or veranda
where people can freely move through thedifferent wooden spaces.

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KAIR
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro (Australia)
Many of their past works involved the act oftaking apart a preexisting structure and putting itback together in a different location, while fitting
into a certain parameter, as well as assemblingaccumulated objects.
For their project in Kamiyama, they decided totake a Honda car apart and package it up in
traditional Japanese packaging. Their installation
looks at the lifecycle of the object within aconsumer culture. Once you set foot in the Yoriiza theater, you will see the various pieces of the
chopped up car pieces bundled in natural fiberand laid out on the floor “pointing towards theobsolescence of the automobile and a possible
hunter gatherer future trajectory for humanity,” asworded by the artists.
Kriss Salmanis (Latvia)
He employs many art mediums andforms, such as animation, video,
photography, objects and many
more. As an example of his pastwork, he created a time lapse videoof a barn being built from scratch inthe countryside of Latvia. The video
follows the barn from its beginning
to its end, where it eventually co-llapses to the ground. He has also worked onmusic videos before for a Norweigian band.
When he first arrived in Kamiyama, he was facedwith a major problem – everything was just too
exciting! Every new item or place he saw andexperienced was more interesting than the otherand so he just couldn’t stick to one location towork on his art project. He eventually settled on
Ski Land as his filming location. In the film abouttime, you can see a monster walking throughdifferent spaces in Ski Land. For this project, hecollaborated with the puppet theater folks to makethe puppet.
The 2015 KAIR exhibition is now over, but there
are many permanent exhibitions on display in andaround Kamiyama all year round, so if you areinterested, stop on by Kamiyama
to see some interesting art andspend some time in a warm andwelcoming community. Kamiyama
is accessible by car or bus, or if you
are feeling extra ambitious you canbike there as well. KAIR takes placearound the same time each year,
from August to November, so jot it
down in your calendar so you don’t
miss it next year!

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

By Kazue Inoue (Center for Early Childhood Education and Care SUKETO NAKAYOSHI)

D

espite the drastic drop in temperature lately,
I hope you are all still doing well. The flu andcold season will soon be upon us so make sure
you fight against the flu and cold bugs by properly
washing your hands and gargling.
This month, I wanted to talk about chewing.
Chewing involves the process of breaking food
down into small pieces so that it is easier toswallow, and by allowing the food pieces to mix
with saliva, it will help with digestion. Furthermore,as more saliva is released, the cleaner yourmouth will be. Chewing is also interlinked to otherdevelopment processes, such as the developmentof the chin, which is linked to language
development. By chewing properly, it will help
with the development of taste buds. Moreover,chewing will help stimulate the brain.
Especially for children between the ages of 1 1/2
and 2 years old, it is considered to be the “critical
period for chewing”, where it becomes even more

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important to obtain proper skills for chewing andswallowing food. For children who are having a
hard time learning how to chew properly, a good
tip is to figure out the right amount of food thatthey can swallow in one go and give them foodlittle by little. Another tip would be to vocally say“chew, chew and swallow” as your child is in the
midst of it. So overall, the best thing to do is to
eat together with your child and foster a proper
chewing habit.
＊＊ This Month’s Craft ＊＊Christmas Wreaths

Suketo- String- Other decorative materials
Directions
1) Cut 4 toilet paper rolls in half, width-wise.
2) Wrap colored paper, cloth, ribbon or any othermaterial of your choice around the toilet paperrolls that you cut in half and glue it on.
3) String all 8 pieces of the roll together and forma big loop (make sure you leave enough of thestring at the top to hang on a wall).
4) Decorate the center of the wreath by adding ahandmade Santa Claus figure or decorate with aribbon.

Materials- 4 toilet paper rolls (just the
cardboard core portion)- Utility knife or scissors- Colored paper, cloth, ribbon,
etc.
- GlueA Whirlwind Tour of Naruto

By Niall Higgins

In October I got the chance as a foreign resident
to go on a free Tokushima Prefecture guided
tour to Naruto. The purpose of the tour was topromote tourism by getting feedback on the tourist
experience from a fresh perspective. I was itching
to go to Naruto so I
jumped at the prospectof a free guided tour
with lunch provided (didI mention it was free?).
One hastily scribbled
in application form
completed and sent injust before the deadline
later, I was waiting to
get on the tour bus on asunny Sunday morning.
Upon getting on the bus
we were given a tour
package which included
our schedule for the day.

First up were the Naruto whirlpools. I wasreally looking forward to finally seeing themin the flesh; they were one of the few things I
knew about Tokushima before I arrived here.
They didn’t disappoint. We took a double decks i g h t s e e i n g boat, theWonder Naruto, out onto
the sea, getting as close
as we could possibly
get. The whirlpools wereincredible. All aroundwere massive swirls ofwater and great whitefoam as far as the eye
could see, crashing andrising. You wondered
how the boat could
avoid being swept up
in the roaring vortex
below. At one point wewere all ushered onto

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one side of the boat, presumably for health andsafety reasons. We even saw what looked like apirate ship! Thankfully no-one fell in and our boat
returned safely to the harbour.
Next we took the tour bus to a seaweed
processing plant to learn how they process
seaweed. Our guide showed us how to cut
seaweed and told us all about his operation; fromhow seaweed is planted to how it gets to market.
The seaweed farmers in that region not only farm
but also handle the processing, distributing andselling of the seaweed. We got to try the cutting
part ourselves, using our hands to remove thestems from the seaweed. It was a very interesting
experience. Coming from Ireland, where we havelots of seaweed but don’t particularly use it, I
was amazed to learn how seaweed in Japan isa veritable industry, with multiple products madefrom the same crop. The plant itself looked likeany other small scale food processing operation;crates, refrigerators and farm machinery were
scattered about. We bid goodbye to our guide,and he gave us a bag of wet seaweed to takehome with us.
The bus drove on to the Uzu no Michi Walkway,
which is an enclosed walkway underneath
the Onaruto Bridge directly overlooking thewhirlpools. There we got another chance to see

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the whirlpools and take pictures (as well as use
the free Wi-Fi). You can see the straits by looking
out from both sides and the ‘pools can be seen
through glass windows set in the floor, which isreally cool. There’s also an observation room atthe end of the promenade.
We stopped nearby for lunch, which was a tasty
bento with miso soup and tea. After lunch wevisited Ryozenji Temple, which is the first temple
in the 88 temples pilgrimage trail. Our tour guidetold us that she felt close to our group, for oneof her children was currently studying abroadand she understood how our mothers felt. She
explained many things to us, such as why people
wash their hands before entering the temple andthe meaning of various statues. It’s a beautiful
temple with a calm, serene atmosphere. I’d love
to visit it again as our time there was short.
Next up was a visit to a temple of a different kind;a sake distillery. Leaving the non-believers andconscious objectors behind, we entered an old
building which was used for brewing in times gone
by. Inside it was cold and dark with industrial stylelighting. Crates and tankers lay on the ground
while there were metal pipes running along thecelling. Our guide told us about the history of
the building and showed us how sake is made.
We even got a glimpse of the fermentation inprogress. At the end of the tour we got the chance
to sample some of the sake made there, of boththe alcoholic and non-alcoholic variety. I tried
the non-alcoholic amazake myself, which has adeliciously nutty taste.
Our final stop was to the Otani Pottery Drawing
Experience. We entered a shop jam-packed withpottery bowls and vases and made our way to theback of the store, where the pottery is made. Here
we drew a design of our choosing on a pottery
plate, first in pencil and then in dyed pen. The
plates were later finished in one of three shades.
Being not particularly artistic, I spent a lot of time
panicking over what to draw before eventually
deciding to engrave my name with a simple
pattern.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the experience andwould highly recommend Naruto! There’s lots to
do and the whirlpools in particular are a must see.

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Speech Constests - Winning SpeechesT

he High School English Speech Contest run
by the Japan Association for International
Education was held for the 35th time this year
on August in Chiba Prefecture. Lexie Githinji,
a third year student from Tokushimakita SeniorHigh School came in second place in this national
competition and took home the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports and Technology Award.
Content with her results, she also mentionedthat the competition was truly a great experienceas she was able to enter such a high levelcompetition and hear so many different speeches.
In the future, she hopes to be able to assist
those who are in need of help around theworld, including tackling the issue of global foodproblems.
Here is her winning speech:
Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover
Lexie Githinji
Have you ever been judged based on yourappearance? Skinny, fat, black, white, and soon. Have you ever been told you fit a certain
stereotype or that you don’t? I have. And today I
would like to share some of my experiences.
Growing up I was the only foreign kid in myneighborhood, which led people around me toassume a lot of things about me. My friends
assumed I was a fast runner, I was, so, my friends
would call me “lady Bolt” as in the lady versionof Usain Bolt, which wasn’t so bad, except there

By Lexie Githinji and Hiroya Sakurama
were faster kids in my school. But one day a girl
told me that I looked “very hard to approach”
because I looked like a gangster which I thought
was odd since I was only twelve. I believe allthese assumptions were made based on what
the media portrays as “black people culture”; likerappers and basketball players. I felt sad thatpeople could be led to believe something about
somebody so easily.
When I entered junior high school, I met an
Australian girl – Anna; my best friend. At thattime, we were learning about the South African
apartheid. “Whites can never get along withBlacks” someone wrote. So I had this image ofher that was based on other people’s perception.
But once we started talking I came to realizethat we had so much in common. We both liked
playing sports and listening to the same kindof music. We understood each other. The sadpart about this was, now I was the one making
assumptions. With so many people brought up
in different environments, we are bound to havedifferences.
In today’s world there are so many people
w h o h a v e d i ff e r e n t b e l i e f s , r e l i g i o n s , l i f estyles and customs. Sometimes these lead tomisunderstanding and conflicts. Everybody isdifferent and unique in their own way. In order for
us to live in harmony, we need to avoid making
these assumptions. Without doing that we will
never truly be able to understand each other. And
if we can’t understand each other, it will surely
lead to persecution and war, and not a peacefulworld.
For, “If all the wild flowers were the same kind,
would we have Roses, Sunflowers or Daisies?”
But they are not, and that’s a good thing. It’s whatmakes the nature beautiful.”
What if we all sang the same song, in the sametune, in the same words, would you regret never
having heard Beethoven, Enka or The Opera?
Imagine all the world was made up of one race,
one people, one culture. We’d miss out on
knowing the fun Americans, the happy-go-lucky
Italians, the hardworking Japanese. But variety,diversity is what makes the world interesting. We
travel to other countries to experience their way of8Winning Speeches
living. Why? Because, it enriches our lives.
No, the world is better not because of what weknow, what we are comfortable with, but, becauseof the unknown, and our willingness to learn.
It is our human responsibility to stop judging, tostop presuming, to stop being afraid. We needto open the book and read, not why Christians
and Muslims or Buddhists are different, but why
their similarities make us stronger. One People,
One World. United; not in fear of the unknown,
but despite it. For as Aesop said “Divided we fall,

United we conquer.”As I look into the future, I hope that, my
experiences will drive me forward to be a better
person, a better human being. One willing to open
the book and read and not judge a book by its
cover.
Ladies and gentlemen, judges and fellow
students, thank you for giving me this opportunity
to stand here before you and share thisexperience with you.

S

How did you prepare for the Tokushimacompetition and how are you going to prepare
for the competition in December?
I practiced after school every day for about amonth. My teacher, Stephanie, helped me withpronunciation. For the Shikoku competition, I
will practice harder so that I can pronounce like
Stephanie.

enior high school students from around
Tokushima Prefecture recited their English
speeches at the 69th Tokushima Prefectural
Senior High School English Speech Contest
held on October 11th at the Education Hall inTokushima City.
Coming in at first place was Hiroya Sakurama,a 2nd year student at Wakimachi Senior HighSchool. Within his winning speech titled,“Embracing Differences,” he spoke about the need
to “keep challenging ourselves to always learn
more and to abolish our preconceptions so that wewill see the world in a truer, more positive light.”
As the world becomes more and more globalized,
interactions will increase with people from all walksof life around the world. To prepare the future
generation he says that young generations needto take initiative and educate themselves, accept
values and to embrace the differences.
He will be representing Tokushima at the Shikoku
round of the competition on December 5th. With
the help of his teacher, Noriko Kanaoka andStephanie Sherman, we had a chance to talk to
Hiroya about the speech contest.
How did you feel when your name was called?
Were you nervous during your speech?
I was excited when my name was called. I wasn’t
nervous while giving the speech because that was
my 3rd time joining a speech contest.
What helps you relax before a competition?
I usually go to a convenience store to get relaxed.
Are you superstitious? Did you do anything forluck before the competition?
I ate tonkatsu, meaning “to win,” on the day before
the competition.

Have you ever been abroad? Is there anywhere
you would like to visit?
No, I have never been abroad. I’d like to visit many
countries.
What are your future aspirations?
I haven’t decided what exactly I want to do in the
future yet, but I’d like to work internationally withpeople from different countries.
How do you feel going into the Shikoku
Speech Competition?
Thank s t o the
support from a lotof people around
me, I was given the
chance to join the
Shik oku SpeechCompetition. So, I
will try my best to go
on to the National
Competition.
He has a ver ybright future aheado f him s o a big
congratulations to
Hiroya and the very
best of luck!

9Japanese Lesson

By Akiko Tsuji

If you were to be in a situation where you have to make a request to someone who is in a higher
position than you, how would you proceed? Especially if your request is giving the person receiving
the request more work to do, you need to be careful with the expressions that you
use. This month we will be looking at how to smoothly make a request. Pleaselook at the example below.
ほう こ く し ょ
Mr. A has finished writing up a report (報 告 書) that he has to submit to the higher
ups but just to make sure there are no mistakes, he wants to ask Mr. B (who is in
ま ちがみa higher position than Mr. A) to check it for him ( 間違いがないか見てもらいたい ).
However, Mr. B looks like he’s got a bit of work to do.
Get their attention

A: あの、すみません。
ねが

いま

じ かん

Preamble		 A: ちょっとお願いがあるんですが、今、お時間よろしいですか。
なん			B: はい、いいですよ。何ですか。
あ し た ほうこくしょ

ていしゅつ

じ しん

Reason		A: 明日報 告 書を提 出 しなければならないのですが、ちょっと自信がないので、か のうSoften the request

まちがみ

もし可能でしたら、間違いがないか見ていただけないでしょうか。
み			B: いいですよ。じゃ、ちょっと見せてください。
Apologize		

いそがA: お忙しいところすみません。

Thank			ありがとうございます。

Emphasis		

よろしくお願いします。

ねがSo what did you think? To reiterate, Mr. A wants to ask Mr. B to check his report to ensure there are no
まちがみmistakes ( 間違いがないか見ていただけないでしょうか ). In order to smoothly make a request, you
can cushion the request between phrases that show Mr. A’s consideration for Mr. B or by explaining
exactly why he needs the request done.
Exerciseいまかい し ゃねつでたい ちょうわる
ひる やす
そ う たいあなた （A） は今、会社にいます。 熱が出て体調がとても悪くなったので、お昼休みに早退することにしました。
ご

ご

きゃく

だい じ

し ょ るいもなか

しかし、 午後、 お客さんが大事な書類を持ってきます。 （し ょ るい

あず

ことば

い

せんぱい

か

） の中に言葉を入れて、 先輩の B さんに、 代わたのりに書類を預かっておいてくれるよう頼んでください。
You (A) are at work. You are starting to get a fever and you are not feeling well so you want to leave
work early from about lunchtime. However, a client will be bringing over important documents in theafternoon. You need to ask Mr. B to receive the documents on your behalf, so fill in the brackets ( ) tocomplete the request.
A: ① （。
。）
B: はい。
たい ちょうわる
そ う たいおもA: ちょっと体調が悪くて早退しようと思います。
だい じ

B: それはいけませんね。 お大事に。
ご

ご

きゃく

し ょ るいもA: はい。 それで、午後、お客さんが書類を持ってくるので、（②
B: わかりました。 いいですよ。
A: （③

。

、

。）

）。

Reference 『中上級学習者のためのブラッシュアップ日本語会話』③ ありがとうございます。 よろしくお願いします。
ねがAnswer (Example)
ねがじかん① あの、 すみません。 ちょっとお願いがあるんですが、 今、 お時間よろしいですか。
かのうかあず② もし可能でしたら、 代わりに預かっておいていただけないでしょうか。

Events & Memoranda

10International Understanding Support Forum
国際理解支援フォーラム

今回のフォーラムでは、海外の日本企業での勤務経験をもつ後藤隆三氏の講演、また、当協会に登録している在県外国人国際理解支援講師（ケニア・カナダ）によるプレゼンテーション、その後の交流会を通して、さらに多文化への理解を深めましょう。入場は無料です。
日時：12 月 6 日（日）13 時 30 分～ 16 時 20 分
場所：徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA）会議室、クレメントプラザ６F*The lecture and presentations will be conducted entirely in Japanese; however, if you would still
like to join in just for the networking and socializing event, you are more than welcome to. For more
information please check: http://www.topia.ne.jp.

Let's Go to Imabari!
今治へ行こう！
The Tokushima International Association (TIA) is taking a one-day bus trip to Imabari City in Ehime.
We will visit the Asahi Breweries Shikoku Factory, then to a perfect spot to look out over the Imabari
Shipbuilding site, then lastly the Towel Museum Ichihiro. Please apply by telephone or e-mail to the TIA
office. Only the first 45 applicants will be accepted.
Date & Time: December 13 (Sun), 8:30 (meet at TIA) - 19:00 (finish at TIA)
Fee (adults and children): TIA members and foreigners - 1,500 yen; Non-members - 3,000 yen*A separate entrance fee of 800 yen is required for some facilities at the Towel Museum, so visiting
those areas is optional.
Lunch: Bring lunch (recommened) - food can be purchased at the Ishizuchiyama Service Area (SA).
Schedule: TIA (8:30) --> Asahi Breweries (10:30-12:30) --> Lunch at Ishizuchiyama SA (12:00-13:30)--> Imabari Shipbuilding (14:15-15:15) --> Towel Museum Ichihiro (16:00-17:00) --> TIA (19:00)
For more information please contact the Tokushima International Association:
TEL: 088-622-6066; E-mail: info@tia81.com

Bizan, the Nightscape and LED Christmas Lights
眉山と夜景とクリスマス LED イルミネーション
LED Christmas lights will be adorning Mt. Bizan,
where you can enjoy both the illumination andthe Tokushima City nightscape. Night fees for theropeway is 610 yen for a return ticket.

LED クリスマスイルミネーションが点灯されます。
徳島市の夜景と、イルミネーションのコラボレー
ションをお楽しみください。ロープウェイ夜間運
転の期間中は、往復 610 円でご利用いただけます。

When: LED lights December 1 (Tue) to 25 (Fri) from17:00-21:00
Ropeway (night service) December 19 (Sat)to 24 (Thu) from 17:30-21:00
Where: Mt. Bizan (Tokushima City)

開催期間：LED イルミネーション点灯 12 月 1 日（火）から 25 日（金）17:00-21:00
ロープウェイ夜間運転：12 月 19 日（土）から 12 月 24 日（木）17:30-21:00
場所：徳島市 眉山山頂

11 Events & Memoranda
German Christmas Market
ドイツクリスマスマーケット

Christmas markets are a winter tradition inGermany. There will be lots of sweets, wine,sausages, knick-knacks and many other items onsale that you would normally find at a Christmas
market in Germany.
When: December 12 (Sat) 14:00-20:00
December 13 (Sun) 14:00-19:00
Where: Multi-purpose Hall
Asutamuland Tokushima
Admission fee: Free
Info: L-mnd
TEL: 088-679-8850

ドイツでは冬の風物詩として知られるクリスマス
マーケット。会場には、実際にドイツのクリスマ
スマーケットで親しまれるお菓子やワイン、ソー
セージ、雑貨などがたくさん並び、販売されます。
日時：12 月 12 日（土）14:00-20:00
12 月 13 日（日）14:00-19:00
場所：多目的ホール
あすたむらんど徳島
入場料：無料
問合せ：L-mnd（エルムンド）
TEL: 088-679-8850

This exhibition will be showing you everything
about the 150 year friendship between Japan andGermany.
When: December 9 - January 24
Where: Naruto German House
Admission: 400 yen for adults, 100 yen forelementary to middle school students*

日独修好 150 年の歴史。この企画展示では、政治や外交面だけでなく、文化や学問なども含め、幅広い観点からあなたの知らない日独関係をひもといてみたいと思います。
場所：鳴門ドイツ館 ※入館料：大人 400 円、
小・中学生 100 円 *日時：12 月 9 日～ 1 月 24 日

*There was a mistake in the fee in the paper-version, we apologize for any confusion.

* 紙媒体に記載しておりました入館料に誤りがありました。上記のとおり訂正いたします。

Exhibition: Things that Connect Germany and Japan
ドイツと日本を結ぶもの

J.TEST: Test of Practical Japanese
実用日本語検定
Test Date: January 17 (Sun)
Test Sites: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka
Application Information
You can sign up online, by mail or at selectbookstores in Tokyo or Osaka.
Application deadline: December 16 (Wed)
Test Fee: 3,600 yen*The January test date is for the A-D Level Test
(intermediate to advanced level) and E-F Level
Test (beginner level)
For more information visit: http://j-test.jp/

試験日 : 1 月 17 日（日）開催地：東京、名古屋、大阪、神戸、福岡
申込み手続きについてお申込みはインターネット、郵便、書店（大阪、東京）のどちらかで。
締切：12 月 16 日（水）受験料 : 3,600 円*1 月には A-D レベル試験（中上級向け）・E-F レベ
ル試験（初級向け）を実施します。
詳しくは : http://j-test.jp/

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 isavailable in English and Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be made, we may not beable to deal with all cases.
Everyday, 10:00 - 18:00 (closed during the New Year's holidays)
Tel: 088-656-3303 or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)