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

"TOPPY"
April 2010 No. 237

blood, sweat and tears

it's a very unsettling
experience, walking into
a room full of people whohave just spoken out against
you and your recent decisions,especially if you are about tobe their new director. But thisstory has to start somewhere,
and this was my lowest point.
When I had posted my decision
to not only direct this year's
production of the Lion King but
to take one of the leading roles
too, it's fair to say that I got
a lot of negative feedback. It
was understandable; I had juststated I was going to attempt
the impossible. The cast andcrew had no reason to trustme, after all it had been tried
before; and here I was statingthat we were going to makethe most ambitious ALT musicalto date. I wanted full costume,full make up, a full chorus, all
the songs to be sung, lots ofdancing, and three backdrops.
I probably wouldn't havesupported me either.

by chris pickles

chris as director and scar (photo by eric williams)

Looking back, I'm glad there
was so much backlash. It
showed that people cared andit gave me the drive to provemyself. I quit smoking anddrinking and just focused on
the musical. I knew we had agood team, the best I'd everseen, and I knew that we'd allgive it everything we had, I justneeded to make it happen. We

all had to trust each other andhave faith in ourselves.
We were all opinionatedamateurs and this was
something I had to use to ouradvantage. People were giving
up every moment of their freetime, so I had to make sure thatevery single idea was taken into
consideration. Everyone was
equal and we all had a voice. It

blood, sweat and tears - 'the lion king' ... cont'd on page 3

inside awa life this monthblood, sweat & tears - 'the lion king' - 1, 3 ... spring song - 3
letter from a judoka - 4 ... martin's manga corner - 5
sayonara tokushima / letter from suketo hoikuen - 6 ... japanese lesson - 7
japanese lesson information - 8, 9 ... memoranda - 10, 11, 12

awalife

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

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

Contributors This Month:
Christian Bebek, Andrew Dahms, Mario
Dammann, Michael Gemmell, Vivian Herrmann,Kazue Inoue, Chiho Miyagi, Martin O'Brien,
Chris Pickles, Unhi Ryo, Sumika Tamura and Eric
Williams.

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

www.topia.ne.jp/e_index.htm.

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

from the editorspring! How long did I wait for you?
Forever it felt. Many times it was very
warm in February and March, but on
the following nothing but rain and cold
wind. But now! Cherry blossoms arrived! Good
morning! Even if it is only for a short amountof time, it feels like spring. The musical is over,I get more time on the weekends and I don't
need my electric carpet/blanket/other devices
for the next months anymore.
By the way, thank you all for your support inthis years musical. We had great fun producing
it this time and we felt that you liked it as well.
So, thank you. We are greatful also about the
many sponsors and donations we got. I am
looking forward to next years musical already.
Until then I will get on people's nerves by

repeating phrases from Lion King (like I did withCharlie and the Chocolate Factory).
And this brings me to a sad thing: People
left. In April the new business year started, andwith it we got many new co-workers and lost
people we were working with for quite a while.
Please look at page 6 for the sayonara wordsof two people leaving from Topia. It is always
hard to loose people, but there are not lost forever. We can still meet and have lunch together
someday.
When you read this issue of Awalife, thecherry blossoms (Kirschblüten) are almost gone
for this year. With the disappearance of them,
we get warm weather. I have waited so longand now I got what I longed for. Have fun!
Danke, Mario

all together in the 16th tokushima ajet musical "the lion king" (photo by eric williams)-2-

title ... cont'd from page 1
was the only way.
And we practised, werehearsed every weekend andday off we had. We ran lines
while riding to school, wedanced and sang in the shower(well I know I did anyway).
Gradually people started totrust me, even say how muchthey enjoyed the rehearsals.
The show got better and better
before our eyes. I knew I had
a clear view in my mind of

spring songspring is my favourite
month for exploring
nature because of thedrama that begins after
the winter chill. The sun shines
longer and the light breezes
bring sweet smells of earth.
Plants reach for the warming
sun and reward it withbeautiful petals in a rainbow
of colour. Insects flit lazily
about like I do after I wake up
before my coffee. Soon you
will hear the "quacking" of not
ducks but frogs as the rain ﬁlls
pools for them to lay eggs in.
Mammals will be on the moveas they look for their spring
ﬂing giving us the opportunity
to see the more elusive wildlifeof Tokushima. Yet there is one
group of animals that I reallyenjoy during the spring that I
will share with you.
This group of animals
is the birds. The migrationis happening as the winterresidents fly north to Russia
and the summer residents
fly north from South Asia.
They bring to the landscapebrilliant colours and songs
about rebirth from a cold
world. As they arrive they set

what I wanted to see. But I
didn't always know how to getthere. Seeing me struggle withthis people started to comeout and say, "Hey I've got anidea", or "what do you know
about ropes?" or "I know asong we could use." I started
to realise, this was no longer
about me and my vision, we
all wanted to see the samething. Everything began to fall
into place, we all began to feelinvested in the show, and it
was ours because we had allcontributed.
The first time I saw
the animals enter throughthe audience, ducking andprowling, leaping and dancing
in full animal costume to thecircle of life… well, it was theﬁrst time I have ever felt proudto cry.

by michael gemmell

up territories and the males siton high perches showing off
to attract a mate. The females
will select the male and soon
the two are underway with anest and a clutch of eggs. This
first clutch will hatch just intime for the boom of insects,
which are food for chicks.
All these activities are what
fascinate us about birds; eachactivity comes with differentb e h av i o u r s u n i q u e t o t h especies and the location.
In Japan, birds will accountfor most of the wildlife you
are likely to see because they
do considerably well in the
fragmented landscapes thathave been created by thecities and rural communities.
Great places to look will bearound shrines and parks thathave preserved beautiful treesthat grow naturally. Also many
shore and wading birds will
be easily viewed along manyof this prefectures waterways
and coastline. If you have achance to venture into themountains and forests you can
get glimpses of Shikoku's moreelusive songbirds.
Sunrise and sunset are-3-wonderful times for observing
wildlife no matter your locationin the world. Choosing routes
along waterways, farm fields
and parks or shrines that havepreserved their trees are goodplaces if you lack access toshoreline, forest or fields. To
get the most out of enjoying
your encounters with birds
remember to walk slowly anduse your ears as well as youreyes. Many avid bird watchers
can tell the species of anindividual just by hearing achirp.
Take the time this monthto enjoy the abundance of lifethat is emerging around you.
Combine the need to dropsome winter weight with anature hike or take a romantic
evening stroll with a special
someone and show off yourworld knowledge of birds.
Make watching for birds part ofyour commute to or from work.
Even if you are constantly
busy take the time while you
are walking or biking from one
destination to another to lookaround you might be surprisedby what you see.

letter from a judoka - part 5the next day was Grobi's
birthday. We had breakfast
together and hit the roadto our private training
in the Chuo Budokan. El
Presidente himself taught us
his yoko tomoe-nage. With
broken back we returned
to our local restaurant, andenjoyed fabulous fried rice.
With new energy we traveledto the German House in
Naruto, where we got a
detailed explanation about thesituation in the German POW
camp in Bando. It was a liberalmanaged camp, the Germans
had many possibilities for
cultural and social activities.
They could establish music
and theatre groups, built acommercial quarter, and lived
like in a small town. They
stood in contact with theoutside world, because theytaught many craftsmanships.
The spirit between German
prisoners and the Japaneseoutside world population
wa s i m p re s s i ve . A l s o wa s
the atmosphere amongst theprisoners of war.
Next on the tour was the
45 metres above sea level
located bridge where we could
watch the whirlpools of Naruto
through build in glass plates
in the ﬂoor. After that tour wetrained again at the Tokushima
Commercial Highschool. 5x4
ne-waza, 100x uchi-komi,
2x6x4 and 5x3 tashi-wazarandori! As the last man
standing we had to struggle
through all of them. The day
ended with band-conveyor
sushi (kaitenzushi).
October 15: Dear Diary,
we met at 9am (after theextensive breakfast) for a run

by vivian herrmann
member of the judoka group
visit in october 2009

ofﬁcial delegation picture, taken in the tokushima chuo budokan

to enjoy nature and besides
that, run 340 steps up anddown at the Shiroyama in
Tokushima City's castle park.
We h a d f r e e t i m e i n t h emorning and could go shopping
a little bit. After the lunchwith Japanese food, we wentby bus to the Ai no Yakata(indigo dying). Regardless theavailable five patterns, indigo
dying made a lot of fun. Next
was the last training at theTokushima Shogyoko school,
where we could give our bestfor the last time in Japan. Evenby exceeding the time limit
for half an hour, it was still
fun, because the training was
led by our own Holger sensei.
We had to hurry to not missthe dinner at another hotel.
Everyone was happy for the
steak, drinks (cola, mango
juice, etc.) and the dessert oftwo scoops of ice cream. We
head back to our own hotel,
packed our stuff which most of
us weighed. Despite the early
get up in the next morning,many of us went to bed very
very late.
October 16: Dear Diary, at
6:30am we enjoyed the lastof the delicious breakfasts,-4-b e fo r e g o i n g b a c k t o o u r
rooms to finish packing. Our
return voyage was close. We
met again at 6:45am, placed
the luggage into the bus anddrove to Kansai airport. Saying
good bye to our interpreter,
passing the security andcustoms check, we could atlast enter the plane. After a
12 hours flight, we had a 2-3
hour sojourn in Paris, andtransfered to the last flight toHannover. At take-off we had
a ﬁnal beautiful view on Paris.
Another 1,5 hours later, we
arrived in Hannover where ourparents could clasp us in theirarms.
Thank you very much
To k u s h i m a f o r y o u r k i n d
hospitality! We hope that we
can come back soon. See you!
--- the end ---The following U17 Judoka
wrote these diaries:
Jenny, Nina and Martin (JudoCrocodiles Osnabrück), JanHendrik and Maximilian (Judoin Holle), Claire and Katinka(Victoria Lauenau), Leon
(KSC Ricklingen), Robert (SFV
Europa), Rabea (JC Nordheim),
Jacqueline (JG Uelzen) and
Vivian (Victoria Lauenau).

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First Published:
No. of volumes:w

Ikigami ( イキガミ )Mase Motoro
Shogakkokan
2005
7

hat would you do if
you were informedthat you had 24 hours
to live? That is thequestion posed to a disparate
range of people who havethe misfortune to receive an
Ikigami. The Ikigami is a
simple notification given by
a government official to theintended recipient. A card withpersonal details of the recipient
and the time of his/her death
is delivered the aforementioned
recipient. An then they must
face their imminent death
24 hours later. The Ikigami
procedure as a result of apreservation of the welfare of
the people law, known as the
National Welfare Act. The law
ensures that upon entering
elementary school, all entrants
are immunized against certain
infectious diseases, during theimmunization procedure thattakes place, 0.01 percent of
the syringes contain a special
nano-capsule. The nanocapsule moves through the
body over a number of years,
eventually coming to rest in
the pulmonary artery. This
ensures that 1 in 1000 citizens
will die between the ages of
18-24. The rational behind thissystem is that people froman earlier age must take into
account their own mortality,
the associated uncertainty
makes them value life and theverifiable result is that social
productivity has increased
since its passing: crime andsuicide rates have fallen, andGDP and birth rates haverisen.
L i fe fo r t h e m o s t p a r t
f o r t h e va s t m a j o r i t y o fpeople that are fated to live
long lives goes on as one
would expect, albeit witha seemingly greater senseof responsibility. While it ishard to rationalise how agovernment might manage toimplement such an unlikely
law, the lack of historicalinformation is this regardd o e s l i tt l e t o h i n d e r t h e
impact of the narrative which
is of course about the widearray of unrelated humandramas that unfold whenpeople receive their ikigami's.
In the first edition of theseries we are shown thegreat difference in how two
separate recipients react
when they receive theirikigami from Kengo Fujimoto,an official in a ward office
who has to do the difficult
task and deal with any related
fallout that might draw
criticism from the system.
In volume 1, Fujimotos firstrecipient is Yosuke Kamoi,a high school drop out who
works in a convenience
store. Enraged by the news
he decides to use his shorttime left on earth to gain
vengeance against membersof a gang of former highschool students who bullied
him during his schooldays.
The subsequent acts ofviolence that occur, leave
him angrier than ever in his-5-by martin o'brien

ﬁnal hour, as he realises thatrevenge solved nothing andhe is left to regret his actionsin the end.
The second reciepent is
Torio Tanabe, a musician
who is part of an unsigned
duet who are hoping to
make in big in the musicworld. Their luck changes
when a record company
owner takes an interest in
their live act, unfortunately
he is unimpressed with his
friend Hidekazu, and soon
successfully persuades Torio
to leave the duet and join
up with another singer andcreate a more market friendly
duo. Torio decides to throw
away his friendship andpursue a live of fame, andthen he receives his ikigami.
He decides to just go on withlife and be a professionala n d g o t o t h e l i v e ra d i o
gig and perform, however
before his very last moments
he sabotages the planned
repertoire and sings "Beacon"a song written by Hidekazu
before he expires on thestage. Naturally the song is
an nationwide phenomenon.
And thus, we are shown
why Ikagami is such acompelling manga, in so far
as how the characters behavein their final hours. There isof course more besides that,as the series progresses we
get a more detailed picture of
the politics behind the Ikigami
system and the growing
cynicism of Fujimoto, who
has to become personallyinvolved in the deaths. The
manga was adapted into afilm, directed by Tomoyuki
Takimoto in 2008.

sayonara tokushimat

his year April we say
Sayonara to a few coworkers at Topia. Ms. Ryo
and Ms. Miyagi:

Unhi Ryo:
Hi, this is Unhi Ryo, the Chinese
Coordinator for International
Relations. When I look backat the last year, I feel that I
had several experiences in mytime in Tokushima prefecture.
I saw the Naruto whirlpools,
the Otsuka Museum of Art,
the Oboke-Koboke gorge andmany more sightseeing spots
deeply moved me.
I think that Tokushima isfull with people who keep thetraditions alive. When I arrived
here I got lost very easily
because of my poor sensefor direction. But I will neverforget the friendly Tokushimapeople who showed me theright way.
Last August I experiencedt h e l i ve l y a t m o s p h e re o f
the Awa Odori festival. It
was the first time in my lifethat I danced with a wholecity. If you have the choiceof watching and dancing, I
would always again choose
to dance to experience thepleasure of Awa Odori.
To leave is a sad thing,
isn't it? Especially to leave inthe season of cherry blossoms
in full bloom, the lingering
attachment will remain in myheart.
Even when I leave
Tokushima, one day again
I will definitely visit this citythat taught me so much.
Sayonara Tokushima!
Chiho Miyagi:
I worked in Topia for 5 years

letter from suketo hoikuenon the bank of the
Yo s h i n o r i v e r m a n yhorsetail flowers areshowing their faces, I
can feel the warm spring. It
is fun again to have a walkoutside.
The play outside helps toraise your child. I.e. when yourchild bathes a lot in the lightat daytime, which contains
Melatonin, it falls asleep very
fast at night. Also, when yourchild walks, runs, bounds andmoves plenty, it has a huge
effect on the development of
the brain. In addition, while
walking outside it learns more
about the nature, meets newpeople, and grows up with awealthy sensibility and society
feeling.

Especially in this season
your child can experience themany beautiful landscapes. The
cherry blossoms in Tokushimapark and at Mt. Bizan, theblooming rape blossoms
along the Yoshino river, I am
sure there is also a beautiful
spot nearby your place. By
all means, go out and enjoy
parent and child time.
This month toy:Tug-of-war-caterpillar
How to build:-6-

by unhi ryo
and chiho miyagi

as a living consultant andfinished my contract thisMarch. I had many reliving
feelings when I could help tosolve questions or problems
that people had, and when I
couldn't help them enough I
had reluctant feelings. I amvery grateful for the many
foreigners and tourists I
met in my 5 years at Topia.
I had many talks, learnt a
lot and grew. Furthermore,
I organized the Japanese
Speech Contest and theEnglish Seminar in summer, I
made many good memories.
Thank you very much for all
your support. I am glad when
I could help you.
Even without me, Topia
will still be a place where you
can go if you need help. I
wish you all a good time inTokushima! See you!
by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

1. Punch four holes into thecore of a toilet paper roll anddraw the face of a caterpillar
on the top part.
2. Prepare a 20cm and a 30cm
string and knot them on one
side.
3. Lace the strings through theholes like in the diagram andknot them on the other side.
How to play:
If you pull one leg of the"Tug-of-war-caterpillar", itstretches and shrinks. If you
tug together with your child, it
is even more fun to play.

japanese lessonby sumika tamura

The language spoken in Tokushima is the local dialect of awa-ben. This month, let's take a lookat how to form negative constructions in awa-ben. There are two basic forms,「～ん」 and「～へん」that both have the same meaning. Words underlined below denote awa-ben, and those inbrackets are standard Japanese.
れい

例１［しない］→ [ せん、せえへん ]
おう

まいにち

キム： 王さん、毎日せんたくするん？
おう

まいにち

Example 1: To not do
Kim:

Ou-san, do you do the laundry everday?

Ou:

No, I don't.

（王さん、毎日せんたくするの？）
おう

王：

ううん、せん／せえへん。
（ううん、しない。
）
まいにち

Not everyday, no.

毎日はせん／せえへんな。
まいにち（毎日はしないね。
）
こ

キム： ああ、ほうで。うちは子どもが
まいにち

Kim:

Oh, really. We have kids, so we do thelaundry everyday.

おるけん、毎日せんたくする。
こ（ああ、そう。うちは子どもがいる
まいにちから、毎日せんたくする。
）
れい

い

い

い

例 ２ ［行かない］→ [ 行かん、行けへん ] Example 2 - To not go
らいしゅうに ほん ご きょうしつ
ジョン：チョウさん、来週の日本語 教 室、 Jon:
Chou-san, are you going to Japanese classいnext week?

行くん？
らいしゅう

に ほん ご きょうしつ（チョウさん、来週の日本語 教 室、
い

行くの？）
い

い

チョウ：ううん、行かん／行けへん。
いChou: No, I won't.

（ううん、行かない。
）
よう じ

There is something I have to do.

ちょっと用事があるんよ。
よう じ（ちょっと用事があるのよ）
The grammar for negative constructions is broken down as follows:
きょうつう ご

共 通語

I

い

行かない
か

書かない

とくしま

きょうつう ご→ 徳島のことば
い

い

か

か

共 通語

II

→

行かん、行けへん→

書かん、書けえへん

ね

寝ない
み

見ない

III

こ

→

とくしま

徳島のことばねねみみ→ 寝ん、寝えへん→ 見ん、見いへんこ

来ない→ 来ん、けえへん

しない→

せん、せえへんNegative constructions in the middle of a sentence use「～ん」and not「～へん」.
れい
な まえ
か
例３ ここに名前は書かんでもええ。
Example 3 - You don't need to write your name here
な まえか

（ここに名前は書かなくてもいい。）
れい

例４

かえ

すぐ帰らんといかん。
かえExample 4 - I have to go home right now.

（すぐ帰らないといけない。
）
Reference： 岸江信介 2005「近畿周辺圏にみられる方言の打消表現」『日本語学』第 24 巻
第 14 号 12 月号、pp32-43、明治書院。

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japanese lessons
平成 22 年度前期 TOPIA 日本語教室 受講案内
■クラスおよび講師
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講師
初級Ⅲ
田村

初級後半、理由、受身、使役、敬語表現などを学ぶ《みんなの日本語Ⅱ》38 課から総合的グルー サロン形式で、学習者のニーズに応じて自由に日本語
プレッスン を学ぶ。

開始日

4/6
4/7

初級Ⅰ
山田

動詞のいろいろな活用形、また、それらを使った文型を学習する。
《みんなの日本語Ⅰ》 14 課から

4/8

初級Ⅱ
青木

動詞のいろいろな活用形を学び、豊かな表現を学習する。
《みんなの日本語Ⅱ》26 課から

4/9

入門
元木

日本語の基本的な表現を初歩から学習する。ひらがな、
4/10
カタカナも学習する。≪みんなの日本語Ⅰ≫ 1 課から

総合的グルー サロン形式で、学習者のニーズに応じて自由に日本語
プレッスン を学ぶ。
初級Ⅱ
JTM

日

講義内容

動詞のいろいろな活用形を学び、豊かな表現を学習する。
《みんなの日本語Ⅱ前半》26 課から

10:30 入門～初級Ⅲ
週末しかトピアの日本語教室に参加できない学習者の↓（初級Ⅱはための教室。
《みんなの日本語Ⅰ》1 課から 25 課と、
《み
12:00
除く）
んなの日本語Ⅱ後半》 36 課から 50 課までを 4 つに分
グループ
け、レベルに合うグループで学習する。
学習

4/10
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4/11

＊クラスはそれぞれ全 20 回ずつです。教科書「みんなの日本語Ⅰ」または、「みんなの日本語Ⅱ」が必要です。ただし、水・土曜日の「総合的・グループレッスン」受講者は、必要な場合のみ購入ください。
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2
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※一度納入した受講料は、途中で受講しなくなっても返金しません。
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特別入門
村澤

かなの読み書きを学びながら語いを増やし、上記の日本語クラスでの勉強につなげられるような学習を行う。
通年
また、生活情報の交換・案内なども随時行う。テキス
ト「日本語 かな入門」（英語版 800 円、
中国語版 1,100円）を使います。
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japanese lessons 2010

JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AT TOPIA - FIRST TERM
CLASS AND INSTRUCTOR
DAY

TIME

TUE

10:30
↓
12:00

We will study reasoning, causative, passive voice, andElementary 3
Fromhonouriﬁc expressions.
Ms. Tamura
April 6
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 38.

10:30
↓
12:00
10:30
↓
12:00

A salon-style workshop where students can study freely
GeneralFromaccording to their current level, needs or requirement.
Group Lesson
April 7
Please buy "Minna no Nihongo" if you wish to use it .
We will study various verb forms, and sentence patterns
Elementary 1
Fromusing those forms.
Ms. Yamada
April 8
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 14

10:30
↓
12:00

We will study various verb forms, and expand our range
Elementary 2
Fromof expression.
Ms. Aoki
April 9
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26.

10:30
↓
12:00

Beginner
Ms. Motoki

10:30
↓
12:00

A salon-style workshop where students can study freely
GeneralFromaccording to their current level, needs or requirement.
Group Lesson
April 10
Please buy "Minna no Nihongo" if you wish to use it .
We will study various verb forms, and expand our range
Elementary 2
Fromof expression.
JTM
April 11
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26.
Beginner - A class for those who are only able to participate
Elementary 3 on weekends. Chapters will be split into four groups
From(Elementary according to level.
April 112 excluded) Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1-25, andGroup Study "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 36-50.

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

10:30
↓
12:00

CLASS

1. ELIGIBILITY:
2. PLACE:
3. MATERIALS FEE:

4. NOTE:

TUES

10:30
↓
12:00

CLASS DESCRIPTION

We will take the first steps towards learning basic
From
expressions, and study hiragana and katakana too.
April 10
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1.

All non-Japanese residents of Tokushima.
Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
6F Clement Plaza, 1-61 Terashima Honcho Nishi, Tokushima City 770-0831
Tel 088-656-3303 Fax 088-652-0616
1,500 yen for all 20 classes. However, if there are 10 classes or less left in
the term, the fee is 750 yen)
There are no refunds for leaving a class early, but it is possible to switch toa class that suits your level better without paying extra.
① The textbook "Minna no Nihongo" I or II is required (2,500 yen)
② You can register at TOPIA from mid March.
③ More than one class can be registered for if required fees are paid.
④ If you wish to change classes after registration, pleace contact
one of the TOPIA staff.

This class helps you prepare for the elementary classes
Beginner by increasing vocabulary while teaching you to readMS.
and write kana. We will also talk about information to
MURASAWA help you in your daily life in Japan. Text: Nihongo Kana
Nyumon (English 800 yen, Chinese 1,100 yen)
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Every
Week

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HIROBA Lecture"South Africa"
The 2010 FIFA World Cup host country

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

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

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

1 年前に南アフリカから家族で徳島にやってきたステファ

English with brief Japanese interpretation.

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

いますが、手短に通訳をいれます。

Where: TOPIA, 6F of Clement Plaza

日時 :、14:00 ～ 16:00
5 月 16 日（日）Call Ms. Yamada at 090-2787-3597 or send an

場所 :徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA)、会議室

Email to welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

問合せ : HIROBA の山田まで電話 090-2787-3597

Cost:

Free

Info:

または welcometotokushima@yahoo.co.jp

AJET's Spring Clothing and Stuff Swap
Have trouble ﬁnding clothes that ﬁt in Japan? Got a bunch of old stuff laying around that you don't need? Wish you had
less/more stuff for your place? Looking to get rid of or obtain clothes, knick-knacks, school supplies or household items?
If you answered yes to any of the above, then this is the event for you!! Turn trash to treasures by bringing in any gently
used clothing, household goods, books, DVDs, videos, toys, school supplies (crafts, stickers, materials, etc), household
decorations, anything! These items all go on tables and are FREE to anyone who wants them!! Even if you have nothing
to give, please come and take as much as you'd like!!
When: Sunday, April 18 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Where: TOPIA, on the 6th ﬂoor of the Tokushima station buildingWhy:to get rid of stuff you don't need anymore and/or to get all the FREE stuff you can carry!
At 4:30pm any items left over will be brought to the Sun and Green Recycle Shop as a donation.

Info:

Call Terrina Barsalou at 090-8696-9694

The Akui River
Amego Festival

鮎喰川
あめごまつりThere will be a ﬁshing competition on the Akui River in the

神山町にある上分公民館の上下流 2km の鮎喰川では、アarea around 2km up and downstream from the Kamibun

メゴ 5000 匹を放流して、29 日夜明けから同日午後 2 時

Kominkan in Kamiyama. Over 5000 amego fish will beまで釣り大会を行い、13:00 時からは小学生以下を対象に

released into the river the night before in preparation

した 1000 匹のつかみ捕り大会が開催されます。

for the festival. There will also be a free amego catching
tournament for children in primary school and below, with

日時：

over 1000 amego to be caught by hand!

4 月 29 日（木・祝）
4:00 ～ 14:00

When: Thursday, April 29 from 4:00 - 14:00

場所：

Where: Kamibun Kominkan, Kamiyama-cho

参加料： 前売り 3000 円、当日 3500 円

Cost:

問合せ： 神山町産業建設課、

3,000 yen (3,500 yen if bought on the day)Contact: Call the Industry and Construction Division of

名西郡神山町上分字川又

電話 088-676-1118

Kamiyama at 088-676-1118-10-

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German Wine
Festival
These are the planned contents for the two day event:- taste and/or buy from 100 kinds of German wine

ドイツワイン祭り
企画したイベントの内容：
・約 100 種類のドイツワインを試飲・販売
・Bremm の希少なワインを初入荷- ﬁrst time import of rare wine from Bremm

・ドイツパン・チーズ・ソーセージもお目見え- sale of German bread, cheese and sausage

・クラシックコンサート：世界を魅了したピアノ生演奏- a live classical concert

・専門家によるワインセミナー：はじめての方にも上級者- a wine seminar for the beginners to the experts,にもドイツワインを丁寧にご紹介

to introduce you to German wine
日時：

When: Monday, May 3rd to Tuesday, May 4th

10:00 ～ 16:00

from 10:00 - 16:00

場所：

Where: Naruto German House
Cost:

鳴門市大麻町檜字東山田 55-2 鳴門市ドイツ館

入場料： 1 階ホール：入場無料

1F Hall: Free

ワインセミナー：参加費 1000 円

Wine seminar: 1000 YenInfo:

5 月 3 日（月）・4 日（火）Call the at Naruto German House at

問合せ： 鳴門市ドイツ館まで

088-689-0099

電話 088-689-0099

Hana Haru Festa

はな・はる・フェスタ

Come for a variety of events, including local markets,

はな・はる・フェスタの三日間に渡って様々なイベント

dance and music displays, and the chance to see Awa

が徳島市藍場浜公園で行われます。ダンスや音楽だけでOdori dancing groups perform during the day time.

なく、有名連による阿波踊りが見られます。

When: Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25

日時：10:00 - 17:00

4 月 23 日（金）～ 4 月 25 日（日）10:00 ～ 17:00

Where: The Aibahama Park in Tokushima City, next to
the Shinmachi Bridge

場所：

Cost:

Free

入場料： 無料

Info:

Call the Hana Haru Festa Executive Committe

問合わせ：はな・はる・フェスタの実行委員会まで

at 088-655-7331

徳島市藍場浜公園

電話 088-6755-7331

Tokushima LED
Art Festival 2010

徳島 LED アート
フェスティバル 2010

In the middle of Tokushima city, on the Hyotanjima island

徳島市の中心部にある「ひょうたん島」を舞台に、LED（発an LED festival takes place with many events for everyone!

光ダイオード）とアートが出逢うイベントを初開催。

When: Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 25

日時：

4 月 17 日（土）～ 4 月 25 日（日）

Free!

場所：

徳島市

Call the Division for Commerce, Industry and入場料： 無料

Labour Administration at 088-621-5225

問合せ： 徳島市商工労政課、電話 088-621-5225

Where: Tokushima city, around the Shinmachi river
Cost:
Info:

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memoranda
Studio Ghibli
Layout Exhibition

スタジオジブリレイアウト展

Come for this display of artwork from Studo Ghibli movies

本展では、スタジオジブリ、三鷹の森ジブリ美術館の全面

such as Nausica of the Valley of the Wind and Ponyo on

協力のもと、「風の谷のナウシカ」から昨年夏公開された「崖the Cliff by the Sea. Layouts are large illustrations used inの上のポニョ」まで、宮崎監督直筆のレイアウトを中心に、

animation to show spacing of characters, camera movement

両監督がジブリ以前に手掛けた作品も加えたレイアウトを

and other details, and are a distilled version of a scene.

一挙に約 1000 点以上、公開する予定です。

Don't miss this rare opportunity!
When: Currently in progress! Runs until Sunday, April 18.

日時：

Where: Bunka no Mori in Tokushima City, 15 minutes walk4 月 18 日（日）まで！

from the JR Bunka no Mori Station on the JR Mugi

場所：

Line.
Cost:

徳島市、文化の森（JR 牟岐線、文化の森駅から徒歩 15 分）

1,000 yen for adults

入場料： 大人・大学生：1,000 円（当日 100 円増）

800 yen for high school students

中高生：800 円（当日 100 円増）

500 yen for elementary school students andbelow.

小学生以下：500 円（当日 100 円増）* All tickets cost an additional 100 yen if bought

3 歳未満：無料！

at the door.

問合せ： 四国放送業務本部メディア事業室、* Children under three years of age enter for free!
Info:

現在開催中！

電話 088-655-7520

Call Shikoku Broadcasting at 088-655-7520

Japanese Lessons
at Suketo Hoikuen

助任保育園の日本語教室

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

日時：

Cost:

Free for nursery students!

Info:

Call TOPIA at

参加費： 託児付き（無料）毎週木曜日、11:00 ～ 12:00

問合せ： トピアまで

088-656-3303

電話 088-656-3303

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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