awa life

#267

"TOPPY"
October 2012

wander-ful tabi: re-discover awa!!

by lance kitaJ

ust five years after
hosting its ﬁrst National
Cultural Festival,
Tokushima is proud tobring the celebrationof local arts, history andperformance back thisfall. Focused on four
uniquely "Awa” themes,the 27th Kokumin Bunkasai
国 民 文 化 祭 also hopes torevitalize communities
through its local culture,
while collaborating withnational and international
artists.
Here is my select calendar
for each of the themes:

something old: ningyo joruri puppet theater 人形浄瑠璃
Awaji Island’s travelingpuppet troupes often visited
Tokushima, where each
community hosted themin farmhouse stages, ornoson butai 農 村 舞 台 . The
puppets were controlled by
two or three people, andwere the predecessors of
the formal Bunraku puppet

theater in Osaka. Today,
only a handful of stages
remain, and you can see
performances along witha display of the karakuri
fusuma からくり襖 , painted
set panels that are ﬂipped,
slid, and mechanicallyraised to create anamazing illusion of depth.

10.07 (Sun.) 13:00~
Kitagawa Stage (Hachiman
Shrine, Kito, Naka Town)
10.07 (Sun.) time TBD Imayama
Farmhouse Stage (Imamiya
Shrine, Katsuura Town).
(times & dates con'd on page 6)

wander-ful tabi: re-discover awa!! ... con't on page 4

inside awa life this monthpage 3: from london to kamikatsu; page 6: "share your WOW!" japan photo
contest; page 8: letter from suketo hoikuin; page 9: irene's recipe corner ;page 10: japanese lesson; page 11: memoranda
1awa life

is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
Editors:
Emma Boardman & Martin Rathman
Contributors This Month:
Lance Kita, Austin Smith, Takako Yamada, Kazue
Inoue, Irene Wachuga

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@fm.nmt.ne.jp
http://www.topia.ne.jp/
Download a PDF ﬁle of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!

show tokushima some love: awaglotT

he literary corner of
Awa Life, Awaglot, is acombination of the words"awa" and "polyglot", whichmeans multilingual. B e it
fiction, non-fiction, prose
or poetry; funny, sad, longor short, we want yoursubmissions! If you like towrite, then express yourself!

There is also a classifieds
section for you, our readers,to post ads in, but a few rules
apply!

The following will not be
posted: Religious, political,
or commercial activities,businesses searching for clientsor employees, and things
the Awa Life editors deem
inappropriate.

If you have something you
would like to share with
the Tokushima community,
email the editors at
awalife@gmail.com!

BUT, you can totally submit
this stuff: offers to sell ore xc h a n g e p e r s o n a l g o o d s ,concerts, lectures, and otherevent information, cultural,
sporting, and other community
group information, etcetera.

Awa Odori (photo by Harry Stoneley)2

from london to kamikatsu
by austin smithKamikatsu TV recently
turned the spotlighton resident ALT, Henry

Stoneley (or "Harry”, as heasked to be called). The programme is focuses rural lifeand local culture, broadcast
online on the second Saturday of every month. The conversation was held in both
Japanese and simple English
to make it easier for viewers
to follow. Regular presenters
Marie Sakurai and Mutsuko
Takahashi (a member ofHarry’s weekly conversation
class) posed the questions,
including those submitted by
the viewers at home.
In the wake of the Diamond

Harry "Potter" StoneleyHarryreveals how hespends much of
his spare time baking withingredients sent tohim by his mother.

Jubilee celebrations andHis valiant attempts to field

the London Olympics, thisquestions in Japanese andwas a welcome opportunity

an impromptu Awa-ben les-for viewers to find out more

son also went down well.

about Kamikatsu’s ‘princely’
Brit. Harry shared his thoughts

Much was made of Harry’s

on Kamikatsu, his impressions

ikemen good looks, his quint-of Japan and stories about

essentially British persona

his home country, イ

and his "Queen’s English”.

ギリ

ス . The objectives of the in-

Although he was generally

terview were clear from thetightlipped, the revelation

opening gambit – "We’d likethat he had recently restored

to ask about what kind of

his status as Kamikatsu's mostwork you do, and then we’reeligible bachelor provokedcries of“ チ ャ ン ス ” ! Mutsuko jokingly encouraged
members of the audience
to try their luck as he is newly single. As time runs out it
is remarked that Harry“ surewas easy on the eyes!” andit is suggested that he could
become a semi-regular on
the show, here’s hoping!
You can watch the ALT interview and access an archive of episodes at www.
kamikatsu.tv. Irodori, a film
inspired by the area andfeaturing local people, wasreleased on 15th September
2012. I would like to thank
Mr. Randall Crossman forproviding a translated tran-

going to dive right into yourscript of the interview andprivate life”.

background information.

He recalls first impressions of
this“ beautiful”,“ quiet” town

Got any community news/cul-and declares his love for Ka-

tural exchange stories?

mikatsu’s bancha tea.

email awalife@gmail.com!
Harry introduces his native England

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wander-ful tabi ... con't from page 1
something new: awa odori 阿波踊り
Experience the Awa
Odori at the World
Dance Festival:

Okay, so Awa Odori’s roots
date back to the Edo
Period. However, the ren 連
dance troupes, with theirorganized, professionallines of dancers in fancy
formation, are a post-war
phenomenon.

sekai no odori festival 世
界の踊りフェスティバル
11.23 (Fri., natl. holiday)
11:00~17:00 at ASTY
Tokushima

something borrowed: beethoven’s 9th symphony ベートーヴェン「第九」German POWs at a campin the Bando district ofNaruto City were allowed
many freedoms, andthere was much cultural
exchange between
villagers and prisoners. It’s said that on June 1, 1918,
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
was performed here, theﬁrst of its kind in Japan (andprobably Asia). Today, thisbeloved piece is sung andperformed all over Japanon New Year’s Eve.

Tokushima memorial
orchestra 1st recital “TheOriginal 9th”
11.02 (Fri.) 19:00 start,
Awa-gin Hall (TokushimaCity)
local collaboration
concerts “classics in the
countryside”
The Tokushima Memorial
Orchestra teams up withlocal choral groups.
11.03 (Sat.) 15:00 start,
Ikeda Comprehensive

Gym (Ikeda, Miyoshi City)
11.04 (Sun.) 18:00 start,
Komatsushima Municipal
Gym (Komatsushima City)
11.05 (Mon.) 18:30 start,
Awa-Kainan Bunkamura
Kainan Bunka-kan (Kaiyo
Town)
11.06 (Tues.) 18:00 start, Aioi
Gym (Naka Town)
11.07 (Wed.) 18:30 start,
Naruto City Bunka Kaikan(Naruto City)
11.08 (Thurs.) 18:30 start,
Udatsu Arena (Wakimachi,
Mima City)

something blue: awa indigo 阿波藍
Tokushima’s former
prosperity stemmed fromthree products: sugar,
tobacco, and indigo. In
particular,“ Awa Blue” ishigh quality and sought
after around Japan. As
light as the sky or as deepas the ocean, aizome 藍
染 め（indigo dyeing）
lends itself to a variety of
applications.

4indigo festival
Special exhibit of indigo
dyed objects, and a
regular exhibit showing
the process, and a handson experience area (fora fee) to make your own
indigo handkerchief.
11.07 - 12.10, Aizumi Town
Historical Museum“ Ai no
Yakata”

awa-ai art program “I am
AI, We are AI.”
Roland Ricketts, who
studied all aspects ofindigo dyeing in Tokushima
in the 1990s, turns awaterfront warehouse intoa deep blue art installation,
exploring the possibilities ofthis Tokushiman color.
10.20 - 12.16: 10:00~15:00(weekdays) 10:00~17:00(weekends weekends/
holidays)(closed
Mondays). Bandai Central
Wharf Warehouse I(Tokushima City)

wander-ful tabi
something else!

Ninjyo Puppet Theatre
Times & Dates

And this is just a sampling of
the events happening thisfall. You can experience
LED art, Portuguese blues,
flamenco, a puppet
festival, outdoor sculpture,
Puccini’s “ Madame
Butterﬂy,” and even kabukiin the Sistine Chapel(!). Check www.pref.
tokushima.jp/awastyles(Japanese only) for acomplete calendar.

(con't from page 1)

This autumn is theperfect season fora stay-cation to rediscover all thatmakes Tokushimaspecial!
A puppet theatre farmhouse stage

10.14 (Sun.) 11:00~
Inugai Farmhouse Stage (Go-oShrine, Hata, Tokushima City)
10.14 (Sun.) 11:00~15:00
Ono Sakura Outdoor Stage(Ono Tenno Shrine, Kamiyama
Town)
10.14 (Sun.) 12:00~16:00
Hoichi Farmhouse Stage(Funawatari Shrine,
Higashiyama, Higashi-miyoshiTown)
10.21 (Sun.) 13:00~
Kamaze Farmhouse Stage(Yama Shrine, Yokoishi, Naka
Town)
10.28(Sun.) 13:00~
Sakashu Farmhouse Stage(Hachiman Shrine, Sakashu,
Naka Town)

第 27 回国民文化祭・とくしま 2012

世界の踊りフェスティバル 徳島とゆかりのある地域の踊りをこの機会に是非お楽しみ下さい！
1. 魅せる！芸能ステージ
アマーランダー民族舞踊団体（ドイツ）
張家界魅力湘西芸術団（中国）2.

体感！友好交流ストリート

デ・フォフティグ・ペンス（ドイツ）ライブ
国際交流ブース、食文化発信ブース他

金昴先韓国舞踊団（韓国）

１１月２３日（金・祝）１１：００−１７：００

阿波おどり／徳島県阿波踊り協会、

アスティ徳島・全席指定１０００円「当日５００円増」

阿波 おどり振興協会（日本）

詳しくはホームページで27th National Culture Festival
Tokushima 2012; International Dance Festival

An opportunity to experience dances from Tokushima and around the world!

1. Be enchanted at the Arts Stage;
Watch
local dance groups performing traditional
regional dances. There will be dancers from
Germany's Lower Saxony Region, as well
as visiting troupes from Korea and China.
Of course, you can also watch Tokushima's
famous AwaOdori!

2. Be involved on Cultural Exchange Street:
Watch a performance by visiting German
artists, and visit cultural exchange and cuisine
stalls!
11.23 (Fri/natl. holiday): 11:00 - 17:00
ASTY Tokushima/ advanced tickets ￥1000 /same day ￥500 up (all assigned seating).

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"Share your WOW!"

Japan Photo Contest

Taken any shots you want to share with the masses? This could be
your time to shine!
Outline and Theme"Share your WOW! Japan photo contest" is a contest of photos taken in Japan.
Share your photos to best ﬁt any one of following themes; "Cool!", "Delicious!", "Happy!","Beautiful!", "Funny!", or "Miracle!".
PeriodThe contest runs from September 1, 2012 to 11.59pm, February 15, 2013 (Japan time)
Eligibility and Judging
Winners in each category will be determined by the number of votes (WOWs!) received
fromother users and also at the discretion of the Japan Tourism Agency.
WOW! Prize
The following 4 criteria will be used by the Japan Tourism Agency to decide the winner:* Photographs that will inspire people to travel to Japan* Photographs that show the undiscovered charm of Japan* The number of photographs submitted* The number of votes (Total number of WOWs!)
The number of WOWs! (votes) is only one of the selection criteria for the WOW! prize andindividual theme prizes.
Individual Theme Prizes
The following 3 criteria will be used by the Japan Tourism Agency:*Photographs appropriate to the theme that will inspire people to travel to Japan*Photographs appropriate to the theme that show the undiscovered charm of Japan*The number of votes (If you submit several photos in the same theme, the photo with themost *number of votes will be counted)

There are a variety of prizes on offer, and WOW votes aren't the only way to win!!
Tohoku/North Kanto Regional PrizeAwarded to the best photo taken in the Tohoku/North Kanto region at the discretion of
the Japan Tourism Agency
Monthly prize draws
The names of all registered users will go into a monthly prize draw
Members beneﬁts
Announcement of results
The Grand Prize winner will be decided in March 2013. The Japan Tourism Agency willcontact the winner directly.
The WOW! Prize Winner and Individual Theme Prize winners will be announced on thewebsite and these winners will be invited to Japan for an awards ceremony.

6Eligibility
Besides tourists, foreign residents and students currently living in Japan can participate
in this contest. And you don't have to be in Japan during the contest period, 2012.9.12013.2.15, as past photos taken in Japan can also be submitted. website and thesewinners will be invited to Japan for an awards ceremony.
How to enter
1. Check out the website!
2. Create a "Share your WOW! Japan photo contest" account.
3. Choose your theme
4. Submit your photo online!
PrizesAll prizes details will be announced on thewebsite and also on our ofﬁcial Facebook
page.

Information:
https://japanphotocontest.jp/eng/
https://www.facebook.com/Japanphotocontest... speaking of which

Awa Life is currently looking for budding photographers
to help decorate our pages!
We're hoping to feature a couple of shots per month, so if
you have any photographs taken in Tokushima that you want
to share with your fellow readers, please send them in!
Please send your photographs to awalife@gmail.com,
along with your name and some information about thephotograph. A brief description of the moment you captured
is always appreciated!

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letter from suketo hoikuen

by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff"sharing thejoys of reading
is an ideal way
to develop yourbond"
Autumn is fast approaching,and in Japan, Autumn’s theseason where when we getthings done, we do themproperly! Why not takethe opportunity to spendsome quality time reading
through a picture book withyour child?
Sitting on a mother’s lap,
being read to from a picturebook not only teaches
children the joys of reading,but is an opportunity toconnect as a family.
In an age where parentchild relationships appear tobe weakening, sharing thejoys of reading is an ideal

way to develop your bond.

Which books are mostappropriate for therespective age ranges?
0-1years: Picture booksfeaturing food, animals,
vehicles, pop-up books
2-3years: Picture booksfeaturing scenes fromeveryday life, fables withrepetitive vocabulary,
simple storylines
Tips for maintaining a child's
love of picture books
1.When reading, always
place the book in yourchild’s view
2.Always be prepared toread if your child asks you
to3.If your child takes to abook, be prepared to readit over and over again
4.Don’t get carried awaywith how many numbers

日本語指導ボランティア養成講座

Cup-and-Ball Game
Preparation:- Newspaper (1/4 of a side)- String (Approx. 60cm)- Sellotape- Elastic band
- A paper cup

Instructions:
1. Scrunch the side ofnewspaper into a ball,and attach one end of thepiece of string to the topof the ball. Tape the sidesof the newspaper ball tomake it sturdy.
2. Tie the loose end of thestring to the elastic band,and fasten this around thepaper cup.
How to Play:
Hold the paper cup andtry to toss the ball into thecup.
* This game can even be
replicated out-and-about
using Pine Cones!!

開催時期・場所

TOPIA では、今年度もボランティアで外国の人に日本語を教えるための

の

お知らせ

ＨＯＷ

TO

講座を県内２箇所で開催予定です。詳細は、本誌やホームページで今後掲載します。
お楽しみに！！
★阿南会場：１１月〜１２月にかけて★吉野川会場：１月〜３月にかけて

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が学べる

irene's recipe cornerby irene wachuga

Tempura is one ofJapan's signature
foods. Though introduced

to Japan by the Portuguese,
the Japanese perfected theart of frying vegetables andseafood to a light and crisp
result. Making Tempura is justa matter of dipping Fish andvegetables into batter andfrying them.
W e l l …… t h e r e a r e s o m ethings to keep in mind toperfect your technique.
•Good tempura batter
requires minimal beating andice cold water. This prevents
the batter from absorbing
excess oil.
•
Dusting ingredientslightly with flour before
dipping in the batter prevents
them from soaking in too
much moisture thus creating
a light and crisp tempura.
•The oil should be
between 170-180 degrees
Celsius. If the batter goes
down halfway then rises up,
that’s perfect.
•
Don’t overcrowd theoil and use a non fragrantvariety.
•
Fry root vegetables
first ending with seafood.
Traditional tempura
ingredients include prawns/
shrimp, conger eel, pumpkin/squash, eggplant, sweet
potato, lotus root[renkon]
shiitake mushrooms,
shiso[perilla leaves] etc.

Drop doughnuts

Dipping sauce:
3 parts dashi to
1 part mirin and
1 part soy sauce.
Bring them to a boil and let
cool.
Batter:1 egg yolk
1 cup sifted flour [cake flour/
hakurikikou]
1 cup ice water [fill a cup
with ice and top with cold
water.]
Beat egg yolk lightly and mix
with ice water. Put flour all
at once and mix with a few
stroked. Don’t mind the lumps
or ice chunks.
Serve with:
Grated daikon radish andgrated ginger or
Just sprinkle plain sea salt/
salt and pepper/powderedgreen tea.
Yuzu/ lemon slices etc.

Ingredients (4 servings):
8 shrimps/prawns [peel anddevein. Leave tails intact].
1 medium egg plant[ cutdiagonally into about 5mm
slices.]
4 shiitake mushrooms
8 shiso leaves
8 [5mm] round slices lotus
root.
8 string/french beansparboiled and cooled.
Couple slices of pumpkin/carrots per person if using.
Directions:•
Heat oil to 170-180
degrees.
•
Meanwhile dust the
ingredients with flour anddip in the batter shaking off
any excess and fry till crisp.
Take off onto a rack to drain
excess oil without stacking.
•Serve in individual
plates while still hot with asmall bowl of dipping sauce,
g ra t e d g i n g e r a n d d a i ko nradish.

Enjoy!
9japanese lessonby takako yamada

omission in japanese sentences

According to a survey by National Institute for Japanese Language, 74% of subjects ofsentences in conversation in Japanese are omitted. (Or some people even argue thatthose subjects do not exist in Japanese.) You may sometimes be confused and wonder
who did what to whom.
Look at the following examples & try to ﬁll in the blanks. (Omitted parts do not appear in theactual conversation in Japanese, but are crucial in the English equivalent)
はは

1) 母がでかけたら、(が ) そうじする。

2) マリアは 来ると (が ) 思う。

く

3) (

つま

が ) 妻にそのことを

1) After mother leaves home, (

おも

2) (

はな

どう い

が ) 同意し 3) (話すと、(

) will do cleaning.

) think Maria will come.
) told my wife about it, and () approved it.

Answers:1) わたし / I 2) わたし / I 3) わたし / 妻 / I / sheてくれた。

You can guess the subject of 1) from the context. 2) is an example of a verb whose subject

is usually the ﬁrst person. In 3), くれた indicates who is the subject. Thus, there are various

cases of omission but this month’s Japanese lesson focuses on (2) Predicatesthat restrict the person of the subject, especially the ﬁrst person (I / we).
1. The following predicates that indicate intentions or hope are used only for the ﬁrst person
Therefore even when the subject is omitted, you can deduce that it would have been
either "I" or "we".
Note: ﬁrst / second / third persons are denoted by 1 / 2 / 3 and * mean ungrammatical. () can be omitted
おも

かんが

しん

「 思 う 」think,「 考 え る 」consider,「 信 じ る 」believe,「V こ と に す る 」decide to V,「V- な い こ と に す る 」
decide not to V,「V- たい」want to V,「V- よう」will V (volitional form),「V- ておく / V- ないでおく」keep V /おもだkeep not V,「わかる」understand,「思い出す」remember,「V- つもりだ」intend to V,「V- てみる」try V-ing,「V- てしまう」finish V-ing etc.

Examples:い(a) (1 / *2 / *3 が ) 行くつもりだ。
(b) (1 / *2 / *3 が ) 行こうと (1 / *2/ *3 が ) 思う。

1 / *2/ *3 intend to go.
1 / *2/ *3 think 1 / *2/ *3 intend to go.

(c) 1 / 2 / 3 が 行くと (1 / *2/ *3 が ) 思う。
1 / *2/ *3 think 1 / 2/ 3 will go.
(d) (1 / *2 / *3 が ) 行きたいと (1 / *2/ *3 が ) 思う。 1 / *2/ *3 think 1 / *2/ *3 want to go.
If you want to use these predicates to refer to the third person, you should change, forexample, おもう to おもっている .
(d)（わたしは）行きたいと思う→ジョンは行きたいと思っている。
Note that「V- た い 」cannot be used to describe the intention of superior, even whenhonoriﬁcs or question form is used.
× 先生は 行きたいですか／いらっしゃりたいですか／行きたいとお考えですか。
○先生はおいでになりますか／いらっしゃいますか。

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japanese lesson
2. Predicates that indicate emotion or feeling
かな

いた

こま

ざん ねん

「うれしい」be glad,「悲しい」feel sad,「痛い」feel painful,「困る」be worried,「残 念だ」feel sorry,「ねむつかい」feel sleepy,「いやだ」hate,「疲れた」get tired,「はずかしい」be ashamed,「いそがしい」be busy

The subject of these predicates is usually the ﬁrst person. If you want to use them with thesecond or third person, expressions such as 〜そうだ、〜ようだ should be added.
し けん

ごうかく

(e) (1 / *2 / *3 が ) 試験に合格して、(1 / *2 / *3 が ) とてもうれしい。
1 / *2 / *3 am very glad that 1 / *2 / *3 passed the exam.
(*1 / 2 / 3 が ) 試験に合格して、(1 / *2 / *3 が )とてもうれしい。

1/ *2/ *3 am very glad that *1 / 2 / 3 passed the exam.
1 / 2 / 3 が、試験に合格して、*1 / 2 / 3 がとてもうれしそうだ。

*1 / 2 / 3 are/is very glad that 1 / 2 / 3 passed the exam.

Exercise：Fill in the omitted subject in each sentence.
やす①

たなかさんは、あした、休むと（②

たなかさんは、あした、休もうと （③

あしたは、雨が降りそうだから、（④

香川選手が欠場した。
（

が）試合に出られなくて、（が）残念だ。

⑤

香川選手が欠場した。
（

が）試合に出られなくて、（が）残念そうだ。

あめ

か がわせんしゅが）思 ( おも ) います。

ふ

けつじょう

し あい

Answers: ①わたし

が）思っています。
やすが）休もう。

②たなかさんざんねん③わたし④香川選手、わたし⑤香川選手、香川選手

参考図書 /Reference：How can we know who did what to whom in Japanese?

memoranda
Foreign Language Legal Support

Houterasu (Japan Legal Support Center) now offers advice in English, Chinese, Portugese,
Spanish, and Tagalog.

Ask Houterasu about Loans, Divorce, Labour, Accidents, Natural Disasters and more in your native
language. Houterasu now operates a telephone interpretation service, Monday - Friday between
9 and 5. Information offered on the Japanese legal system and introductions to relevant bodies isprovided free of charge and can be achieved by following 4 simple steps:
1. Call 03-5366-6008 (Interpretation Service)
2. Tell the interpreter about your inquiry
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4. You, the staff, and the intepreter will be able to communicate through a 3-way conversation.
*For people with a Japanese address, regular status of residence and that cannot fuﬁll certain
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fee loans. Please consult your regional ofﬁce for further details.

11memoranda
German Festival in
Narutoドイチェス・フェス
ト in なると

An annual festival celebrating GermanJapanese relations is open all day, featuringperformances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony,
and a variety of exhibitions.
When: October 28th (Sunday) 10:00 - 16:00
Where: Naruto German House
Cost: Children \100, Adult \400
Info: Naruto German House
Tel: 088-689-0099

毎年恒例、地域の方と盛り上げる、日独交流イベント。
地元の方や子どもたちによる「第九」のミニコンサートや、物産展、展示会などが 1 日中行われます。
日時：2012/10/28（日）10:00 - 16:00
開催地 : 鳴門市ドイツ館
料金：大人 400 円 小中学生 100 円
問合せ：鳴門ドイツ館 088-689-0099

Baby Sumo Festival 湊柱神社奉納
At Minatobashira shrine in the town of kaifu,
there is a custom of dressing one year-old
boys as sumo wrestlers abd having them enter
the sumo ring. This 300 year ceremony ismeant to ensure that the boys grow up to be
big and strong like sumo wrestlers.
When: October 20th (Saturday) 9:00 - 12:00*
Where: Kaiyo-cho Yamashita Hiroba (Tomura
Fishing Assocation in the event of rain)
Cost: Free!
Info: Kaiyo-Cho Tourist Assocoation
Tel: 0884-76-3050*end time is dependant on volume of participants

赤ちゃんの土俵入り

みなとばしらじんじゃほうのう あかちゃんのどひょういり
湊柱神社の神事として、数百年の歴史をもつ奇祭で、かわいい赤ちゃん達が勇壮な化粧まわしを付け次日時：2012/10/20（土）9:00 - 12:00 ＊＊参加人数次第
開催地：海部郡海陽町鞆浦 山下広場（津波
避難施設前）※雨天の場合は鞆浦漁業協同組合の下料金 : 無料
問合せ : 海陽町観光協会 ・ 0884-76-3050

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 notethat although every effort will be made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 16:30
Tel. 088-656-3303 or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)

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