awa life

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

June 2008 No. 216

my second trip to germanyand again I went toG e r m a n y. T h i s t i m ebased on the friendshipcontract we (Tokushima
and Niedersachsen Statein Germany) signed in
September last year (pleaserefer to Awa Life November
2007 Issue). My company was
Mr. Kimura, the Vice-Governorof Tokushima, two colleagues
from Tokushima Prefectural
Government and a reporterfrom the Tokushima Press.
Our ﬂight was on Friday, April
18 and on this day in theevening in Germany we had
our ﬁrst appointment. I didn't
sleep in the plane, so I reallywanted to have something to
do in the evening (after being
awake for 24 hours already).
But Germany has seven more
hours to live, when you got h e re t h e f i r s t t i m e fro m
Japan. In winter it is eveneight hours time difference.
So no wonder I had jet lag all
the time. After work I fell into
my bed, only able to change

by mario dammann

niedersachsen's prime minister wulff and vice-governor kimura are dancing
awa odori at the hannover messe 2008 in germany

into my pyjamas and brush myteeth.
The next morning I had towake up at six or seven tomeet with someone at eight.
But I won't complain. The
hotel was very good, perfect
bedding, tasty German

breakfast (oh, I missed it somuch!) and it even had a pool.
Have you ever woken up at
six in the morning to go to thepool to swim some laps before
breakfast? Yes? Then there are
two of us.
On the second day, still tired,

my second trip to germany ... con't on page 3

inside awa life this month

my second trip to germany - 1, 3 ... of soy sauce and olives - 4, 5
stormy weather - 6 ... martin's manga corner - 7
becky's awa-ben, letter from suketo hoikuen - 8 ... japanese lesson - 9
memoranda - 10, 11, 12

awa life

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is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
Editors:
Andrew Dahms & Mario Dammann
Contributors This Month:R e b e c c a C l o s n e r, A n d r e w D a h m s , M a r i oDammann, Kate Ferris, Kazue Inoue, Lance Kita,
Junko Kimura, Yoshie Motoki and Martin O'Brien.

from the editorsw

ell, we are right in the middle of therainy season now, and it sure has beenraining. Coming from dry Australia,
I still don't know where it all comesfrom. An eternal mystery, I suppose. The rain
is good for one thing, though, and that ismaking the place look lush and green - I had
forgotten how nice it was to have real grassalong the roadsides. And speaking of all thingsgreen, this month in Awa Life Lance Kita takes
us on a journey to Shodoshima Island in the
Seto Inland Sea for a look at the surroundings.
And what surroundings they are! Have you
managed to get out and about much this year?
If you've been someplace interesting, then by
all means let us know about it - we are always
looking for new spots to share.
Cheers, Andrew

Download a PDF ﬁle of awa life or view theonline version by going to TOPIA's website!
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hello again. I am back from Germany.
And yes, I did it again. I wrote a looong
article about my experiences. Please
read it on page one and three.
And I am so glad that it is good weather
outside (most of the time). The rainy season
seems to be the season with the lowest raining
possiblity. Also the weather report in Tokushima
is often mistaken. I can remember my time inTokyo when they said "from 15.03 to 16.36,
strong rain in Shinjuku," and it was right. But
here they say "it will rain tomorrow," but it
doesn't. Strange. What is the reason for this.
Does anyone know?
It's getting hotter, and people stay in cars
because of their air conditioning, polluting theair. I cannot understand such behavior!
Danke! Marioa view out over some of the houses in front of the historical streets of wakimachi(photo by andrew dahms)-2-

my second trip to germany ... con't from page 1
we left the hotel at 8:30am
to go to a nearby city called
B rauns c hw e i g . T h e re wa s
a festival there because of
the 25th anniversary of theGerman-Japanese Association,
being held in different
locations like the market
place, a s ho pping c e nt e r,
a book store, etc. Otsuka
Pharmaceuticals had sent
their Awa Odori Group to thisfestival, and the Vice-Governor
spoke to the audience and I
interpreted for him. Of course
I was very nervous, but I am
sure the Vice-Governor was
nervous, too.
Before the event we had
a formal call at the city
hall to meet the Mayor of
Braunschweig. I also had tointerpret for this opportunity.
The Vice-Governors' speeches
were not so difficult, because
I had some time in Japan totranslate them in advance. I
also talked with Mr. Kimura
about how we want to handle
the speech. But for the Mayor
and other German people I
had to interpret to Japaneseand couldn't prepare anything.
It had to be done ad-lib.
On Sunday evening, April
20th we went to the opening
ceremony of the Hannover
Messe 2008, the world's
greatest industrial trade fair.
Once more the Otsuka Awa
Odori Group were dancing
and made a big impression for
the Messe's partner country- Japan. The Chancellor ofGermany, Dr. Angela Merkel
and the former Prime Ministerof Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe helda speech. After the opening
ceremony there was a big
reception with free food anddrinks. But it was so crowdedthat I went home hungry.

former prime minister of japan, mr. shinzo abe, vice-governor
mr. kimura and me (in the back).

M o n d a y w a s t h e g ra n d
opening of the Tokushimabooth. Many famous people
from Niedersachsen, like Prime
Minister Wulff came for a visit.
Lunch was at a guest houseof the state's government
and at night we went backto the Messe because of
the so called "Night ofInnovation". I had to interpret
simultaneously for the ViceGovernor, which was very
difﬁcult. I don't have any idea
about math or physics, butthese were the kind of things
they talked about. Hopefully
Mr. Kimura understood at least
half of what I said - then I will
be eased, if not satisﬁed.
Tuesday was already thelast day in Niedersachsen
and Hannover, but we madeanother visit to the Mayor of
Lüneburg City. He and theformer Mayor of Naruto City,
Mr. Kamei, are old friends. A
day before, the assistant of
the Mayor called me and said,"You can do the interpretingfor the Mayor into Japanese,-3-

right?" And I did. When I
couldn't remember a word, I
used my hands or asked theJapanese guide who camewith us. I also learned a few
new words like 'middle-sizedcompanies' and so on.
After this, we continued ourtrip to Hamburg in the northof Germany where the ViceGovernor had some time togo shopping after he met
the Japanese Consul from
Germany. It was the ﬁrst timein the trip where I didn't haveto interpret for him.
The day in Hamburg was the
final day. That night we got
a great dinner sponsored by
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. Then
there was only one thing leftto do: get some sleep, get up
early, say sayonara to the Awa
Odori group, have breakfast,
go to the airport, check inand have slow talk with theGovernor for the ﬁrst time. All
in all it was a very good trip. I
felt challenged and also tired.
Good food, good people. What
will happen next?

of soy sauce and olivesshodoshima 小 豆 島 isnot, as its name may
suggest, 'small beans'.
Nestled just off thecoast of Takamatsu, Kagawa,a weekend at this Inland Sea
isle offers gorgeous sceneryon land and sea, movie
nostalgia, tradi tional soy
sauce-making, and centuryold groves of olive trees.

Gorge-ous views
A canyon born of volcanic
activity and carved by eons ofwind and rain, the Kankakei( 寒 霞 渓 ) ranks among thet o p t h r e e m o s t b e a u t i fu lgorges in Japan. A ﬁve-minuteropeway ride (700 yen one
way, 1250 yen for a roundtrip) up the middle of thislush, rocky landscape is theeasiest way to absorb thesights. Numerous hiking trails
allow for close and leisurely
examination of the towering,

cream-colored rock formations.
Au t u m n t i n t s Ka n k a ke i i ncrimson splashes, but thescenery is breathtaking in any
season. The top of the gorge
offers vantage points of theInland Sea.

"Show You" the Sauce
Production of shoyu ( 醤油 - soy sauce) started here
400 years ago because
the Mediterranean climate
provided the ideal conditions
for brewing and sea salt wasr e a d i l y a b u n d a n t . To d a y,numerous breweries are
clustered on the east side of
the island. The Marukin Shoyu
Museum displays traditional
brewing equipment, and shows
the process of fermenting
soybeans and wheat into adark, golden liquid. Soy sauce
inspired the tsukudani ( 佃
煮 - seaweed, seafood, orvegetables boiled in sweet soy

by lance kitasauce) industry after WWII.
Most shops will have samples
for you to try.
The import of wheat led toanother long-time industry,tenobe somen ( 手延べ素麺- hand-stretched thin noodles).
Sesame oil used to keep
the noodles from sticking is
produced here as well, making
Shodoshima the number one
producer of the oil in Japan.
You may be familiar with the
h o u rg l a s s b o tt l e w i t h t h eyellow cap and label at yoursupermarket.
Schoolhouse RockThe Tanoura Branch Schoolon the tip of a cape insouthwestern Shodoshima
became the inspiration fora Tsuboi Sakae novel andlater two hit movies, with theset of the 1987 version now a
popular attraction. The storyof Twenty-four Eyes ( 二 十 四of soy sauce and olives ... con't on page 5

inland sea scenery from atop kankakei-4-

of soy sauce and olives ... con't from page 4の瞳 ) centers around a youngteacher and her twelve young
students in pre- and post-war
Japan, with a strong anti-war
message.
A visit to the 24 Eyes Movie
Village ( 二 十 四 の 瞳 映 画 村 )is a step back into the past,with old-fashioned classrooms,
actual filmmaking equipment,
and a recreated village towander in. Those from Europe
may be interested to knowthat the teacher was played by
Yuko Tanaka, who also played
the heroine in NHK's worldfamous morning drama Oshin.
Olive Centennial
The same shoyu-friendly
Mediterranean climate also
nurtured Shodoshima's claim
to fame: its olive groves. In
1908, Shodoshima was chosen
as one of three places in Japanto test saplings, and was the
only success. Since then,orchards have sprung up allover the island, and you canﬁnd extra virgin oil, both green
and black pickled olives, andeven olive soap or hand creamat most omiyage shops.
The original trees grow in the
Olive Garden, complete witha Greek windmill. June is thebest time to see the flowers,
and the fruits are harvested inearly autumn. The neighboring
Olive Park offers more Greekarchitecture, a fantastic herb
garden and shop, and over 50
varieties of olive trees fromaround the world.
This year marks the 100th
anniversary of the first trees,
so don’t miss events like theOlive Fair (May 24 - June 8),
Herb Fair (June 7 - July 13),
Greek Fair (all in September),and the Olive Harvest Festival(October 1 - November 30).

a view of kankakei from the ropeway (left) and the
marukin shoyu factory exhibit

Shodoshima "Small Beans"
Trivia
1. The world's narrowest strait
is the Dobuchi Strait on thewest side of the island. Onlynine meters wide, you cancross it and get a certificate
from the town hall.
2. Shoyu soft serve! As grossas it sounds, the saltiness andcaramel flavor or soy sauce
is the perfect match with ice
cream.
3. There's a mini 88-Temple
Pilgrimage on the island. It
can be walked in a week, or
covered in a long weekend
with a car.
4. The 100 Million Yen Toilet!
The restroom at the top of
the Kankakei Ropeway cost
100 million yen to build. The
facilities there are top-notch,
and the women's powder
room is supposed to be quite
posh for a public bathroom.
5. Some of the stones used tobuild Osaka Castle came from
Shodoshima. You can see theleftover quarry on the northside of the island.
Access Information
Shodoshima is a one hour-5-ferry or a 30 minute highspeed ferry from Takamatsu
Port to either Tonosho or Ikeda
Ports. Fares and times varydepending on the company.
Taking your car is the mostconvenient way to see theisland, but there are rental
car and rent-a-cycle services
available. Limited bus service
is also available to most partsof the island.
Great Japanese link - www.
shodoshima.or.jp , and English
link - www.town.shodoshima.
lg.jp/en/index.html .
Bonus! Shodoshima Fusion
Cuisine: Shoyu Carpaccio
L a y t h i n l y- s l i c e d s e a f o o d(fresh Inland Sea octopus or
sea bream is best) on a plate.
Sprinkle with Shodoshima
sea salt and fresh-cracked
black pepper. Mix three parts
Shodoshima extra virgin
olive oil with one part dark
Shodoshima soy sauce. Drizzle
dressing over carpaccio.
Optional: garnish with green
onions, crushed chili pepper,or yuzu pepper. 召し上がれ！
(meshiagare - Bon appetit!)stormy weather

by junko kimuraw

hat are your plans forthis summer? Thereis no doubt that you
are looking forward
to it and enjoying the weather
since we had such a cold
winter this year. But before
the fun can begin, we will
welcome tsuyu ( 梅雨 ) from
June to July in Tokushima.
T s u y u , t h e ra i ny s e a s o nusually starts on the middle of
May in Okinawa. Tokushima's
tsuyu normally starts around
June 4th and ends July
17th according to the Japan
Meteorological Agency. As
you can imagine, it is going
to be depressing weather fora while. But when searching
about the rainy season on
the internet, I found out that
there are some Japanesewords that relate to it that I
found quite interesting:
梅雨 (tsuyu) – Rainy season.
梅 雨 入 り (tsuyu hairi) Beginning of the rainy season.
梅雨明け (tsuyu ake) – Endof the rainy season.
梅雨前線 (tsuyu zensen) –Rain front.
梅 雨 明 け 宣 言 (tsuyu akesengen) – Announcement of
the end of the rainy season.
梅 雨 明 け 十 日 (tsuyu ake
touka) - After the season
ends, the weather tends tobe hot and clear till the mid
August.
梅 雨 の 中 休 み (tsuyu nonakayasumi) – Breathingtime (The middle of theseason where there'd be clear
days for a few days).
梅 雨 冷 (tsuyu bie) - Rainyseason cold.
梅 雨 晴 れ (tsuyu bare) –Clear days in the rainy season.
荒 梅 雨 (ara tsuyu) – Thea little girl sporting a colourful umbrella during
the rainy season (photo by kate ferris)end of the rainy season.
帰 り 梅 雨 (kaeri tsuyu) – A
returning rainy season.
空 梅 雨 (kara tsuyu) – A dry
rainy season.
女 梅 雨 (onna tsuyu) - A
female type rainy season (light,
but longer rain).
男 梅 雨 (otoko tsuyu) - A
male type rainy season (heavy,
but short rainfall and clear
afterwards).
During the rainy season,
the humidity also rises to
new heights. It would beeasy for your house to getmold on your tatami matsand futon. So, I suggest you
use your air conditioner andset it to joshitsu ( 除 湿 dehumidifying) or dorai ( ドライ - dry) for a few hours everyday. You can also get joshitsuzai ( 除湿剤 - dehumidiﬁers) tohelp in closets. I have some inmine and they are helping myclothes so much. You can getthem at supermarkets or drug
stores. During the season, youwill be hearing news about
shoku chuudoku ( 食中毒 -6-

food poisoning). Once more,
the humidity causes food to go
bad very quickly. I have manybad experiences about it…
These are some of the badparts of the rainy season, yetthere are some ways to enjoy
it. I like doing café hoppingwith friends. Have you noticed
that there are so many great
cafes in Tokushima? If you go
to a bookstore, you can get
a local magazine that does
Cafe toku shuu ( カ フ ェ
特 集 - a special on cafes). I
could spend at least threehours with friends by having
one cup of coffee and cake.
It would be nice to catch up
with them. If you want to get
any recommendations, pleasecontact me and I will give youa good café list!
I am sure that you have yourown ways to enjoy and survive
this year's rainy season. I think
it is not so bad since I take itthat this is rest time for me
before an exciting summer
as long as I don't get foodpoisoning.

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:iDensha Otoko ( 電車男 )Hidenori Hara
Shogakkan
2005
Three

n the last installment of
Manga Corner, I reviewed
Tetsu no Ko no Tabi, amanga which depicted
the peculiarities of those thatare obsessed with all things
related to trains. This month's
manga is in a similar veinin the sense that it is abouta train journey and otaku
culture. Densha Otoko is set
in Tokyo. Densha-san, or 'Mr.
Train' (we are never given his
real name) is an introspective
computer programmer who
spends a lot of his time in
Akihabara or 'Akiba' as iti s c o m m o n l y r e fe r r e d t o,pursuing his otaku lifestyle,which revolves around his
interest in manga and video
games and models that hecollects. When he's not in
Akiba, he spends much of his
free time in various internet
chat rooms.
O n e d a y, D e n s h a - s a n
introduces himself to a diverse
group of people in one ofthese ubiquitous chat rooms,
and tells his story to the World
Wide Web. He describes anincident that occurred on his
train ride home that evening.
As he tells it: one of theother passengers, a drunken
man started verbally abusing
some of the other female
passengers on the train. As he
honed in on one in particular,
the normally shy Densha-sandecided to stand up to thebully and pulled him aside.
In the eyes of the woman hesaves he becomes an unlikely

knight in shining armor. As it isnecessary for them to ﬁle out areport together, they exchange
addresses and Densha-san
becomes quickly smitten.
The fashionable womanthat he helped out decides tothank him by giving him an
expensive present of a pair ofHermes teacups, which in turnpresents him with the dilemmaof having to ask her out.
Normally he wouldn't, but due
to the nagging of his internet
buddies he decides to go
ahead. Amusingly, Densha-san
is so hopeless that he needs
to be in simultaneous contact
with the people in the chatroom in order to solicit advice
while he talks to Hermes-sanon the phone. After all theconsternation and emotionalturmoil he endures over a
simple phone call, he strikes it
lucky and Hermes-san accepts
his dinner invitation and thus
the timeless opposites attract
type love story unfolds.
This type of love story
normally sees two lovers froma different social or cultural
backgrounds who manage
to overcome the conflictthat inevitably occurs whendifferent values, outlooks andtraditions come into contact
w i t h e a c h o t h e r. D e s p i t e
his best efforts to appear
more acceptable to Hermessan, Densha-san's lack ofexperience soon becomesapparent. But, in the end, loveconquers all. It might seem alittle trite and predictable but-7-

by martin o'brien

there is a lot of sophisticatedcutting edge humor to befound throughout the series.
This is due to the glimpse
we get into the lives of theother forum members, who
seem to be inspired by thetransformation of Denshasan. Their attempts toreinvigorate their own love
lives are as touching as they
are hilarious. For example,
one of the posters tries tothwart an abusive train drunk
only to have the drunk follow
him around and attempt tobefriend him.
Based on a true story ofa man who chronicled his
relationship on the popular2channel internet BBS forum,
Densha Otoko was massively
popular when it was released
as a manga and it has inturn spawned a popular film
and TV series of the same
name. It hit a nerve withpeople of all ages whose lives
and relationships are being
increasingly dominated by theinternet and other forms oftechnology. While the negative
aspects of these trends are
implied throughout, we also
see how our interactions with
the internet, which are now
an ordinary and everyday
thing, can also potentiallyenrich people's lives bybridging gaps that physicaldistance and social custom canotherwise create. Densha-san
is encouraged to expand his
horizons through the people
he meets online, and he inturn inspires them to look
more closely at the things
that matter most. There areseveral other Densha no Otaku
manga, but the most wellknown is this version.

Becky's Awa-ben!
なんぼ - nanbo (Standard Japanese - いくら - ikura)
Although ikura generally means 'how much' it can also take on a variety of other meanings in
speciﬁc grammatical patterns - nanbo seems to show up in any situation where ikura would
usually be used.
なんぼですか？ - Nanbo desu ka?
How much is it?
これを５千円なんぼで買った。- Kore wo go senen nanbo de katta.
I bought this for something like ﬁve thousand yen.
ほなけん - honaken (Standard Japanese - だから - dakara, English - and then)People use this all the time both to mean "and then" and also as a ﬁller word.
( いえ - ie - ummmmm or in Japanese ええと - eto).

letter from suketo hoikuenl

ast month we got many
killifish from a neighborof the kindergarten. Now
everyday the kids stare
into the aquarium. Recently abatch of eggs were laid and ina few days, cute killiﬁsh babies
will be born. While we teachthe kids to take care of these
new lives, we can show themthe meaning and importanceof life and to have a 'kindheart'.
Now this month I will
introduce a method for
massaging your baby to help
him or her feel calm. Babies
like to be touched on the bareskin. It also helps deepen theiraffection with their parents.
- if your baby can't go tosleep easily: before going tobed, hold your baby in the
upright position and gently rub
the back from top down. In
this way, the temper will settle
and it will be easier to get
to sleep. It helps also, if you
warm their ankles with both
hands.
- if your baby has trouble
with constipation: when you
change their diapers, bend
and stretch one leg at a time,then the gas in the baby's
stomach will get loose and theintestine can work good again.
Also if you stroke the baby's
belly slowly clockwise, you canhelp them relieve themselves
when they go to the toilet.
In general it is to say that, if
you touch the baby's skin andmassage it, the skin becomes-8-

by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

stronger and becomes
more cold-resistant. Bloodcirculation also gets betterand the dryness of the skin
will go away.
This month's toy: Puppet
with a moving mouth
1. Cut a paper cup 1/3 fromthe bottom, until 3cm is left
like in the picture below.
2. Stick a piece of cardboard
around 1.5cm x 20cm in sizeon the backside of the paper
cup with cellophane tape.
3. Draw eyes, nose, mouth
etc. to make it look like ananimal.
How to play:
Pull the cardboard stripe on
the paper cup to play.

japanese lessonby yoshie motokidaily life conversation
This month we take a look at scenes in our daily life, with expressions we use, when we
invite people. At the same time let's learn the two phrases how to "accept invitations" and"refuse invitations".

Conversation: An Invitation to the Cinema.
（１）
A: えいがを みに いきませんか。
みますか。
B: ええ。なにをこくものがたり
A: 『ナルニア国物語２』は どうですか。
（２）
B: いいですね。じゃあ、いきましょう。
(1)

When you invite someone, say 〜ませんか .

えいがを
コーヒーを
カラオケへ

(2)

みます
のみます
いきます

→

み
のみ
いき

ませんか。

- see a movie- drink coffee- go to karaoke

If you want to make a suggestion to someone, say 〜ましょう．The sufﬁx ましょう
means 'let's'.

みます
のみます
いきます

(3)

Do you want to go to the cinema?
Sure. What are we watching?
How about "The Chronicles of Narnia 2"?
Nice, let's go.

→

み
のみ
いき

- watch- drink
- go

ましょう。

Responding to an Invitation① To Accept
A: えいがをみませんか。 Do you want to watch a movie?

B １： ええ、いいですね。
B ２： ええ、みましょう。

Yes, sounds good.
Yes, let's go!

② To Refuse
A: えいがを
B １：
B ２：

みませんか。 Do you want to watch a movie?
すみません、ちょっと いそがしいです。
Sorry, I'm busy.
えいがは あまり すきじゃ ありません。 I don't like movies so much.

Avoid direct expressions, and tell the reason for refusing.
To use this month's phrase, it is important to know many verbs.

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memoranda
Fireﬂy Week at the
Haha River

母川ホタル
週間

Throughout the week of this event you can see ﬁreﬂies at

期間中、ホタルの幻影的な光を鑑賞する機会のほか、高the Haha River, as well as take a tour boat ride or join in

瀬舟の遊覧や野点・笹舟づくり教室が行われます。

ﬁreﬂy related workshops!
日時：

When: Saturday, June 7 - Saturday, June 14

8:00-21:30

8:00-21:30
Where: The Haha River and surrounding area in Kaiyoucho, Kaifu-gun.
Cost:

場所：

母川と周辺、海部郡海陽町

金額：

無料（高瀬舟の遊覧は大人 300 円、中学生以下

Free, but 300 yen to ride the tour boat for

は 200 円）adults, 200 yen for junior high school

問い合わせ：海陽町観光協会まで

students and below.
Info:

6 月 7 日（土）～ 6 月 14 日（土）電話 0884-76-3050

Call the Kaiyo-cho Tourism Association at
0884-76-3050

The Sadamitsu
Saturday Festival

貞光うだつの土曜祭

Come to the Tsurugi-cho Sadamitsu Central Shopping

この機会に貞光の中央商店街でフリーマーケット、街かArcade for live street performances, a flea market, andどイベントなど、たくさんの催しを楽しめます。

many other events.
日時：

When: Saturday, June 7

6 月 7 日（土）10:00-19:00

10:00-19:00
Where: The Chuo Shotengai in Sadamitsu, Tsurugi-cho

場所：

つるぎ町貞光中央商店街と周辺

Cost:

Free

金額：

無料

Info:

Call the Tsurugi Town Commerce and Tourism

問い合わせ：つるぎ町商工観光課まで

Division at 0883-62-3111

電話 0883-62-3111

Inokami Shrine
Festival

井上神社祭

This festival is held every year on the ﬁrst Sunday of July.

祭礼は毎年 7 月第 1 日曜日に実施され、川の渕の中で暴From the depth of the river a portable shrine will appear.

れ神輿がでます。これができるまでは、女人禁制でした。

Furthermore, you can enjoy handmade stuff, sold by

また、地元若衆の手作りによる出店やもちなげがあり、

young people from this countryside.

訪れた人々を楽しませています。

When: Sunday, July 6, 8:00 - 15:00

日時：2008 年 7 月 6 日（日）、8：00 ～ 15：00

Where: Inokami Shrine, Aza Ono, Hibihara, Kaiyo-cho,

場所：

海部郡海陽町日比原字大野

金額：

無料

Kaifu-gun
Cost:

Free

Info:

Call the Kaiyo-cho Sightseeing Association at

問い合わせ： 海陽町観光協会まで
電話 0884-76-3050

0884-76-3050

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井上神社

memoranda
Summer School
Japanese Lessons
for Children

サマースクール
夏休み子ども日本語教室

July 22, 24, 28, 29, 31 & August 4 from 10:30 to

７月 22 日（火）、24 日（木）、２8 日（月）、29 日（火）
、

Noon!

31 日（木）、８月 4 日（月）午前 10：30 ～ 12：00“I want to learn kanji and Japanese words.”“I want to do summer homework.”“I want to make some friends.”☆漢字や言葉の勉強がしたい。
☆夏休みの宿題がしたい。
☆友達を作りたい。

If this sounds like your child, why not enroll them in
Summer Japanese Lessons for Children? Japanese

こんな悩みがあったら、夏休み子ども日本語教室に来てteachers are here to help you out. Your child can do

みませんか。日本語の先生たちが、困っていることを助his/her summer homework in class, and there will be fun

けてくれます。教室で夏休みの宿題をしたり、ゲームや

activities as well, like games and quizzes.
Things to bring: writing tools, summer homework,

クイズをしたりしながら、いっしょに楽しく勉強しましょう。

school texts, and things your child wants to study.
Participation is free!

持ってくる物： 筆記用具、夏休みの宿題や教科書、ワーク（勉強したい物）

Eligible participants: Children (Elementary and Junior

対象：

日本語を母語としない

High School Students), whose first language is not

場所 ：徳島県国際交流プラザ（トピア）会議室

Japanese
Place: Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange
Association (TOPIA)

小学生、中学生( クレメントプラザ 6F）
日時 :2008 年７月 22 日、24 日、28 日、
29 日、31 日、８月 4 日

Tokushima Station Clement Building 6F

午前 10：30 ～ 12：00

When: July 22, 24, 28, 29, 31 and August 4.
Instruction: JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network

講師：

ＪＴＭとくしま日本語ネットワーク

Application: Come in to TOPIA to apply, or alternatively,

参加費： 無料

you can find a copy of the details necessary to apply

申込み締切：７月 11 日（金）online at TOPIA website: www.topia.ne.jp. Applications

申込み方法： 郵送、ﾌｧｸｼﾐﾘ、持参、申込書と同じ内容を

can be sent in by email, fax or mail!

書いて e-mail で申し込んでください。

Deadline: Friday, July 11*This Summer School is sponsored by Tokushima※申込締切日を過ぎても参加できる場合があるので、申Prefectural Government in conjunction with TOPIA. It may

込み締切日以降でもお問い合わせください。

be possible to participate even if you miss the deadline, so
please contact us if you want to join.

※このサマースクールは、徳島県の事業としてトピアの協力のもと実施されます。

Contact: TOPIA Attn: Ms. Murasawa - Clement
Plaza 6F, Terashima Honcho Nishi 1-61, Tokushima City,
Tokushima 770-0831
Tel: 088-656-3303
Fax: 088-652-0616
E-mail: coordinator1@topia.ne.jp

申込み・問い合わせ先 ： トピア（財団法人徳島県国際交流協会）村澤〒 770-0831

徳島市寺島本町西 1-61 クレメントプラザ

6F 電話： 088-656-3303 ファクス： 088-652-0616
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coordinator1@topia.ne.jp

memoranda
The Awa Jurobei
Yashiki Festival

阿波十郎兵衛人形浄瑠
璃まつり水無月公演

In this annual festival, visitors to the Awa Jurobei Yashiki

この機会に、傾城阿波鳴門順礼歌の段をはじめ、様々な

can see a variety of famous awa puppet theatre plays, as

人形浄瑠璃が競演されるほか、木偶人形の制作・実演がwell as demonstrations of the puppets and tools used inthis traditional form of theatre.

行われます。
日時：

When: Saturday June 28, 10:00 -6 月 29 日（日）、9:45 ～

Sunday June 29, 9:45 Where: The Awa Jurobei Yashiki, 20 minutes by bus

場所：from the JR Tokushima Station.
Cost:

阿波十郎兵衛屋敷（JR 徳島駅からバスで 20 分
ほど）

400 yen for adults, 300 yen for university, senior金額：

and junior high school students, and 200 yen for

大人 400 円、大高中生 300 円、小学生以下 200円

primary school students and below.
Info:

6 月 28 日（土）、10:00 ～問い合わせ：阿波十郎兵衛屋敷まで電話 088-665-2202。

Call the Jurobei Yashiki at 088-665-2202.

Living inTokushima

徳島県生活情報
ウェブサイトIn need of information for daily activities? Come and日常生活において情報をお探しですか。ぜひ、徳島県のtake a look at the Living in Tokushima website hosted

生活情報ウェブサイトをご覧ください！このウェブサイ

by Tokushima Prefecture, home to information such as

トから地震・台風についての情報、テレビや映画のガイド、

earthquake and typhoon-related messages, tv and movie
guides, events, contact numbers and more.

イベント情報などにアクセスできます。パソコン・携帯版両方提供しています！

Living in Tokushima Computer Website
パソコンサイトhttp://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/index.php
Living in Tokushima Mobile Website

携帯サイト

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m

http://our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/m

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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