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

happy anniversary awa life!
am delighted toc o n g ra t u l a t e e ve r y o n e
who has worked on
producting Awa Life
over the last 19 years forthe publication of its 200th
edition! I had the privilegeof serving as the Coordinatorof International Relations inTokushima Prefecture from
August 1988 until August
1991. I remember arriving inTokushima Prefecture excitedand nervous about my newjob, and wondering what could
I do to facilitate international
understanding. I also wanted
to try to make it just a little
bit easier for the internationalr e s i d e n t s o f To k u s h i m a
Prefecture to live away fromtheir home countries. It waswith these goals that Awa Lifewas born.
At that time, I was the only
Coordinator of International
R e l a t i o n s i n To k u s h i m a
Prefecture and was posted
in the International Affairs
Division of the Tokushima"TOPPY"
February 2007 No. 200
by gregory ewald
founder of awa lifeiandrew and claire, current awa life editors, celebrate
the 200th issue with some cakePrefectural Government. The
people I worked with werevery dedicated to their jobs
and open to new ideas. I
conducted seminars on crosscultural issues, assisted with
cultural exchange programs,
and worked on a variety ofother projects. I thoughtthat creating a regular
newsletter would be anotherway to facilitate international

communication among theinternational residents andthe Japanese residents ofTokushima.
When we first started Awa
Life, most of the international
residents in Tokushima werefrom other parts of Asia.
There were a few international
residents from South America,
North America, Europe andAustralia. Although I was the

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inside awa life this month
happy anniversary awa life! - 1,3 ... a walk down memory lane - 3
those critical moments - 4,6 ... ajet musical - pinocchio - 5
martin's manga corner - 7 ... shin-mai mama nikki / letter from suketo - 8
japanese lesson - 9 ... memoranda - 10 - 12

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is a monthly publication of the Tokushima
Prefectural International Exchange Association(TOPIA)
Andrew Dahms & Claire Tanaka
Contributors This Month:
Andrew Dahms, Clara Der, James Disley, Gregory
Ewald, Kazue Inoue, Martin O'Brien, and Claire
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from the editors
must take this opportunity to express mydelight at having the luck to be sitting in
the Awa Life editors' seat as we observe the200th issue of Tokushima's longest-running
English-language newsletter. We were very
fortunate to be able to track down Awa Life's
founder, Greg Ewald, and have him write aretrospective cover story about this newsletter's
humble beginnings. Also, by coincidence,
another former JET Programme participant
contacted us this month to share her memories
of life in Yuki-cho ten years ago. I hope that
Awa Life can continue to be a communication
point for past and present English-speaking
residents of Tokushima prefecture in the years
to come.
Love, Claireind so February arrives, and the air is
ﬁlled with love now that Valentine's Day
is on the way. Or is that the smell of
chocolate? Do you have any special plans
for the day? Going somewhere special? In an
astounding series of developments, last year I
managed not to get a single piece of chocolate
or pink covered wrapping paper. Not evengiri-choko! I'm not sure what I got wrong,
although I can only imagine it was something
unimaginably catastrophic, but this year I've
decided I'll have to pull out a few stops. I must
admit, I'm not used to being on the (apparently)
recieving end on February 14th, but White Day
in March isn't far so off and along with it the
chance to get some sweet chocolately goodness
for the girls at work.
Cheers, Andrewaa sign on mt. bizan saying 'keep our mountains beautiful!' (photo by james disley)-2-

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Coordinator of International
Relations, I would rarely see
another international resident
during the week because
there were so few of us in
Tokushima at that time. Awa
Life was a way to inform theinternational residents of what
was happening in Tokushima.
In looking at Awa Life today,
it is clear that some things
never change and somethings change a lot. As forthe name “Awa Life”, there
was never any doubt. I think
it was the only name I could
come up with and it seemedso appropriate I do not think
any other names were evenconsidered or discussed. The
publication and disseminationm e t h o d s , h o w e v e r, h a v echanged a lot. I recall when
we first started producing
Awa Life, we literally cut andpasted it together. We usedcountless quantities of glue
sticks and photocopy paper. I
also remember sitting arounda large table with colleagues
pasting the mailing labels on
the envelopes and preparing
the newsletters for mailing.
In that respect, a lot haschanged since Awa Life wasborn.
I now live near Washington,
DC and am a lawyer. I stillwork on international projects.
I will always remember fondly
the years I spent working
i n To k u s h i m a . I e n j o y e d
the work and collegial
working environment witha walk down memory lane
experience
with a peeping
To m o u t s i d e
my bedroom
the ﬁrst month,called the police
only to be heardby his wife
who no doubt
wa s p r o b a b l y
preparing
Clara Der (pictured here with her two daughters, Emma supper. So thatand Myka) was the Yuki-cho ALT from 1995-97. She
conversation
currently resides in Sasketchewan, Canada, and will be e n d e d w i t h areturning to visit Tokushima this spring.
good laugh.
Being a vegan,atsukashii desu ne. I had a lot of explaining to
Unforeseen because do. "Diet?" No. Being Asian,
I left Japan thinking, I wasn't much to look at, and"What a relief!" Little being pimply, my cure wasdid I realize, how much those heavily discussed among thetwo years in a fishing town women and after an intent
search in the dictionaries, theywould affect me.
In 1995, I was the second asked if I was, "con-su-peAET to work at Yuki. I was ted?" No.
I sure enjoyed that little
quiet, non-athletic and a poor
drinker. I had a terrifying town. So much so that I'mn-3-

my colleagues. I enjoyedmeeting the residents ofTokushima--both the Japaneseand international residents.
And, of course, I enjoyed
Awa Odori, where I met
an international resident ofTokushima from Indonesia
w h o a c o u p l e ye a r s l a t e r
became my wife. We havenow been married for almost
15 years and have a 3 year
old son who we would like totake to Tokushima in the near
future!
I would again like to wish
Awa Life a happy anniversary
on the occasion of its 200th
edition and to thank all of thepeople who have continued towork hard on publishing Awa
Life over the last 19 years!
by clara der
kayechung@hotmail.com

returning for a second visit,
to see obachan who would
bring me food and check onme after a tidal wave scare.
To see the yakitori man who
had me sign his little vehicle.
To s e e t h e H a m a - s a m a s ,barbers who would try toconvince me the goodness ofmarbled beef while watchingsumo wrestling.
By the second year, myhouse had become a home.
A place for kids to hang out,
students dropping by, a placeof rest for surfers travelling
south, a meeting point for aweekly swim followed by ahearty potluck. I sure misscamping at the beach on
weekends, Taiko in Hiwasa andNakagawa's pottery studio.
Kindness and friendship iswhat matters when we comet o g e t h e r. D o m o a r i g a t ogozaimashita.

those critical moments
ccording to the old
philosophical teachingsin ancient Japan known
as onmyōdo, there
are several occassions during
a person's life in which they
are more pre-disposed todisastrous occurances andcalamities than at any othertime. These times, thought tolast an entire year, are known
as yakudoshi.

awas not bad luck, but rather
purpose or role, particularly
in a spiritual sense. Over theyears, however, this original
meaning became lost and thesystem evolved into its current
state.

The Magic Numbers
So, which years exactly aredesignated as these unluckyt i m e s ? A c t u a l l y, t h e a g e s
designated as yakudoshi
Yakudoshi
differ for men and women,
T h e t e r m y a k u d o s h i i n and can also vary depending
Japanese is comprised of the on where you are in Japan.
characters for bad luck（ ᄁ ） H o w e v e r w h i l e t h e r e a r e
and year（ ໩ ）. It is quite an many trains of thought on
old word, and the system of the subject, for men it isbelief in yakudoshi dates commonly thought to be atback as far as the Heian Era the ages of 25, 42 and 61,(794-1185). However, at that and 19, 33 and 37 for women.
time yakudoshi were not Of these, the age of 42 (which
necessarily tied with unlucky can also be read as shini oroccurrances so much as they 'death') for men and 33 (orwere considered simply to be sanzan, meaning 'disastrous')
critical times in a person's life. for women are considered theIndeed, the original meaning most potentially hazardous.
of the character for yaku
However, these years are

by andrew dahms
until_eternity@hotmail.com

not selected by superstitious
belief alone. Indeed, each has
a more common root behindthem as well. For example,
around the age of 42 is atime where it is commonly
thought a man's level of
responsibility at work and insociety is said to increase, andthe age of 33 for women wascommonly a period during
the midst of childrearing.
Thus, these ages were seen
as times when a person isunder more stress than usual.
If only to confuse mattersmore, the years directly
preceeding and suceeding a
yakudoshi are considered
important as well. The year
before is known as ಶ ᄁ(maeyaku) and the year afteras ঝ ᄁ (atoyaku). These
years are not specifically said
to bring bad luck, although it
is often said that one can see
the . As luck (or lack thereof)
would have it, this year I will
be turning 24, falling into

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a young girl praying before incense sitcks at yakuō temple in hiwasa-4-ajet musical - pinocchio

submitted

scene from an early rehearsal of this years musical, held at the kamojima kominkan on
saturday, january 20 (photo by andrew dahms)

nce again, theparticipants of the
JET Programmeh e r e i n To k u s h i m aband together to bring you
a prefecture-wide touring
musical, and the theme of thisyear's play is a creative takeon Pinocchio!
Last year Tokushima AJET
won an award of recognitionat the JET Programme 20th
Anniversary celebrations fortheir community involvement.
A big reason for why they got
this award was the annual
musical, now in its 13thyear running! Each year, thistheatrical performance blends
easy-to-understand English
with a familiar story, plentyof sight gags, and tons of
singing and dancing to resultin a performance that is fun
for everyone, be they nativeoEnglish speakers or little
Japanese kiddies with next to
no English exposure.
This year, the musical will
perform in Tokushima City forthe ﬁrst time in four years at
Tokushima Hall. See page 12
for a full list of show dates
and locations!
For the occassion, we wereable to recieve a few words
from this year's director,
Joey Stadelmann, about theupcoming performances:

For the thirteenth annual
Tokushima AJET musical we’ll
be putting on Pinocchio. We
aspire to maintain the highstandard that’s been set forthe musicals in years past,
the same that was recognizedat the JET anniversarycelebrations held last year.
Pinocchio is the story of awooden puppet brought to-5-life through the magic of thewishing star, and his journeyas he aspires to become a realboy. Funny and touching at thesame time, we hope to bringthis excellent script to life.
We’ve got an excellent cast,and we’re working hard to takeadvantage of all the ALTs withdance training for the musicalnumbers.
While in English, the musicalis intended to entertain any
English level, from native
speaker to novice, expert tothose who have never taken
an English class. So please,grab your friends, neighbours,
students, their parents,
anyone, and come and checkout the musical. Admission
is free, and donations areappreciated so that in the
future we can keep bringing
you more musicals.

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the maeyaku category andby all rights headed straightfor disaster. I'll let you know
how it goes (and when I said
I wanted to get closer toJapanese culture, this wasn't
exactly what I had in mind).
Yakuotoshi
While there is nothing to stop
yakudoshi from cominge n t i r e l y, n e i t h e r a r e y o u
consigned to simply sit backand take it all in good form. It
is possible to help prevent thisbad luck through undertaking
a simple process known as
yakuotoshi by making a trip
to certain temples or shrines
known for such.
The later half of the word
for this process, otoshi is theJapanese word meaning 'to
drop' and has a very literalplace in the process. Thosemaking their trip to the temple
for yakuotoshi carry withthem a handful of one yen
coins and drop one on eachof the temple stairs as they
approach. In this way it is said
that as you drop the coinsfrom your possession so also
do you drop the bad luck.
Should you happen to makea visit to one of the temples
known for yakuotoshi, youwill ﬁnd the stairs can becomeso thick with coins that temple
staff need to come by andshovel them away in order for
people to pass.
This aside, all that is thenrequired to prevent the badluck is to pray at the temple
itself and to (naturally)
spend the rest of the year
taking care not to place
yourself under undue stressor into potentially dangerous
situations. Some people may
even avoid starting new

a small collection of one yen coins andeven an errant ten yen coin found on
the steps of yakuo temple in hiwasa

ventures or large-scale plans
during a yakudoshi, much inkind to the superstitious belief
in butsumetsu, one of the six
days of rokuyo (see Awa Lifeissue #196, Oct 2006 for moredetails) .
Otherwise, there are many
words of sage advice for how
to go about yakuotoshi,
from what to wear (such as
for women to carry somethingwith a scale-like pattern onit) to what to do while at the
temple or shrine when you
arrive. These customs, too,vary widely depending on
where you are in Japan, but
most common of all is to callones close friends and family
together for a party of sorts.
More locally, here in Tokushima
it was once a tradition for
those falling under yakudoshi
to come together and takepart in a ningyo jōruri play.
Common times for making a
trip for yakuotoshi are at theend of winter, on your birthday,or during hatsumōde (trips
made to temples and shrines
over the New Year holidays topray for the coming year).
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Yakuō Temple
If you are wondering how
many such temples arearound, and perhaps where
the nearest is, then haveno fear. Hiwasa in southern
Tokushima is home to Yakuō
Te m p l e , o n e o f t h e f e w
temples in Japan and theonly one in Shikoku where
it is possible to undergo
yakuotoshi. The temple itself
is a mere five minute walkfrom Hiwasa station on the JR
Mugi line and can be easily
seen on the hillsides as you
pass by the area.
While yakuotoshi can bedone at several times during
the year, Yakuō Temple's New
Year celebrations on February
12th provide a popular time
for people to come andundertake it. Many come fromin and outside the prefecture
just to visit the temple, making
it one of the busiest times ofthe year.
When All is Said and Done
The belief and backgroundbehind yakudoshi may bebased in superstition, butthese times do correlate withperiods in which men andwomen commonly undergo
large amounts of stress ortake steps in their lives thatinvolve a certain amount ofrisk, such as starting work forthe ﬁrst time.
This belief in critical
moments in a person's life,
however, is not unique toJapan or Buddhist traditions.
Several other countries andfaiths around the world also
share similar beliefs, suchas Christianity in Spain andEngland, and the Islamic faithin Egypt.

martin's manga corner
Title: Heureka ( ӊҘӞ̶ҝ )Author / Illustrator:
Hitoshi Iwaaki
Publisher: JETS COMICSFirst Published:Japan (2002)
No. of volumes: 1
n most public and school
libraries in Japan you willfind a comic book seriesof the history of Japan.
These comics familiarise many
kids with the details of theirnation's history long before
they learn it in the classroom.
Historical manga abounds, inboth factual and ﬁctional form.
Understandably enough, most
historical fiction mangas aremostly set in Medieval Japanand China, one of the mostpopular comics being theomnipresent Sengoku Jieitai(Warring States Self-Defense
Force). Its popularity is suchthat it has been adapted into
several ﬁlms over the years.
Unconventionally, Hitoshi
Iwaaki's Heureka is a manga
set in antiquity, during theSecond Punic War between
the small city state of Syracuse
and the Roman Empire. The
comic is based around thelife and times of the famous
mathematician Archimedes.
Archimedes was not only agifted mathematician but also
an engineer of repute. During
the conflict with the Romans,Archimedes was supposedly
responsible for creating a
number of war machines thatdevastated the Roman legions
before they eventually got theupper hand. The exact natureand use of these devices iscontroversial, and exists morein the realm of legend thanactual historical fact. Heurekaifocuses on these legends, andprovides a wonderful evocationof how exactly the Syracusians
might have defended their city
against the Romans.
Archimedes used a numberof war machines to defend thecity, the most famous being
his heat ray, which was a wallof mirrors that were aligned toreﬂect the sun to a single point
where it would burn the sailsof the Roman ships. Othermachines were the Claw ofArchimedes, which was a kindof crane with a grappling hookwhich grabbed the enemy ship
and capsized it. The beautyof Iwaaki's Heureka is themanner in which he focuseson the legends associated withthe war, and conceptualises indetail how the war machines
would have looked and how
they would have been used inbattle.
His interpretation of the Siege
of Syracuse turns what would
have been just another boring
ancient city state conflict into
something that is fascinatingfrom a number of perspectives.
The battle scenes are the mostimaginative. Iwaaki manages
to come up with a few of his
own war machines, the mostmemorable being a type ofcircular saw that pops up overthe battlements and chops
up the Roman legionnaires
in a manner that is none toopleasant.
Blood, gore and violent death
are in abundance in Heureka.
The most brutally imaginative
part is when Archimedes
comes up with a type of siege
tower containing two rapidly
revolving steel discs, onto
which stones are fed. The
discs then hurl the rocks at-7-

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lightning speed at the closeranked Roman soldiers with
inevitably gruesome results.
While these are obviously very
liberal interpretations of what
probably happened in theSecond Punic War, Iwaaki's
drawings nevertheless givean excellent perspective of
how events unfolded. His
drawings of the city and its
walls and surrounding terrain
make the reader understandat a moment's glance therelative predicaments ofboth the Syracusians andthe Romans. Once we areinformed of how everythingworks, the subsequent battles
unfold. This is the high pointof Heureka. It goes something
like this: cocky, well-armed
Roman soldiers come up to thebattlements at various stages
fully conﬁdent that they will be
victorious. Archimedes pulls a
few ropes or levers and soon
we are presented with up-close
scenes of Rome's finest being
cut to ribbons, while geeky
Archimedes and his Syracusiancohorts stand around looking
pleased with themselves.
Heureka is not just bodies cut
in two or decapitated horses
heads flying through the air.
The actual life and times andachievements of Archimedes
are accurately portrayedfrom the time he wassummoned to serve Syracuse
to his eventual murder at thehands of a Roman soldier.
If Iwaaki's interpretation of
how Archimedes dealt with
the Romans is correct, I can't
say I blame the guy. Iwaaki's
Heureka is a rich portrayal of
the Second Punic War and his
vision of how the battles werefought is enthrallingletter from suketo hoikuen
ccording to theJapanese traditional
calendar, it is alreadyspring, but it's still very
cold and snowing in places.
A lot of children catch colds
and become ill at this time ofyear. Do your children taketheir medicine properly when
they get sick? It's very hardto get a small child to takemedicine, isn't it. This month,
I'll introduce a few tricks forgetting children to take their
medicine.

aconsult your doctor to see if it
is alright to freeze your child's
medicine)
2. Taking powdered
medicine-mix with a bit of water tomake a paste, and use yourfinger to put the medicine on
the inside of the child's cheekwhere they won't be able totaste it as much, then give thechild water to drink.

1. Taking syrup-give it a bit at a time with adropper-freeze the syrup and feedit to the child like sherbet(some medicines change theircomposition when frozen, so

w-mix the medicine with food
*good food to mix: sweet orcold foods, something which
you don't mind if your child
grows to hate it (ie. pudding,
ice cream, condensed milk)*bad food to mix: staple foods(ie. milk, rice, bread). Also,
acidic foods can alter thecomposition of the medicine,so don't mix with orange juice,
yogurt, sports drinks, etc.
Some medicines can become
more bitter when mixed withcertain foods. Consult withyour doctor if you need more
information.
This month's toy: Peek-aboo paper cups. Draw faces ona few cups, then stack them.
Each time you remove a cup,a new face is revealed!

shin-mai mama nikki
e are making gooduse of our hot carpet
again this winter. It’s alittle island of warmthin our cold, cold apartment.
Soﬁe is learning more words
all the time. She loves dogs
and whenever she sees a dog,
whether on TV, in a magazine,or outside on the street,
she says “wow-wow”. She
also says “wow-wow” when
she sees cats, squirrels, andbasically anything with fur. She
is learning lots of words fromher Japanese gramma too,such as “cha-cha” (meaning“tea”) which she uses for any
kind of drink, including water.
I remember learning about
this in a linguistics class in
University – kids start out by
calling broad categories ofthings by one name (all drinks
are “cha-cha”, all animals areby kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff“wow-wow”) and graduallydevelop a more specificvocabulary for things. I wonder
if this means that when shesays she wants "cheese" shereally just means "food"?
Our whole family has beensick in turns during the pastmonth. I am so glad to havemy husband's parents nearby
so they can come and help
take care of Sofie when one
of us gets sick. I can't imagine
how we would ever copewithout them.
There’s a new campaign toencourage parents to spend
more time with their preschoolage children presented by
the prefectural government's
children’s welfare division. It’s
called “Go! Go! Kuttsuki-dan
Oen Jigyo”(Sticky-bug Team
Support Program). Presumably
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attached to the parent’s side
is likened to a sticky-bug(kuttsuki mushi). If you
attend their parent-and-child
events and collect stickers
for your point card, you can
exchange your filled point
card for a Sticky-bug Passport,
which is good for discounts
and special favors at various
shops in the prefecture. For
more information in Japanese,see the following URL: http://

www1.ourtokushima.net/
kodomo/ I live pretty close to
the former ASTY Tokushima(now called “Flair” the Gender
Equality Centre) where a lot ofthese parent-and-child events
are scheduled to be held, so I
might try ﬁlling my point cardand see what kind of deals I
can get with my Sticky-bug
Passport. I’ll let you all know
how it goes.

japanese lessonby takako yamada

n February and March, some useful noun-verb combinations often used in speciﬁc occasions
will be introduced in order to help you build up your vocabulary. You may have learned a lotof nouns and verbs so far but sometimes you may ﬁnd it difﬁcult to choose a proper verb fora certain noun. Put proper verbs in the blanks and see how many of the following you cananswer.
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Health: diseases, injuries and treatment̛ौ৅̡ྸࡂ̜хр̜૓ᆑI

czp l j o j

lvtvsj pྸࡂџ!
become sickl f h b p
хр҆!
get injuredl b { f p࿭ଉ҆!
catch cold
dij h b
ॆ р! !
bleed
z b l f e ppѸхѝ ( ҆ )burn
ipof p਒̛̛҆break one’s bone ij{bpྞ̛̛҆chafe one’s knee ipofo j਒џ̛̛crack one’s bone ofutv
h b
໨ р̛̛
have a feverᄄ ҆! ̛̛̈́ͅ
̛̛take medicine
n f hvtvsj p
წ ᄄ ̛̛҆̈́ͅ
̛put drops in one’s eye
divv t i b p૽̛̛̛҆̈́ͅ
̛
have an injection oද
bolpv p໌১̛҆ ̛̛̈́ͅ
̛
apply ointment
ipvubj p၅ഷ҆ ()̛
put a bandage
tijqqv p
̛!(apply a compress ૮࿑҆)̛ofutv p໨҆ (̛̛)̛
check one’s temperature
tijotbutv p఑ ੳ ̛҆! (see a doctor)
sfouphfo!pÛÞÅºßÞ҆! (take an Y.ray
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Eating and cooking̛௳ૈ̜ᆍᅫ

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tijp pbkj p‫̛̛̛̈́ͅ !̛҆ܜ‬̛
sprinkle salt
tipv z v p
ோ
ᄍ
҆
̛!
̛̛̛̈́ͅ
pour soy sauce tipv z v pᄍ̛҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
̛
dip in soy sauce c jோ
. s v ! pӅ̶ӝ҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
pour beerc b u b . ! pұ̶҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
spread butter t ӂ
v . q v ! pҫ̶Ӊ҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
̛
eat soupv e p op
ѝ҇҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
̛
slurp up udon t v uкf . l j pҫҸ̶ҟ̛̛҆
̛̛̛̛̈́ͅ
fry a steakz v p๰̛̛҆! ̛̛̛̛̈́ͅ
boil waterႳ̛҆! ̛̛̛̈́ͅ
taste, degustbkj p̛Ⴓ̛̛҆!̛̛̛̈́ͅ
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memorandaਇੑᅫ‫ݶ‬ફ‫܍‬Í¬±ØÒ

InternationalForumѸэѽтѢਇӈ̶ұӥ̝HOQ̈́ਇჁೳౠઌͅѼѾ HOḮਇ
Tshering Cigay Dorji from Bhutan will talk about hisჁೳূ࿵ͅಶབ̡໘ႎত҆ᇭяѿా஛ўиӈ̶ұӥగ̛country and its GNH (Gross National Happiness) over GNPҩҙӜӥ̠ҫҕ̶ҤҖ̠һӝҪળѢ৬܏ঝབ̡иҁ҇ў(Gross National Product) policy (in Japanese). FollowingਇѢగќѢপᅺ‫ݵ‬the speech will be a chance to interact with people fromvarious countries.
When: February 17 (Sat) 13:00 - 16:00

໘ૐ ;! 3 ै 28 ໘̈́๘ͅ24;11 ̻ 27;11

Cost:

ࣞ޽̡! Ⴥᆍ

Free

Where: TOPIA (Clement Plaza 6F)

௘୸ ;! ຝ๥ॡਇੑপᅺࢤ‫̈́ݵ‬ҡӞӓӥҺӉӛҨϬ‫ͅގ‬Info:call Mr. Noguchi 088-656-3303

ை੍ ;! ჾ঵Ѳћ̡199.767.4414

or e-mail topia@topia.ne.jp̛̛̛̛ӓ̶ӝ̡upqjbAupqjb/of/kq̛

Shikoku Sake
Matsuri in Ikeda

ඕโџохѿ
ટਇଢѲјѾ

Sample 33 different brands of Shikoku-produced sake andટਇϪॡѢඑଢ 44 დပѢඑଢ҆ી‫ۃ‬ћсѿ̝ആ७Ѣॣ޺tour local sake breweries as well.

Ѷ୞ᅖѲэ

When: February 17, 10:00 - 16:00

໘ૐ ;! 3 ै 28 ໘ 21;11 ̻ 27;11

Where: at the Awa Ikeda Shoko Kaigijo 3F Hall௘୸ ;! ٬༂ඕโஒি‫୸ࡢݵ‬ϩG Ӎ̶ӝ

Cost:

1200 yen in advance, 1400 yen at the door forࣞ޽̡! ಶ༞Ѿ̡2311 ‫̛܅‬๴໘̡2511 ‫܅‬the sake tasting. Brewery tours are free.

!

call 0883-72-0143

ை੍ ;! ufm/!1994.83.1254

Info:ആ७Ѣॣ޺ѣჅᆍ̝

Doitsu-kan EventsһҖҶࠛҖӋӥҺ

Valentines' Day ConcertӦғӞӥұҖӥ̠ҹҕҥӥҧ̶ҺA selection of jazz music and ballads will be performed on͐‫҆͑ٮ‬Ҹ̶ӐџыѓҪӕҬќӂӛ̶һѢ܏೛̝the theme of 'love'.

໘ૐ̡! 3 ै 23 ໘̈́໘ͅ22̡11 ќ 25̡11 ̻

When: February 12 (Sunday), at 11:00am and 2:00pm
Cost:

ࣞ޽̡! Ⴥᆍ

Free

Valentines' Day FairӦғӞӥұҖӥ̠ҹҕӇҙҔ̶A fair of German Valentines' Day goods such as chocolateҳәҥӞ̶ҺўѝһҖҶѢӂӞӥұҖӥҢҵҬѢས༞will be held at the Doitsu-kan. On the second day of thë́ϧϨ໘ѣһҖҶӡҖӥѸҪӗ̶ҫ̜ң̶ҟѸҳәҥӞ̶event there will also be special selling of wine, cake,ҺѢຟဠҭҵҺѶས༞ͅchocolate and juice as well.

໘ૐ̡! 3 ै 22 ໘̈́๘̠୙ͅќ 3 ै 23 ໘̈́໘ͅ22̡11

When: Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12
Cost:

!

Free

ќ 25̡11 ̻ࣞ޽̡! Ⴥᆍ

For more details and information on the Doitsu-kan, take alook at the Doitsu-kan homepage for more seasonal eventһҖҶࠛѢҘҙӈҧҖҺџѶࡆಉѢҖӋӥҺ௜၇ўѝ

information and other details, here at: http://www.city.

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naruto.tokushima.jp/germanhouse/index.html

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memoranda
Nengajō Lottery
Numbers

ဓౖ 2: ໩໩‫ݰ‬௡๴я҇཮ৼ

Here are this year's winning lottery numbers! For first2 ै 26 ໘џਗ໩Ѣ໩‫ݰ‬௡๴я҇ৼрཇླщҀѲыѓ̤ 2

prize, you need to have a match with all the numbers on໩‫ݰ‬௡џ୿ињиѿϬॼѢ཮ৼрыѓѢ̈́ϧͅѢѝѕѽ

your card, for second prize division the last four, and theпќ‫ڴ‬඙ыѓѽ 2 ๷̜ыѓѢϪхѓр̈́ϨͅѢѝѕѽп

last two numbers for the third prize division.

ќ‫ڴ‬඙ыѓѽϨ๷̜ёыњыѓѢϨхѓр̈́ϩͅѢѝѕѽпќ‫ڴ‬඙ыѓѽϩ๷̝To claim your prize, simply take your nengajō to the postоࣝуѢᄧာࣅѬ๴я҇ᅃ୿̠๴я҇ಂଚ҆о૏ѕ

ofﬁce. Prizes can be claimed up until Tuesday, July 17.

уєщи̝‫ࠖ࠼߹ۂ‬рຍ໩ϭैϧϭ໘̈́‫ͅݔ‬Ѳћ̝

1: 157788, 457190

1: 157788, 457190

2: 5161, 7093, 7485, 9614

2: 5161, 7093, 7485, 9614

3: 64, 79

3: 64, 79

Frozen Heat:
Hans Peter Kuhn

๞໨Ë±Þ¾¦Îà±Á±¦¹±ÞAn exhibition by German sound artist, Hans Peter Kuhn.

һҖҶగѢҧҘӥһҔ̶ҸҕҫҺрᅖॡ̤

When: January 27 - March 11 (9:30 - 17:00)

໘ૐ ; ϧैϨϭ໘пѽϩैϧϧ໘̈́:;41 ̻ 28;11ͅ

Cost: Adult: 600 yen, Student: 450 yen, Pupil: 300 yenࣞ޽̡ോగ 711 ‫̜܅‬
̛ോ৸̡561 ‫̜܅‬சඨ̡411 ‫܅‬Where: At Bunka no Mori's Museum of Modern Art

௘୸ ; ဌ݁Ѣఃџжѿຝ๥ॡᅵࣝ൉ྖୟࠛ

Info: call 088-668-1088 orை੍ ; ใᇭ̡ 088-668-1088

See the museum's homepage (in Japanese) at:ྖୟࠛѢӍ̶Ӓӌ̶Ҫ̡

http://www.art.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/

http://www.art.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/
Also see the artist's homepage (available in both German
and English) at:Ӂ̶ӥҫ̠ӌ̶ұ̶̠ҡ̶ӥѢӍ̶Ӓӌ̶Ҫ̡

http://hpkuhn-art.de/hpk.html

http://hpkuhn-art.de/hpk.html

Kigure New Circus

ҟҢӞ ofx ҧ̶ҝҫThe Kigure New Circus is coming to Komatsushima! They฿ಊѢҟҢӞ ofx ҧ̶ҝҫрசப๥џ๎௘̤Ѳѿ‫ڴ‬Өैwill be performing from two to three shows per day for aࣞᄹ໘҆ஊињႚ໘ 3 јп 4 јѢ૷ࢍ҆௑܏ыѲэࣱ̝

month, excluding Fridays. See high rope acts, clowns, andඨӈӛӥҥ̜ӆҚӟ̜ўѝўѝ̛̤more!
When: Sat. March 10 - Sun. April 8 (10:00 - 15:00)

໘ૐ ;4 ै 21 ໘̈́๘̻ͅ 5 ै 9 ໘̈́໘̈́ͅ21;11 ̻ 26;11ͅ

Cost:

Adults: 2,200 in advance, 2,500 on the dayࣞ޽̡ോగ̡ಶ༞Ѿ̡3311 ‫̜܅‬๴໘̡3611 ‫܅‬Children: 1,200 in advance, 1,500 on the day̛̛̛તѝѶ̡ಶ༞Ѿ̡2311 ‫̜܅‬๴໘̡2611 ‫܅‬௘୸ ; சப๥ৗ౾එࣤຟಇ‫ݵ‬௘

Where: At the Komatsushima Port Akaishi Special Site
Info:

See the Kigure New Circus homepage:ை੍ ; ҟҢӞ ofx ҧ̶ҝҫѢӍ̶Ӓӌ̶ҪѲћ̡

http://www.kigure-circus.com

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memoranda
13th AJET Musical
Pinocchio!

BKFU ӑӗ̶ҪҝӝӆӀҟҜ̤The award-winning AJET Musical enters its 13thࢌ໩ொ҆ේиѓ BKFU ຝ๥Ѣӑӗ̶Ҫҝӝѣਗ໩ћ 24

consecutive year this year with a creative interpretation of໩წџўѾѲэ̝ਗ໩Ѣ૷ࢍѣ൱ћѶѼуඐїњиѿthe fairy tale classic, Pinocchio. See page 5 of this issueӆӀҟҜ̝ை੍ѣ 6 ӌ̶Ҫ҆шᅥуєщи̝for more details.
This year's performance schedule is as follows:໘ธ̡March 3 (Saturday): Hiwasa Community Hall @ 19:00

4 ै 4 ໘̈́๘̡ͅ໘ᇬਨҥӑӗҽҸҕ̶Ӎ̶ӝ̛ͱ̛2:;11March 4 (Sunday): Care Home Wajiki @ 14:00

4 ै 5 ໘̈́໘̡ͅ!ңҔӍ̶Ӓᇳ࿕̛ͱ̛25;11

March 10 (Saturday): Ishii-cho Chuo Kominkan @ 19:00

4 ै 21 ໘̈́๘̡ͅ!౸‫ڮ‬෎ඨ‫ܡ‬রჁ̛ࠛͱ̛2:;11March 11 (Sunday): Tokushima Hall @ 14:00

4 ै 22 ໘̈́໘̡ͅ!ຝ๥Ӎ̶ӝ̛ͱ̛25;11

March 17 (Saturday): Wakimachi Odeon-za @ 19:00

4 ै 28 ໘̈́๘̡ͅ!ᇰ෎ҜҹҜӥਸ਼̛ͱ̛2:;11

Cost:

Entry is free!

ࣞ޽̡໚௘Ⴥᆍ

Info:

TOPIA at 088-656-3303

ை੍̡UPQJB Ѳћ!199.767.4414!

(ask for Claire or Andrew) for more information.

̛̛̛̈́ҡӞҔႦѣҔӥһӜӗ̶Ѳћͅ

Big Hina MatsuriӅҵҢѦўѲјѾ

Your chance to see mountains of traditional Japanese dollsႚ໩̜஍۠෎џжѿగछѢҖӋӥҺ

on display at this annual event.
໘ૐ ;! 3 ै 29 ໘̻ 4 ै 32 ໘̈́:;11 ̻ 27;11ͅ
When: February 18 - March 21 (9:00 - 16:00)

௘୸ ;! ஍۠෎గछဌ݁পᅺࠛ

Where: Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryukan

ࣞ޽̡! ോగ 411 ‫̜܅‬ச޺ౠ̡211 ‫܅‬

Cost:Ҕҡҭҫ̡ຝ๥ӂҫѢ஍۠ದџ௔їњ̜71 ကঝџ͐గछ

300 yen for adults, 100 yen for primary students!

Access: Take the Tokushima Bus on the Katsuura Line forဌ݁পᅺࠛಶ͑џ৵Ѿњуєщи̝60 minutes and get off at "Ningyo Bunka Koryukan Mae".

Counselling Service at TOPIAҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵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)గग़ଙїњࡏуა໘
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