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

hannover 96 in tokushimafussball ist unser Leben!
Soccer is our life! This is aline from a song the fansalways sing in the stadium.
They scream, they're drunk,they have fun at this game!
For me, soccer is not really an
option. I liked to watch theworldcup, but only because it
was in Germany and it was so
big and the atmosphere wasgreat. And of course, Germanbeer tastes so good.
A n y w a y, l a s t y e a r i n
September I went to Germany(see 'my trip to germany' in
the November 2007 issue of
Awa Life). The Governor ofTokushima signed a friendshipand exchange agreement for
culture, sports and education.
For the part of the sports
exchange, the first step isdone. On February 7, twoGerman soccer coaches fromthe club called Hannover 96(sechs und neunzig) came toTokushima to teach Japanesekids from 10 to 13 years old,

"TOPPY"
March 2008 No. 213
by mario dammannmiree52@yahoo.co.jp

the author with matthias willms and rainer graf, two youth
coaches for hannover 96

the basics of German soccer.
They trained for two days.
On Saturday, February 9 intotal came 96 children to getlessons! What a coincidence!
The coaches came 'To spark

the fire (for soccer) in thehearts of Tokushima's kids.
On Saturday it was raining
very strong, but nobody gave
up. Even Andrew and I werein there translating every

hannover 96 in tokushima ... con't on page 3

inside awa life this monthhannover 96 in tokushima - 1,3 ... my life as a villain - 4
martin's manga corner - 5 ... becky's awa-ben, letter from suketo hoikuen - 6
japanese lesson - 7 ... japanese lesson information - 8,9
memoranda - 10, 11, 12

awa life

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/

is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association (TOPIA)
Editors:
Andrew Dahms & Mario Dammann
Contributors This Month:
Rebecca Closner, Andrew Dahms, Mario
Dammann, Kazue Inoue, Fumiko Kanematsu,
Martin O'Brien and Chris Riedl.

from the editorsit was around October last year when
I recieved a call to see if I would beinterested in being the producer for thisyear's AJET Musical. I agreed. Since then,I have become both a very boring person, anda very mysterious one. Whenever anyone asks
what I have been up to, it is either work or
the musical. Interest piqued, I am then asked
about the musical, to which all I can really
reply is 'wait and see'. All of that will soon be
over, however, as March rolls around and thetime has come for the real thing. Spring, too,is finally here, soon to bring both beautiful
cherry blossoms and a boatload of farewells
and welcomes from staff transfers. But how
will everything play out? Well, I guess we'll justhave to wait and see.
Cheers, Andrew

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

to be honest, I've had enough! Enoughwinter for this year. I hope when you readthis, the weather is getting warmer andI don't have to freeze any more. But thisis not the only thing I am looking forward toin march. The biggest thing is the musical!
I had the honor to visit one practice, and it
was awesome (except for the cold hall). They
practised the whole time for only one dance!
And as I heard there will be many more in themusical, I was stunned. When did they practise
all this stuff? How can they remember it all?
Only few more days to go and I hope you cango to a performance as well. Please read Chris
Riedl's article on page four, because he is oneof the main characters. See you there!
Danke! Mario

one of the ﬁrst ﬂowers of spring - the plum blossom (photo by andrew dahms)-2-

hannover 96 in tokushima ... con't from page 1
word to the kids like, 'jump
higher', 'kick the ball' or 'runfaster'. We made a very stylish
impression in our turquoise
raincoats, but they helped to
avoid catching a cold. After
two hours of exciting andexhausting training (for both,the 29 and 41 year old coaches
and the children) we had time
for photos and lunch.
In the early afternoon, Mr.
Kamamoto, olympic hero from1968' Mexico's summer games,
held a 30minutes speech about'Having a Passionate Heart'. He
told us stories from his past,that he is the best player of alltime and that everybody cando the same, if one decides to
not give up. He is a nice guy
and on the evening before I
had some minutes to talk withhim. In his ﬁrst appearence it
felt like a real star is comingt h r o u g h t h e d o o r. I t w a s
impressive. I wished, I asked
for his autograph. I had neverthe chance to meet Franz
Beckenbauer, also didn't feelthe need. Maybe this is thefault of my lack of interest in
this sport.
Anyway, after his speech, thepresident of the Tokushima
Football Association, Mr. Fujita,
the president of Tokushima
Vo r t i s M r. Ta k a m o t o , M r.
Kamamoto himself (nowVicepresident of the Japan
Football Association), theGoverneur of Tokushima, Mr.
Iizumi and one of the germanc o a c h e s , M r. G r a f h a d apaneldiscussion. These people
talked about, how the can get
more activity to Tokushima'ss p o r t c u l t u r e . M r. G r a fmentioned, that in Germany
the kids don't play sports inschool (except the educationial
sport) but in clubs, like

Hannover 96. Real sport clubs
and not school clubs like inJapan. He said that he goesscouting from time to time insmaller, local soccer clubs foryoung talents. The training
starts at six years of age. The
youth training is then held
until the child reaches the ageof 19 years. From 20 on, they
can become a professional
contracted player, who plays
for the German Bundesliga.
A very important point hewas talking about is the factthat professional sport should
become more professional.
Don't let talent be wasted inschools, but rather get themout of the school team and put
them into Tokushima Vortis.
Mr. Takamoto had the same
opinion, and he also said thatthat everytime he does so, hegets trouble with the schools.
Japanese schools want tokeep their talents to consist
in competition. But talents
have to be trained, it is so
important to improve the local
sport scene, to move not only
regional and national, but also
global. Otherwise, Mr. Graf
complimented the Japanese
Soccer. It's teamwork is sostrong. Also some of the kids
(boys and girls) impressed
him with their skills. "Please
support them, let them train
in your club!"On Sunday the goal shots
were trained. It was harderfor the kids and after the ﬁrst
30 minutes some of themalready catched for breath.
But still one and a half hour to
go! And again, nobody gaveup, it was nice weather andthe kids had a lot of fun. At
least they said so. After thefree game Mr. Graf picked
one boy beside and asked for-3-

his name. He answered andget special advice from theGerman head-coach. "Youcan do it!", "Ganbare!" andso on. Finally everybody geta handshake, a special sticker"Ich bin 96" and the Japanesecoaches who helped for thesetwo days also get a lanyard
keychain and a pin.
For lunch we had the longawai t e d 're al food'. T h e ywanted to try Japanese
food, but they couldn't eat
it most of the time. So on
the last day we went to ab i g h a m b u rg e r s t o re a n dthey looked very happy after
stuffing themselves with all
kinds of burgers and frenchfries. Then we checked outof the hotel, paid a quick visit
at the Awa Odori Kaikan andthen went back to the airport.
Exhausted from the last fourdays, both slept all the threehours in peace. Only me andmy colleague were worried
about the drivers condition.
He was about to sleep as well!
As our driver! It was worse on
the way home. I sat in front tokeep him awake and told him
all my whole life (maybe that's
why he was falling asleep).
After all I have to say isthat it was very exhausting
to interpret sometimes for 16
hours a day (not constantlyof course). Still, it was a goodtime and I learned very much.
I also earned some interest insoccer. The two coaches werevery excited about Japan andthey had a lot of fun. They
even joined as member ofTokushima Vortis. They hope
to play someday in this teamor to train Tokushima's youth.
But this was only the firststep. Let's find out, what isgoing to be next.

my life as a villainw

hat can I say? I'm avillain and I love it!
I'm a low down, dirty
rotten, evil stinker
of a character and I have noregrets. As most of you know,
the ALTs in Tokushima are
performing an original versionof the classic Japanese fairy
tale "Momotaro" this year. And,not surprisingly, I was asked
to play the part of Akaoni, adespicable, greedy, vengeful,degenerate character if everthere was one. Why was it not
surprising? Because I haveplayed the main villain in the
AJET musical the previous
two years. In fact, when thismusical finishes, I will haveplayed the main villain in fourof the last 6 musicals. What
happened? How did I get type
casted like this?
It wasn't always this way.
Before I started this villainous
run I used to play good, orat least morally ambiguous
characters. My first year inJapan I was one of the Prince's
mates in Awa Cinderella. As amate I wasn't truly evil, just an
enabler to the Prince, who was
the quasi-villain in the play. In
my second year I played oneof three mischievous CheshireCats in Alice in Wonderland.
My third year I landed thelead role in Aladdin. Aladdin
was a real goody-two shoes
with a heart of gold. Even as
recently as last year (sevenyears after the production
was over) I still had random
Japanese people asking me"You were Aladdin, weren'tyou?" It was embarrassing,but the attention and the fact
they remembered was nice.
Having played both a true
hero and a true villain in theseby chris riedl
carrotop007@yahoo.com

plays, I can honestly tell youthat the attention you receive
after the show is much betteras the hero. People want their
picture taken with you, theywant your signature or yourmail address. But when you
are the villain? Many children
are afraid of you afterwards.
Others want to beat you up
like the hero did on stage.
Most just feign terror and look
for someone more likeable toapproach. Some want pictureswith the villain, but certainly
not in the same numbers as
the hero. The minor hordes ofyoung girls and older women
who fawn over the hero rarely
bestow such attention on thevillain. And in stark contrast
to the hero, people rarely
remember for any length oftime who played the villain inany given musical.
So the question becomes,
why play the villain? Whatmakes the villain so interesting
as a character? You don't get
the fame or the attention.
And you routinely get yourbutt kicked in one way or
the other. So why do it? The
simple answer is that villains
are fun. Villains are the ones
who advance the story. Think
about it. Most heroes areagents for the status quo.
Their main purpose is topreserve or restore a situation
or way of life that is favorable
to the audience. The villain's
job in a story is to unbalance
the natural order of things to apoint where a hero is needed
to restore things. Villains
are the catalysts for change.
Without a villain, there is nostory.
I would also like to pointout that villains are much-4-

harder to play than heroes.
Most heroes can be playedstraight up, meaning that you
don't have to play someone
whom is too far removed fromyour real personality. But avillain requires the actor to dosomething that is generally
contrary to most people's basic
character, which is to try to
make people hate you. How
much sweeter is the hero's
victory if it has come at theexpense of a villain you truly
despise? But this is also themost difﬁcult part of playing avillain in a family show: how
to be evil enough to make theaudience enjoy seeing you getyour comeuppance, but not so
revolting that they are turned
off by what they see on stage.
But aside from theintellectually rewarding sideof playing a catalyst or theallure of playing a challenging
character, evil is just plain fun.
You get to have the scariest
makeup and costumes. You'realways in at least one coolfight scene. And you can say
and do things that you could
never do in real life. As a villain
you can tap into your darker
side and see how deep it goes,
and then have fun with it.
Do you want to laugh like anegomaniac? Go for it! Kidnap
young indian princesses? No
problem! Threaten to skewer
precocious young boys with ahook? Absolutely! Nothing isbeyond the realm of possibility
if you play a villain. If you
have the chance, I highly
recommend that you try
playing a villain at least oncein your life. You won't regret it,
but if you do it right, the heroin your story just might!

martin's manga corner
Title:
Manga-ka:
Publisher:First published:
No of volumes:bBlue Heaven ( ブ ル ー・ ヘ ヴ ン )Tsutomu Takahashi
Shueisha
2002
Three

lue Heaven by Takahashi
Tsutomu is a ominous
and unrelenting mysterymanga that manages
to deviate a great deal fromthe usual conventions we tend
to associate with mystery andhorror mangas.
From the outset, Blue
Heaven grabs the reader with
its its unrelenting, mercilessmomentum. The story begins
late one evening in the middleof the Pacific ocean, far out
in its deep blue waters on
the worlds largest and mostluxurious cruise ship the "BlueHeaven". Having embarked
a few hours previously on its
maiden voyage, it's making
its way safely to Japan. On
board the opulent liner, therich and the famous are living
it up at a masked ball in theships ballroom. Musicians
and magicians welcome
the passengers to the Blue
Heaven, the playground on
the sea. As the guests party
into the night, one of thecrew members Sanno is kept
busy looking after the guests
busily trying to ﬁnd a lost childseparated from her motherin the bustle and cacophonyof the evenings merriment's.
As the revellers dance into
the night and as the roulette
wheels spin, the ship creaks
slowly to a halt. On the bridge
the captain and his crew havespotted a lone trawler which isin distress and decide to stopand in the spirit of maritime
custom offer assistance.
Suddenly Sanno is ordered by

the captain to form a boardingcrew and to investigate.
He is also ordered to keep
the rescue a secret from hiscrew mates and the otherpassengers. When he getsaboard he finds two deadbodies admid signs of struggle
and two survivors who are
injured but unconscious. Oncethe two are aboard and given
medical attention, Sanno
tries to get to the bottom of
the baffling circumstance ofthe dead and injured menon the trawler. However it
isn't long until one of themen disappears from his
hospital bed and Sanno isarmed by the captain andcharged with bringing him
into custody. Unable to findthe escapee, he is howeverable to interrogate the othersurviving crew member after
he comes around. From thisman's tale, Sanno learns allabout the mysterious man who
is at large on the Blue Heaven.
He is the one his crew matescalled the Demon Child, oneof 13 gangsters that wereon a smuggling mission from
Shanghai to Japan. After theengine of their trawler broke
down they drifted for two
weeks until the Demon Childdecided to slaughter the othercrew mates. Sanno has a serial
killer on board. And then thebodies begin to mount, as
the Demon Child starts to killthose who saw his face, his
first victim being the medical
doctor that treated him. As
Sanno examines the corpse he-5-

martin o'brien
martinobrien2004@gmail.com

is knocked from behind andsoon awakes to find himself
bound and gagged, a prisonerof the Demon Child.
From this point, what was aninvestigative thriller becomessomething else entirely. As
the Demon Child begins
his killing spree, and as thecaptain of the ship is killed,the Demon Child is watchedfrom the sidelines by a strange
and malevolent bunch ofpeople - the owners of theship. reclusive and destructive
they begin to conduct not
an investigation but a war
when the Demon Child kills
one from within their ranks.
They are billionaire owners ofa pharmaceutical company,a dubious and nefariousorganisation, with links to far
right extremists. The eldest
son comes up with a plan to
get the Demon Child and indoing so create as much deathand destruction as possible. He
decides to stir up racial tension
on the boat and take fulladvantage of the chaos anddestruction left in the wakeof the Demon Child. As theDemon Child is of Asian Origin,
the eldest introduces security
measures that discriminate
against Asian passengers, andthus the seeds of racial tension
are sown. We soon see, whenordinary people have to deal
with pressure and crisis, howquickly quickly violence canenter the fray. No mere thriller,
the Blue Heaven is brutally
frank about the dark side of
our own nature, and how
violence and war can escalate
from nothing more than thetransformed personalities ofonce civilized people.

Becky's Awa-ben!
This month we’ll be talking about negating verbs in Awa-ben in the nonpast informal tense.
There are two ways to negate verbs in Awa-ben and their frequency depends on where you arewithin the region. Both forms are also used in the Kansai region.
The way to negate a verb is to drop the sufﬁx nai ( ない ) from the standard Japanese nonpast
informal tense and add N（ん）. The second way is to drop nai（ない）and add hen（へん）.
Some examples:
For readings, first is the standard japanese(nonpast informal negative tense) followedby Awa-ben (-n) and then by Kansai-ben(Hen).
Group 1 Verbs
買わない - Kawanai (to buy)
買わん - Kawan
買わへん - Kawahen
聞かない - Kikanai (to listen)
聞かん - Kikan
聞かへん - Kikahen
話さない - Hanasanai (to speak)
話さん - Hanasan
話さへん - Hanasahen
待たない - Matanai (to wait)
待たん - Matan
待たへん - Matahen

読まない - Yomanai (to read)
読まん - Yoman
読まへん - Yomahen
分からない - Wakaranai (to understand)
分からん - Wakaran
分からへん - WakarahenGroup 2 Verbs
食べない - Tabenai (to eat)
食べん - Taben
食べへん - Tabehen
教えない - Oshienai (to tell / teach)
教えん - Oshien
教えへん - Oshiehen
できない - Dekinai (can)できん - Dekin (and でけん - Deken)
できへん - Dekihen
and でけへん - Dekehen

letter from suketo hoikuenthe rays of the sun are
getting warmer and it's
finally starting to feel like
Spring. There are manychanges outside at this timeof year, from the budding offlowers to the first few peeksof the new green leaves ontrees.
Also, for children heading into
their first group environment
at the start of April, it can beboth a happy time and an
uncertain one as well. In times
like this, it is important thatyou comfort your child and pay
attention to their concerns.
This will help them to makenew friends and become used
to a new and very different
environment from what they
are used to. It will also help
them to feel more confident
about the things that they
have learned and experienced,
and they will show you even
without being asked. But until
then, please take care of themand look after their progress.

-6-by kazue inoue
suketo hoikuen staff

This Month's Toy: The
Flying Roll
Cut a toilet paper roll as below
in the picture, attaching apiece of paper as a tail. As
you throw the roll out in frontof you, the paper behind it
trails out and flutters around.
You can change the flight of
the roll by the pattern of thepaper.

japanese lessont

by fumiko kanematsu
jtmtoku-lesson@mbk.nifty.com

his month we are going to take a look at two conjunctions that have several meanings それで and しかし . Let’s take a look at the following conversation:

らいげつ

くに

かえ

Ａ：来月、国に帰ることにしました。I've decided to go home next
month.
ほんとうくに
かえ
Ｂ：え、本当ですか。①それで、国に帰ってどうするんですか。
What,really?つ What are you goingto
do then?なが
ちち
しごと
おも
びょうき
Ａ：父の仕事を継ぐつもりです。重い病気でもう長くないんです。
I'm going to take over my father's job. He's very ill right now
and might not
be long
for this world.
さいきん
げんき
Ｂ：②それで、最近、元気がなかったんですね。So that's why
you've been so down lately.
※それで is a conjunction used to continue the topic mentioned in the preceding sentence. It is
commonly used in conversation. ① is used to urge the other person to convey the informationthat the speaker wants to know. ② is used to convey a result based on what is stated in thepreceding sentence. で is a shorten form of それで . Let’s take a look at another conversation:
さいきん

はじ

いっかげつ

Ａ：最近ダイエットを始めたんですよ。１ヶ月で３kg やせました。I started a diet recently, andI've lost three kilos in one month!
Ｂ：そんなにやせたんですか。That much?
む り
しんたい①しかし、無理なダイエットは身体によくないですよ。A bad diet isn't good for you, though.
かよＡ：だいじょうぶですよ。ジムに通っていますから。It's ok. I've just been going to the gym.
ふくに あ
②しかし、その服、よく似合っていますね。Well, your clothes really ﬁt you well.
しかし is used to introduce to a contradictory statement as shown in ① . Another usage shownin ② is to show that the speaker wants to drop the topic of conversation and start a new one. でも is a colloquial expression of しかし .
【Practice】When the use of conjunctives is the same in both conversations (left and right) markthem with a circle. Otherwise, mark with a cross if they are different.
①「それで」にほんごのうりょくしけん

ごうかく

Ａ：日本語能力試験に合格したんです。
Ｂ：おめでとうございます。
うれ[
それで、嬉しそうだったんですね。

たかはし

けっこん

Ａ：高橋さん、もうすぐ結婚するそうで
すよ。
ほんとう
]
Ｂ：本当ですか。
あいてひと
それで、相手はどんな人ですか。

②「しかし」
はなみ

Ａ：もうすぐお花見のシーズンですね。
Ｂ：そうですね。
さいきん
だい
たか
[
しかし、最近、ガソリン代が高くなりましたね。
1: Correct

2: Incorrect

Answers:

かふんしょうＡ：とうとう花粉症になったみたいです。
とくしゃみが止まらないんです。
] Ｂ：それはたいへんですね。
かぜ
つよ
しかし、きょうは風が強いですね。

-7-

japanese lessons
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動詞のいろいろな活用形を学び、豊かな表現を学習す
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ための教室。
《みんなの日本語Ⅰ》１課から２５課ま学習
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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。登録の必要はなく、気軽に参加できる。テキスト「日本語かな入門」を使います。
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japanese lessons 2008a message from topia
topia@fm.nmt.ne.jp

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

TIME

TUE

10:30
↓
12:00

We will study conditionals, causative, passive voice,from
Elementary 3
and honouriﬁc expressions.
MS. TAMURA
April 8
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 38

WED

10:30
↓
12:00

We will take the first steps towards learning basic
fromBeginner
expressions, and study hiragana and katakana too.
April 9MS. MOTOKI
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1

THU

10:30
↓
12:00

We will study various verb forms, and sentencefrom
Elementary 1
patterns using those forms.
MS. YAMADA
April 10
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 14

FRI

10:30
↓
12:00

We will study various verb forms, and expand ourfromElementary 2
range of expression.
MS. AOKI
April 11
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26

SAT

10:30
↓
12:00

A salon-style workshop where students can study freely
from
Generalaccording to their current level, needs or requirement.
April 12Group Lesson
If you want to use "Minna no Nihongo", please buy it.

SUN

10:30
↓
12:00

CLASS

We will study various verb forms, and expand ourfromElementary 2
range of expression.
JTM
April 13
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 2" from Chapter 26
A workshop for those who are only able to participate
Beginner on weekends. Chapters will be split into 2-3 groups from
Elementary 1
April 13
according to level.
Group Study
Text: "Minna no Nihongo 1" from Chapter 1 to 25

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

5. NOTE:

WED

10:30
↓
12:00

CLASS DESCRIPTION

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
All non-Japanese residents of Tokushima.
\1,500 for all 20 classes. However, if there are 10 classes or less left in theterm, the fee is \750)
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 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 will help you prepare for the elementary
Beginner classes by increasing vocabulary while teachingMS.
you to read and write Kana. We will also talk about
MURASAWA information that will help you in your daily life in Japan.
You can turn up anytime without enrolling in this class.

For information on other Japanese classes held in Tokushima Prefecture, see page 11 of this issue.

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every
week

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The 14th AJETMusical

第１４回徳島 AJET
ミュージカルThis year, the Assistant Language Teachers of Tokushima

徳島県で活動している外国語指導助手（ALT）たちが毎年will be performing the story of Momotaro. The play is

行うミュージカルです。今年は日本でよく知られている

based on the famous story of a boy who is found inside a

童話の「桃太郎」を現代風にアレンジした劇を演じます。

giant peach, and grows up to ﬁght off evil demons living
nearby. However, as usual the Tokushima AJET musicaltakes this traditional fairtale and gives it a bit of a twist!
Come along and see what happens to Momotaro on his

分かりやすい英語を使って、踊りや歌いっぱいで演じますので、どなたでもお気軽に楽しめる劇です。徳島県のALT から県民の皆さんへの贈り物。

adventures!
上演は 2 時間ぐらいで、途中で 15 分程度の休憩が入りまPerformances last for around two hours, with a ten to

す。

ﬁfteen minute break in between.
Performance times:
March 8

3月8日

18:00 ～ 20:15

Ishii Chuo Kominkan

3月9日

18:00 PMMarch 9石井中央公民館

徳島県立総合教育センター
14:00 ～ 16:15

The General Education Center3 月 15 日

14:00 PMMarch 15

脇町オデオン座

Wakimachi Odeon-za

18:00 ～ 20:15

18:00 PM

入場無料
お問い合わせは徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA）のアンド

Admission to all performances is free!
For more information, contact Andrew at TOPIA –088-656-3303

リューまで :
電話 088-656-3303

Wanted: Haiku!

俳句・川柳の募集

The Aizumi International Exchange Association is holding

藍住町国際交流協会 (I’s) では、今年、協会設立 5 周年

a competition for haiku on the theme of internationalを迎えるにあたり、国際交流や国際理解に関する俳句・

relations & understanding in honour of its 5th anniversary.

川柳を募集いたします。海外での体験や外国の方々とのSubmissions about experiences overseas or interaction
with foreign residents, as well as thoughts about

触れ合い、普段の生活の中で考える国際理解など、俳句・international understanding in your daily life are welcome!

川柳にしてご応募ください。

Period: Friday, February 15th to Thursday, May 15.

募集期間

Submissions: Postcards, fax, email (multiple submissions

応募方法 ：はがき、Fax、E-mail （一人複数句可能です）

are also accepted).

表彰

Prizes: Awards will be announced at the association.

：平成 2 月 15 日～ 5 月 15 日
：平成 20 年度、藍住町国際交流協会総会にて表彰します。最優秀賞 1 点（1 万円、若しくFirst prize is 10,000 yen or an equivalent bookは 1 万円相当の図書カード）優秀賞

token, and three follow up prizes will also be

千円、若しくは 5 千円相当の図書カード）

chosen for 5,000 yen or an equivalent book

応募先

token.

：藍住町国際交流協会事務局（社会福祉協議

Sumbissions to: Aizumi International Exchange

会内、担当；松田）〒 771-1203

Association. 771-1203 Aizumi-cho, Okuno Aza Yakami-mae

字矢上前 32-1

32-1.

Tel: 088-692-9951

3 点（5Fax: 088-692-1626

電話：088-692-9951

E-mail: aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

ファックス：088-692-1626

E-mail : aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

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藍住町奥野

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Japanese Lessons

日本語教室

JTM Tokushima's "Nihongo Salon"

JTM とくしまにほんご Salon

Mondays 10:30 - 12:00 at TOPIA

毎週月曜日

10:30 ～ 12:00

場所：TOPIA
Watari - sensei's free classes at TOPIA
Please contact Watari-sensei for further information and

渡先生のボランティア日本語教室

details about these classes.

この教室の詳しい情報については渡先生までご連絡をお願いします。

TEL: 088-653-8744

電話：088-653-8744

Japanese Language I's（藍住町国際交流協会）日本語教室
Classes in Aizumi
I’s (Aizumi International Exchange Association) first

藍住町国際交流協会の日本語教室前期が４月から始まり

semester of Japanese classes will be starting in April withます。教師は辻暁子先生と玉田香織先生です。

lecturers Tsuji Akiko and Tamada Kaori.
When: Yet to be decided - please contact for further

日時：

未定（詳しくは以下の電話番号までお問合わせ

Where: Aizumi Welfare Center 2F

場所：

藍住町福祉センター２F

Cost:

1000 yen

参加費： 1000 円

Text:”Minna no Nihongo I” from Chapter 18

テキスト：みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ

Aizumi International Exchange Association,

詳しく： I’s（藍住町国際交流協会）事務局

details.

Info:

ください）

１８課～

Aizumi Welfare Center, 32-1, Aza, Yagamimae,〒 771-1203 板野郡藍住町奥野字矢上前 32-1

Okuno, Aizumi-cho, Itano-gun. 771-1203

藍住町福祉センター

TEL:

088-692-9951

TEL:

088-692-9951

FAX

088-692-1626

FAX:

088-692-1626

E-Mail: aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

E-Mail: aizumi_kokusai@garnet.nmt.ne.jp

Announcements

お祝いメッセージ

A new birth in the family? Have you recently gotten

最近、結婚・出産などのおめでたいニュースがあった方、

married? Then good news! Awa Life is looking for阿波ライフではあなたの家族のお祝い事を読者の皆さん

submissions from readers to help you get the word out!

に発表したいと思います！ 100 文字程度の文章と（もしSend us the details and a short blurb, accompanied by apicture if you have any on hand, and we will post it forあったら）写真を阿波ライフまで送っていただけたら次

you in the next issue of Awa Life!

号の阿波ライフに掲載いたします。

Send any submissions to the awalife email address at:

阿 波 ラ イ フ の メ ー ル ア ド レ ス ま で お 送 り く だ さ い：

awalife@gmail.com.

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The Historical
Streets of Wakimachi Spring Festival

うだつの町並み
花と竹が彩る春まつり

A ﬂower and bamboo display is going to be held in the old

脇町のうだつの町並み、吉田家住宅では、出村丹雅草先

Yoshida House in the historical streets of Wakimachi by

生によるいけばなの展示が開かれます。

Tangaso Demura.
When: Sunday, March 2 to Sunday, March 9

日時：10:00-16:00

10:00-16:00

Where: The Yoshida House in the historical streets ofCost:

３月２日（日）から３月９日（日）Wakimachi, Mima City.

場所：

美馬市脇町、うだつの町並み吉田家住宅

Free!

金額：

無料

Contact: Call 0883-53-8065 for more information.

問合せ：0883-53-8065 まで電話。

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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