広報とうかい 11/10 号
1. １１月の休日診療
2. 窓口業務時間延長
3. 新型コロナウイルスワクチン接種のお知らせ
4. 電気・ガス・食料品等価格高騰緊急支援給付金
5. 生活応援特別給付金
6.

TOKAI Christmas Market 2022

7. 照沼夢輝リサイタル
8. ひとり親世帯のお子さんへ入学祝い品を差し上げます9. 「ペンギンサークル」（冬グループ）会員募集
10. 「カンガルーサークル」（冬グループ）会員募集
11. 「かるがもサークル」（冬グループ）会員募集
12. 探鳥会
13. 劇団とみかるミュージカル「幸福な王子」
14. 企画展「辻永 ふたつの顔を持つ画家」
Tokai Newsletter 10 Nov. 2022
1. Weekend Medical Services in Nov.
2. Extension of Administrative Service Time
3. Coronavirus Vaccination Information
4. Emergency Support Benefits for the Price Hike for Lower Income Households
5. Special Child Allowance for Lower Income Households
6. TOKAI Christmas Market 2022
7. Yumeki Terunuma Recital
8. School Supplies Donation to New Students
9. Penguin Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
10. Kangaroo Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
11. Karugamo Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
12. Bird-watching Party
13. Musical “The Happy Prince” by Theater Company Tomical
14. Special Exhibition: Tsuji Hisashi, Oil Painting and Botanical Illustration
In order to prevent the infectious disease of the novel coronavirus from spreading,some or all the events may be canceled or postponed.

1. Weekend Medical Services in Nov.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., except noon - 1:00 p.m. (Hours are available for all locations.)
Sun. 13: Ibarakihigashi National Hospital, ph.029-282-1151
Sun. 20: Higashihara Clinic, ph.029-283-2301
Wed. 23: Tokai Hospital, ph.029-282-2188
Sun. 27: Ibarakihigashi National Hospital, ph.029-282-1151
Ibaraki Children Emergency Information Helpline, ph. #8000 or 050-5445-2856
Hours: open 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including emergency medical information)
Ibaraki Adult Emergency Information Helpline, ph. #7119 or 050-5445-2856
Hours: open 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including emergency medical information)

2. Extension of Administrative Service Time
Date: Every 1st and 3rd Thu.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Services and Sections:
Civil Registration Section; Resident registration, seal (hanko) registration, My Number Card,
passport issuance, and publishing of other certifications and permissions
Health Insurance Section; Procedures of National Health Insurance, National Pension Plan,Long Life Medical Care for the Elderly, Medical Welfare Subsidy and Long-term Care
InsuranceTax Section; Issuance of certifications, (local) taxpayer assistance (needs reservation)
Accounting Section; Payment of tax (except national tax, prefectural tax and nationalpension premiums) and royalties
Childcare Support Section; Procedures for day-care centers and kindergartens, applicationof child allowance and child-rearing allowance
Waterworks Section; Procedures to supply public water, payment of water and sewage bills

3. Coronavirus Vaccination Information
Vaccination for Children aged 6 months to 4 years
Children between 6 months old and 4 years old are now eligible for Coronavirus Vaccinationfree of charge. Vaccination Coupons will be sent to eligible people. Appointments can bemade once you receive the vaccination coupon.
Children between 6 months old and 4 years old will receive three jabs of Pfizer vaccine
designed for children with a period of 3 weeks after a first dose and with a period of 8 weeks

after a second dose. The influenza vaccine and the Covid vaccine can be received at the sametime. No other vaccinations can be given for two weeks before and after the Covid
vaccinations.
Vaccination for children is not an obligation. Please understand the effects and side effects
before deciding for your children to be vaccinated.
For detailed vaccine information, see
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/vaccine_for_inf-chd.html
Inquiries
Tokai Village Coronavirus Vaccination Call Center:0570-033-271 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Mon. to Fri. except public holidays)
Tokai Village Coronavirus Vaccination Website:
https://www.knt-kt.co.jp/ec/2021/covid_tokai/
Ibaraki Prefecture COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center (Inquiries about side-effects):
029-301-5394 (24H every day)Information in foreign languages
Multilingual Call Center (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare):0120-761770 (toll-free)
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Thai
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.: VietnameseCoronavirus Vaccination Info (Prime Minister’s Office of Japan):https://japan.kantei.go.jp/ongoingtopics/vaccine.html
Translation of Vaccination Questionnaire, etc. (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare):https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/vaccine_tagengo.html
COVID-19 Vaccine Navi (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare):https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/en/Coronavirus Vaccination Info (Ibaraki Prefecture):https://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/hokenfukushi/yobo/kiki/vaccine/english/information_on_the_cov
id-19_vaccine_for_foreign_residents.html
Multilingual Emergency Updates (NHK World Japan)
https://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld-blog/

4. Emergency Support Benefits for the Price Hike for Lower Income Households
The Japanese government will provide a Special Relief Payment (50,000 yen) to lower incomehouseholds (once per household).
Confirmation letters will be sent to Resident Tax-Exempt Households in Nov.
Households that experienced a sudden decrease in income after Jan. 2022 may be eligible
for the payment. To confirm, contact the Community Welfare Section.
Application: Apply to Community Welfare Section by Tue. 31 Jan. 2023.
Inquiries: Cabinet Office Call Center, Ph. 0120-526-145 (9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. except
weekends and public holidays)
Community Welfare Section, ph. 029-212-8822
Website: https://www.vill.tokai.ibaraki.jp/763/kyuufukin/7729.html

5. Special Child Allowance for Lower Income Households
Special Child Allowance (50,000 yen per child) will be provided to lower income householdswith children under 18 years old.
The allowance will be transferred to the bank account of eligible households. Application
forms are not required. However, those under certain conditions need to apply for theallowance. For details, contact the Childcare Support Section.
Inquiries: Childcare Support Section, ph.029-282-1711 ext.1187

6. TOKAI Christmas Market 2022
(1) Market La Fete Derable Lumiere
Date: Sat. 26 and Sun. 27 Nov.
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Tokai-mura Sister City Hall
Contents: Workshops and Foods(2) Workshops & Students' Music Performances
Date: Sat. 26 Nov.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (except noon to 1:00 p.m.)
Place: Tokai Village Museum (Rekishi To Mirai No Koryukan)
Contents: Acorn strap making, pinecone ornament making, can badge making(3) Reuse Market for Kids' Clothes and School Uniforms
Date: Sat. 26 Nov.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Place: Tokai Welfare Center "Kizuna"
Inquiries: Tokai Village Social Welfare Council, ph. 029-282-2804
For details, see: https://www.t-shakyo.or.jp/

7. Yumeki Terunuma Recital
Clarinetist Yumeki Terunuma is from Tokai Village. He is a member of Japan PhilharmonicOrchestra.
Date: Sun. 22 Jan. 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
Place: Tokai Culture Center
Cost: General: 1,000 yen/person, high school students and younger: 500 yen/person *Nopreschool children allowed.
Application: Tickets will be sold at the Cultural Center from 9:00 a.m. on Sun. 27 Nov. If there
are remaining tickets available, reservations will be accepted by phone from 1:00 p.m. on Sun.
27 Nov.
Inquiries: Tokai Culture Center, ph. 029-282-8511

8. School Supplies Donation to New Students
Free school supplies will be offered to children in single parent families.
Eligible people: Single parent households living in Tokai Village with a child who will enter
elementary school in April 2023
Application: Apply to Childcare Support Section, ph.029-282-1711 ext.1182, by Tue. 10 Jan.
2023.
Inquiries: Ibaraki Prefecture Mothers and Children Welfare Association, ph. 029-221-7505

9. Penguin Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
Date: 6 Tuesdays from 13 Dec. to 31 Jan.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Place: Hyakutsuka Daycare CenterEligible People: Children born between 1 Jun. and 30 Nov. 2021 accompanied by a guardian
who lives in Tokai Village.
Capacity: 6 pairs
Cost: FreeOther: Bring a drink, extra clothes, a towel and a name tag.
Application and Inquiries: Apply by phone to Hyakutsuka Daycare Center Parenting Support
Center, ph. 029-270-5660, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Mon. 28 or Tue. 29 Nov.

10. Kangaroo Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
Date: 6 Thursdays from 15 Dec. to 2 Feb.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Place: Hyakutsuka Daycare CenterEligible People: Children born between 1 Dec. 2021 and 30 Jun. 2022 accompanied by aguardian who lives in Tokai Village.
Capacity: 10 pairs
Cost: Free
Other: Bring a drink, extra clothes, a towel and a name tag.
Application and Inquiries: Apply by phone to Hyakutsuka Daycare Center Parenting Support
Center, ph. 029-270-5660, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Wed. 30 Nov. or Thu. 1 Dec.

11. Karugamo Circle for Parents and Babies (Winter)
Date: 8 Tuesdays from 13 Dec. to 28 Feb.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Place: Tokai Muramatsu-Syuku Kodomoen
Eligible People: Children born between 1 Oct. 2021 and 1 Apr. 2022 accompanied by aguardian who lives in Tokai Village.
Capacity: 8 pairs
Cost: Free
Application and Inquiries: Apply by phone to Tokai Muramatsu-Syuku Kodomoen Parenting
Support Center between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. after Tue. 22 Nov., ph. 029-282-7390.
*For details, see Childcare Support Portal Website “Nobi-nobi Kosodate Cho”:
https://www.tokai-kosodate.jp/pagecat401/kosodatesienhigyolist

12. Bird-watching Party
Date: Sun. 11 Dec.
Time: 9:00 a.m.- noon
Meeting Place: Akogigaura Koen Parking

Capacity: 5 persons/groups
Cost: 500 yen/person or family
Other: Binoculars and a bird guide will be lent out by the organizers.
Application: Email your name/s, school name and grade (for students), address, phone
number, and program name to Lifelong Learning Section (maruhaku@vill.tokai.ibaraki.jp)
between Tue. 15 and Fri. 25 Nov.
Inquiries: Lifelong Learning Section, ph. 029-287-0851

13. Musical “The Happy Prince” by Theater Company Tomical
Date:
Sat. 10 Dec. – 6:00 p.m.
Sun. 11 Dec. – 1:30 p.m.
*The performance is 90 minutes long. Doors open half an hour before the performance.
Place: Tokai Culture Center
Cost: Free with a ticket
Other: Tickets will be distributed from 10:00 a.m. on Sun. 13 Nov. at Tokai Culture Center.
Preschool children and infants can enter.
Inquiries: Theater Company Tomical, email: tomical.office@gmail.com
Website: https://ameblo.jp/tomical/
Tokai Culture Center, ph. 029-282-8511

14. Special Exhibition: Tsuji Hisashi, Oil Painting and Botanical Illustration
Date: Until Sun. 11 Dec. (except Mon.)
Time: 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (Last admission 4:30 p.m.)
Place: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki (666-1 Higashi Kubo, Semba-cho, Mito City)
Admission: General; 730 (610) yen, Seniors 70+; 360 (300) yen, College/High school students;
490 (370) yen, Junior high/elementary school students; 240 (180) yen*The fees shown in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more.
*Admission free for visitors with Disability Certificates*Admission free on Sun. 13 Nov. for everyone*Admission free on Sat. for high school students and under
Other: Visitors with a Web Reservation Ticket issued online in advance for free will be given
priority for entering. For details, see: http://www.modernart.museum.ibk.ed.jp/Inquiries: The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, ph. 029- 243-5111