HAMURA NEWS
December 2006
Hamura Friendly Community Development Organization
5-2-1 Midorigaoka, Hamura City 205-0003, TOKYO
Tel: 042-579-2211 / Fax: 042-579-2212 / e-mail: fureai@t-net.ne.jp
Note: Listed information is provided in Japanese by telephone＊ Events Information from Yutorogi<PC & WORD Lessons for Beginners> Date & Time: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26 (Fri), 10:00 a.m. ~ noon
Place: Seminar Room 2 Participants: Up to 15 people (if more people apply, winners are chosen by lot) Admission:¥1,500 (for the 4 lessons)
Deadline for application: Not later than Dec. 15 (Fri) 1*)<Lampwork Glass Making Class> This class is aimed at both beginners and those who have completed the beginners’
course before. Date & Time: Jan. 12, Feb. 2, Mar. 2 (Fri), 10:00 a.m. ~ noon
Place: Atelier 2
Participants: Up to 20 people (if more people apply, winners are chosen by lot.)
Fees: ¥3,000 (tuition fees forthe 3 lessons) and ¥5,400 (material costs for the 3 lessons)* Child-care service is available (Pay service.
Reservation is required in advance.)
Deadline for application: Not later than Dec. 25 (Mon) 1*)<New Year’s Special Performance “ New Year’s Gagaku”>
Date & Time: Jan. 13 (Sat) 2:00 p.m. ~ (Doors open at 1:30 p.m.) Place: Main Hall
Admission: ¥3,000 in advance, ¥3,500 at the door
* The admittance of preschoolers is prohibited.
* Child-care service is available (Pay service. Reservation is required in advance.)*Tickets are for sale now.
<Hamura Yutorogi “Yose” (Storytellers’ performance)> How about listening to Rakugo for your Year-end and New
Year holidays? Star performer will appear in this stage and make you laugh.
Date & Time: <The 2nd Performance> Dec. 6 (Wed), 6:30 p.m. ~ (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.).
<The 3rd Performance> Jan. 14 (Sun), 3:00 p.m. ~ (Doors open at 2:30 p.m.).
Place: Small Hall
Admission: ¥800 in advance, ¥1,000 at the door, and ¥700 for a group of more than 4people.
* Child-care service is available (Pay service. Reservation is required in advance.)*Tickets are for sale now.
< Oil Painting Class for Beginners > Date & Time: Jan. 10, 17, Feb. 7, 21, Mar. 7, 21 (Wed), 1:00 ~ 4:00 p.m.
Place: Atelier 2Participants: Up to 15 people (if more people apply, winners are chosen by lot)
Fees: ¥5,400 (tuition fees for the 6 lessons) and ¥800 (material fees for the 6 lessons. Please bring your own painting
tools such as oils, painting brush and sketch book) * Child-care service is available (Pay service. Reservation isrequired in advance.)
Deadline for Application: Not later than Dec. 22 (Fri) 1*)<Pressed Flower Making Class > Date & Time: Jan. 11, 25, Feb. 8, 22, Mar. 8, 22 (Thu), 10:00 a.m. ~ noon
Place: Atelier 1
Participants: Up to 20 people (if more people apply, winners are chosen by lot)
Fees: ¥3,000 (tuition fees for the 6 lessons) and ¥19,000 (material fees for the 6 lessons. If you try pressed flowers forthe first time, you need to buy tools for making pressed flowers (¥12,000) separately.) * Child-care service is available(Pay service. Reservation is required in advance.)
Deadline for Application: Not later than Dec. 23 (Sat) 1*)<The 2 nd Yutorogi Film Showing (“The Lord of The Rings <The Fellowship of the Ring>”)>Date & Time: Dec.2 (Sat), 1:30 ~ 3:30 p.m. (Doors open at 1:00 p.m.)
Place: Small Hall

Admission: Free1*) To apply, write the class you want to apply, address, name, phone number and whether you use the child-care service
or not on a double-postal card, and send it to the Yutorogi by deadlines.
For more information, contact Yutorogi: (address) 1-11-5 Midorigaoka, Hamura-shi, 205-0003,(phone) 570-0707, (fax) 570-6422, (mail) s703000@city.hamura.tokyo.jp, http://www.hamura -tokyo.jp/＊ Security Cameras in Schools
For students’ safety, all the elementary schools and junior high schools in Hamura have installed security cameras.
Thank you for your understanding. Contact: Kyoiku-Somu-Ka-Shisetsu-Kanri-Gakari

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＊ Events Information from the Hamura Zoo
Admission to the zoo is required separately.
<Pool of Fallen Leaves> Have fun playing in the pool full of leaves. Period: Until Mar.18 (Sun), 2007
<Animal Questions and Answers> Here we are in winter, why don’t you talk each other about animals sitting aroundthe fire.
Period: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until Mar.18 (Sun), 2007
<Enjoy a Pony Ride > How about riding on a pony and seeing around the zoo?
Date & Time: Dec.24 (Sun) 10:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. Fee: ¥ 500 per ride
<A Christmas Tree> Enjoy the ambience of Christmas season. A 6-meter-high Christmas tree will wait for you.
Period: Dec.1 (Fri) ~ 24 (Sun), lights will be turned on in the tree from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
We asked you to donate towels and soaps in HAMURA NEWS September issue. Thank you very much for donating
about 200 towels and 500soaps, they are useful to wash animals. We really appreciate it. Please continue to donate themfor some time in the future. Contact: Hamura Zoo (579-4041)＊ Japanese Drum Concert
The board of education in Hamura, will hold a concert performed by Kodaijin, which is a professional group of Japanese
drummers. The aim of this event is that students will heighten sensitivity through this opportunity. Date & Time: Dec.17(Sun) 1:00 p.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. Doors open at 0:30 p.m. Place: Grand Hall in Yutorogi. Eligibility: elementary school
students, junior high school students and high school students those who live in Hamura. The parent of elementary
school students is able to accompany them. Fee: Free. How to apply: Fill out the application form at theKyoiku-Somu-Ka on the 3rd floor of the City Hall. Contact: Kyoiku-Somu-Ka-Somu-Gakari＊ Contribute to the Year-end Charity Drive
Your donation will go to households who need it and the small local network, “Fureai no machizukuri project” for its
activities. Please make a donation to the charity drive.
Collection Period: Until Dec. 28 (Thu).
How to donate:<Door-to-door solicitation>: A person who is in charge of the campaign in your neighborhood association will visit fromdoor to door and ask for contribution.
<General Donation>: You can make a donation at the Shakai-fukushi-kyogikai until Dec.28 (Thu).
Contact: Shakai-fukushi-kyogikai (554-0304)＊ PC Seminars for December and January
Place: Sangyo-Fukushi Center
Number of Participants: Up to 10 people for each course (in order of arrival)
Fee: See the table below. The cost of the textbook is required separately (¥2,000 ~). Contact us for further information
How to apply: Come to the Sangyo-Fukushi Center on and after Dec. 5 (Wed), 9:00 ~. Please pay the tuition fees when
you apply.
* The certification exams for the Microsoft Office Specialist are conducted every week.
Contact: Sangyo-Fukushi Center (579-6425, http://www.wing-i.hamura.tokyo.jp/)
CourseDateTimeFees
PC Beginners: Recommended course
Dec. 9 (Sat), 10 (Sun)1:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.
¥3,000(2 days)
Dec. 12 (Tue), 13 (Wed)1:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.
WORD Beginners
Jan. 6 (Sat), 7 (Sun)¥3,000(2 or 3 days)
Jan. 9 (Tue) ~ 11 (Thu)
10:00 a.m. ~ noon
WORD for Practical Use
Jan. 16 (Tue), 17 (Wed)6:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.
¥3,000(2days)
Dec. 19 (Tue), 20 (Wed)
EXCEL Beginners
1:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.
Jan. 13 (Sat), 14 (Sun)¥3,000(2 or 3 days)
Jan. 23 (Tue) ~ 25 (Thu) 10:00 a.m. ~ noon
EXCEL for Practical Use
Jan. 30 (Tue), 31 (Wed)6:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.
¥3,000(2 days)
Editing Digital Photos
Jan. 27 (Sat)
1:00 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.
¥2,000Making a Web Site
Jan. 20 (Sat), 21 (Sun)1:00 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.
¥4,000(2 days)2＊ The Last Collection Day for This Year
Don’t fail to take out your waste by 8:00 a.m. When you take out plastic packaging, please put it in a transparent plastic
bag after you wash and dry it. The Trash Separation Manual (“Gomi Bunbetsu Manual”) in six foreign languages(English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog) is available at the information desk, the 1st floor Shimin-Ka,
the 2nd floor Seikatsu-Kankyo-Ka and branch offices of City Hall.
Burnable Non-Burnable Recyclable
RecyclableHazardous
PlasticDistrict
Trash *)
Trash
Material A
Material B
MaterialPackaging *)Kawasaki, Tamagawa,
22 (Fri)
26 (Tue)
15 (Fri)
Seiryu27 (Wed)*)Hanehigashi
26 (Tue)
12 (Tue)
22 (Fri)
Hanenaka
26 (Tue)*)
27 (Wed)13 (Wed)Hanekami, Hanenishi
22 (Fri)
26 (Tue)Ozakudai
20 (Wed)26 (Tue)
22 (Fri)27 (Wed)29 (Thu)
Shinmeidai 1, 2
26 (Tue)
22 (Fri)
19 (Tue)
27 (Wed)Shinmeidai 3, 4
21 (Thu)
25 (Mon)
14 (Thu)
30 (Sat)Cans and bottles are
Futabacho, Midoriga
NOT acceptable.
oka 3, Hanemusashino,
28 (Thu)
27 (Wed)25 (Mon)15 (Thu)
Gonokamimusashino,
Kawasakimusashino
Fujimidaira
25 (Mon) *)28 (Thu)
27 (Wed)11 (Mon)Gonokami
25 (Mon)28 (Thu)
20 (Wed)27 (Wed)Midorigaoka 1, 2, 4, 5
Sakae-cho
28 (Thu)
25 (Mon)6 (Wed)*) Extra collection days.
<How to take out PET bottles, white trays and milk cartons >You can put them in a recycle box until Dec. 29 (Fri). The recycle boxes will be closed on Dec. 30 (Sat) and be reopened
after Jan. 4 (Wed), 8:00 a.m. Please keep them at home from Dec.30 to Jan. 3.
<How to take out bulky trash>
If you want it to be collected at home, please call the bulky trash center (“Sodai-gomi Uketsuke Center”) at 570-7733 andreserve the collection date. Although reservation is accepted until Dec. 28 (Wed), some collections may be carried overuntil next year. You can bring bulky trash to the Recycle Center by yourself. The Recycle Center is open until Dec.28(Wed). Please bring it between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (except noon ~ 1:00 p.m.).
<How to take out oil heaters>
When you take out oil heaters, don’t forget to drain kerosene out of the heater to prevent fire or explosion. Oil heaters aretaken out as bulky trash regardless of size.
Contact: Recycle Center (578-1211)＊ Baby Allowance and Child Allowance to be Paid
Baby allowance (Nyuji ikusei teate) and child allowance (Jido fuyo teate) will be paid in mid-Dec. Please confirm thatthe deposit is made into the bank account you have designated. Contact: Kosodate-Shien-Ka＊ Storytelling at the City Library
Date & TimePlace

For infantsDec. 9 (Sat), 10:30 a.m. ~Ohanashi no heya

For elementary school children

Dec. 16 (Sat), 10:30 a.m. ~Ohanashi no heya

Books to be read“Santa san karano tegami(The letter from Santa)”, etc
Stories related to winter will
be read＊ Movies for Children at Yutorogi
Date & Time: Dec. 10 (Sun), 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:30 a.m.
Program: “Santasan wa o-isogashi (Santa is very busy)”,“Yuki onna (Snow Woman)”, “Ao oni monogatari”, “Waragutsu no nakano kamisama (God in straw boots)”
Place: The small hall in Yutorogi
Fee: Free*No prior reservation is required. Please come to the venueon the day.

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＊ Events Information from the Freshland Nishitama<Christmas Presents> All of the children coming from Dec.19 (Tue) to 24(Sun) will get a free gift from Santa Clause.
We will be closed Dec.30 (Sat) - Jan.2 (Tue) next year, open from the noon of Jan.3 (Wed). Our business hour will benormal again from Jan.4 (Thu) in 2007. Contact: Freshland Nishitama (570-2626), http://www.nishiei.or.jp＊ Information from Swimming Center<Special Information> The swimming pool is not available on Dec. 10 (Sun), 9:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. because wholearea of the pool is rented. For the end of the year, the swimming pool and sauna are open until Dec. 24 (Sun) and thetraining room until Dec. 28 (Thu). These facilities are available on and after Jan.4 (Thu) next year.
<Water Aerobics> Date & Time: Dec. 7, 14, 21 (Thu), 3:00 p.m. ~ 3:50 p.m.
Participants: Up to 35 people who aged 16 and older (in order of arrival).
Fee: ¥400 for people living or working inHamura and ¥600 for others. Please bring your swimsuits, swimming cap, towel, etc. How to apply: Come to thereception desk of the 1st floor swimming pool between 2:00 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. on the day.
<The 9 th Water Walking Lessons for Beginners to Be Better Shape> Date & Time: Dec. 13 (Wed), 2:00 p.m. ~ 2:50p.m.
Participants: Up to 30 people who aged 16 and older (in order of arrival).
Fee: ¥ 400
for people living or working in Hamura and ¥600 for others. Please bring your swimsuits, swimming cap, towel, etc.
How to apply: Come to the reception desk of the 1st floor swimming pool between 1:00 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. on the day.
<Swimming Guidance (“One Point Lesson”)> Date & Time: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m.
Please buy a ticket and apply at the side of the pool.
<Easy Exercise for Anybody> Easy muscle training and light exercises that people of all ages can do.
Date & Time: Wednesdays 2:00 p.m. ~ 3:00 p.m.
Participants: Up to 25 people (in order of arrival)
Contact: Swimming Center phone: 579-3210 fax: 579-3212＊ Enrollment of Nursery Schools and Gakudo Club
Application forms for enrollment of nursery schools and Gakudo clubs are available at the 2nd floor Jido-Ka, branch
offices of City Hall, Gakudo clubs, nursery schools and Jidokan. If you want your child to enter, change or continue toenroll in a nursery school or Gakudo club, apply between Jan. 4 (Thu) and 19 (Fri). * The Gakudo club is for theelementary school children in the 1st ~ 3rd grades who are not cared for at home because their parents work or are sick.
Contact: Jido-Ka＊ Sports Programs for Individuals
Fees are ¥100 for adults and ¥50 for children. Japanese archery is free. Guidance is given for each program.
Please bring sportswear, indoor shoes, and birdies for badminton and ping-pong balls. See the schedule below.
Contact: Sports Center (phone: 555-0033, fax: 554-9974).
Program
TimeBadminton
Fridays: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
TennisWednesdays: 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Indiaka
The 2nd & 4th Tuesday: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Table tennis
At all hours (Guidance is given on Saturdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.)＊ Use “Himawari”
Tokyo metropolitan government provides information of available medical institutions via telephone and Internet 24
hours a day. You can also get information of medical service on holidays. Access http://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/(for mobile phone: http://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/kt/) or call 03-5272-0303. If you need information service inEnglish, Chinese, Hangul, Thai or Spanish, call 03-5285-8181 (available between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.).

Information Service on Dec. 8 th, 22nd (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
ENGLISH・ ESPAÑOL・ KOREAN・TAGALOG (TEL: 579-2211)

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◆ Medical Care Available on Sundays & Holidays
Hospital
DateDentist

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Sun

SHIOZAWAIIN

医院

554-7370

HAMURA‑SHI HEIJITSU YAKAN
羽村市
平日
夜間
KYUKAN CENTER
急患 センター555-9999

HAMURA SHIKA IIN

歯科 医院

570-4618

10

Sun

TAKIURA I I N
医院

555-2655

FUSSA‑SHI HOKEN CENTER
福生市
保健 センター552-0099

HEIZO SHIKA IIN

554-0066

17

Sun

YOKOTA CLINIC

554-8580

FUSSA‑SHI HOKEN CENTER
福生市保健 センター

552-0099

FUKUDOME SHIKA IIN

555-706423Sat

555-8233

MIZUHO CLINIC

568-0300

塩澤

滝 浦

横田 クリニック

SHINRYOJO平三

歯科 医院

福留

歯科 医院

HANENAKA SHIKA

SAKAECHO
栄町

羽村

みずほ クリニック

診療所

羽中歯科

CLINIC24

Sun

YAMAKAWA医院

IIN

554-3111

FUSSA‑SHI HOKEN CENTER
福生市
保健 センター552-0099

MASUDA SHIKA IIN

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Fri

OZAKI CLINIC

554-0188

HAMURA‑SHI HEIJITSU YAKAN
羽村市
平日
夜間
KYUKAN CENTER
急患 センター555-9999

あさひ山川

小崎 クリニック554-2202

クリニック

ますだ

歯科 医院

ASAHI

KOEN DORI
公園 通り

551-8686

555-7904

SHIKA IIN

歯科 医院

IKOMA SHIKA
30

SatWAKAKUSA
わかくさ

IIN

医院

579-0311

TAKAZAWA
高沢

BYOIN
病院

556-2311

生駒

羽村

OZAKU EKIMAE
31

Sun

小作駅前

CLINICクリニック

578-0161

HAMURA‑SHI HEIJITSU YAKAN
羽村市
平日
夜間
KYUKAN CENTER
急患 センター555-9999

歯科

HAMURA SHINRYOJO

555-3139

診療所

INAGAKI SHIKA
いながき 歯科555-6018* A Clinic on duty is subject to change on very short notice. Please check the clinic of the day with City Hall or theHoken Center (municipal health center) before you go.

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