aWa life

June 2016# 311

Kamikatsu's Leaf Business:
Empowering the Elderly (Part 2)

An Interview with the
HIROBA Japanese Cooking
Class
Naruto: Beautiful
Home Away from Home

Tokushima Indigo Socks

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Awa Shoku: Tokushima's"Sweet in Savory" Tooth

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Editor:Jenifer Tanikawa
Contributors This Month:
Colette Modagai Dadavana, Jenifer Tanikawa, HIROBA International, Yoko Aoki,
Kazue Inoue, Lance Kita, Junko Kimura

Contents2

Pg. 2-4:

Take Me Out to the Ball GamePg. 4-5:

Naruto: Beautiful Home Away from HomePg. 5-6:

Kamikatsu's Leaf Business: Empowering the Elderly (Part 2)

Pg. 6:HIROBA Japanese Cooking ClassPg. 7-8:

Japanese Lesson

Pg. 8:

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

Pg. 9:

Awa Shoku: Tokushima's "Sweet in Savory" ToothPg. 10-11: Events and Memoranda

Take Me Out to the Ball GameInterview with the Tokushima Indigo Socks
On a cloudy brisk morning in March, we headed
down south to Kaiyo Town to catch up with
Tokushima’s very own baseball team, theTokushima Indigo Socks (IS), at their pre-season
spring training camp.

the team members had changed quite a bit going
into the current baseball season. Edward William
Brandsema from the United States of America
returned again this year and was also joined byfour other foreign players.

The training camp took place at the Zao Sports
Park located right next to the Maze no Oka
Campground from March 7th to March 13th. The
last time we sat down with the Indigo Socks wasback in September of last year and since thenAmidst their busy training, we had the opportunity
to talk to three of the new foreign players
and Edward Brandsema about their thoughts
on baseball in Japan and about their futureaspirations.

Anthony Hawkins (#44)
Position: Infield
Nationality/Region: United States of America

hours but here it’s like six hours. Lots of fielding,hitting and drills in general. Here it’s more a family
thing, but change is good.

When did you arrive in Tokushima?
I arrived in Tokushima last Thursday and I’m still
getting used to the time difference.

What are your future aspirations?
I would like to play baseball professionally for the
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). I would liketo stay and make a career in Japan.

How did you find out about IS?
I tried out for the team in California and also, myfriend plays for this team.
How is American baseball and Japanese baseballdifferent?
There is a difference in play and practices are
longer too. In California, we would practice for two

What do you hope to learn from your time with the IS?
Learn how baseball is played here because it’sdifferent. It’s more traditional here.
Message to the readers:
Please come out and watch the Indigo Socks.
Lots of big things this year!

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Gabriel Garcia (#34)
Position: Pitcher
Nationality/Region: Venezuela
When did you arrive in Tokushima?
I arrived two days ago. There’s a 12 hourdifference so I was jetlagged yesterday.
How did you get into baseball?
I like baseball and I’ve played from a young age. My
brother invited me to practice one day since he used
to coach little kids. I still fondly remember that.
How did you find out about the IS?
My agent told me about it. He actually sent avideo of me to the team. I just started practicing
Zawzaw Oo (#16)
Position: Pitcher
Nationality/Region: Myanmar
When did you arrive in Tokushima?
I was actually with the Olive Guyners in Kagawa for thelast 3 years and this year is my first year in Tokushima.
I came here because I heard it was a good team.
Who do you look up to?
In terms of batters, Ichiro and pitcher, Darvish Yu.
I really liked Ichiro as a child.
Edward William Brandsema (#25)
Position: Pitcher
Nationality/Region: United States of America
This is your second year on the team now, when
did you arrive back in Tokushima?
I got back a week ago in February.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
yesterday, just a soft practice like exercisingthough. Today is the official practice, bullpen,
stretch, everything. The practice is very different
here, stretching time is long but that’s good
because it’s good for the body. There’s a different
baseball culture here.
What are your future aspirations?
I want to continue playing baseball here andwould love to sign with a big team in Japan, so
for me, this is a great opportunity to learn about
baseball in Japan and learn what baseball inJapan is like.
Message to the readers:Come see the game! We’ll give it our 100% to win!
Do you have any future aspirations?
There are only about 50 baseball players in
Myanmar. In the future, I want to teach baseball to
the kids in my home country and spread the word
about baseball.
How do you feel about being part of the IS?
So after Kagawa I went back to Myanmar and
now I’m back in Tokushima. I’m really happy they
asked me to join the team.

What do you hope to achieve this year?
I really hope we can get to the playoffs this year,
the league championships. I really hope we canbuild on last year.
What are your future aspirations?
NPB. I want to stay in Japan, I love it here.

Has anything changed since then?
Half the team is new now. I’ve even got a newroommate, so everything is new. Overall, a little
new and a little old. There has been a change inthe team altogether. It’s more laid back now.

Message to the readers:Come see the Indigo Socks! We’re going to win
the championships this year!!

All of the players on the Indigo Socks are working
really hard, so please come down to the baseballstadium and cheer them on! The first half of theregular season games finished in May, but games

will be starting up again on July 31st. Please readon for part of the schedule for the second half ofthe season and jot them down in your physical ordigital calendar so you don't miss a single game!

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Take Me Out to the Ball GameLeft to right: Anthony Hawkins, Gabriel Garcia, Zawzaw Oo, Edward William Brandsema

Tokushima Indigo Socks Home Game Schedule
Date			Team			Time		Location
July 31 (Sun)		
vs Kochi FD		
18:00		Aguri Anan
August 3 (Wed)vs Kagawa OG		
18:00		Aguri Anan
August 6 (Sat)		
vs Soft Bank		
13:00		ZaoAugust 7 (Sun)		
vs Soft Bank		
13:00		Miyoshi*For more information on the location of the stadiums please see:
http://www.indigo-socks.com/studium/index.html

Naruto: Beautiful Home Away from Home
By Colette Modagai Dadavana

Hello, my name is Colette Modagai Dadavanafrom Papua New Guinea. I am a student at Naruto
University of Education and I have been here forthe last thirteen months.
I read Awa life journal
every month and I am
always fascinated withthe diversity of articles
and of course genres
the articles covermonthly. Hence I havedecided to share someof my experiences here
in beautiful Naruto,
Tokushima Prefecture.
I hope that this piece ofwriting is just a shy beginning of more contributions
to come in the near future.
I come from a tropical and ever green area andthat life has made me love nature so much that I
was quite worried that I might miss the ecologicaltouch of the nature in the two years I will be inJapan. However, I was very fortunate to be sent toNaruto city, Tokushima prefecture by the JapaneseInternational Cooperation Agency (JICA). That
was my first ever trip
to Japan and I did notknow the kind of nature
I would be enjoying or
battling with upon myarrival. Nevertheless,
I was actually sent toa very beautiful, quiet
and natural environment
surrounded by breathtaking mountains andclean beaches andpeaceful ocean.
Beautiful in the sense that the nature always
blends itself beautifully with the artificial makingsof humans thus relieving ones anxiety andemotional tensions. A day’s pressure can easeby just walking out and enjoying the prettiness ofthe multiplicity of flowers such as roses, daisies,

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Beautiful Home Away from Home

marigolds, Sumire violets, morning glories,
Cosmos and many, many more. I love the flower
shown in the picture below because it symbolizes
a butterfly and it comes in different colours. The
assortment is so perfect and refreshing thatonce you see it, you can’t resist looking for yourcamera.

colourful and attractive flowers and tripled withvery beautiful heart people. As a visitor or rather
a foreigner, what else more can you expect in a
strange and new environment then appreciate andmake use of the beautifulness of the surroundings
and the people. Truly, Naruto provides the spirit ofbeauty and friendship one would dream of visitingor calling it a HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

The environment is also very quiet hence itnaturally takes away the daily psychologicaltensions and provides oneself with a freshmindset to keep enjoying each new day with somuch beauty and renewed enthusiasm for newplans and ideas.
Finally, as I have mentioned earlier, I am
surrounded by the sparkling seas, stillness ofgreen mountains, sweet smelling fragrance of

Kamikatsu’s Leaf Business: Empowering the Elderly

By Jenifer Tanikawa (An interview with Tomoji Yokoishi Part 2)

This is part two of Tomoji Yokoishi's interview. For
Part 1, please refer to the May issue of Awa Life.
Seeing how successful Irodori was, did anyother companies try to copy this business?
Any new competitors?
None at all.
Why is that?
Yes, leaves can be found everyone,but, when you break it down, firstof all, you need people to do it andyou don’t normally find people way
up in the mountains with soft skills.
In agricultural communities in themountain where you can find theseleaves, you don’t often find people
with skills to sell and produce.

is value in places that are far away from the city
center and in the deep recesses of the mountain,
but distance is also important.
And finally, we use ICT a lot here. We havea system set up so that everyone can use
computers skillfully.
It may sound simple, but having all
three conditions meet up (leadership,
ICT and the environmental condition)is actually quite hard. If one ismissing then it won’t work. It seems
relatively simple, but in reality it’s not.

With population decline being at
the forefront of issues, how will
you tackle this problem?
President of Irodori,
Tomoji Yokoishi
That’s one of our biggest obstacles
The other thing is, we are relatively close to the and is unavoidable. We have to create a town
airport. Even though we are located deep in the that’s more self-sustainable.
mountains, we are only about an hour away fromthe city center. If we were to go to Iya, it would One of the things we need to do is, get moretake about two and a half to three hours. Going people around the world to know about ourdown south would take just as long. Thinking products. We have to work with a more global
about shipping, this would pose a problem. There market. Instead of just selling things globally, we6Kamikatsu's Leaf Businessneed to try and get people to come here as welland to do that we need to create a community
that’s ready for it. We need people to see thevalue in our products, so getting more people toknow about our brand is important.
We also need to create a connection with theyounger generation. We need to think of how
we can create a place or position for theseyoung people, including our interns. If we only
work with the elderly, we can’t create a selfsustaining society, so we need more young folks
in our community. The elderly will have their own
responsibilities and so will the younger folks.
Lastly, through Irodori Mountain. Mountains are
becoming more and more battered with natural
disasters and becoming dangerous. We needto maintain a beautiful mountain and work with
Irodori to develop the local community.
I think it’s a balance of the three, the local
community, the young folks and the kids.
Young and old will both have their own duties
and their own place within the community andwork to develop a solid community. Our role
as a company is to create jobs and create anenvironment where they can sustain themselves.
I really want to make sure I have that down.
What would you like to tell the interns?

I often tell them this but, my goal and purpose
isn’t to revitalize the community or the town. Andof course they are disappointed to hear that. But
I tell them, “the eldery are just doing their job.” I
think that community revitalization isn’t something
you can just do because you want to do it. For
example, the working elderly will contribute tax
money. Medical fees will drop. Relations with theirfamily will improve and they can buy their kids
and grandkids anything they want with their own
money. Unintentional contribution to the society
happens. Compared to those who do nothing andlive on money from the government, I think thatthe elderly here who work hard are just doing theirjob, but at the same time are contributing to thecommunity. I think that’s what’s most important.
Everyone goes on and on about contributing tosociety, to the community, but I think there’s more
important things in life.
What is Irodori to you?
A lost man. I’ve been doing this for about 30 years
now. 37 years since I started working in this town.
It’s probably the longest community revitalization
project in Japan. I would say it’s my everything. It
really is my everything, from morning to night, 365
days a year. It’s been my everything for 30 odd
years now. So in a way, I don’t really see it as ajob, but something I enjoy doing.

HIROBA: Japanese Cooking Class
By HIROBA International
Milk Jelly
Ingredients
Powdered agar 4 g (1 bag)
Water 1 Cup
Milk 2 Cups
Sugar 3 Tbsp
Small strawberries 6
Vanilla essence A few drops
Directions
1. Add water to a small pot and shift in the powderedagar and let it sit for a while. Heat the mixture overheat for 3 minutes while continuously mixing.

2. Add sugar and milk to the pot then take off heat.
Add a few drops of vanilla essence.
3. Soak the bottom of the pot in water and mix
gently to remove the heat.
4. Pour the mixture into a container and add
strawberry slices for decoration. Let it cool to harden.

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By Yoko Aoki「～たり、
」 と 「～て、」This month, we will be taking a look at how to properly use “ ～たり ” and “~ て ” as this is a grammar
point that many Japanese learners incorrectly use.

こんげつに ほん ご がくしゅうしゃ

せつぞく

せつぞく

み

今月は日 本 語 学 習 者が まちがいやすい「～たり」の接続と「～て」の接続について見てみましょう。
“ ～たり ” is used when giving two to three examples of actions that occurred within a certain period of time.
き かん「～たり」はなか

こう い

で き ごととあだいひょうれいひょうげん

ある期間の中での行為や出来事を ２つか３つ取り上げて、代 表 例として表現するのにつか使われます。
れい

しゅうまつ

なに

例１） Ａ：週 末

何をしましたか。

とも

か

もの

えい が

み

Ｂ：友だちと 買い物をしたり、映画を見たりしました。
Ａ：そうですか。
れいにちよう び なに

例２） Ａ：日 曜 日何をしましたか。
あさ お

た

ふ ろ

		Ｂ：☓ 朝 起きたり、ごはんを食べたり、お風呂に
あさ

お

“朝

た

はい

入ったりしました。

ふ ろ起きる ”, “ ごはんを食べる ” and “ お風呂にる ” are things that you do on a daily basis, so are notともactions that need to be specifically highlighted. On the other hand, actions such as “ 友だちといっしょ
た

に

せんとう

おお

ふ ろ

はい

レストランで ごはんを食べたり、＊銭 湯 (public bath house) の大きなお風呂に入ったりしました ”

are more special, so it sounds natural when “ ～たり ” is used.
あさ

お

「朝

た

ふ ろ

はい

にちじょうてき起きる」「ごはんを食べる」「お風呂に入る」は

あ

とうぜん

こう い

とも

た

上げることでは「ありません。
「友だちといっしょに
ふ ろ

とくべつ

はい

と

日 常的に当然する行為であって、特別に取り
せんとう

おお

レストランで ごはんを食べたり、銭湯の大き

とくべつ

い わ かん

なお風呂に入ったりしました」であれば、特別なことがらなので、違和感がなくなります。
Let’s take a look at the next example.
つぎ

また

れい

次の例は どうでしょうか。
れい

例）

きのう

なに

Ａ：昨日

何をしましたか。

だいがく

い

じっけん

Ｂ：☓ 大学へ行ったり、実験をしたりしました。
If you are trying to explain that you were running experiments at the university, then use the following:
だいがく

い

じっけん

“ 大学へ行って、実験をしました ”.

じっけん

だいがく

い

だいがく

い

じっけん

い

「大学へ行って、実験をしました」と 言わなければな実験をしたのが大学である と言いたいのなら、
りません。
れい

ひる

た

とも

あ

例）
「昼ごはんを食べて、シャワーをあびて、友だちに会いました。
」“ ～て ” is used to describe a sequence of events.
せつぞく「～て」による接続は

おこな

こう い

じゅん

お

い

ば あい

つか

行 った行為を 順 を追って 言う場合に使われます。

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Exercise: Change the following sentences into the right form.
れんしゅう ただぶん

【練習】正しい文ににちよう び1. 日 曜 日

なお

直してみましょう

あさ おに ほん ごべんきょう

朝起きたり、せんたくをしたり、日 本 語の勉 強 をしたりしました。
↓

ぎんこう

い

2. 銀行へ行ったり、ATM でかねい＊お金をおろしたり、それからデパートへ行きました。

↓＊お金をおろします : To withdraw money
2. 銀 行へ行って、ATM で
ぎんこう い1. 日 曜 日にちよう びAnswers

お金をおろして、それからデパートへ行きました。

かねい

朝 起きて、せんたくをしたり、日 本 語の勉 強 をしたりしました。
あさ おに ほん ごべんきょう

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

By Kazue Inoue (Center for Early Childhood Education and Care SUKETO NAKAYOSHI)
The rainy season is just around the corner. Not
only will it rain a lot, it will also be humid, making
people feel more fatigued and unmotivated.
So, instead of staying cooped up inside, why
not do the opposite and go out as much as you
can! Green plants glistening beautifully with theraindrops, snails hiding behind the leaves...you
just might be able to see a scenery different fromthe usual. You can also change things up by
visiting your nearby childcare facilities.
Many parents have been asking me for advice
recently on how to stop their kids from sucking
on their thumbs or biting their nails. A lot of thetime, children engage in these compulsive habits
out of comfort to ease their anxiety or to get yourattention. If they are normally well-behaved andtend to only engage in these habits when they
are sleepy, anxious or not feeling well, then you
don’t have anything to worry about. Don’t worry
too much about it and during those times, try andgive them a bit more attention or shower themwith compliments a little bit more. It’s usually justa phase, so it will naturally disappear with time.
If those habits are getting in the way of their
daily lives or continuing for a prolonged time, I
recommend seeing a professional like a doctor ora public health nurse.

＊＊ Handmade Toys: Bath Foam Stickers ＊＊Materials
Styrofoam or Styrofoam food tray
Permanent marker
Scissors
BucketWater
Directions
1. Draw pictures of sea creatures, such as a fish
or clam, on a piece of Styrofoam (Styrofoam foodtray) using a permanent marker, then cut it out.
2. Put the Styrofoam sea creatures into a bucket
full of water.
3. Once you thoroughly wet the fish, you can stick
it onto windows.
*If you wet the fish with hot water from yourbathtub, you can even stick them on the tiles ofyour bathroom.

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Awa Shoku: Tokushima's "Sweet in Savory" ToothRegional differences in food can be tricky forforeigners to spot, as we take everything aroundus for granted. How are we to know that squeezing
sudachi over everything is not commonplace in therest of Japan? Recent TV programs have broughtthese local peculiarities to light, surprising anddelighting even Japanese people.

Three such culinary quirks in Tokushima all
have a common thread (read on and figure itout as we go along). The first involves a kind of
okonomiyaki お好み焼き called mame-tama まめ 玉 . True to its name, the dish contains kidneybeans (kintoki-mame 金時豆 ), but they’re stewed
in sugar. Yep, sweet beans in a savory cabbagebased pancake. Give it a try. The starchy beans
add heartiness to the batter, and the sweetness
enhances the saltiness of the other ingredients.
Recently, Mameten-tama ま め 天 玉 is being
promoted as a kind of “B-level Gourmet” soul
food, with the addition of crispy tempura to themix. You won’t find these in Hiroshima or Osaka;
they’re a uniquely Tokushima menu item.

By Lance Kita

sekihan is also used to make mochi and otherJapanese sweets, so sugar shouldn’t actually be
so far-fetched.)
Why this obsession with sugar on savory food?
One theory notes that Naruto City was a majorsalt-making region for over 400 years. Tokushima
was also a major producer of wasanbon 和 三 盆
sugar which led to its prosperity in the late Edo
Period. So salt may have seemed too mundane
for the auspicious beans and rice, so sugar (aluxury item at the time) may have become thetopping of choice. Whether this has any correlation
to the sweet beans on okonomiyaki or mixed rice isunclear, but perhaps these unusual twists harken
back to the sweeter days of Tokushima…

Another place the sweet beans appear is on
mixed rice, called chirashi-zushi ち ら し 寿 司
or bara-zushi ば ら 寿 司 . Though shredded egg
omelet, red pickled ginger, shiitake mushrooms,
and sliced green beans are staples all over thecountry, the sweet beans are Awa-only. Many
housewives from outside the prefecture are
perplexed by the brown morsels garnishing themixed rice in the supermarkets. Again, somethingunique to this area.

M a m e t e n - t a m a , a u n i q u e l y To k u s h i m a f l a v o r o fokonomiyaki with the addition of...

Sometimes, the tradition is localized one town orvillage. In Naruto, people will receive red beans
and rice (sekihan 赤 飯 ) for important occasions
like weddings, funerals, and memorial services.
Most people in Japan will eat this with black
sesame seeds and salt (gomashio 胡 麻 塩 ), but
Narutoites will top their sekihan with…gomazato
胡 麻 砂 糖 , a mixture of white sesame seeds andsugar! Not only that, but they like to put several
tablespoons, making this rice definitely sweet.
This is akin to pouring sugar over your Frenchfries. (Though to be honest, the glutinous rice inSupermarket chirashi-zushi...sushi rice with all kinds oftoppings, but something on there would surprise a nonTokushiman...

Sekihan (red beans and glutinous rice) for special
occasions, but instead of the usual sesame salt...

Events & Memoranda

1034th Beethoven Ninth Symphony Concert
第 34 回ベートーヴェン「第九」交響曲演奏会

When: June 5 (Sunday), 13:30-15:30
Where: Naruto City Culture Hall
Admission Fee: Advance tickets
2000 yen General Admission
500 yen Students
Tickets at the door
2500 yen General Admission
500 yen Students
Info: NPO Hojin Naruto Daiku wo Utau Kai Office (088-686-9999 )日時：6 月 5 日（日）13：30 開演 15：30 終演
開催地：鳴門市文化会館ホール
入場料：前売：一般 2000 円 学生 500 円
当日：一般 2500 円 学生 500 円
問合せ：NPO 法人鳴門「第九」を歌う会事務局（088-686-9999）

Hahagawa Firefly Festival
母川ほたる祭り
You'll be able to catch a glimpse of the fireflies
dancing across the surface of the Hahagawa
River. There will be lots of events planned forthis festival, such as a boat cruise down the riveror a bamboo leaf boat making class. Please
note, depending on the condition of the river, thefestival may be cancelled, so please inquire about
it before heading down.
When: June 11 (Sat) -18 (Sat)
Where: Hahagawa riverbanks
Takazono, Kaiyo Town, Kaifu-gun
Info: Kaiyo Town Tourism Association
TEL: 0884-76-3050

母川の水面を乱舞する幻想的な蛍の光を見ることができます。高瀬舟の遊覧や笹舟づくり教室などのイベントも行われます。
※天候・河川状況により中止する場合がありますので、必ず事前にお問い合わせ下さい。
日時：6 月 11 日（土）～ 18（土）開催地：海部郡海陽町高園
母川河川敷
問合せ：海陽町観光協会
TEL: 0884-76-3050

Uchizuma Hydrangea Festival
内妻あじさい祭
Approximately 4000 hydrangea blossoms adorn
the roadsides of the former National Route. Takea leisurely, scenic walk along the 2km stretch of
the hydrangea road.

牟岐町内妻の旧国道沿いに、約 4000 株のあじさいが咲き誇ります。全長約 2km のあじさいロードを散策しながら、色とりどりのあじさいを鑑賞することができます。

When: June 19 (Sunday), 10:00-14:00
Where: Along the former National Route(2km long road)
Uchizuma, Mugi Town, Kaifu-gun
Info: Mugi Town Industry Division
TEL: 0884-72-3420

日時：6 月 19 日（日）、10:00 ～ 14:00
開催地：海部郡牟岐町内妻
旧国道沿い（約 2km）
問合せ：牟岐町産業課
TEL: 0884-72-3420

11 Events & Memoranda
Hisayabu Hydrangea Festival
久薮あじさい祭り

This festival is held at the Hisayabu Amida Hallevery year during June when the hydrangeas arein full bloom.
When: June 19 (Sunday), from 9:00
Where: Amida Hall
Hisayabu, Ichiu, Tsurugi Town
Admission Fee: Free
Info: Tsurugi Town Commerce and Tourism Division
TEL: 0883-62-3111

毎年、あじさいが咲く 6 月に、久薮阿弥陀堂であじさい祭りが行われます。
日時：6 月 19 日（日）、9：00 ～
開催地：つるぎ町一宇字久薮久薮阿弥陀堂
料金：無料
問合せ：つるぎ町商工観光課
TEL: 0883-62-3111

2016 Tokushima Prefecture Japanese Speech Contest
徳島県日本語弁論大会
Foreign residents whose native language is not Japanese will be giving a speech in Japanese on
various topics such as cultural differences, their experiences with life in Tokushima, and more. Pleasecome watch and cheer on the participants!
When: July 10 (Sunday) 13:30 - 16:30
Where: Awagin Hall (Tokushima Prefecture Kyodo Bunka Kaikan) 5F
Info: TOPIA 088-656-3303
Admission Fee: FREE

国際理解支援講師の派遣をします
楽しく愉快に異文化交流＆異文化理解！
外国人との交流をとおして世界を知ろう
学校や市町村・民間国際交流機関が行う異文化理解や国際協力・人権・平和などに関する国際交流事
業に外国人講師を派遣します。
出会う機会の少ないアジアやアフリカ出身の人たちとも交流してみませんか？
お問い合わせ先 公益財団法人 徳島県国際交流協会〒 770-0831 徳島市寺島本町西１－６１クレメントプラザ６F
TEL：088-656-3303 FAX：088-652-0616
URL：http://www.topia.ne.jp
E-mail：topia@topia.ne.jp

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 isavailable in English and Japanese. Please note that although every effort will be made, we may not beable to deal with all cases.
Everyday, 10:00 - 18:00 (closed during the New Year's holidays)
Tel: 088-656-3303 or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)