2011 年 6 月

阿波ライフ
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251
June

AWA LIFE

Shoveling and Yoyoing in Ishinomaki

R

Robert Frost

ecently during Golden
week, I along with 12
others from Sophia University
and International Christian
University (ICU) went on atrip to the Tohoku region. The
trip was planned so we could
help clean up the devastatedareas still remaining sincet h e To h o k u e a r t h q u a k ewhich happened on March
11th. The planning of thetrip started when Kensuke, adorm-mate, proposed a plan
to go help as a volunteer in
Tohoku. Through connections,Kensuke got students fromthe Habitat for Humanity clubin Sophia and ICU as well as
his dorm-mates like me tojoin. Kensuke also contacted
a vo l u n t e e r g r o u p c a l l e d“Team Kobe” already in thearea, so we could join them involunteer tasks.
Before I left for Tohoku,

Trying to bring a little bit of happiness back to the people of Ishinomaki

I really had no idea what
to expect. I had no clue onwhat to buy either, but I
did prepare a sleeping bag,gloves, boots, masks, and acheap fold-up chair. For food,
I made the assumption that
there would be no fridge tokeep food, so I bought mostly
dried ramen noodles. Anotherstudent in my dorm got 70
yoyo’s from his brother, aprofessional yoyoist as a
gift to the kids living in theevacuation shelters. I had
p ra c t i c e d yoyo fo r a b o u t
2 years as a kid so I was
unanimously chosen to be theone in charge of teaching thekids how to yoyo. While I was
packing all my newly bought
supplies, I realized I had no
idea as to what I was goingto do to help for the next
couple of days. It was hard
to imagine going to a placethat had been devastated bya tsunami triggered by one of
the largest earthquakes everrecorded. The idea itself was
beyond my comprehension.
On the day of departure,

Shoveling and Yoyoing in Ishinomaki... continued on page 3

阿波ライフ
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251
June

AWA LIFE

This month in Awa Life
1

Shoveling and Yoyoing in
Ishinomaki
Robert Frost

4

TOPIA's New Right Hand
Man
Masayuki Tominaga

5

Irene's Recipe Corner6

Bad Communication:
A Video Podcast

Hello everybody,
I am proud to present to you the
Awa Life issue for June. Robert Frost,a former Tokushima High School
stuent, reports on his trip to the disaster-struckcity of Ishinomaki. Hiroki Matsuuchi introduces
us to his interesting video podcast called Bad
Communication, and for those of you who likecooking, Irene Wachuga prepared a nice recipe
to try out. And not to forget, our new managing
director introduces himself brieﬂy in this issue.
Best Regards,
Kim

Irene Wachuga

Hiroki Matsuuchi

89Japanese Lesson
Toshiko Yamamizo

Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue Inoue

10 News & Events
12 Memoranda

awa life

is a monthly publication of the Tokushima Prefectural
International Exchange Association (TOPIA).
Tokushima Prefectural International
Exchange Association (TOPIA)〒 770-0831
Tokushima City, Terashima Honcho Nishi 1-61
Clement Plaza 6F
Tel
088-656-3303
Fax 088-652-0616
Email topia@topia.ne.jp
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An electronic version of Awa Life is also available fordownload from the TOPIA homepage.

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Shoveling and Yoyoing in Ishinomaki... continued from page 1
we took the highway bus thattook us directly to Ishinomaki.
After dropping people off at
Sendai, we headed eastward
along the coast and started
to see the destruction of thetsunami from the highway.
We saw debris in thevegetable fields and piles of
rubble on both sides of theroad. When the bus arrived
at its final stop at Ishinomaki
Senshu University, we wereamazed to see that thecampus grounds had turned
into a village of tents housing
volunteer workers from allover the country. Kensuke
called 3 taxis to take us to
our final destination, Minato
Elementary School. It wasnear the ocean. Kensuke told
us that we will be living in thisschool which had turned into
an evacuation shelter and aheadquarters for Team Kobe.
Once I got to theelementary school, I wasliterally shocked to see how
devastated its surroundings
were. There were cars
stacked in the swimming pool,a fishing boat sittting in an
empty property nearby, anddebris strewn everywhere.
W h e n I o p e n e d my d o o rwhen we arrived, a stenchthat smelled of stale seawater
filled my nostrils. When we
went for a walk to survey thearea, the sight was nothing I
had ever seen before. It was
just like what you would see
if a war happened the day
before. Tons of mud-covered
trash were heaped in piles on
the sides of the roads. Also
the houses were wrecked,
some having been shifted 50
meters away. When I headed
to bed that night, I realizedthat this trip was no vacation.
I knew we had a lot of work
to do in the next couple ofdays and frankly, I was notlooking forward to it.
The next morning, wewere assigned our first job
which was to clean a houseowned by this old fellow. His
living room was still filledwith ankle-deep black mudfrom the tsunami. We had
to take it out to a parking

Teaming up and working hard at Ishinomaki

TOPIAlot. It was hard, smelly anddirty work; we first had totake out the tatamis since the
mud was caked under it, thenscoop up the mud and put it
into a wheelbarrow to taketo the dump. There were somany other muddy householdobjects we had to take out aswell. After returning back tothe school from working, we
met a kid named Shunsuke
who seemed interested inyoyos. I felt so bad for him
at first because he lost his
home and everything, but
his eagerness and positivity
made me forget about his
circumstances. I taught him
how to yoyo everyday fromthat day forward.
The next day, I went to alady’s house to scoop mudfrom her front driveway, thenin the afternoon, we went toanother house which was inmuch worse shape. The house
hadn’t been cleaned or eventouched since the tsunami,
so most of the volunteers forTeam Kobe were summoned
to help work on that house to
get it finished by that evening.
My job was to take care of
the kitchen. In the kitchen,
there was so much stuff lying
on top of a thick layer of mudthat covered the floor. Not tomention the rotting food thatwas in the mud and in the
refrigerator. When we took
the refrigerator out, a yelloworange liquid started spillingout and made the whole insideof the house smell impossibly
rancid and horrible. Despite
that, I kept cleaning inside
the kitchen, scraping up the3mud and taking everythingout. Scooping up the mud wasreally hard because there wereso many objects embedded init. I found glass, rotted food,cups, clothes, newspapers,
kitchen knives, and even fish.
The glass and knives were
especially dangerous because
I couldn’t see them before I
felt them.
By our third day, we started
to get used to living at theschool. Although most of
the refugee’s houses weredestroyed, they still had warm
hearts and helped make us
feel at home. A grandmother,
who owned a really nice house
we spent a day cleaning, gave
us many cookies and drinks
while we were taking a rest
from the work. Even though
her once beautiful house is
now in ruins and she hadmany friends and family who
perished, she still greeted us
with a warm smile.
By the end of our trip,
Shunsuke, along with a groupof other kids, got pretty goodat yoyoing. I was so proud
when they finally masteredclassic tricks like “around theworld” and “forward pass”.

Everybody is lending a hand

Living in the school wasstarting to become quite
enjoyable. The refugees
were very nice and kept
their living quarters clean,
the kids were always playing
and having fun. Many
people from out of town
came to do performancesand lift people's spirits.
The whole atmosphere wasfilled with positive energy,
and everybody felt a returnof hope. I was havingsuch a pleasurable time, I
sometimes forgot about the
crushed, overturned cars
piled on top of debris in backof the school.
After our last shift cleaning
the mud out of a familyowned shop, it was time

Camping out in the open surrounded by Sakura trees4

to go home. It was a very
emotional moment saying
good bye to all the kids andthe refugees living there. I
said thank you to the leader ofTeam Kobe and all the othermembers who will remain
there. I was on the vergeof tears when I got in thattaxi, knowing we have done
something great. We donated
our time and effort to help thetown of Ishinomaki and help
its citizens. But they showed
us what it is to be truly humanin the face of unimaginable
adversity.

TOPIA's New
Right Hand Man

Managing Director Masayuki
Tominaga, photo by Yui Fujiwara

Hello everyone,
My name is Tominaga
and I am the new managing
director who came to TOPIA
this May. In our country weare facing a genuine periodof globalization and I am
going to do my best, in orderto help create a community
where Japanese people andforeigners understand eachother and different cultures
are able to live together. I am
hoping for your cooperation.

TOPIAIrene’s Recipe Corner:
Simmered Pork and New Potatoes (shin jaga)
Irene Wachuga

Ingredients:
600g new potatoes
250g thinly sliced pork
2 ½ to 3 cups water
2 Tbsp oil
1/3 cup dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp each, sugar and mirin
1 Tsp finely sliced or minced ginger½ cup frozen green peas, or par boiled fresh peas
Preparation:
1 .Wash and scrub the new
potatoes. If large, half orquarter them. Drain well.
2. In a medium pot, heat 1
Tbsp oil and sauté the ginger
for a few seconds, add thepork and fry for a coupleof minutes. Remove into aseparate dish and set aside.

3. In the same pot add therest of the oil and sauté thepotatoes for a few minutes
until they start to become
golden.

6. Put back the pork, add thepeas and cook until done.
[don’t overcook the potatoes.
They should still hold theirshape.]

4. Add the water and bring toa boil.

7. Serve hot and enjoy yourmeal.

5. Add the soy sauce, sugar
and mirin and simmer until
half done[ 8-10 minutes].

* Goes well with lightly boiled
spring cabbage dressed witha mayo and mustard sauce.

Awaglot and Classiﬁeds

T

he literary corner of
Awa Life, Awaglot, is acombination of the words"awa" and "polyglot", whichmeans multilingual. Be it
fiction, non-fiction, proseo r p o e t r y ; f u n n y, s a d ,long or short, we wantyour submissions! If you
like to write, then express
yourself! Send submissions toawalife@gmail.com

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There is also a classifieds
section for you, our readers,to post ads in, but a few rules
apply! The following will
not be posted: Religious,
political, or commercial
activities, businesses
searching for clients or
employees, and things
the Awa Life editors deem
inappropriate.
But you can totallysubmit this stuff: offers
to sell or exchange personal
goods, concerts, lectures,and other event information,
cultural, sporting, and othercommunity group information,
etcetera.
If you have something
you would like to share with
the Tokushima community,
email the editors at
awalife@gmail.com!

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Bad Communication: A Video Podcast
Hiroki MatsuuchiT

he barriers to entry are
low and anyone who
has something to say caneasily hop online and create
great content. Whether that
content is a collection ofphotos, articles, blog entries,
audio podcasts or video,
there's little standing in yourway. With that in mind, mycohost, Andrew Hawkins,
and I started a video podcast
out of Tokushima and Osaka
called "Bad Communication"
which took its name froma B'z song that I happen
to particularly enjoy. The
formula of the show was andremains relatively simple:
we dig up some of the morequirky articles from theprevious week focusing on
Japan and we talk about themfor as close to 30 minutes as
possible. Additionally, fromtime to time we ask guests
to come on the show and tell
our audience a bit about what
they're up to in Japan as wellas throw in their two cents
about the articles on the
chopping block for that week.
We always have a good time.
I first came to Tokushima
when I was too young toremember clearly, but mademy most recent trip to thecountry as a semi-permanent
resident in early April 2007.
Thinking about it for the firsttime just now, I realize thatit’s been only a little longer
than four years. It’s a bit of acliché, but the time really has
flown by. In the four years

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Bad Communication logo, by Hiroki Matsuuchi

I have lived here I’ve spent
the bulk of it living within thecity limits, but did log just a
tad over a year in a small,beautiful, seaside town called
Imabari in the neighboring
prefecture, Ehime. As muchas I enjoyed my life in
Imabari, I found that I really
missed Tokushima, and I
decided to move back in earlyAugust of last year.
Andrew and I got the idea
for the show after I boughta small video camera andasked if he’d be the hostof a project I was working
on for a restaurant review
site I run. I wanted to add
a video component to someof the reviews I was writing
and thought it would beinteresting to visit someo f t he re s t a u ra n t s I h a dindexed and actually havea conversation with thestaff and perhaps even thecustomers. We filmed a pilot
episode and that project was
immediately put on hold. Itturns out to be remarkably
tough to visit a restaurant
unannounced with a camera,
and get permission to film
the staff and patrons. Afterthat idea fell through andalong with Andrew’s desire
to start a personal vlog, we
decided to team up, once aweek, and film a talk radios ty l e s h o w w i t h a v i d e ocomponent. We put out our
first episode on July 5, 2010.
That episode and every
episode since can be foundonline. (http://bc.wanwan.
fm) Take a look, drop us aline, and if you see me on
the streets, be sure to say
hello. I’m a relatively friendly
person.
I can’t speak for my cohost,but I’ve come to realize overthese past few months thatthe most rewarding aspectof the show isn't necessarily
the show itself, but rather
the connections we've beenable to establish with ourviewers and other content

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L to R: Andrew Hawkins, guest, and Hiroki Matsuuchi in a screencap from the show. Photo by Hiroki Matsuuchi.

creators out of Japan working
on similar projects. I love
Tokushima for several reasons,one of which is the relatives
I have living in the southernpart of the prefecture, but attimes the prefecture can feela bit isolated. Being linked tothe talent that exists among
the foreign community living
in Japan has been a horizonbroadening experience that
I would most certainly wish
upon anyone willing to put
themselves in the somewhat

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vulnerable position of creating
content and sharing it online.
As amateur broadcasters
among a community of otheramateur content creators
dispersed throughout thecountry, it really is quiteamazing to see some of the
stuff being created by thisrelatively small, but highlyt a l e n t e d g ro u p. In m a ny
cases, they are amateurs inname only as the quality of
their work is up there withthose who do the same fora living. In addition to thetalent, this community is oneof the most friendly groupsof people who also happen
to be more than happy tohelp out any content creatoro u t t h e r e w h o ’s l o o k i n g
to learn. If nothing else,
you’ll make some goodfriends who would be happy
to meet up and share a beer
the next time you venture
outside the prefecture.
We've had graphic artists,
translators, musicians,
writers, video personalities,
philosophers and even a
CIR as guests on the show
and we're always looking forthe opportunity to sit down
and chat with anyone who
has something interesting
to say. Contrary to what I
once thought, the foreign
population in Japan isfar from a homogeneousbunch and there really areinteresting people out there
doing interesting things.
We ' r e a l way s l o o k i n g t oconnect with such people,
so please, don't be shy
in getting in touch:bc@wanwan.fm

7今月の日本語Japanese Lesson
Toshiko Yamamizo

This month, let's learn about「行きます」and「来ます」.
「行きます」and「来ます」are not difﬁcult words, but they are often used incorrectly. So why are
they mistaken so often? This is because in Japanese speakers often refer to things in relation tothemselves. Consider why the following example sentences are incorrect:
Example 1:
りらいしゅうちゅうごく
かえ
せんせい
あそ
李： 「来週、中国へ帰ります。先生、遊びにい

行ってください。
」

せんせい

やす

い

Example 2:
せんせい
ど よう びに ほん ご きょうしつ
先生：「もしもし、土曜日、日本語 教 室にき来ますか。」

おもき

先生：「休みがとれたら、行きたいと思います。」 ティナ：「はい、来ます。」
In example 1, Lee is in Japan, but is saying thatnext week she will be in China. The teacher(speaker), will be going towards where she
きis, so she should say「来てください」.
きUse「来ます」when you are going towards thelocation of your speaking partner.

In example 2, Tina (speaker) will be going awayfrom her current location, her home, towards theいJapanese class, so she should say「行きます」.
いUse「行きます」when you are going away fromyour speaking partner's location.

Let's practice!
[Practice 1][Practice 2]

Think about where Mr. T (teacher)In the next sets of parentheses choose between

and Ms. S (student) are, and「行く」and「来る」insert them correctly into thechoose the correct places from a or b.

sentences.

[1.]

Example:「山田さんの家のパーティーに招待さ

いえ

ふ べん

い

ところ

しょうたい

れたんだけど、あなたも（ 行き

き

たく

やま だ

い

T：
「わたしの家、不便な所だけどまた来てくださいね。
」

く

[1.]

き

）ませんか。
」

ひっ こ

S：「はい、こんなすてきなお宅、また来たいです。」T：「わたし、あした引越しするんだけど、だWhere is Mr. T?

a. T's house b. Not T's house

Where is Ms. S?

a. T's house b. Not T's house

[2.]

おきなわ

い

T：
「沖縄って、いいところでしょう。また行きま
しょうね。
」

てつ だ

れか手伝いに（ a ）てくれないかなあ。
」
なん じ

S：「何時ごろ（b）ばいいですか。」[2.]
T：「もしもし、今、レストラン『トミー』にいるんですけど、（い」S：「ええ、また行きたいです。
Where is Mr. T?

a. Okinawa b. Not Okinawa

Where is Ms. S?

a. Okinawa b. Not Okinawaa）ませんか。」

S：「わかりました。すぐ（ b）ます。」

Answers: Practice 1-1(a,a）Practice 1-2(b,b）
き

い

き

い

Practice 2-1( 来 , 行け）Practice 2-2( 来 , 行き )Reference：「初級日本語文法総まとめポイント 20」スリーエーネットワーク参照
Images from「げんき」The Japan Times

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Letter from Suketo Hoikuen
Kazue InoueD

on't you sometimes feel
irritated when you cannot
go outside due to the rainyseason in June? There arealso times when parents get
anxious because their children
h ave c a b i n fe ve r. B e fo r eparents and children run
into stress, let's think about
a good way to get rid of theantsiness.
At the nursery school,w h e n yo u c a n n o t g o o u t
because of rain, sometimes
we use newspapers to play.
Newspaper can be turned
into many kinds of tools forplaying, by cutting it up,
rolling it up and folding it. I
will introduce to you a coupleof games using newspaperthat you can have fun with athome on a rainy day.
① newspaper cut into
small pieces: you can use

the small pieces as rain orsnow to play or you can
use them as material for aplayhouse.
② soccer: cut the newspaper
into small pieces, put it into avinyl bag and close the open
end. Now tie a string aroundthe open end of the vinyl bag
and tie a rolled up newspaper
to the other end. Now thechild can kick the ball or canplay odekakegokko carrying
the newspaper. Furthermore
they can have fun punching
the ball hanging down.
③ ball throwing: roll up
the newspaper, fix it withtape and make a ball. Next
fold two newspapers flatand long, twist them. Jointhem together, build a large
circle and your child can playthrowing the ball through thering. (it is also possible toplay if you just put a hole inthe middle of the newspaper)*Please also try using thenewspaper as a bag, or
wrap it around the childs
body imitating clothes - justplay freely with whatevercomes to mind. In case you
don't have newspaper athome, just ask some of youracquaintances. I bet they will
share theirs with you.
Japanese Lessons at Suketo
HoikuenWhen: Every Thursday, 11:00 12:00
Cost:

Free, and child care is alsoavailable!

Info:Call TOPIA at
TEL 088-656-3303

Christmas party at
Suketo Hoikuen!

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news events&

June 1- July 1

For the most recent news and event information, check Living in Tokushima at our.pref.tokushima.jp/e_living/ . To post an
event of your own, send the details via email to Awa Life at awalife@gmail.com .

30th Beethoven Symphony No. 9
第３０回ベートーヴェン「第九」交響曲演奏会
It is well known, that when talking about the Naruto

鳴門の「第九」といえば周知のとおり、鳴門市の板東俘虜収“Symphony No. 9”, it is an established theory that the

容所での演奏会がアジア初演の第九というのが定説となってSymphony No. 9 was ﬁrst performed in Asia at Naruto’s

います。そこで鳴門市では演奏された 6 月 1 日を第九の日とBando Prisoner of War Camp. Therefore the city of

定め、6 月の第 1 日曜日に、県内外から 500 余名の合唱団員

Naruto decided to make June 1, the day of the firstが合流して国際色豊かに第九のふるさと鳴門ならではの演奏

performance, the day of the Symphony No. 9 and every

会を開催しています。

first Sunday in June around 500 choir members frominside and outside the prefecture gather to perform aninternationally ﬂavored Symphony No. 9 that can only beseen at Naruto.
When: June 5 (Sun.), 2011, from 1:30 p.m.

日時：2011 年 6 月 5 日（日）13:30

Where: Naruto-shi Bunka Kaikan, Minamihama Aza

場所：

鳴門市撫養町南浜字東浜

Higashihama, Muya-cho, Naruto-shi
Info:

NPO Sing the “Daiku“ Ofﬁce Naruto

鳴門市文化会館
問合せ： NPO 法人鳴門「第九」を歌う会事務局

www.tv-naruto.ne.jp/daiku/

www.tv-naruto.ne.jp/daiku/

TEL:088-686-9999

TEL:

088-686-9999

Cost:

Adult: 2000 Yen, Student: 500 Yen

料金：

一般 2000 円、学生 500 円(Day of ticket for adults: 2500)（当日券は一般 2500 円）

Japanese Lessons at Suketo Hoikuen (free)
助任保育園の日本語教室 ( 無料 )When: Every Thursday, 11:00 - 12:00

日時：

毎週木曜日、11:00 〜 12:00

Cost:

Free, and child care is also available!

金額：

託児付き（無料）

Call TOPIA at

問合せ： トピアまで

Info:

TEL 088-656-3303

TEL 088-656-3303

Yatsura Jinja (Shinto Shrine) Farm Village Stage Performance
八面神社農村舞台公演
Inviting Yoshida Kanroku, we are planning on a Taiko

吉田勘緑氏をお迎えして、太鼓演奏や人形浄瑠璃の上演を予and Ningyo Joruri performance.

定しています。

When: June 5 (Sun.), 2011, from 1 p.m.
Where: Yatsura Jinja Keidai Noson Butai, Nishino,Naka-cho, Naka-gun
Info:Naka-cho, Board of Education
TEL:
0884-62-1106
Cost:
Free!

日時：

2011 年 6 月 5 日、13：00 〜場所：

八面神社境内農村舞台 那賀郡那賀町西納

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問合せ： 那賀町教育委員会
TEL :0884-62-1106

入場料： 無料！

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Summer School Japanese Lessons
サマースクール夏休み子ども日本語教室"I want to learn kanji and Japanese words.""I want to do summer homework.""I want to make some friends."
If this sounds like your child, why not enroll them in
Summer Japanese Lessons for Children? Japaneseteachers are here to help you out. Your child can do
his/her summer homework in class, and there will be
fun activities as well, like games and quizzes.
Things to bring:writing tools, summer homework, school textbooks,
workbooks and things your child wants to study.
Participation is free !
Eligible participants:
Children (Elementary, Junior High and High SchoolStudents), whose ﬁrst language is not Japanese.
Where: Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange
Association (TOPIA)
Tokushima Station Clement Building 6F
When: July 26, 27, 28, August 2, 3, 5.
From 10:30 to noon
Instruction: JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network
Application: Fill out the application form and submit byfax, mail, e-mail, or in person by Wednesday, July 19.
* This Summer School is sponsored by the Tokushima
Prefectural Government in conjunction with TOPIA.
* It may be possible to participate even if you miss thedeadline, so please contact us if you want to join.
Contact: TOPIA, Attn: Mrs. Nomizu
Tel:088-656-3303
FAX:
088-652-0616
Email: coordinator2@topia.ne.jp

漢字や言葉の勉強がしたい。
夏休みの宿題がしたい。
友達を作りたい。
そう思ったら日本語教室に来てみませんか。日本語の先生たちがやさしく助けてくれます。夏休みの宿題をしたり、ゲームやクイズをしたりしながら楽しく勉強
しましょう。
持ってくる物：
筆記用具、夏休みの宿題や教科書、ワーク（勉強したい物）
対象：日本語を母語としない

小学生、中学生、高校生

場所：徳島県国際交流プラザ会議室 ( ｸﾚﾒﾝﾄﾌﾟﾗｻﾞ 6F）
日時：７月 26 日、27 日、28 日、８月２日、３日、５日
午前 10:30 〜 12:00
講師：ＪＴＭとくしま日本語ネットワーク
参加費：無料
申込み締切：7 月 19 日（火曜日）（郵申込み方法：申込書を、申込み先に送ってください。
送、ﾌｧｸｼﾐﾘ、持参、申込書と同じ内容を書いて
e-mail 送付も可。）※申込みがなくても参加できる場合があるので、申込
み締切日以降でもお問い合わせください。
※このサマースクールは、徳島県の事業としてトピアの協力のもと実施されます。
申込み・問合せ先：財団法人徳島県国際流協会、野水
電話 :088-656-3303

FAX:

088-652-0616

Email: coordinator2@topia.ne.jp

Parent-Child Nihongo Terakoya
When: (Children Lesson)

Nihongo Terakoya offers Japanese classes for kids and parents(Parent and Children Lessons - separate)

who need to acquire better communication skills in Japanese.

June 19 and July 17, 1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Children Lesson at TOPIA
Parent and Children Lessons at Tomoni PlazaInfo:

JTM Tokushima Nihongo Network
TEL 088-625-8387, FAX 088-625-5113

Cost:

Why not come to Nihongo Terakoya and apply for it now.

June 5, 12, 26 and July 3, 10, 24, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Free!

Organisator: JTM and the Agency for Cultural Affairs

TOPIA

Instructors are Japanese specialists. Children will get help
with their homework, they will learn how to read out aloudand much much more. Parents will learn how to communicate
with teachers and how to read and understand letters thatthey receive from their children’s schools.
Did we draw your interest? Then come and join us!

11Futsal at Tokugin Tomoni Plazaとくぎんトモニプラザでフットサル
Once a month, the TIA hosts a futsal event at Tokugin Tomoni Plaza. From 1pm-2pm, there is a class on futsal basics foryoung children (elementary school age) taught by local English teachers and football enthusiast Adam Gibson and othervolunteers. From 2 p.m. -5 p.m. the older groups take over and have a kickaround. The kickaround includes participants fromthe Shikoku Daigaku futsal team, ALTs, and many others from Tokushima and abroad. We make teams and play 10 minute,5 on 5 matches until 5pm. All this happens on the new sporting court in Tokugin Tomoni Plaza in Tokushima city. So comeout and enjoy some futsal and international exchange with us!
When: June 12 (Sun.)
1:00pm-2:00pm (Children's Class)
2:00pm-5:00pm (Open Kickaround)
Where: Tokugin Tomoni Plaza (Seishounen
Center) 2-1, Jonai, Tokushima- cho,
Tokushima-shi
Cost:

Free (all ages)

Info:

Contact Mr. Fukui at TIA (090-4976-9402)
Joshua Fries (080-4036-6596)

The Futsal team is waiting for your participation

Test of Practical Japanese: J.TEST
When: July 10 (Sun.)
September 4 (Sun.)
November 13 (Sun.)deadline: June 15
deadline: August 10
deadline: October 19

Where: locations all over Japan, the closest being Osaka,
Kobe (July, September, November) andTakamatsu, Kyoto, Hiroshima (July only)
Cost:
3600 Yen (A-D Level, E-F Level)
Info:
Nihongo Kentei Kyokai, J.TEST Office
TEL: 03-3633-2212, FAX: 03-3633-4412
http://j-test.jp/xp

The J.Test of Practical Japansese was introduced in 1991 asa test for conducting objective measurement of the Japanese
language proficiency of non-Japanese. Based on the broadbased incorporation of the hearing test, this method effectively
gauges practical proficiency in Japanese.
By taking the J.Test of Practical Japanese, it is possible tocomprehend your current level of proficiency, and thendetermine your next objective. In pursuit of this goal,international students, Japanese language school students,
company employees, staffers at embassies in Japan andnumerous other people take the J.Test of Practical Japanese.

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 andJapanese. Please note that although every effort will be made, we may not be able to deal with all cases.
Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 16:30 p.m.
Tel: 088-656-3303, or 088-656-3320 (allows three-way conversations with an interpreter)

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