aWa life
Awa Shoku: Sushi
with the Entire Fish!

What's growing in
the Suzue Family
Garden?

October EventsThe East Frisian Tea
CultureOctober 2018
# 337

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Awa Life is a Monthly Publication of the Tokushima
Prefectural International Exchange Association

Have you ever heard of Yojijukugo ( 四字熟語 よじじゅくご）? It is an idiom or compound madeup of only four-characters. Yojijukugo is one of the parts of Japanese language that I find amusing
because despite its short length, it is rich in meaning. One of my favorite ones that I learned in class is
花鳥風月（かちょうふうげつ Kachoufuugetsu）. Based on the characters alone you may be thinking"Flowers, birds, wind, and the moon???". But it actually means "the beauty of nature". This yojijukugo
truly highlights the beautiful aspects in nature! I hope that you are able to enjoy 花鳥風月 this fall!
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Editors:
Daralyn Yee and Nico Bohnsack
Contributors This Month:
Kazue Inoue, Takako Yamada, and Lance Kita

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Contents
Pg. 2-3: East Frisian Tea Culture

Pg. 4-5: What's growing in the Suzue Family Garden?
Pg. 5:

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

Pg. 6:

Japanese Lesson

Pg. 7:

Awa Shoku: Sushi with the Entire Fish!

Pg. 8-9: Events and Memoranda
East Frisian Tea Culture
Nico Bohnsack

Be sure to prepare a cup of tea for yourself, because in this article, Nico will tell us about theEast Frisian tea culture that exists in Niedersachsen(Lower Saxony), Tokushima’s Partner
State in Germany.

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hen thinking
about tea or
tea culture, most of
the people might thinkof Japan, China ormaybe Great Britain.
Germany is not reallyfamous for being acountry where people drink loads of tea or even
where a distinct tea culture exists. In fact, coffee
is still more popular in Germany and reaches a
per capita consumption of about 160 liters within
one year, whereas tea only reaches a per capita
consumption of about 30 liters a year.
However, there is one place in Germany which countersthat circumstance and where tea culture is an integral part of local identity: East Frisia, a relatively
small northern part of Germany along the coastof the North Sea, located in Tokushima’s partner
state Lower Saxony. The East Frisian people are
actually even world champions when it comes tothe per capita consumption of tea. Traditionally,
East Frisian tea is a rather strong mix of many Assam tea varieties.

But why could a distinct tea culture develop somewhere in Germany’s North? Historical research isquite in an agreement about the roots. When the
Dutch East India Company strengthened tradewith India and East Asia and brought Indian tea
to Europe, East Frisian seamen who lived near
the Netherlands most likely came in contact with
it at the beginning of the 17th century. However,tea was mainly used as medicine at that time. By
the beginning of the 18th century, East Frisians
began to drink tea on a daily basis and it became
unimaginable to give up tea drinking. Although thePrussian state tried to prohibit tea consumption
out of economic reasons, the East Frisians foughtfor their tea culture and eventually succeeded.
When the Emden company, a Prussian tradecompany focusing on trade with China, collapsed
Frederick the Great,
King of Prussia,
tried to forbid tea
drinking but encountered strong resistance also known
as the “tea war”.
East Frisians smuggled tea en masseand began to drink their beloved tea in secret. At
the same time the East Frisian people pressured
the Prussian state to annul the prohibition which
actually led to the state bowing down to public

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East Frisian Tea Culture

pressure and suspending all restrictions towards
tea drinking in East Frisia. From the 19th century
to the beginning of the 20th century the most famous East Frisian tea companies were founded.
The two world wars thencaused major tea shortages.
During World War II,tea wasrationed in order to find abalance between the needsof the people and the actual
availability of tea. Even tea
pills with aroma and sugar
were consumed but could
not fully satisfy the East Frisians. The desire fortea never changed again. Hoarding was a common phenomenon after the war and East Frisians
set out to far away places to get tea in exchange
for other products such as butter or eggs. Until
the 1950s a lack of tea availability or high prices
were still a problem. However when the tea tax
became lower, East Frisians could finally enjoy asmuch tea as they wanted again.

water and the tea is ready to drink. After serving
the tea, you should use a sieve to refill the tea
into another serving pot. Before filling the tea into
cups, a piece of rock sugar should be placed in
the cup. After pouring the tea
into cups you carefully add adrop of cream beginning at
the rim, creating a “cloud of
cream”. Usually, East Frisiantea is enjoyed without stirring
to make use of the different
tastes created by the creamin the middle, the sugar on
the bottom, and the tea itself.

East Frisians mainly use porcelain tableware
which, looking at the form and style, is close to
Chinese tableware since porcelain from China
was also imported in high numbers through East
Asian businesses. Porcelain tableware has also been producedin East Frisia since the 18th century and the Chinese style wasslightly adjusted to European
taste. Part of the typical tableware is usually a tea caddy, a tea
pot and cups. A rinse bowl also
used to be apart of the tableware.

If you happen to be in East Frisia (which is recommendable because of the beautiful ocean side),
try a cup of East Frisian tea or even take part in atea ceremony. But be careful! Drinking less than
three cups is considered as impolite. If you want to know more
about the history and the characteristics of the East Frisiantea culture you could also visit
the East Frisian Tea Museum
inside of the old town hall in thecity of Norden. The statue of the“Teelke” carrying tea in the city ofLeer is also a proof of the importance of tea in East Frisia.

These days it is common for
East Frisians to offer visitors tea immediately, nomatter if the visitor plans to stay for a long time orjust for a minute. This is part of the East Frisianwelcoming culture. The East Frisian tea ceremony
is not as complex as the Japanese tea ceremony
but visitors should still know about the procedure.
First you pour boiling water into the pot to rinse it
and heat it up. Next, you put about two teaspoonsof tea into the pot and fill it half with boiling water.
After that, let the tea steep for about 3 or 4 minutes in the closed pot. Finally, fill up the pot with

The main tea time for East Frisians is around 3pm
for afternoon tea. A midmorning tea at 11am isalso very common and many families tend to haveanother evening tea around 9pm. These tea times
just reflect the most common way of having tea
time. If guests visit private homes outside of thethree tea times they usually still get offered a tea.

Since the Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the EU will probably come into
force after January 2019, there may even be achance to enjoy East Frisian tea culture in Japan
someday if trade relations between Japan andGermany or Tokushima and Lower Saxony become stronger. As a man from Lower Saxony, I
would like to help promote Japanese tea culture in
my home region too where East Frisia would surely be an appropriate starting point of exchange.

What's Growing in the Suzue Family Garden?
By Daralyn Yee

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hen I came to Tokushima, I was surprised
about how easy it was to acquire local
produce in the super market, and found thatthe locals were generous with sharing theirproduce. Suzue-san, one of our staff members
at TOPIA, has been generous enough to share
her extra vegetables and fruits grown in her
garden. Impressed by the variety that shebrings, I’ve asked about her garden numerous
times wondering what was in there and how it
is possible for a person lacking a green thumbto start growing. With a curiosity on the wholeprocess, I decided to take a visit to the Suzue
Family’s garden this pastsummer.
Upon pulling in to thedriveway of the Suzue
Family home lies adecently sized area
dedicated to gardening.
A variety of fruit bearing
trees surrounded asmall field of fruits andvegetables. It looked
like many hours of care
were put in to creatingsuch a garden. We sat down with Suzue-san and
Mr. Suzue, Suzue-san’s father, to dig up more
information about the garden they created. The
Suzue family is a family of farmers who farmed
the land they were on since the Meiji Period.
They formerly had a field where they wouldgrow rice during the summer months and wintervegetables such as spinach during the winter. As
for the garden at their home, Mr. Suzue workedon the garden on the weekend and on other freedays, but since retiring has been taking care of it
every day. “I spend about one to two hours in themorning, then in the evening from around 4pm to
6-7pm. It’s still bright outside at those times.”
The planting of seeds for summer vegetables in
the Suzue Family starts anywhere from Mid-April
to the beginning of May. Mr. Suzue does researchon what to grow by reading books, and they buy
their seeds at a specialized gardening shop. At

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the time of our visit in the beginning of August,tomato, eggplant, and shishitou (sweet green
pepper) were in season. We had the chance
to taste the newest vegetable in their gardena variety of mini Italian tomatoes. Suzue-sansays that this is one of her favorites because it istastier than store bought tomatoes. In fact, since
the Suzue family grows a variety of vegetables,
they only need to buy meat or vegetables when
they visit the market. We were offered some totry, and as I took a bite through the tomato’s firmskin, a burst of flavor filled my taste buds. Trying
these homegrown tomatoes made me realizethat growing your own
produce is not a bad
idea after all.
These tomatoes mademe think that gardening
has its benefits, and I
was eager to know how
to get started. “Whenyou start gardening,
the soil is important,especially developing
it so that is full ofnutrients takes time.”
Suzue-san says without hesitation. Because
her grandparents were farmers and already had
healthy soil on hand, they were able to easily
grow produce. Even those with bad soil havehope according to Mr. Suzue “You can improvesoil as much as you’d like with fertilizers, when
you cultivate the soil with it.”All of this gardening talk made me excited, but I
still wondered if there was anything that was easy
to grow, especially something that would not dieeven if it didn’t get watered for a couple of days.
Mr. Suzue gave a very powerful answer “There isno such thing. You still need to take care of plants
to a certain extent, you can’t neglect them. Plants
need moderate care.” To that avail, I realized that
there is no easy way to get into gardening, andthat proper time and care are necessary. Though
there is no “easy way”, there is a way to starteven for people who don’t have much space. “You

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What's Growing in the Suzue Family Garden?

can use a planter. There are a lot of things thatcan be grown such as tomato, peppers, shishitou,
and eggplants. In the least you can grow thesethings.”From my visit, I learned that growing your own
produce requires full effort, but can leave a great
harvest of produce if done correctly. I hope thatin the future I can build my own garden and growa lot of fresh vegetables and fruits in my garden.
It doesn’t seem like an easy task, but seeing theSuzue’s enjoying the fruits of the labor makes me
believe that all of the effort is worthwhile.

Letter from SUKETO NAKAYOSHI

By Kazue Inoue (Center for Early Childhood Education and Care SUKETO NAKAYOSHI)T

he autumn w ind has finally star t e d t o
b l o w. It is also the time when sports days
are being held in preschools and kindergartens.
This time we will introduce activities strengthening
children’s motor skills.
- Upside Down (forward and backward rolls,
swinging around on the horizontal bar, swings):
Developing somatic sensory through getting used
to different postures- Gripping (horizontal bar, climbing polls): Understanding what it feels like to use all of one’s bodystrength- Jumping (races, vaulting boxes, jump rope):
Hopping on one foot or jumping and using thewhole body creates a base for a sturdy run- Arm and Legs (animal roleplays, overhead ladders, jungle gym): Makes legs and loins stronger
and creates physical strength and protects the
body when falling down
- Rhythm (dancing, jump rope, vaulting boxes): A
sense of rhythm can be developed by moving the
body to music and beats- Throwing (ball games): Learning how to transmit power into the ball by hitting, bouncing, andthrowing it.
When visiting a nearby park, be sure to use theplayground equipment to strengthen motor skills.

＊＊＊
Rabbit Doll Made from Gloves
1. Turn one glove inside out, cut off the forefinger,
middle finger and thumb and sew the middle partas shown in the diagram.
2. Turn the glove back out and stitch the eyes,nose and mouth of the rabbit (you can also usefelt) and stuff the inside with cotton.
3. Sew the forefinger and middle finger that you
cut off for the ears and then sew the head shut.
4. Now turn the other glove inside out and sew
the forefinger and middle finger to the knuckle
part of the glove.
5. Turn the glove back out on the other side andstuff the thumb part which you cut off in step one
with cotton and sew it as shown in the diagram.
6. Stuff cotton in the fingers of the glove as shownin the diagram. Insert the head part of the rabbit
which you made in step three, and your rabbit iscomplete.

6Japanese Lesson
By Takako Yamada

Making a Phone CallIn this month’s lesson, we will learn how to make and answer a phone call in a polite manner.
Such situations often require honorifics (including respectful expressions used for others, humble
expressions used for oneself and polite expressions).
Let’s look at the following dialogue. Please change the verbs in brackets into honorifics.
A is the company staff and B is the caller.
A: もしもしでん き
B: はい、〇〇電気（①です）。
さ とう。
A: すみませんが、佐藤さんは （②いますか）
さ とう
しつれい
な まえ
B: はい、佐藤（③です）ね。失礼ですが、お名前は・・・。
しょう じ
はやし
い
。
A: △△ 商 事の林と（④言います）
Translation
A: Hello? B:--- Electronics. How may I help you? A: Hi, can I speak to Ms. Sato please? B:
Sure. May I ask who is speaking? A: This is Hayashi from △△ Trading.

Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario3
かしょうしょう
さ とう
せき
はず
さ とう
わりますので、少々（3- ①
A:
代
A: 佐藤はちょっと席を外してA: ただいま、佐藤はほかの
までん わ。
待ってください）。
（1- ① います ）が・・・。
電話に出て（2- ① います）
ねが
なん じ
でんごん
ねが
B: はい、
お願い（3- ② します）。
B: それでは、伝言をお願い
B: そうですか。何時ごろ
でん わ か
A: もしもし、お電話代わりまし（1- ② かえります ）か。
できますか。
さとうじおもた。佐藤です。
A: １２時ごろになると思います。A: はい、どうぞ
さ とう
らいしゅう かい ぎ
けん
お
かえ
はやし
B: あっ、佐藤さん、 です。
B: では、そのころ また
B: 来週の会議の件で折り返し
らい
しゅう
かい
ぎ
すいよう びでん わ
でん わの会議なんですが水曜日の。
（2- ② 電話してもらいたい）と（2- 来週（1- ③ 電話します）
じ
ねがつた
1 時にして（3- ③もらえません。
A: そうですか。ではお願い③ 伝えてください）
でん わ。
（1- ④します ）。
A:（2- ④わかりました）。お電 話 か）
しつれい
ばんごう
A:
ああ、いいですよ。じゃあ
番号は・・・・・。
B: では、失礼
らいしゅうすいよう び ご ごじ
来 週 水曜日午後１時に（3- ④（1- ⑤します ）。
B:088-123-4567 です。
しょう じ
はやし ま
。
A:088-123-4567、 △ △ 商 事 の 林 待っています）
さま
B: どうもすみません。では、
様ですね。
らいしゅう
つた
また来週。
わかりました。そう伝えます。
ねが

B: よろしくお願 いします。では、
しつれい。
失礼（2- ⑤ します）
A: Ms. Sato is not in right now. B: Alright. When A: She is on the phone right now. B: May I leave A: Hold on, please. B: Thank you very much. A:
will she return? A: I believe she will return around a message? A: Yes, sure. B: Could you please tell Hello, Sato speaking. B: Hi, this is Hayashi. Would
12. B: I will call her back then. A: Okay. She will her to call me back to talk about the meeting next you be able to have next week’s meeting on
be looking forward to your call. B: Okay. Bye.
week? A: Yes, may I have your phone number, Wednesday at 1pm? A: That’s totally fine with me.
please? B: Sure, it is 088-123-4567. A: Alright, B: I will see you at 1pm then next Wednesday. A:
088-123-4567, Mr. Hayashi from △ △ Trading. Thank you very much and see you next week.
I will have her call you back. B: Thank you verymuch.

3- ①お待ちください

3- ②いたします3- ③いただけませんか

3- ④お待ちしていますま2- ①おりますま2- ②お電話いただきたい

2- ③お伝えください

でん わ

1- ①おります

2- ④かしこまりました
1- ④いたします

でん わ①でございます②いらっしゃいますか③

でございます④

申します
もうAnswers

2- ⑤いたします

つた

1- ②おかえりになりますか 1- ③お電話します

1- ⑤いたします7

Awa Shoku: Sushi with the Entire Fish!

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By: Lance Kita

Tokushima.
hy does sushi haveto be made by pros?
After the boze has been
Shaping blocks of rice andmarinated, it is wrapped
merging them with slices ofover a log-shaped block offish requires expert skills,
sushi rice (again flavoredbut there are other styles ofwith some sudachi juice),sushi that have folk roots andand pressed together on
are made by households,
often for special occasions. Boze (Japanese butterfish) are easy to recognize th e s i d e s . Vo i l a , y o u r
by their blunt noses. (Photo: Takako Yamada)sugata-zushi is done,
ready
to
be
slicedandenjoyed with soy sauce
With the glut of autumn festivals (aki-matsuri
秋 祭 り ) in October comes a special sushi that and pickled ginger. Don’t worry, you can leave theforgets the slices of seafood and just uses the head and tail.

whole fish to make a roll. Whole-y Moley! Let me
introduce you to the world of sugata-zushi ( 姿寿司 ).

From September to October, you can catch silvery
perch-like fish with blunt noses called ibodai ( イボダイ ). There are several names in English like
Japanese butterfish, Melon seed (from its Chinesename), and Wart Perch from the little brownspot on its gill cover that is a translation of its
Japanese name. If you thought multiple English
names is confusing, it’s common for fish to haveregional name variations in Japan, even between
prefectures. For instance, thisfish is called boze ( ボ ウ ゼ ) in
Tokushima, shizu in Ehime, andbaka in Kochi. In Hyogo andparts of Hiroshima, it’s calledkurage-uo because they eat
mainly jellyfish (kurage 海月 ).

Sugata-zushi is found in several places around
Japan, but is quite prevalent in Tokushima. I’ve
seen supermarkets selling boze sugata-zushi,
as well as versions with horse mackerel (aji 鯵 )or small barracuda (kamasu カ マ ス ). In the
Hiwasa ( 日和佐 ) District of Minami Town, I foundsmall red goatfish (himechi ヒ メ チ ) sugatazushi at the local Michi-no-eki Roadside Stationand they were tender and flavorful. If you happen
to be attending some of the autumn festivals
in the mountain villages, be on the lookout forsugata-zushi made from river sweetfish (ayu
鮎 ) or red spotted trout(amego アメゴ or iwana イ
ワナ ).

What was once a
preservation method forfish is now a special foodto celebrate the harvest
season in Tokushima. It
So how do we get from boze
was even selected by theto sushi? The fish is split open
Sugata-zushi is soul food in
Ministry of Agriculture,
down the back and butterflied,
Tokushima, especially with boze
Forestry and Fisheries(Japanese butterfish). (Photo: Takako
and the insides cleaned and
Yamada)as one of two dishes thatdeboned. The fish is then salted
represent
Tokushima’s
folk cuisine traditions.
overnight, rinsed, and soaked in vinegar until theflesh lightens up. This technique is called shime And for those who might not have liked the smell( 締 め ), and helps to draw out moisture and or taste of raw fish, give the marinated boze
prevent spoiling, as well as firm up the flesh and sugata-zushi a try. Or better yet, try buying
concentrate the flavor. You commonly see this some butterfish from the local fishmonger orused with mackerel (shimesaba 締め鯖 ) at sushi supermarket and make some with your Japaneserestaurants. Of course, sudachi ( 酢 橘 ) limes friends. You may not be a pro, but folk sushi
are coming into season after summer, so sudachi means you don’t have to be one to enjoy it!
vinegar or juice is often used in the process in8Events & Memoranda

Skill-up Seminar for Japanese Teaching Volunteers
地域日本語指導ボランティアスキルアップ講座「学習者が積極的に学びたくなるような授業はどうしたらよいのか？」、「自分の支援の仕方は本当にこれでいいのか ?」など、ボランティアのみなさんの声をよく耳にします。それには、まず、学習者のやる気を出させる、その気にさせることが求められます。その「その気にさせる」いろんな手法を一緒に勉強しませんか！
講師：迫田久美子先生（広島大学特任教授）
日時：11 月 10 日（土）13:00 ～ 16:30
場所：徳島県国際交流協会（TOPIA）会議室 （クレメントプラザ 6 階）
お問合せ：（公財）徳島県国際交流協会
TEL:088-656-3303
受講料：無料（申込締切：準備の都合上 10 月 31 日（水）までに） （詳しくはトピアのホームページをご覧ください。）

The Nagoro Dolls Village Festival
名頃かかしの里祭り
The dolls settlement is located inside the Nagoro
district in Higashi-Iya, near the Oku-Iya Niju Kazura Bashi (vine bridge).The dolls, characterized
by friendly and warm expressions, are waiting foryou! There will be a market as well.

奥祖谷二重かずら橋の近くに位置する東祖谷
名頃地区には、かかしたちの集落があります。
どこか懐かしく、暖かい表情のかかし達がお待ちしています♪バザー各種あります。

When: October 7th (Sun), 9:00-15:00
Where: 191Higashi-Iya Sugeoi, Miyoshi-shi 		(around the former Nagoro
Elementary School)
Info: Miyoshi Tourist Information Center
Fee: Free
Tel: 0883-76-0877
URL: http://miyoshi-tourism.jp/event/1754-2/

場所：三好市東祖谷菅生 191

This is a festival with a long tradition where people pray for large catches, maritime safety, and ahuge harvest.At the festival drum stands will be
carried around the Ohama Coast, and participants
will carry out heroic jumps into huge waves.

大漁祈願 ･ 海上安全 ･ 五穀豊穣などを祈願する、
伝統ある秋祭りです。ちょうさ（太鼓屋台）が大浜海岸を駆けまわり、波濤の中に飛び込む勇壮なお祭りです。

日時：10 月 7 日（日）9:00 ～ 15:00
旧名頃小学校周辺

お問合せ：三好市観光案内所
入場料：無料
Tel：0883-76-0877
URL：http://miyoshi-tourism.jp/event/1754-2/

The Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival
日和佐八幡神社秋祭り

When: October 6th (Sat) Pre-Festival Festivities,
October 7th (Sun) Main Festival
Where: Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine(369 Hiwasaura, Minami-cho, Kaifu-gun)
Info: Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine
Fee: Free
Tel: 0884-77-2474
URL: https://hiwasahachiman.com/

日時：10 月 6 日（土）宵宮、7 日（日）本祭り
場所：日和佐八幡神社（海部郡美波町
日和佐 369）
お問合せ：日和佐八幡神社
入場料：無料
Tel：0884-77-2474
URL：https://hiwasahachiman.com/

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Events & Memoranda
Autumn Awa Odori
秋の阿波おどり

The Autumn Awa Odori has been celebrated every autumn since 2008! In continuation from lastyear, for three days you can enjoy different events
free of charge.Products from mountain and ocean
villages and regional specialities will be sold andthere will be also places where you can experience Otani pottery, Washi craftsmanship, indigo-dyeing or picnic box making.
When: September 2 (Fri) 17:00-21:00;
3 (Sat), 4 (Sun), 10:00-16:00(Doors open from 9:30)
Where: Asty Tokushima, Higashihamahoji 1-1,            Yamashirocho, Tokushima-shi
Info: Asty Tokushima
Fee: Free
Tel: 088-624-5111
URL: http://www.asty-tokushima.jp/

2008 年から毎年秋に開催している「秋の阿波おどり」！昨年につづき、今年も 3 日間の開催で、様々なイベントが入場無料でお楽しみいただけます♪
徳島の海山里の幸や特産品の展示販売、大谷焼・
和紙細工・藍染め・遊山箱づくりなどの体験コー
ナーがあります！
日時：11 月 2 日（金）17：00-21：00
11 月 3 日（土）、4 日（日）10：00 ～ 16：00( 開場 9：30 ～ )
場所：徳島市山城町東浜傍示１－１
アスティとくしま
お問合せ：アスティとくしま
Tel：088-624-5111
入場料：無料
URL：http://www.asty-tokushima.jp/

Kamiyama Artist in Residence Art Exhibition 2018
神山アーティスト・イン・レジデンス 2018 作品展覧会
Artists from in and outside of Japan are invited
to Kamiyama and deepen exchange throughcreative work in cooperation with local residents,
while putting on an exhibition of their works. There
will be a tour of the exhibition, where you will beable to hear from the artists themselves.

国 内 外 の 芸 術 家 を 神 山 町 に 招 い て、 地
域住民との協働による創作活動等で交流 を 深 め、 作 品 展 覧 会 を 実 施 し ま す。
展覧会初日には、アーティストと共に作品を巡る
アートツアーが実施される予定です。

When: October 29th (Mon) – November 4th (Sun)
Where: Kamiyama (various places)
Info: Kamiyama Artist in Residence
Executive Committee
Tel: 088-676-1178
URL: https://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en

日時：10 月 29 日（月）～ 11 月 4 日（日）場所：神山町 各地
お問合せ：神山アーティストインレジデンス
実行委員会
TEL：088-676-1178
URL: https://www.in-kamiyama.jp/enCounselling 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)