HAMURA NEWS
September 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＊ Disaster Drill on Sep. 3 (Sun)The siren will wail at 9:00 a.m. on the day on the assumption that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 (Japanesescale) will occur. Duck under a desk or a sturdy table first to ensure your safety and then check for fire. After that,evacuate to a nearby safe haven. Chonaikai or Jichikai (neighborhood association) will conduct emergency relief
activities or fire-fighting exercise there.
<How to Use the Disaster Emergency Dengon Dial “171”>
This voice messaging system is useful to confirm safety of your family members when a disaster strikes. Please check
how to use 171.
Audio guidance is provided.
To record a message: 171→1→(XXX)-XXX-XXXX
Please include the area code when dialing.
Dial your home telephone number if you are in a disasterarea, and dial the telephone number of a person in aTo play bac k a message: 171→2→(XXX)-XXX-XXXX
disaster area if you are outside the area.
＊ Events Information from Yutorogi
EventDate & TimePlace
Sep. 15 (Fri),
Hamura Yutorogi Yose
7:00 p.m. ~ (Doors Small Hall
open at 6:30 p.m.)

Talk in Salon

Sep. 9 (Sat),
7:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.

2nd floor
Kouza-shitsu 1(Seminar room 1)

3rd floor
Sousaku-shitsu 2(Atelier room 2)
PC Lessons for Making Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 (Fri), 2nd floor
Kouza-shitsu 2
New Year’s Card *10:00 a.m. ~ noon
(Seminar room 2)
PC Lessons for Excel Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 (Fri) 2nd floor
intermediate level *1:30 p.m. ~ 3:30 p.m. Kouza-shitsu 2(Seminar room 2)
Art in Salon~Pressed Flower ~Oct. 3 (Tue), 10 (Tue),
17 (Tue),
10:00 a.m. ~ noon

Noh Mask Exhibition

Oct.3 (Tue) ~ 15 (Sun)

Small Lectures on
Noh Play

1st Lesson:
Sep. 17 (Sun),
10:00 ~ 11:00 a.m.
2nd Lesson:
Sep. 23 (Sat),
6:00 ~ 7:00 p.m.

Remarks
Rakugo comic stories performed by Kinka
Sanyutei, Utaro Yanagiya, etc.
Admission: ¥700 advance, ¥800 at doors.
Mr. Toshio Murayama, a camera operator, willtalk about cross-cultural exchanges between
Japan and the United States, showing a
documentary film on Japanese gardens.
Admission: ¥500. How to apply: Call Yutorogi.
Fee: ¥1,500 for each lesson. For first 20people. How to apply: Call Yutorogi.
Fee: ¥1,500. Up to 15 people (selected by lot,if more people apply).
Fee: ¥1,500. Up to 15 people (selected by lot,
if more people apply).

1st floor Gallery

Enjoy Noh masks made by Tatsuya Arai.
Admission: free.

Small Hall

The lecturer is Mr. Nobuo Nakasho, a Nohplayer. Admission: Free. How to apply: Call,email or come to Yutorogi by a week prior tothe lessons.

* How to apply: Write your zip code, address, name and phone number on a double post card and send it to the Yotorogi
not later than Sep. 20 (Wed).
Yutorogi: 1-11-5 Midorigaoka, Hamura, 205-0003 (phone: 570-0707, fax: 570-6422, http:// www.hamura-tokyo.jp/)

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＊ Festival: The 6th Hamura Furusato Matsuri (“Yosakoi Soran in Hamura”)
Date & Time: Sep.30 (Sat), 1:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. and Oct. 1 (Sun), 1:00 ~ 6:00 p.m.
Place: Around the east exit of Ozaku Station
1:00 p.m. ~Ohayashi (marching playing Japanese traditional music instruments)
30 (Sat)3:00 p.m. ~Dance of Soran, Koteki (Drum and fife), Marching Band, etc.
7:30 p.m. ~Performance of Japanese drums
1:00 p.m. ~Performance of Japanese drums
1 (Sun)1:30 p.m. ~Yosakoi Soran Live Show by various groups＊ Information from the Hamura Zoo<Animal Quiz Rally in Hamura Zoo> Why don’t you enjoy walking in the zoo and try to answer quizzes aboutanimals? You are sure to find something new about zoo. A free gift will be given if you give right answers to all thequestions.
Date & Time: Sep. 16 (Sat), 17 (Sun), 18 (Mon), 10:00 a.m. ~ noon, or 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m.
Fee: ¥50 for children and ¥100 for others (Admission to the zoo is required separately.)<Try Bird Carving> Let’s try to make a bird carving, watching beautiful birds in the zoo.
Date & Time: Sep.
17 (Sun), 1:30 ~ 3:30 p.m.
Number of participants: Up to 30 people
Fee: ¥1,000 (Admission to thezoo is required separately.)
How to apply: Call the zoo not later than Sep. 16 (Sat).
<Event of Petting Zoo> Students of Teikyo University of Science and Technology will hold an event to teach children
the value of life. Come and enjoy this event.
Date & Time: Sep. 23 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. (The event will be
postponed until 24 (Sun) if it rains.) Fee: Free
<Donate Towel and Soap> We are short of towels and soap to wash animals. Please donate those items that are nolonger needed in your family for the animals of the zoo.
Contact: Hamura Zoo (phone: 579-4041)＊ Battery Festival in Showa Kinen Park
Children can experience the fun of science through experimental lessons.
Date: Sep. 30 (Sat) Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.
Place: Showa Kinen Park, Hana-Midori-Bunka-Center(admission free area)
Eligibility: Elementary and junior high school students and their guardians (1st and 2ndgrade elementary school students must be accompanied by their guardians.)
Admission: Free
Details of Lessons: Dry battery making lesson, experiment to know more about battery energy, dry battery race, etc.
*Each lesson takes approximately 60 minutes. You may have to wait for lessons during busy hours. *No prior applicationis necessary. Please apply at the place on the day by 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Call Tamatousho-Kodomo-Taikenjyuku-Jimukyoku (042-385-3448) on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
＊ Follow the Rules to Keep Dogs and Cats
An increasing number of people keep a dog or cat as their companion. When you keep a dog or cat, please value yourpet’s life and follow the rules in society.
- For dog ownersRegister your dog at City Hall once in its lifetime, and give it a vaccine against rabies once every year.
If your dog poops while you are out walking it, take the droppings home.
Don’t keep your dog loose.
Don’t let your dog bark to no purpose.
- For cat owners
Keep your cat indoors in order to protect it from a traffic accident or an infectious disease and not to give anyone
trouble.
Put a collar or an identification tag on your cat.
- Stray CatsDon’t feed any stray cats. Many cats gather for the feeding, and then produce more and more stray kittens.
- Spaying and neutering
If you don’t want your pet’s baby, you have to think about having your pet spayed or neutered. You must not abandon anewborn pet that you can’t keep.
Contact: Dobutsu-Aigo-Sodan-Center Tama-Shisho (581-7453) / Kankyo-Hozen-Ka and Seikatsu-Kankyo-Ka (forregistrations of dogs)

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＊ Information from the Swimming Center<Swimming Lesson for Adults> For beginners who are afraid of water to advanced swimmers who want to improvetheir swimming form. Application on the day won’t be accepted.
Date & Time: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov.
5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3 (Sun), 7:00 ~ 9:00 p.m.
Participants: Up to 40 people aged 16 and above (in order of arrival)
Fee: ¥8,000
How to apply: Call or visit the Swimming Center between Sep.9 (Tue) and 24 (Sun) by 5:00 p.m.
<Water Aerobics> You need not swim. Why don’t you enjoy exercising to the music in water?
Date & Time: Sep.7(Thu), 21 (Thu), 3:00 ~ 3:50 p.m.
Participants: Up to 35 people aged 16 and above (in order of arrival)
Fee: ¥400 for people living or working in Hamura and ¥600 for others
What to bring: Swimsuits, swimming
cap, towel, etc.
How to apply: Apply at the 1st floor reception desk at the swimming pool from 2:00 a.m. to
2:50 p.m. on the day.
<Aqua Festival (Water Aerobics)> Why not enjoy water aerobics in the annual festival?
Date & Time: Sep.
14 (Thu), 3:00 ~ 4:30 p.m.
Participants: People aged 16 and above
Fee: ¥400 for people living orworking in Hamura and ¥600 for others
What to bring: Swimsuits, swimming cap, towel, etc.
How to apply: Call or fax the Swimming Center after Sep.2 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. You can apply for this event on the day.
<Beginners ’ Water Walking Lesson to Get into Better Shape > You can learn the characteristic of water and variations
and methods of walking in water. You will also do the exercise to tighten up your muscles.
Date & Time: Sep.
30 (Sat), 10:00 ~ 10:50 p.m.
Participants: Up to 30 beginners aged 16 and above (in order of arrival)
Fee: ¥400 for people living or working in Hamura and ¥600 for others
What to bring: Swimsuits, swimming
cap, towel, etc.
How to apply: Apply at the 1st floor reception desk at the swimming pool from 9:00a.m. to9:50 a.m. on the day.
<Swimming One-point Lesson> Thursdays, 10:00 ~ 11:00 a.m. (This lesson will begin again on Sep. 7 (Thu).)<Easy Exercise for Anybody> Wednesdays, 2:00 ~ 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Swimming Center (phone: 579-3210, fax: 579-3212)＊ Measurement of Physical Fitness
Date & Time: (1) People from 65 - 79 years of age: 10:30 a.m. ~ noon (Please come to the venue by 10:00 a.m.)(2) People from 20 – 64 years of age: 2:30 ~ 4:00 p.m. (Please come to the venue by 2:00 p.m.)
Place: Hall No.1 of the Sports Center
Eligibility for the measurement: People living or working in Hamuraand from 20 – 79 years of age
Fee: ¥100
How to apply: Call, fax or email the Sports Center from Sep.
5 (Tue) to 14 (Wed). Application on the day won’t be accepted.
Contact: Sports Center (phone: 555-0033, fax:554-9974, email: s705005@city.hamura.tokyo.jp)＊ Bookbinding Class at the City Library
Why don’t you make a book of personal history, poems, journals of your travels, essays, family recipes, newspaper ormagazine clippings, child’s drawings or compositions, etc. with your own idea? You can easily create a book that looks
professionally-produced using the Hondana’s method of bookbinding. Some examples are on display at the lobby of theCity Library between Sep. 1 (Fri) and 14 (Thu). Date &Time: Sep. 29 (Fri), 1:00 ~ 4:00 p.m.
Place:
2nd floor
Volunteer Room of the City Library
Number of participants: Up to 15 people
What to bring: Your
material to be bound (thickness of 1 ~ 2 cm), printed paper such as wrapping paper for the front cover of your book
How to apply: Call or visit the City Library after Sep. 1 (Fri), 9:00 a.m. ~.
Contact: City Library (554-2280)＊ Storytelling at the City Library
Date & TimePlace

For Infants

Sep. 9 (Sat), 10:30 a.m. ~Ohanashi no HeyaFor elementary school children

Sep. 16 (Sat), 10:30 a.m. ~Ohanashi no Heya

Books to be read
“Nijiiro no sakana(The rainbow fish)”, etc.
“Manmaru otsukisama woOikakete(Kitten’s first full moon)”＊ Movies for Children at Yutorogi
Date & Time: Sep. 10 (Sun), 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:30 a.m.)
Program: Umi-hiko Yama-hiko, Kitsune to Budo (The fox andthe grapes), Sarukani (The monkey and the crabs), Donguri to Yamaneko (Wildcat and Acorns), Furaipan ji-sanPlace: The small hall of Yutorogi
Fee: Free*No prior reservation is required. Please come to the venue
on the day.
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＊ Information from the Freshland Nishitama<Yoga Class> Date: Thursdays, 1:30 ~ 2:30 p.m. (except national holidays)Fee (including fee for bathing for 3 hours): ¥800 for people living in Ome, Fussa, Hamura and Mizuho-machi, and¥1,100 for others. What to bring: Clothes that give you room to maneuver, indoor shoes, towel, etc.
<Exhibition of photographs / model trains> Period: Sep. 5 (Tue) ~ 10 (Sun) for photo exhibition and Sep. 12 (Tue) ~ 18(Mon) for model train exhibition
Time: 2:00 ~ 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 ~ 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Freshland Nishitama (phone: 570-2626)＊ 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.)◆ Medical Care Available on Sundays & Holidays
HospitalDate3Sun

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SunDentist

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MATSUDA IIN
松 田医院

SHIOZAWA IIN
塩澤医院

5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

554-0358

HAMURA‑SHI HEIJITSU YAKAN
羽村市
平日
夜間KYUKAN CENTER
急患 センター555-9999554-7370

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

WATANABE SHIKA IIN
渡邊

歯科 医院

570-1688

HONDA DENTAL

ホンダ デンタル

CLINIC

554-4184

クリニック

17

Sun

TAKIURA IIN
滝 浦医院

ASAHI KOENDORI

555-2655

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

あさひ公園通りSHIKA IIN

555-7904

歯科 医院

18Mon

YOKOTA CLINIC

横田 クリニック

Sat

栄町

SHINRYOJOSunYAMAKAWA IIN
山川医院

畑

診 療 所

557-0072

栗原医院

FUSSA‑SHI HOKEN CENTER
福生市
保健 センター歯科555-3139

診 療 所

557-0100

KUSAKA SHIKA

555-7793

552-0099

INOUE SHIKA IIN

554-7735(in Mizuho-machi)554-3111

生駒

HAMURA SHINRYOJO
羽 村

KURIHARA IIN
555-8233

診 療 所

24

石(in Mizuho-machi)

SAKAECHO
23

IKOMA SHIKAISHIBATA SHINRYOJO
554-8580

くさか井上

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

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