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Following the August issue, we would like to deliver the second Mail Magazine. In the previousissue, many email addresses were returned as unknown addresses or by junk mail refusal setting.
IIA intends to utilize this Mail Magazine as a means to convey information as soon as possible.
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Please contact IIA Office TEL: 047-332-0100 Mail: info@iia21.jp
Raise donation to our friendship city of Leshan
The heavy rain caused great damage to our friendship city of Leshan in August, this year .
Japan Time reported as “The floods have threatened some of the country’s most famouslandmarks. In Sichuan, floodwaters rose to the base of the Leshan Giant Buddha, a
1,200-year-old sculpture carved out of the mountainside that is a UNESCO WorldHeritage Site.”
In order to support Leshan, IIA asked the members to solicit contributions and has closed thedeadline on September 18. Yen 403,00 was collected , thanks to those who joined the fundraising. At the same time, a donation box will be set up in the city until December 4, so pleasecontact IIA office if you know the facility which can place a donation box. This donation box
can be used for those who missed the first fund raising and wish to donate now.
You can see the photos of the damage situation in Leshan City from the following;
http://www.iia21.jp/folder/leshanflood.pdf
Changes of working days and hours of IIA officeThursday is a new holiday from September 1st, and IIA office is open on Monday, Tuesday, andFriday from 10 am to 4 pm. These changes are to save man power and reduce the operating
costs under the situation of novel coronavirus impacts.
Please leave your message as the phone is set to the voice-mail setting.
We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.
Event at ZOOM (Tai Chi and Yoga)
Did you know that you can easily enjoy international exchange activities using the popular
online conference tool ZOOM? It is so easy to handle by computer illiterate like me and the appis free. Please take this opportunity to join us! !!
Now, I would like to introduce the past ZOOM events organized by the Cross Cultural
Exchange Committee and Foreign Residents Committee.
We have had two yoga sessions since May and the third one was held on September 26th.
According to the relaxed navigation by Eri (yoga instructor), everyone could relax their bodyand mind. During the break, participants spoke each other about what they have done for good
health like walking , cooking, field work, and even Shiko(Sumo wrestlers’ feet stamping?)
In August, we had another ZOOM session Tai Chi by the instructor Fumiko. Participants said, "Italked to someone other than my husband without a mask for the first time in a while!" ,"I feellike I participated in society after so long" ,"Tai Chi is for an aged people in China , but I (fromBeijing) did it in Japan, Oh my goodness!”
Also we are planning the ZUMA dance in October following a strong wishes of more than 20people who joined in July session. The navigator will be Michelle and no entry fee is necessary.
For inquiries, please contact Murai .at email: miwa.5505murai@xrh.biglobe.ne.jp
We look forward to.
"Lake Toba" certified as a Global Geopark
On July 9, the Indonesian government announced that Lake Toba in North Sumatra has beencertified as a "Global Geopark" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO). This is the 5th case in Indonesia.
Global Geoparks are areas designated by UNESCO to conserve areas with valuable geology andtopography and utilize them as tourism resources. Lake Toba may have been visited by those
who visited Medan City as a member of Ichikawa Citizens' Group or as a dispatched student on
youth exchange program. It is the world's largest caldera lake created by a huge eruption about
74,000 years ago and located 4 to 5 hours by bus from Medan city area.
Learn more about the city of Rosenheim
Do you want to know more about our partner city, Rosenhaim?
Rosenheim is located between Munich and Salzburg, Austria, and is surrounded by forests andlakes with a population of 63,000. Since Rosenheim is the nearest city from the border between
Austria, 890,000 Syrian refugees crossed the border into Germany.
Typical Germans may think of Rosenheim that it is a small city in the southern part of Bavariaand famous for the birth place of Hermann Goöring, who was in a position next to Hitler during
World War II, famous for Poltergeist, the psychic phenomenon became popular in 1967 andRosenheim Cops (Detective Rosenheim), the popular TV show from 2002.
The exchange with Ichikawa City started in 2004, and the 15th anniversary magazine waspublished at that time. In Rosenheim City, there is a corner of the park named "Ichikawa Park",
which is a place of relaxation for the citizens. Why don't you visit Rosenheim when you travel
to Europe?
Guides for the coming events
Committee Meeing and French Language Course (Issy-les-Mullinault City Committee)
Date & time: October 17(Sat), 10: 00-12: 00
Place: Zennikkei Hall Please check the meeting room number at the reception on the day
Lecturer: Samuel Le Yudec
Fee: Free

Contact: Junji Nozawa ,Phone 090-8346-6408
Yoga class (Buddies)
On September 4th ,Buddies’ members met again for the first time in a half year, and every one
was happy to see the members again after a long absence of self-restraint period of the impactsof COVID-19. And we discussed on the contents of future activities that can avoid 3-C.
Our latest event is “Yoga Class”
Date & time: October 2(Fri), 10: 00-12: 00
Place: Ichikawa Ekinan Kominkan
What to bring: Drinks, towels, rugs
Wear clothes that are easy to exercise
Fee :FreeContact: Sumiko Yamamoto, Phone 047- 332 -6570

Talk room salon start s(Foreigner Residents Committee)
Date & time: October 7 (Wed), November 4(Wed), December 2 (Wed) 13: 30-16: 30 eachday
Place: Ichikawa Nihongo Gakuin (Ichikawa Japanese Language Institute ) 2nd floor
Fee: Free
Contents: An exchange salon for foreigners.
Feel free to take a break and enjoy chatting, exchanging information, and mini-events.
It will be held on the first Wednesday of every month after October.
For more details, please see the pamphlet below.
http://www.iia21.jp/folder/salon.pdf