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When you read this mail magazine, you can see that events are gradually resuming
while paying the utmost attention even in the corona disaster.
The mail magazine is still undergoing trial and error. In this issue, the URL is pasted
so that you can enjoy the pictures and the details from the information on the IIAwebsite. Please refer. We look forward to your opinions and requests regarding thismail magazine Please tell the members who have not received this mail magazine toregister their email addresses.
Contact to IIA office: Phone:047-332-0100 email: info@iia21.jp"Gyotoku Shrine Tour 2020"
As an alternative to the "Gyotoku Festival," which was canceled this year, the portableshrines and lion heads were open to the public at shrines in the Gyotoku area on
November 3 and "Gyotoku Shrine Tour" was conducted with a hope to cease COVID-19.
For those who visited five shrines or more, the original mask with a portable shrine
decoration on it was presented. The tour was so popular that 300 masks had gone inone hour. We would like to thank a large number of people for visiting the shrine of
Gyotoku, and deeply apologize for the unexpected response that caused the prize of 300
to be too small and disappointing.
We look forward to seeing you at the Gyotoku Festival next year.
(Gyotoku Festival Executive Committee )http://www.iia21.jp/gyotokumask.jpg ←Face mask
Talk Room Salon ( Foreign Resident Committee)
October 7, 2020, the Talk Room Salon has successfully opened at Ichikawa Japanese
Language Institute.
On the day of the event, the chairperson of IIA and the members of the Ichikawa City
Hall came and supported us. Foreigners, Japanese and teachers of this Instituteparticipated, and students of this Institute jumped in and participated during thebreak.

We kept paying attention to face masks and disinfection. As the number of people
increased, so did the topics. The main topics were studying Japanese, the current
corona situation, and so on.

http://www.iia21.jp/talkroom2011.jpg ←Talking
Chinese poetry created by Prince Nagaya (Leshan City Committee)
When the new corona virus broke out in Wuhan, China in January this year, one
poetry, which was written in kanji on relief supplies shipped from Oita City to Wuhan,became popular in China and its value has increased. Its poetry was created originallyby Prince Nagaya (AD684-729), the grandson of Emperor Tenchi, and was sent toChina by the Mission to Tang.
“No same mountain or river in China and Japan, The Sun and moon, all beneath thesame sky. Hope is placed in children of the Buddha, To create the future together asone.”
Also, when the steel company in Wuhan requested supports, the factory in Oita pref.
accepted and trained about 200 Chinese engineers. And many Japanese engineers werealso invited to Wuhan and transferred technology to them. They started exchange
widely such as education, sports, and agricultural inspections between Oita andWuhan.
I am touched by these facts that there are people in both Japan and China whounderstand and respond to Chinese poetry and cultural exchanges 1300 years ago andnow. Although it is not always good relationship, we share the rare kanji culture in theworld together, value cultural exchange mutually, and wishes for the prosperity ofJapan-China friendship and exchange.
Current status of Japanese Language Classes (Japanese Language Committee)
After the temporarily closing last March, Japanese language classes in Ichikawa havebeen gradually reopening since August and almost 80% of the classes are now active.
Among them 30% of the classes are providing online lessons using software such as
Zoom. It will take some time for the classes to become fully active due to physicalrestrictions in the classrooms to maintain social distancing.
You can check the latest situation of classes in this URL.
http://www.iia21.jp/jpnschool.html

Yoga Lesson (Buddies)Buddies had stretching and Yoga Lesson in October with our instructor, Mr.Shinozaki .
As it was the first meeting after a long absence due to the impact of coronavirus,
members were happy to see faces each other. We shared each one’s experience how tospend the time in the self-restraint period. We came to know that someone enjoyedwalking outside, someone discovered a new hobby and all members gathered were welland active.
The stretching was easy to learn and I decided to repeat it at my home.
At the next meeting, we will share the tips to enjoy daily life in each country’s manner,and it must be fun.
http://www.iia21.jp/buddiesyoga20111.jpg ←yoga lesson
http://www.iia21.jp/buddiesyoga20112.jpg ←yoga lesson

High school entrance exam guidance for non-native Japanese speak parents andstudents
This event was threatened due to the coronavirus, but we were able to finish it safely.
The number of participants were 24 junior high school students and their guardians. A
total of 84 people participated, including high school teachers, interpreters, andvolunteers. To prevent corona infection, this guidance was divided into two parts andall participants were measured the temperature at the entrance. They disinfected
hands and put on a mask. The organizer paid attention to ventilation, disinfected andcleaned tables and chairs when exchanging 1st and 2nd parts.
The entrance exam system will change from this year. Just one chance only. This newsystem will be tougher for foreign students who are handicapped in Japanese. After thedetail explanation of the entrance exam system. high school teachers explained
characteristics and life of their high schools.
Thanks to everyone's cooperation, we were able to proceed as planned without any
problems. I am deeply grateful. I hope that all students will be able to overcome thisentrance exam and enter high schools successfully.

Events information
Please see http://www.iia21.jp/e/index.html