Time Out

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Inside this issue…

Time Out is produced by Division of

Coordination and Citizenry Affairs

Iwaki City Hall

21 Aza Umemoto, Taira, Iwaki City

Fukushima Prefecture 970-8686

Tel: 0246-22-7415 Fax: 0246-22-7609

Email:shiminkyodo@city.iwaki.fukushima.jp

sebastian-w＠city.iwaki.fukushima.jp

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いわき市役所 市民協働課

〒970-8686 福島県いわき市平字梅本 21

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E-mail: shiminkyodo@city.iwaki.fukushima.jp

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さんを歓迎します。お気軽にお立ち寄り下さい。お電話、

e-mail をお待ちしています。

Festivals & Events 2

Entertainment Guide 3

Hospital Information 4

Iwaki Today 5

IIA Events 6, 7

General Notices 7

May Events Calendar 8

The annual Iwaki City Flower Centre Spring Festival was held on April 26 and 27.

There were plenty of flowers on display for the festival, including a tropical

orchid show and a rhodea show. The festival was blessed with fine weather, and

visitors were able to enjoy live music outdoors. There were many hands-on craft

workshops too, and visitors had the chance to make yoseue (planting varied

flowers together), pressed flower keychains, flower arrangements inside bottles,

glasswork, dried flower baskets, wooden nameplates, wooden planters, bamboo

work, and other crafts. There was also yosakoi and hula dance performances on

the Sunday.

The Iwaki City Flower Centre holds seasonal festivals year round as well as many

other events. There centre has flowers in bloom all year round, including tropical

flowers that are able to flower inside the centre’s greenhouses. There is also play

equipment and a nature walk area, where it is possible to spot native birds in their

natural habitat. The centre is open from 9am to 5pm. It is closed on Tuesdays

(unless Tuesday is a public holiday) and during the New Year's Period. Entry to the

Flower Centre is free.

For information and inquiries, please contact the Iwaki City Flower Centre:

TEL 0246-22-5667

FAX 0246-23-6450

Email flowercenter@jobankaihatsu.co.jp

Website http://www.jobankaihatsu.co.jp/flower-center/ (Japanese)

Festivals & Events

Festivals & Events Your guide to what’s happening around Iwaki City and beyond this month

**Please refer to page 3 for more events on at Alios and page 6-7 for more IIA events and notices.

April 18th

to May 31st

: Naoyuki Soyama Exhibition @ Shoko Kanazawa Art Museum, Tono. From 10am to 4pm (last entry 3:30).

The museum is closed on Wednesdays. Calligraphy exhibition of the work of Naoyuki Soyama. Inquiries to Shoko Kanazawa Art

Museum: TEL 0246-89-2766. Email takashima.fukushima@nifty.com. Website http://kanazawa-shoko.jp/museum/index.php

(Japanese).

May 2nd

: Overseas @ Est Est, Taira. From 8pm. This is a monthly event held at Est Est on the first Friday of each month. Free darts,

foosball and pool. Inquiries to Est Est: TEL 0246-25-6723.

May 2nd

& 3rd

: Onahama Suwa Shrine Annual Festival @ Onahama Suwa Shrine, Onahama. There will be various types of

omikoshi (portable shrine) carrying in Onahama area, including an omikoshi that weighs around 2 tons and children’s omikoshi.

Michiae no matsuri (a ceremony originally carried out in order to prevent evil spirits from entering the capital of Kyoto) and

hashigonori (traditional acrobatic performance art carried out atop ladders) will also be performed. For inquiries, please contact

Onahama Suwa Shrine: TEL 0246-92-2656.

May 3rd

: Ukulele Super Stage @ 1st floor passenger terminal, La La Mew, Onahama. From 1pm. This is a super stage performance

by Kaua Nishimaki. In 2012, Kaua Nishimaki won the ‘2nd Annual International Ukulele Contest’, held in Honolulu. For inquiries,

please contact Iwaki La La Mew: TEL 0246-92-3701.

May 3rd

& 4th

: Omikoshi Spring Festival @ in front of the fish zone, La La Mew, Onahama. There will be an omikoshi carried as part

of the festival. The festival will be carried out by Suwa Shrine the 3rd

(Saturday) and by Kashima Shrine on the 4th

(Sunday). For

inquiries, please contact Iwaki La La Mew: TEL 0246-92-3701.

May 3rd

to 29th

: Photo Exhibition @ 2nd floor Citizens’ Gallery, Iwaki La La Mew, Onahama. This exhibition will display analogue

photography of beautiful scenery from within Fukushima prefecture. For inquiries, please contact Iwaki La La Mew: TEL

0246-92-3701.

May 4th

: Hanaoto Mini Live Performance @ 1st floor passenger terminal, La La Mew, Onahama. From 1pm. Hanaoto is a local

band from Iwaki. They will be performing as part of their ‘Record of Fukushima’ project. For inquiries, please contact Iwaki La La

Mew: TEL 0246-92-3701.

May 5th

: Yosakoi Festival @ south side plaza, La La Mew, Onahama. From 11:30am and again from 2pm. For inquiries, please

contact Iwaki La La Mew: TEL 0246-92-3701.

May 11th

: Alios Park Festival @ Taira Central Park (in front of Alios), Taira. From 11am to 4pm. Alios Park Festival is held on the

second Sunday of every month from April to November. There will be stalls selling food and drinks, works of art, and handicrafts.

Every month there is a live stage with performances including local DJs and dance performances. The event will be cancelled in rainy

weather. For inquiries, please email parkfesinfo@gmail.com.

May 31st

to June 8th

: Waterworks Week – Photo Exhibition @ 2nd

floor training room, La La Mew, Onahama. June 1st to 7

th is

Waterworks Week. This is an exhibition of entries submitted for a photo contest of photos shot in Iwaki featuring water (excluding the

sea). For inquiries, please contact Iwaki Waterworks Bureau Management and Planning Division: TEL 0246-22-9309.

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May 3rd

& 4th

: Kamegajo Cherry Blossom Festival @ Kamegajo-ato West Park, Kojo, Inawashiro. There will be various events and

booths set up under the cherry blossom trees. For inquiries, please contact the Inawashiro Tourism Division: TEL 0242-62-2048.

May 12th

: Atago Shrine Festival Kabuki Offering @ Hinoemata Stage, in front of Chinju Shrine, Hinoemata Village, Minamiaizu.

Performance from 7pm (doors open at 6pm). Free entry. For more inquiries, please contact the Oze-Hinoemata Onsen Tourism

Association: TEL 0241-75-2432. Website http://www.oze-info.jp/eventguide/.

May 18th

: Mt. Adatarayama – Start of the Mountain-climbing Season @ Mt. Adatarayama, Nihonmatsu. This year marks the 60th

opening of Mt. Adatarayama for the mountain-climbing season. In addition the usual annual events such as the handing out of

commemorative pennants and anzen-kigan-sai (a ceremony performed to pray for safety), there will be many special events to

commemorate the 60th opening including pounding mochi at the mountain summit, a lottery, handing out of commemorative goods,

and the chance to try local cuisine. There will also be a concert and illumination event on the eve of the opening of the mountain. For

inquiries, please contact the Nihonmatsu Tourism Association: TEL 0243-55-5122.

May 25th

: Spring Noh Performance @ Tsurugajo Castle Park, Aizuwakamatsu. There will be a performance of ‘Tadanori’ at the noh

theatre inside Tsurugajo Castle Park. For inquiries, please contact the Wakamatsuaizu Noh Association: TEL 0242-22-3514.

May 25th

: Mt. Bandaisan – Start of the Mountain-climbing Season @ Bandaisan, Inawashiro. At the Inawashiro trailhead of Mt.

Bandaisan there will be a ceremony to mark the start of the mountain-climbing season. Commemorative pennants will be handed out

on the day. Every year the mountain becomes full of activity from the climbers who come for the first day of the season. For inquiries,

please contact the Inawashiro Commerce, Industry, and Tourism Division: TEL 0242-62-2117.

May 25th

: Family Cycling Tournament around Lake Hibarako @ multipurpose plaza, Urabandai, Kyuka. Reception is from 8am to

9am. Cycling starts at 9:30. Participation fee (including sports accident insurance) is 1,800 yen for adults and SHS students, 1,200

yen for JHS students and under. At this family cycling event you can make a full circuit of Lake Hibarako (32km) while enjoying the

scenery and refreshing breeze. There are a number of awards to be won on the day. Applications must be completed by May 7th

(see

the website for details). For inquiries, please contact the Urabandai Cycling Festival Executive Committee: TEL 0241-33-2311.

Website http://kitashiobara-shoukoukai.com/hibarako-cycling/guideline.html (Japanese).

Fri 2 The Green Mile

Tom Hanks BSP 11:45pm

Sat 3 Memories of Matsuko (Japanese)

Nakatani Miki BSP 8:45pm

Mon 5 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Angelina Jolie BSP 9:00pm

Tue 6 Chronicle of My Mother (Japanese)

Koji Yakusho BSP 9:00pm

Wed 7 The Red Baron (2008)

Matthias Schweighöfer BSP 1:00pm

Fri 9 The Last Station

Helen Mirren BSP 11:45pm

Sat 10 Ballad: Namonaki Koi no Uta (Japanese)

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi BSP 6:45pm

Mon 12 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Angelina Jolie BSP 9:00pm

Tue 13 Hanamizuki (Japanese)

Yui Aragaki BSP 8:45pm

Wed 14 Niagara

Marilyn Monroe BSP 1:00pm

Fri 14 Four Weddings and a Funeral

Hugh Grant BSP 1:00pm

Fri 16 Cast Away

Tom Hanks BSP 11:45pm

Mon 19 Field of Dreams

Kevin Costner BSP 9:00pm

Tue 20 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) (Japanese)

Tomoyo Harada BSP 9:00pm

Wed 21 Mississippi Burning

Gene Hackman BSP 1:00pm

Fri 23 Bonnie and Clyde

Warren Beatty BSP 1:00pm

Fri 23 Katyń (Polish, Russian, German)

Maja Ostaszewska BSP 11:45pm

Mon 26 The Birds

Tippi Hedren BSP 9:00pm

Tue 27 Battle Under Orion (Japanese)

Hiroshi Tamaki BSP 9:00pm

Wed 28 Children of Paradise (French)

Arletty BSP 1:00pm

Thu 29 After the Rain (Japanese)

Akira Terao BSP 1:00pm

Fri 30 Risky Business

Tom Cruise BSP 1:00pm

Fri 30 Notting Hill

Julia Roberts BSP 11:45pm

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Movie names, times and other information are believed to be correct at the

time of printing. However, information changes quickly, so please confirm

before making plans.

Pole Pole Cinemas are located in the Sekaikan Building near Iwaki Station.

Ph: 0246-22-3394. Adults: ¥1800; University and SHS: ¥1400; Seniors

(sixty years and older), JHS and under: ¥1000. The first of every month is

discount day: ¥1000. Movies after 6:30pm are ¥1000. Monday is Men’s

Day ¥1000, Wednesday is Student’s Day ¥1000, Thursday is Couple’s Day

¥2000 (per couple), and Friday is Ladies’ Day ¥1000. 3D films cost an

additional ¥300.

Tue 6 Dalcroze Eurhythmics Class Middle Rehearsal Room. From 1:30pm. Participation fee

¥2,160. Sun 11 22

nd Iwaki City Wind Music ‘Flower Concert’

Main Hall. From 10am. Tickets ¥500. Sun 18 Iwaki Sakuragaoka High School Wind Orechestra Concert Main Hall. From 2pm. Free entry. Sun 18 jammin’Zeb – Smile Again from IWAKI Charity Concert Main Theatre. From 4:30pm (doors open at 4pm). Tickets

¥2,500. Sat 24, The Third Iwaki Culture Reconstruction Festival Sun 25 Main Hall (and others). From 10am (doors open at 9:30am).

Free entry. The full festival programme is available on the Alios website.

Sun 25 Naoko Watanabe and Hiroko Konno Joint Recital Vocal and flute recital Recital Hall. From 2:30pm (doors open at 2pm). Tickets ¥2,500,

university students and under ¥1,500. Sat 31 A Meeting of Monsters Puppet theatre interpretation of rakugo stories. Large Rehearsal Room. From 10am (doors open at 9:45am).

Tickets ¥500.

Alios Ticket Centre: 0246-22-5800

To see the full list of events at Alios, please visit the website:

http://iwaki-alios.jp/cd/app/?A=schedule (Japanese)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (English) Until May 2

Ben Stiller

Heisei Rider Vs Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai

(Japanese) Until May 6

Gaku Sano (Voice)

Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon — Peko and the Exploration Party of

Five (Japanese) Until May 6, again on May 10 and 11.

Wasabi Mizuta

The Snow White Murder Case (Japanese) Until May 16

Mao Inoue

Kamisama no Karute 2 (Japanese) Until May 16

Sho Sakurai

Thermae Romae II (Japanese)

Hiroshi Abe

Aibo: The Movie III (Japanese)

Yutaka Mizutani

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (3D Japanese dub, 2D English)

Andrew Garfield

Case Closed: Dimensional Sniper (Japanese)

Minami Takayama

Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (Japanese)

Akiko Yajima

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (English)

Chris Evans

Crows Explode (Japanese)

Masahiro Higashide

Team Batista Final Kerberos's Portrait (Japanese)

Atsushi Ito

Frozen (Japanese)

Sayaka Kanda

Enchanted Kingdom (3D, 2D) (Languages not released at time of printing) From May 2

Akumu-chan: The Movie (Japanese) From May 3

Keiko Kitagawa

Wood Job! (Japanese) From May 10

Shota Sometani

Seiten no Hekireki (Japanese) From May 24

Yo Oizumi

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Languages not released at time of printing) From May 30

Hugh Jackman

Banno Kanteishi Q: Mona Lisa no Hitomi (Japanese) From May 31

Haruka Ayase Pole Pole Ticket Office: 0246-22-3394

Saturday, May 3 Taira Area Hasegawa Seikeigeka Iin (orthopaedics) 8:30-11:30 25-5691

Onahama Area Iwaki Central Hospital Fuzoku Shinryojo 9-5 53-3511

Nakoso Area Nakoso Hospital 9-5 65-7755

Nakoso Area Mori no Kodomo Clinic (paediatrics) 9-5 38-7227

Joban Area Joban Jin Hinyoki Clinic (nephrology & urology) 9-5 43-1200

Sunday, May 4

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Onahama Area Onahama Seikyo Hospital 9-5 53-4374

Nakoso Area Kureha General Hospital 9-5 63-2181

Nakoso Area Midorikawa Naika Clinic (internal) 9-5 68-6415

Joban Area Hatano Ganka (ophthalmology) 9-5 42-2040

Onahama Area Shiga Kodomo Clinic (paediatrics) 9-12 58-5505

Monday, May 5

Onahama Area Kashima Hospital 9-5 58-8010

Nakoso Area Kushida Hospital 9-5 63-3202

Nakoso Area Hanada Naika Clinic (internal) 9-5 62-5000

Joban Area Haruyama Iin 9-5 44-4011

Tuesday, May 6

Onahama Area Nakamura Hospital 9-5 53-3141

Nakoso Area Kojima Jiai Hospital 9-5 63-5141

Tono Area Komatsu Iin 9-5 89-2041

Joban Area Iwaki Kusakidai General Clinic 9-5 28-1145

Sunday, May 11

Taira Area Takahashi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 46-1231

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Onahama Area Ozaka Clinic 9-5 56-8777

Nakoso Area Nakoso Hospital 9-5 65-7755

Joban Area Iwaki Yumoto Hospital 9-5 42-3188

Nakoso Area Ohara Kodomo Clinic (paediatrics) 9-12 63-0001

Sunday, May 18

Taira Area Takahashi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 46-1231

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Taira Area Shiga Seikeigeka Geka (orthopaedics & surgery) 9-12 23-5050

Onahama Area Kazawa Naika Ichoka Iin (internal & gastroenterology) 9-5 54-6200

Nakoso Area Yabuki Hospital 9-5 63-1818

Joban Area Soeda Iin 9-5 68-6155

Taira Area Nagai Shonika (paediatrics) 9-12 28-2535

Sunday, May 25 Taira Area Takahashi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 46-1231

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Sakamoto Seikeigeka Iin (orthopaedics) 9-12, 2-5 38-2830

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Onahama Area Nakayama Iin 9-5 55-8141

Nakoso Area Kushida Hospital 9-5 63-3202

Joban Area Oriuchi Iin 9-5 44-1133

Taira Area Watanabe Clinic (paediatrics) 9-12 25-1170

Sunday, June 1

Taira Area Takahashi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 46-1231

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Yamauchi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 25-8181

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Onahama Area Ochiai Naika Shokakika (internal & gastroenterology) 9-5 73-1171

Nakoso Area Kojima Jiai Hospital 9-5 63-5141

Joban Area Tokiwakai Joban Hospital 9-5 43-4175

Nakoso Area Mori no Kodomo Clinic (paediatrics) 9-12 38-7227

Sunday, June 8 Taira Area Takahashi Clinic 9-12, 2-5 46-1231

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Onahama Area Nakamura Hospital 9-5 53-3141

Nakoso Area Nakoso Hospital 9-5 65-7755

Joban Area Iwaki Yumoto Hospital 9-5 42-3188

Kusakidai Area Iwaki Kusakidai General Clinic (paediatrics) 9-12 28-1145

Sunday, June 15

Taira Area Yamaguchi Iin 9-12, 2-5 24-1811

Taira Area Shirai Geka Ichoka Iin (surgery & gastroenterology) 8:30-12 25-3788

Uchigo Area Suda Iin 8:30-12 27-6060

Taira Area Hasegawa Seikeigeka Iin (orthopaedics) 8:30-11:30 25-5691

Taira Area Shiga Seikeigeka Geka (orthopaedics & surgery) 9-12 23-5050

Onahama Area Onahama Seikyo Hospital 9-5 53-4374

Nakoso Area Kureha General Hospital 9-5 63-2181

Joban Area Seki Seikei Geka Clinic (surgery) 9-5 84-9905

Joban Area Muramatsu Shonika (paediatrics) 9-12 72-0707

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The following is a guide to hospitals open on Sundays and public holidays in Iwaki City during May.

Counselling Centre for Women: Counsellors can assist you in Japanese, Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Tagalog. Available languages differ each day. Ph: 050-1501-2803. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. OC NET: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm – 9pm Ph: 03-3730-0556 English, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Spanish, and Thai. TELL

Lifeline: TELL is a professional non-profit organisation that provides counselling to English-speaking foreigners all over Japan. The Lifeline is staffed by highly trained volunteer phone counsellors and provides free non-judgemental phone counselling and information 365 days a year from 9am to 4pm and 7pm to 11pm on (03) 5774-0992. For more information, check out their website at http://www.telljp.com or e-mail them at admin@telljp.com. Safety and Consultation Centre for Women (Police Box at Iwaki Train

Station): For people who have suffered from any crime-related problem or injury. Free. Can only speak Japanese. Ph: (0246) 23-9344 10am-6pm daily.

Emergency Dental Care All emergency dental care will be provided at the General Health and Welfare Centre (Sogo Hoken Fukushi Senta) in Uchigo. This centre is open on Sundays and all National holidays from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm. The reception closes at 3:30pm. For more information please contact the centre on 27-8620.

Kyoritsu Hospital

Emergency After-Hours Clinic

If you need to see a doctor urgently in the evening on a weekday or on a weekend or public holiday, the Kyoritsu Hospital Emergency After-Hours Clinic is open at the following times: Weekdays: 8pm - 12am Saturdays: 8pm - 7am (next day) Sundays: 1pm - 12am. Public Holidays: 9am - 12am. TEL: (0246) 27-1208

Treatment Available in

Foreign Languages:

If possible, always go to hospitals or clinics which offer treatment in English or your native language. These places are listed in the City’s official list:

“Clinics & Hospitals where Foreign Language

Treatment is Available in Iwaki”

Even if your language is available, please make sure whenever possible to bring a Japanese-speaker with you

Eng = English, Kor = Korean,

Thai.

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Good dental and oral health is very important in supporting our general health and wellbeing. It is therefore very

important that we prevent cavities and periodontal disease, and maintain healthy teeth. June 4 to 10 is Dental and Oral

Health Week, and in line with this, Iwaki City will hold an Oral Health Festival.

Date: June 15 (Sun)

Time: 12:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: General Health and Welfare Centre

Content: Awards ceremony for the Dental and Oral Health Week Drawing, Poster, Handwriting and Slogan Contest;

exhibition of the prize-winning entries; dental health consultations.

For inquiries, please contact the Community Health Division, Public Health Centre: TEL 2046-27-8597

A whole body counter is used to measure the quantity of radioactive material a person has taken into their body in their

daily life through the food they eat etc. Those who were registered as a resident of Iwaki City at the time of the disaster

or are currently registered as such are eligible for the screenings (people over two years of age on the day of the

screening must have not undergone a screening before).

Reservations must be made the day prior to screening.

Reservation Line: 0246-27-8562 (weekdays 9am to 5pm)

For inquiries, please contact the Radiation and Healthcare Centre, Public Health Centre: TEL 0246-27-8560

In order to prevent the cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), Iwaki City is subsidising rubella antibody tests. In

cases where antibody levels are low, the City will also subsidise vaccinations.

Rubella is an infectious viral disease which displays symptoms of rashes and fevers. If a woman in the early stages of

pregnancy contracts rubella, the infant may suffer from CRS, which can manifest as cataracts, sensorineural deafness,

congenital heart diseases and developmental disorders.

There is no danger in getting another rubella vaccination even if you are already immunised against rubella. Moreover,

pregnant women are not able to receive rubella vaccinations, so if you are in your 20s to 40s and are unsure about your

vaccination history, you should be vaccinated. Rubella vaccinations are available at medical institutions which provide

vaccination services.

For more information, please contact the Infectious Disease Countermeasure Section, Public Health Centre:

TEL 27-8595

Let’s make documents in Word!

Content: How to use Microsoft Word, how to make documents etc.

Date: June 20 (Fri), 24 (Tue), 27 (Fri); July 1 (Tue), 4 (Fri)

Time: 10am-12pm

Place: Iwaki City Lifelong Learning Plaza, IT Room (4th floor)

Cost: 1,500 yen for the five classes

This class is designed to be easy for beginners to understand.

Even if this is your first time using Word, please do not hesitate to apply.

If there are any other topics that you would be interested in, please get in contact with the IIA.

The placement tests for the spring and summer term of IIA Japanese Classes were held on April 23.

The content of the four classes has been decided as follows:

Speaking:

Basic vocabulary assessment and speaking practice through talking about simple current events.

May 15 to July 17 – Thursdays, 10am-12pm

Writing:

Practice and improve your ability to create sentences.

May 15 to July 17 – Thursdays, 1pm-3pm

Reading:

Practice vocabulary and reading comprehension at a level appropriate for the JLPT N3 and N4.

May 14 to July 16 – Wednesdays, 10am-12pm

Culture:

Learn customs of Japan and Japanese culture (ikebana, tanka etc.).

May 14 to July 16 – Wednesdays, 1pm-3pm

If you would like to join any of the classes, please apply to the IIA by Wednesday May 7th.

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Information Seminars on Everyday Life provide the chance for you to listen to useful information about everyday life from a guest lecturer. The next

information seminar will be about how to avoid consumer problems.

Consultations on Everyday Life provide a space for you to discuss individually with one of the IIA’s consultants for multiculturalism any troubles that

you may be having in your day-to-day life. We hope to be able to think of a solution together so that you can enjoy your daily life, free from worry.

Please come and attend!

Date: July 8 (Tue)

Seminar: 10am – 11:30am

Theme ‘Becoming a Smart Consumer’

Lecturer Iwaki City Consumer Affairs Centre staff member

Individual consultations: 11:30am – 13:30am (by appointment only)

Participants: Foreign residents of Iwaki

Venue: Iwaki City Lifelong Learning Plaza, Medium Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (seminar)

Small Conference Room (individual consultations)

Fee: Free

Please contact the IIA for applications and more information.

TEL: 0246-22-7409 FAX: 0246-22-7609 Email: info@iia-fukushima.or.jp Website: www.iia-fukushima.or.jp/

Why not take this opportunity to learn to make soba? At the end you

will be able to enjoy the taste of the soba that you have made with

your own hands! These classes are open to everyone, regardless of

experience.

Date: May 28; June 11, 25; July 9, 23

Time: 10am – 12pm

Cost: 5,500 yen to cover the cost of materials

Inquiries to Kawamae Community Hall. TEL: 0246-84-2003

For many people in Japan, Golden Week is the longest stretch of holidays in the year. This of course

means that a lot of people choose to travel during the break, with accommodation and transport

getting booked up fast. If you will be traveling Golden Week, be sure to enjoy yourself and

remember to stay safe on the busy roads. For those of you who will spend the holidays in Iwaki, be

sure to get out and enjoy the many festivals held by different shrines throughout the city!

Also, although Mother's Day is celebrated on different days around the world, in many countries

(including Japan) it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. If you do have a mother living in

one of the many countries where Mother’s Day is celebrated in May, don't forget to call her!

Sebastian

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‘Friendship Iwaki’ will host an exchange event introducing traditional Japanese culture.

Come by and learn about traditional Japanese culture by experiencing it first-hand!

Date: May 11 (Sun)

Time: 10am – 2pm

Venue: Tokuzo-in, Onahama (24 Ohara Kishimae, Onahama TEL 0246-53-4686)

Participation fee: 500 yen per person

Content: Tea ceremony, flower arrangement, koto, origami and others.

Participants: Anyone who has roots in foreign countries and people accompanying them

(including Japanese nationals)

Applications in advance are not required.

For inquiries, please contact Sachiko Watanabe: TEL 0246-53-4686 FAX 0246-53-6833

The first IIA Cooking class for this fiscal year will be the ‘Philippine Cooking Class’! Philippine home cooking is easy to

make and very delicious.

Date: July 12 (Sat)

Time: 10am – 1pm

Place: Cooking Room, Iwaki Bunka Centre

Dishes to be cooked: Philippine home cooking (Chicken Adobo etc.)

Fee: 1,500 yen for IIA members, 2,000 yen for non-members

Instructor: Ms. Julieta Tanno and Filipino volunteers

Application Deadline: May 30 (Fri)

Only 30 people will be able to participate in this class. If over 30 people apply,

the participants will be selected by a lottery.

Please contact the IIA for applications and more information.

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Apr 29 Showa Day

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Memorial Day

4 Greenery Day

5 Children's Day

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Panda

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IIA Japanese Reading Class

IIA Japanese

Culture Class 1

German class

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IIA Japanese Speaking Class

IIA Japanese

Writing Class 1

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IIA Japanese Reading Class

IIA Japanese

Culture Class 2

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Speaking Class

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IIA Japanese Reading Class IIA Japanese

Culture Class 3

German class

Très bien

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Speaking Class

IIA Japanese Writing Class 3

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IIA Custom-made Plans

German class – Inquiries to Okoshi-san 21-4854

Très bien – Inquiries to Yamazaki-san 090-1934-0506

Wa – Inquiries to Sho-san 070-6493-2859

Panda – Inquiries to Zui-san 080-3140-7703

For more information on any of the IIA events,

please contact Suko-san (22-7409)

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