Yokohama Current Events & Activities

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In this “Respect for Elder Month”, special deals are given to the elderly.
Date&Venue: Sep.15 (Sat)- Sep.21 (Fri) Fureyu (public bath
and pool facility, bus from Tsurumi Stn): A half price admission (*60 yrs and over at the time of Sep.15) Sep.16 (Sun)-Sep.17 (holiday)
Bay Bridge & Sky Walk (bus from Yokohama/Sakuragicho
Stn), Sep.15 (Sat) & Sep.17 (holiday) Kanazawa Zoo (bus from Kanazawa-bunko Stn) & Zoorasia (Yokohama Zoological Garden, bus from Tsurugamine Stn): Free Admission (*65 yrs and over and Choju-no-shiori holders)
Inquiries: (045) 671-2406 (*J)

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Pre-sale ticket for one of the largest jazz festivals in Asia!
Two-day event with over 300 sessions performed at 50 locations with 2,000 professional and amateur musicians.
Date&Time: Oct.6 (Sat)-Oct.7 (Sun), 12:00-21:00
Venue: Concert halls and live houses in Yokohama, street corners around Sakuragicho and Kannai area.
Fee: One-day pre-sale ticket \4,000 (day of \5,000), two-day or pair ticket \7,500 *Please exchange your pre-sale ticket for a “free-pass badges” when you show up at any venue on the day of event. *Children below elementary school age are free.
Vendor: Official HP, Ticket Pia, Lawson Ticket, CN Playguide etc.
Inquiries: (045) 221-0212 (*J)
URL: http://www.jazzpro.jp

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Come and enjoy this annual festival with family and friends featuring international especially Asian food booths, dancing, live entertainments and more.
Date&Time: Oct.6 (Sat)-Oct.7 (Sun), 10:00-17:00
Venue: Yamashita Park (4 min walk from Motomachi-Chukagai Stn of Minatomirai Line)
To Apply: Please go directly to the venue.
Inquiries: (045) 671-7423 (*J)

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This screening will center on films produced around 1930 from the 4-DVD box set "Japanese Anime Classic Collection," on sale through Digital Meme. Japanese animation has now grown to the extent of playing a part in the "soft power" that attracts the world.
Date&Time: August 31, 2007 19:00 - 21:00
Venue: International House of Japan, Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall (5-11-16 Roppongi)
Japanese/English (interpreter present), films screened subtitled
Admission:　General 1,500 yen
Inquiries and reservations:
IHJ, Planning Division
Tel. 03-3470-3211/ E-mail program@i-house.or.jp

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City of Yokohama Disaster Prevention Training Organization needs foreign reporters! Experience firsthand what it feels like to drive during a strong earthquake in a special training vehicle, and also what it would be like to live in a school building shelter in the event of a disaster. We will present you some survival emergency rations and \1,000 to report about the experience in your native language. Interpretation will be available.
Limit: 30 people
*First come, first served.
Date&Time: Sep.1 (Sat), 9:30-12:00
Venue: Chigasaki Shogakko (elementary school) (Tsuzuki Ward, 13 min walk from Center-Minami Stn of Subway)
Meeting Place&Time:
①In front of the big clock of Sogo Department Store (East Exit of Yokohama Stn) at 8:45,
②Chigasaki Shogakko (same as the venue, near Chigasaki Park) at 9:0
To Apply: Please send email or fax (Event name, Your Address, Your Name, Tel, email address, native language and meeting place you prefer ①or②).
Application&Inquiries:
Tel. (045) 222-1173,
Fax (045) 221-2210
E-mail: saigai@yoke.or.jp

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This class, for the beginners or for an introductory level, is aiming at fully supporting foreign residents who have started their new life in Yokohama. During the course, there is a multilingual orientation which lets you know the information of international events and how to request a volunteer interpreter and more. You can take the course up to 3 times (60 lessons).
*Group lessons, twice a week, 20 lessons/course.
Date&Time: Sep.5/10/12/19/26 , Oct.1/3/10/15/17/22/24/29/31, Nov.5/7/12/14/19/21 10:30-12:00
*Every Mon. & Wed. except holidays.
Venue: YOKE conference room (5 min walk from Minatomirai Stn of Minatomirai Line)
Fee: \10,000/course
To Apply: Your Japanese comprehension level will need to be checked. Please make an appointment by phone or e-mail.
Application&Inquiries: YOKE Information Corner
(045) 222-1209
E-mail: nihongo@yoke.or.jp

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There will be a screening to fill newly available Special Nursing Homes.
Megumi (Jan. 2008) and Shoju- no-Sato-Miho (Feb. 2008).
Eligibility: Insured members and Yo-Kaigo-do (degree of care need) 1-5
To Apply: Fill in an application form available at Ward Office Service Section, Care Plaza, Kenko Fukushi Kyoku Korei Shisetsu-ka of the City Hall to: 〒233-0002 Konan-ku, Kamiooka-Nishi 1-6-1 Yumeooka Office Tower 10F, Tokubetsu Yogo Rojin Home Nyusho Uketsuke Center.
*Must be postmarked by Aug.17.
Inquiries: (045) 671-2408 (In Japanese only)

Niigata Prefecture, the Japan Red Cross Niigata Branch and the Niigata Prefecture Kyodo Bokin Kai (Community Chest of Niigata Prefecture) are now accepting donations to help those affected by the recent earthquake.
Donation towards the earthquake will reach those affected or be used for reconstruction projects run by the government.
Bank Accounts Open for Donation
The Daishi Bank-Ltd. Kencho Branch, Account No. 1278298,
Account Name: NIIGATA KEN SAIGAI TAISAKU HONBU
*The following banks will not charge a handling fee for bank transfers made at the teller’s window (not at an ATM)
Mizuho Bank, Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Mizuho Trust Bank.
Account Open for Postal Money Orders
Account Number: 00580-3-7
Account Name: NIIGATA KEN SAIGAI TAISAKU HONBU (Niigata Prefecture Emergency Taskforce Headquarters)
Inquiries: (025) 280-5098

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Exhibition of “Ikenobo-Ikebana” Society in Kanagawa.
Date&Time: Aug.31 (Fri)-Sep.5 (Wed), 10:00-20:00
*Until 17:00 on Sep.1/3/5.
*Admission until 30 min before closing.
Venue: Sogo Museum of Art, 6F of Sogo Dept. Store (East Exit of Yokohama Stn)
Fee: Adult \600
*Free for Jr. High and under.
Inquiries: (045) 465-5515 (In Japanese only)

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Aug.19 (Sun)
①Nippon Maru Memorial Park(near Sakuragicho Stn)
②Umi-no-Koen (2 min walk from Umi-no-Koen-Shibaguchi Stn of Seaside Line)
Aug.26 (Sun)
Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (Board Walk)