Yokohama Current Events & Activities

Come and learn all about “target ball”, a sport born in Yokohama.
Date&Time: Sep.16 (Sun), 13:30-16:30
Location: Nishi Sports Center (Bus from West exit of Yokohama Stn to “Sengencho Shako mae” and 1 min walk from bus stop)
Limit: 30 people *First-come basis.
Fee: \500 adult \300 elem. and Jr. high school student
To Apply: Please go directly to the location *Come in suitable clothing and bring shoes to be worn inside the gym—no outdoor shoes allowed.
Inquiries: (045) 640-0055 (*J) Fax (045) 640-0024

It is a beautiful season to go for a walk. Please enjoy!
Date&Time: Oct.8 (holiday), 9:00~12:00 *Cancelled in case of inclement weather.
The Course: East Gate, Nissan Stadium (Meeting place) → Shin Yokohama Park → Budo-Kan　→ Kishine Park → Kandaiji Elementary School → Kandaiji Central Park → Kanagawa Sports Park →Bugenji (Temple) → Yokohama City War Memorial Tower → Mitsuzawa Park, Sakurayama Hiroba (Goal) *Total of about 7 km
Meeting Place: East Gate, Nissan Stadium (10 min walk from Shin Yokohama Stn on JR or Municipal Subway)
Limit: 50 people *First-come basis.
Eligibility: People who live, work, or go to school in Yokohama. (Pre-school children must be accompanied by guardians.)
Fee: \500 Adult \300 Elem. & Jr. high school student
To Apply: SP (E,A,N,T) to Kineguchi-san, Yokohama City Orienteering Club at 〒225-0026 Yokohamashi, Aoba-ku, Mominokidai 5-1. Application by telephone is also acceptable.
Application and Inquiries: 090-3803-5380 (Kinebuchi)

This course, aimed at the beginner and introductory levels, fully supports foreign residents who have started their new life in Yokohama. The course is twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) and consists of 20 lessons. The curriculum is planned so that you can learn practical Japanese systematically. (You can take this Japanese course up to 3 times.) During the course, there is a multilingual orientation, which lets you know about information useful for your daily life, such as international exchange events and how to request a volunteer interpreter.
Date&Time: Sep.24 (Mon) to Dec.3 (Mon): 10:30-12:00
Eligibility: Applicants must be over 16 yrs old.
Fee: \10,000/course (20 lessons)
Location: YOKE conference room (5 min walk from Minatomirai Stn on the Minatomirai Line)
Limit: 36 people *First-come basis.
To Apply: Your Japanese comprehension level will need to be checked. Please make an appointment by phone or e-mail.
Application&Inquiries: (045) 222-1209
E-mail: nihongo@yoke.or.jp

Guidance will provide all the necessary details concerning matriculation at Kanagawa Prefecture high schools (e.g. specialized high school entrance examination system, scholarships, set limit, etc.) Interpreting services will be available.
Dates, Times and Location:
①Sep.17 (holiday), 13:00-16:00 Sagamihara Int’l Exchange Lounge (3 min walk from Fuchinobe Stn on JR Yokohama Line)
②Sep.23 (Sun), 13:00-16:00 Icho Shogakko Community House (15 min walk from Kozashibuya Stn on Odakyu Enoshima Line)
③Sep.30 (Sun), 13:00-16:00 Kanagawa Kenmin Center 2F (5 min walk from the west exit of JR Yokohama Stn)
④Oct.7 (Sun), 13:00-16:00 Hiratsuka Shimin Katsudo Center (3 min walk from Hiratsuka Stn on JR Tokaido Line)
Atsugi Young Community Center (3 min walk from Hon Atsugi Stn on Odakyu Line)
⑤Oct.14 (Sun), 13:00-16:00 Atsugi Young Community Center (3 min walk from Hon Atsugi Stn on Odakyu Line)
Eligibility: 1st through 3rd year junior high school students, graduates, families, teachers, and supporters
Fee: Free
To Apply: Please go directly to the respective locations.
Inquiries: ME-net Kanagawa (050) 1512-0783
E-mail: me-net@nexyzbb.ne.jp
URL:http://www15.plala.or.jp/tabunka/

①Lecture in Easy English #8 “Beyond March 11th”~Thoughts of a researcher of Japanese religion~
After the lecture, there will the time for questions.
Date&Time: Sep.30 (Sun), 14:00-16:00
Limit: 30 people *First-come basis.
Fee: \500 Adult \200 Jr. and Senior high school student/foreign student studying in Japan
To Apply: Please book by calling the lounge or e-mail (name, telephone number and how you learn about this event). If you need child care (available for 2 to 6 yrs olds. \300/child), please book ahead of time (name and age of the child). The deadline is Tues., Sep.25.
②Halloween Party in English for Kids!
Let’s have a fun at the Party! In English! Wear costume if you can!
Date&Time: Oct.14 (Sun), 10:30-12:00
Limit: 20 pairs *First-come basis.
Eligibility: 3 yrs to under school age children and their guardians
Fee: \300 a pair
To Apply: Please book by calling the lounge (name, telephone number and how you learn about this event). Application starts on Sep.14 (Fri).
③Morning coffee
A great opportunity to meet people over a cup of coffee.
Date&Time: Oct.7 (Sun), 10:30- 12:00
Fee: Free
To Apply: Please go directly to the location.
Location: ①②③Aoba International Lounge (1 min walk from Tana Stn on the Tokyu Den-en Toshi Line)
Application and Inquiries: (045) 989-5266
http://home.h00.itscom.net/aobalnge
Email: aobalounge@a00.itscom.net

This class, aimed at beginners, supports foreign residents in learning basic Japanese, in small groups.
Eligibility: Those who live in Izumi-ward and are at the beginners’ level
Limit: 12 people *First-come basis.
Date&Time: Every Thursday between Oct.4 (Thu)-Feb.28, 2013 (Thu); 10:00-12:00
(Total of 20 lessons. Except Dec.27 and Jan.4)
Location: Izumi Kumin Katsudo Shien Center (1F at Izumi Ward Office)
Fee: \3,000 as textbook fee (20 lessons)
To Apply: Obtain an application form from the Izumi Ward office or download the form from the website below and submit it at the Izumi Ward Office, Chiiki Shinko-ka.*Your Japanese comprehension level will be checked.
http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/izumi/03shinkou/02kumin/tabunka.html
Application Period: Until Sep.28 (Fri)
Inquiries: Izumi Ward Office, Chiiki Shinko-ka , Kumin Jigyo kakari (045) 800-2396 (*J)　Fax(045) 800-2507

Enjoy a barbeque! Meet people from different countries!
Date&Time: Sep.30 (Sun), 11:00-14:30 (Postponed to Oct 7 in the case of rain)
Meeting place: Nojima Koen BBQ Jo (5 min walk from Nojima Koen Stn of Seaside Line)
Fee: \700 (Elementary school age children and over)
How to Apply: Please call the lounge.
Application Period: Sep.11- Sep.20
Inquiries: Kanazawa International Lounge (045) 786-0531 Fax (045) 786-0532
http://www.kanazawalounge.org

The Setagaya Public Theater will stage a play that recounts the records
and actual journals and chronicles of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima
and Nagasaki and how it affected the children.

The play is titled “Konoko-tachi no Natsu” (These Children’s
Summer) and is compiled & directed by Koichi Kimura. The play is
staged every summer (around early to mid-August when the actual
bombings occurred) and is read by six well-known actresses (Kazuko
Kato, Hiro Komura, Norie Takahashi, Yoshiko Tokoshima, Mizuki
Nishiyama and Hideko Hara). It premiered in 1985 and has toured over
393 cities throughout Japan for 772 performances so far.

This year, for the first time ever, they have decided to have English
simultaneous translation on Saturday Aug 18 for the 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
performances.

Sayuri Suzuki, who interprets for many movie stars when they visit Japan,
translated the play into English over 20 years ago, and is now working
on it for the reading. She and two other interpreters will be reading
the English translation in time to the actresses on stage. Foreign members
of the audience can listen to the translation through earphones.
“It is quite heart-wrenching and sad but at the same time, deeply moving
and a significant message for peace that I think we all need to hear,”
Suzuki says.

For information on tickets and reservations, visit http://setagaya-pt.jp/theater_info/2012/08/_1945_1.html#

Eligibility: Girls between 1st grade of Jr. High School and 3rd grade of High School.
Period: Until Mar.31, 2013
Series of Injections: 3 times over a 6-month period. *In order to receive all 3 vaccinations for free, you need to have your first vaccination by the end of September at the latest.
To Apply: Make an appointment at one of the cooperating hospitals in Yokohama.
Inquiries: Yokohama City Vaccination Consultation Window (045) 671-4183 (*J) Fax (045) 664-7296

The second term payment for the Residential Tax (Shimin Zei) and Prefectural Residents Tax (Kinmin Zei) is due Aug.31 (Fri).
Inquiries: Finance Bureau, Financial Affairs Division (045) 671-2253 (*J) Fax (045) 641-2775