Yokohama Current Events & Activities

Dear reader,
Yokohama International Women’s Club (YIWC) is proud to announce its new website.
Please take a minute of your time and visit us at: www.YIWC.org, where you
can find information about YIWC history, become a member, or check out our current
events and activities.

YIWC is an organization, whose charitable mission and activities support children
with special needs, abused women, and struggling elderly in the greater Yokohama and
Kanagawa areas, as well as around the world.The strength of our organization lies in
its friendship and understanding among women from around the world.
New members are always welcome to join!

Please do not hesitate to contact us with further inquiries at
secretary@★yokohama-international-womens-club.com
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Natalia Dimitrova-Topaloff

President

hhiro@★msh.biglobe.ne.jp （Please delete ★, when you send E-mail)
hiroseh@★gol.com （Please delete ★, when you send E-mail)
tel: 045-641-2510
fax: 045-663-5728

An exciting photography event is coming back again this year! The Festival is composed of several different events, such as a portfolio review, where professional photographers review the works of amateur photographers, an exhibition, a symposium, and so on.
Date&Time: Jan.16 (Wed) to Jan.20 (Sun); 12:00-21:00
Fee: Free
Location: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1 (6 min walk from Nihon Odori Stn on the Minatomirai Line)
Inquiries: (045) 261-7654 (*J)
URL: http://www.yokohamaphotofes.com

Walk through the city of Yokohama and enjoy the scenery! The entries are for 10km, 15km, 20km, or 30km.
Date&Time: Mar.20 (Holiday), 8:00-17:00
Location: Bashamichi Stn on the Minatomirai Line
Fee: \1,500 for adults, \500 for elementary and junior high school students
Limit: 3,000 people *First-come basis
Application Period: Jan.11 to Mar.8
To Apply: Apply by filling out an application form available from the Ward Offices, Citizens Information Centers, or Sports Centers.
Inquiries: Yokohama-shi Taiiku Kyokai Sports Jigyo-ka (Yokohama Sports Association): (045) 640-0055 (*J)

In this regularly scheduled concert, there will be original brass band music, in addition to the stage drilling performance by Port Angels 119.
Date&Time: Feb.17 (Sun), 14:00-16:00
Fee: Free
Location: Isogo Kokaido (5 min walk from JR Isogo Stn)
Limit: 600 people *Chosen by lottery.
To Apply: RPP (E,A,N,T and the number of people. *up to two people) to: 〒221-0844 Kanagawa-ku Sawatari 4-7. *Entries must be received by Jan.25
Inquiries: (045) 311-0100 (*J)
URL: http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/shobo/brassband/

This is a science workshop for children: Let’s learn from Naoko Yamazaki ,an astronaut, about what made her aim to be an astronaut.
Date&Time: Mar.16 (Sat), 14:00-15:30 *This workshop will be conducted in Japanese.
Eligibility: Elementary and Jr. high school children, grades 1 to 9
Limit: 250 people *Chosen by lottery.
Fee: Free
Location: Hamagin Kodomo Uchu Kagakukan (Hamagin Space Science Center) (3 min walk from JR Yokodai Stn)
To Apply: RPP(E,A,N,T,Grade) *You can apply for up to five persons including 2 guardians on one postcard. Send it to: 〒235-0045 Isogo-ku Yokodai 5-2-1 Hamagin Kodomo Uchu Kagakukan「Hamagin Kids Scicence」Kakari. *Entries must be received by Feb.8 (Please indicate a guardian’s address and name for a reply-postcard).
Inquiries: (045) 832-1166 (*J)
http://www.sciencemuseum.jp/yokohama/

This guided tour is special since the veterinary hospital in Nogeyama zoo is basically not open to the public.
Date&Time: Jan.20 (Sun), 14:00-14:30 *This guided tour will be conducted in Japanese.
Location: Nogeyama Zoo (10 min walk from Hinode cho Stn on the Keikyu Line)
Limit: 15 people *First-come basis
Fee: Free
To Apply: Reception starts from 11:00 on the day of the event at the zoo entrance.
Inquiries: (045) 231-1307 (*J)
URL: http://www2.nogeyama-zoo.org/

Under the theme of “The Daily Life and Social History of Yokohama”, Yokohama History Museum exhibits historical items of the city area over 20,000 years. On the weekend of the Museum’s opening anniversary, admission will be free, and there will be events that everyone can enjoy.
Date&Time: Jan.26 (Sat) and Jan.27 (Sun), 9:00-17:00
Location: Yokohama-shi Rekishi Hakubutsukan (5 min walk from Center Kita Stn on the Municipal Subway)
Fee: Free
Inquiries: (045) 912-7777 (*J)
URL: http://www.rekihaku.city.yokohama.jp/

Yokohama Symphony Orchestra is holding their regularly scheduled, Concert for Youth. One of the performances is Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia. Tickets are being sold at Yokohama Yomiuri Playguide
Date&Time: Feb.3 (Sun) 14:00-
Fee: \1,000
Location: Kenritsu Ongaku-Do (Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall) (10 min walk from Sakuragicho Stn)
Tickets: Yokohama Symphony Orchestra Administration Office: (045) 824-3176 (*J)
Inquiries: (045) 671-3714 (*J)

Open House/school tours for those looking at their Grade I programs for the 2013-14 academic year will be conducted.
Date&Time: Jan.14 (Holiday), 10:30-12:00
Location: Saint Maur International School, 83 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku
Eligibility: Should be 6 years old by October 2013 and should have been in an international school/kindergarten in which the instruction was English for at least 2 years.
Application and Inquiries: Please make reservations at: office@stmaur.ac.jp, (045) 641-5751, or on the website.
*leaving your name and the birth date of your child.
URL: http://www.stmaur.ac.jp

Seminar on Japanese culture “Japanese home cooking”
Let’s learn how to make “Chirashi-zushi” and “Oden”.
Date&Time: Jan.19 (Sat), 14:00-16:00
Eligibility: Non-Japanese
Limit: 20 people *First-come basis
Fee: Free
To Apply: By telephone, Email, or Fax
Location: Art Forum Azamino
Inquiries: Tel. (045) 989-5266 Fax (045) 982-0701
e-mail: aobaloungeintl89h1@t07.itscom.net
http://aoba-lounge.sakura.ne.jp/index.html