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MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE INTERNATIONAL PLAZA
8F Carino Miyazaki Tachibanadori Higashi 4-8-1,Miyazaki City, Postal Code 880-0805
TEL : 0985-32-8457 FAX : 0985-32-8512 E-mail : miyainfo@mif.or.jp
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Plaza News Vol.8
“Consultations on Daily Living” by Officers of the Legal Affairs Bureau
A consultation session for problems regarding human rights,
husband-wife relationship, parent-child relationship, koseki
(register), financial woes would be held at Carino Miyazaki.
If you are having trouble with the above problems, please feel
free to drop by. *No prior registration required
Date: 18 November 2006 (Sat) 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Carino Miyazaki Level 8 “Gaga-8” Multi-purpose Room A
*Consultations are free of charge and confidential.
*The session would be held in Japanese. If you need an interpreter, you can make use of our volunteer interpreters system. Please contact us by the 11 November if you require this service.
Enquiries: Miyazaki International Foundation Tel: 0985-32-8457
Japanese Language Practice Lessons for Foreigners FREE
Would you like to practice your Japanese conversational skills
with Japanese volunteers? No prior registration needed, all are welcome!
Dates/Time: Every Tuesday and Friday, 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Venue: 8F Carino Miyazaki Gaga-8 Miyazaki Prefecture International Plaza
Enquries: Miyazaki International Foundation
We need your artworks for the Miyazaki International Art Festival!
“Miyazaki – Looking in from the Outside”2007 ～2007.2.20(Tue) – 2.25(Sun)～
We are collecting works of art created by foreign residents that
capture your impressions of Miyazaki, and represent the diversity
if our international community. If you would like to creatively
express your love for Miyazaki through your artistic talents, we
eagerly await your participation!
Theme: Impressions of Miyazaki, content related to Miyazaki
**Please note that works that fail to reflect the International
Foundation’s core value of respect may not be displayed at the
discretion of the organizers.
Eligible Participants: In principle, foreign residents of
Miyazaki Prefecture
Format: Photographs, paintings, drawings, poetry etc
Size: Max 50 x 50 cm
Submission of work(s): Send by post (postage paid) or bring it
down to the Miyazaki International Foundation, together with the
artist’s name, nationality, contact information, as well as the
title and a brief explanation of the work.
Return of work(s): Pick up at the Plaza by the end of March 2007
after the exhibition has ended, or we can send your work(s) to
you with payment due on delivery.
◆Deadline for submission(s): December 28th 2006 (Thurs)◆
Questions/Submissions: Miyazaki International Foundation
Germany Workshop II (in Japanese) FREE
“Let Us Become Brothers” – German Prisoners of War in Japan 1914 – 1920
Would you like to learn about the lives of German P.O.W.s in
Japan from 1914 to 1920 and deepen your knowledge about the
common history of Japan and Germany during that period?
◆Photo exhibition◆: 11 November (Sat) to 15 November 2006 (Wed)
Location: Carino Miyazaki 8th Floor Gaga-8 (Free Space)
(1) Talk (Speech, Explanation of photos, Q&A)
Date & Time: 11 November 2006 (Sat) 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Carino Miyazaki 8th Floor Gaga-8 (Theatre)
Germany Workshop III FREE
(2) Wines of Germany
Would you like to learn about the wines and wine culture of
Germany through fun quizzes?
Date: 15 November 2006 (Wed) 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Carino Miyazaki 8th Floor Gaga-8 (Theatre)
Speaker: Miyazaki City Coordinator of International Relations
– Peter Fuhl (Germany)
Participant Limit: 80
To apply: Send in the application form or write down your
contact details (postal code, address, name, age, telephone
number) on a postcard, or by fax or email.
*Application ends as soon as the participant limit is reached.
*One postcard can be used for multiple applications.
Enquries/Applications for (1) and (2):
Miyazaki City International Exchange Association“Germany Workshop 3” Application Section
880-8505 Miyazaki City Regional Community Affairs Division
Tel: 0985-21-1719 Fax: 0985-22-0200
Email: miyazaki-mcia@miyazaki-catv.ne.jp
International Exchange Festival FREE
Lots of fun await you at the International Exchange Festival in
Ebino! You can do tug-of-war, learn about foreign songs and
dance, and there is also sale of local produce etc. The adjacent
Ebino Kohgen International College would also be holding their
school festival at the same time.
Date/Time: 26 November 2006 (Sun)
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Ebino City International Exchange Centre open field
(in the event of rain, it would be shifted to Ebino Kogen
International High School Sports Hall)
Enquiries: Ebino City International Exchange Centre
Tel: 0984-35-3211 Fax: 0984-35-3215
Email: eiec@nissho.ac.jp or ebinokokusaikouryu@ace.ocn.ne.jp
Getting to Know Our Human Rights!
Exchanging Ideas at the Plaza 2006
The “Human Rights Festival (Jinken Festa)” is an event whereby
participants can learn about the importance of human rights.
Introduction of countries such as Australia, China, Korea and
Mongolia, and trying out traditional costumes are just some of
the fun activities that would be held at the International
Exchange Corner. Please do come down and enjoy yourself!
Date: 12 November 2006 (Sun) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Wellness Exchange Plaza/One Park
Enquiries: Miyakonojo Intnerational Association
Tel: 0986-23-2295
The 16th Mimata Furusato Festival
This year there will be exciting stage events, pony rides, flea
markets, carpentry workshops at the festival – a fun-filled event
for people of all ages! Come down and enjoy yourself!
Dates: 11 November (Sat) 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm
12 November (Sun) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Mimata town Fureai Central Plaza,
Genki-no-mori (General Welfare Centre)
Mimata town Budo Sports Center (Culture Corner)
Enquries: Furusato Festival Planning Committee Secretariat
Tel: 0986-52-1111
International Exchange Dance Party in Autumn
*participants must be aged 18 and above
There will be performances by DJs and active dance groups in
the city. Come on down and party!
Date: 22 November 2006 (Wed・Holiday eve)
Time: 9:00 pm to 1:00 am
Participation fee: Men - 2,500yen Ladies - 2,000yen
Location: Planet Café/Sports (Sports Bar)
Enquries: Phoenix International Exchange Club Secretariat
Tel/Fax: 0985-25-9921 (Until 5:00 pm) or 090-1923-0038 (Ms Tanaka)
★November Events★
◎Miyakonojo Autumn Festival
3 Nov (Fri/Pub Holiday) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Night of festival’s eve: 2 Nov (Thur) 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Miyakonojo City General Culture Hall/ Kanbashira Kōen
◎Saito Burial Mounds Festival
4 Nov (Sat) 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
5 Nov (Sun) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saito City/Saitobaru Plaza before the Imperial Mausoleum
Tsuma Shrine～Saitobaru
◎Shiiba Heike Festival 2006
10 Nov(Fri): starts from 6 pm
11 Nov(Sat): 8:30 am to 8:30 pm
12 Nov(Sun): 8:30 am to 3:20 pm
Shiiba Village/ Upper Shiiba area (Kami-Shiiba Chiku)
◎Aya Craft Festival
17 Nov (Fri) to 19 Nov (Sun) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Aya Town/Aya Teruha Dome
◎Vietnamese Palace Music Performance
18 Nov (Sat) Opening: 6:30 pm Performance begins: 7:00 pm
Miyazaki Prefectural Arts Centre Theatre
Tickets: 3,000Yen (Elementary to College Students: 1,000Yen)
*This palace music is passed down from the ancient capital of Hue.
It has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage.
◎Let's explore Obi in Kimono
Do you want to walk around the mini Kyoto of Kyushu in a Kimono?
19th Nov(Sun): starts from 10:00am～
Where to go: In front of Otemon (the castle gate) Obi, Nichinan
Participation fee: 4000yen (includes Kimono rental and lunch)
*It is fine to bring your own Kimono. In this case participation
is 2000yen.
*You need a reservation if you want to rent a kimono by 10th Nov(Fri).
*Kimono rental is on a First-come-first-served basis.
Enquires: Obi Rakuichi Rakuza/Tel:0987-25-1666(Mr. Hirabe)Japanese only
Commerce and Tourism Divison, Nichinan City Hall/
Tel: 0987-31-1134(Ms. Southwell) Email:southwell_ni@city-nichinan.jp
Japanese/English
◎Mythological Takachiho Kagura Night Festival
23 Nov (Thur/Pub Holiday) 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Night of festival’s eve: 22 Nov (Wed) 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Takachiho Town/ Takachiho Shrine Kagura Hall
◆The Lion’s Walkway◆ Neo Su Yu
Recently I took a day off and went to Obi town, a place 1.5
hours by train away from Miyazaki City. Obi is known as Kyushu’s
“Little Kyoto”. The architecture of buildings are very much
like that of the Edo period, and I almost felt like I sat on a
time machine and went back two or three hundred years ago. Obi
Castle itself is an interesting place. You can study about Obi’s
history and see interesting artifacts such as well-preserved
samurai armour and swords. In the carpark outside the castle
there is a little archery shooting ground. The form of archery
is different from regular Kyudo – it’s known as the Shihanmato.
For 300 yen you get to shoot 10 arrows and get a free souvenir.
If you are interested in getting pamphlets and maps, you could
go to this site and fill up your particulars:
http://www.kankou-nichinan.jp/wakaba/mail/index.html
Remember to take some pictures for the Miyazaki International
Art Festival! :D
