ミナトインフォメーションメール 2018年2月10日配信分　英語版

 1.Minato City Traditional Culture Showcase — Rakugo in English 〜 Japanese Traditional Comedy 〜

 

Enjoy Shinoharu Tatekawa, a Rakugo storyteller telling Rakugo stories in English.

There will also be time to experience a simple, short story. No Japanese explanation available.

[Date & Time] Sunday, March 4, 2018, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (doors open at 1:30)

[Venue] Takanawa Civic Center Citizen Hall

[Eligibility] Anyone *Childcare available (for 10 children, ages 4 months to school age. Call the Global Community Planning Subsection, Community Promotion Section by Friday, February 16)

[Application] Contact Minato Call between Thursday, February 1 and Tuesday, February 20 (between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm)

[Capacity] 250 (By reservation. First come, first served)

[Contact] Call in advance: Minato Call (Tel: 5472-3710)

　 Temporary Childcare: Global Community Planning Subsection, Community Promotion Section (Tel: 3578-2565)

 2.31st Minato City / Beijing Chaoyang District Elementary and Junior High School School Student Pen Pal Exhibition

 

Through this friendship and exchange program, elementary and junior high school students from Chaoyang District, Beijing and Minato City exchange letters and pictures to present about their regions to each other.

Come see these children’s numerous wonderful works.

 - Part 1

[Date & Time]

Tuesday, February 6 – Tuesday, February 13 (Open Saturday and Sunday, closed Monday, February 12) from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

[Venue] Takanawa Civic Center, 2F Exhibition Hall, Exhibition Gallery

- Part 2

[Date & Time] Friday, February 16 – Thursday, February 22 (Open Saturday and Sunday)

10:00 am – 7:00 pm * Closes at 5:00 pm on Sunday, February 18

[Venue] Azabu Library, 5F AV Room 

Contact: Global Community Planning Subsection, Community Promotion Section 3578-2046

 3.2018 WINTER MINATO COLLECTION to be held!

■ Dates

Thursday, February 1 – Wednesday, February 28 

In this program, a series of events will be held in cooperation between Minato City and museums in Minato City.

Enjoy traveling around to many museums, looking at the numerous collections they exhibit, and attending attractive events held there.

For more information, see our pamphlets or the Minato City Website. 

* Admission fee may be charged at some facilities. Please also note that museums may close during Minato Collection.

 

Minato City Website (Japanese)

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/bungeishinkou/minakore/home.html

 4.Shiba Japanese Language Club to be held.

Would you like to speak more Japanese in your work or daily life? You can speak Japanese in a small group. Have fun learning Japanese at your own pace! We look forward to seeing you here.

[Date & Time] 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

　2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

[Venue] Shingeneki-net Meeting Room (Minato City, Mita 5-31-10, Sunshine Bldg. 9F) About 3 minutes from JR Tamachi Station or Mita Station on the Metropolitan Subway.

[Classes] Beginner, intermediate, advanced

[Fee] Your first class is free. 500 JPY per class starting with the second class

[Application/Contact] e-mail: 48nihongo@shingeneki.com (Japanese and English)

03-5730-0161 (Japanese and English)

For more information, see the URL below.

https://www.shingeneki.com/notices/details/197（外部サイトへリンク）

  5.Traffic Personal Accidental Insurance for City Residents

Traffic Personal Accidental Insurance for City Residents is a low-cost insurance system for those who are injured in a car accident to receive the insurance based on the hospital stay days and outpatient treatment days/period.

Bicycle liability insurance is also available for those who own/use/manage a bicycle or wheelchair to compensate when they injure someone or break someone’s property with their bicycle or wheelchair.

Starting at the next application term, we have revised the premiums and enhanced compensation.

For details of the insurance including plans and premium, please read the insurance leaflet (Japanese only) available at Minato regional city offices or access the Minato City website.

 

【Eligibility】Minato residents as of April 1, 2018

【Insurance term】From 00:00, April 1, 2018 to 12:00, March 31, 2019

【Application period】Till Fri March 30

＊Application at financial institutions: Till Tue March 20

【How to apply】

Please fill in the application form available at Minato regional city offices (Collaboration Project Subsection, Collaboration Project Section) or financial institutions in the city (bank, shinkin bank, credit union, JP Bank, or post office) and pay the insurance premium.

【Department】Collaboration Project Section, Minato regional city offices

【Contact】Minato Call (Tel: 03-5472-3710, Japanese and English)

 6.Information on Minato City Hall Lobby Concerts

Minato City Hall Lobby Concerts are free concerts held to give citizens of Minato City easy opportunities to enjoy live music. We look forward to having you come.

[Dates & Times] ① Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 12:15 – 12:45, ② Thursday, February 22, 2018, 12:15 – 12:45

[Program] ① Guitar and mandolin ensemble, and Ikebana exhibition, ② Ocarina concert and Ikebana exhibition

[Venue] Minato City Hall 1F lobby (Minato City Shibakoen 1-5-25)

[Admission] Free

[Application] No application required. Please come to the venue directly.

[Contact] Promotion of Art and Culture Subsection, Community Promotion Section, Industry and Community Promotion
Support Department 03-3578-2584

 7.Shibakoen Plum Blossom Festival

The annual Shibakoen Plum Blossom Festival will be held this year!

Would you like to feel the coming spring in a quiet park listening to koto music? You can also enjoy an open-air tea ceremony while you look at the plum blossoms. In an open-air tea ceremony, you can enjoy tea and green tea outdoors.

We hope you will come.

 

[Date & Time] Fri, February 16 - Sat, February 17 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

 * Canceled in the event of rain

[Venue] Shibakoen Municipal Park, Plum Grove (In front of the Shibakoen sports grounds)

1 minute from the A4 exit of Shibakoen on the Mita municipal subway line, 10 minutes from Akabanebashi exit of Akabanebashi on the Oedo line

1 minute from Shibakoen Station on the Chii Bus Shiba Route and Azabu Higashi Route bus stop

[Eligibility] Open to anyone, up to 350 people per day

[Fee] 350 JPY (for tea and snacks)

[Application] Not required. Please come to the venue directly.

[Contact] Kiss Port Foundation, Business Division

 　Tel. 03-5770-6837 *Japanese language only

 

For more information, see the following URL

https://www.kissport.or.jp/event_detail.php?eventid=00002405（外部サイトへリンク）

 8.Tokyo Chuo Library Exhibition — Tokyo, Now and Then — Prosperous Transition Brought on by Railway Development

Using the rich materials stored at the Tokyo Municipal Chuo Library, we will compare the past and present spread of prosperity through Tokyo,

brought on by the Edo period prosperity and railway development starting in the Meiji era.

 

[Dates] Saturday, January 20 – Sunday, March 11

(Closed Thursday, February 1, Friday, February 16, and Thursday, March 1)

[Hours] Monday – Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

　Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

* During these dates, a librarian will explain the materials starting at 3:00 pm.

 (Course will not be held on February 4, 10, or 18)

[Fee] Free

[Venue] Tokyo Municipal Chuo Library, 4th Floor Exhibition Room

 　(Tokyo, Minato City, Minami-azabu 5-7-3)

There will be a stamp rally inside the library.

The first 3,000 visitors to collect all five stamps inside the library will receive an original hand cloth.

* Reception for the stamp rally is located at the 4th floor exhibition room.

 

For more details, please see the URL below.

http://www.library.metro.tokyo.jp/edo_tokyo/tokyo/tabid/4429/Default.aspx（外部サイトへリンク）

 9.Minato City Mail Magazine "Kiratto☆"

Minato City has been publishing “Minato City Mail Magazine Kiratto” on the 1st every month, which delivers essays by the Mayor Masaaki Takei and child-raising related information.

Please enjoy reading the mail magazine.

Back issues are available at the Minato City Website.

February 1st issue is here.

(English)

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-e.html

(Hangeul)

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-k.html

(Chinese)

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-c.html

 10.English publicity paper "MINATO MONTHLY"

The February issue of English publicity paper “MINATO MONTHLY” has been published.

You can recognize this month’s issue by the photo of children playing in a park. The issue introduces people actively working in the city.

The paper offers you useful information relating to the public administration and community events.

If you subscribe to The Japan Times/International New York Times at your home, the paper is inserted.

 

It is available at the Minato City Website （http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kuse/koho/minatomonthly/index.html）, major municipal facilities, post offices, and some of subway stations in the City.

If you subscribe to The Japan Times/International New York Times at your home, the paper is inserted.

It can be also delivered to your home if requested—please make an application using a request form (https://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kouhou/kuse/koho/minatomonthly/inquiry.html) or ask Minato Call (03-5472-3710).