December 2019

Publication: Shizuoka City Association for Multicultural Exchange （SAME） 2019

Accessing to SAME

Website

SAME Homepage:

http://www.samenet.jp/

In English, Chinese,

Filipino, Portuguese &

Spanish.

*Find Guidebook on

living in Japan

*Japanese language

school list.

*Hospitals with English

speaking staff.

*One-Point Advice for

Preparing for the

Nankai Trough Earth-

quake and more!

*Foreing Language

Newsletter (Once in a

month)

Newsletters in Japa-

nese, English, Chi-

nese, Filipino, Portu-

guese & Spanish.

*Facebook

Www.facebook.com/

welcometoSAME

*Email

same@samenet.jp

One-Point Advice for Preparing for the Nankai Trough Earthquake

171 Emergency Message Service 災害用伝言さいがいようでんごん

ダイヤル(１７１）

When a major disaster such as an earthquake strikes, it becomes hard to connect via telephone for several days as everyone is calling their

friends and family at the same time. To help alleviate this situation, NTT provides an Emergency Message Service, which can be used to leave

a message for friends and family or to hear messages from others. The length of one message must be 30 seconds or less. It will be saved for

48 hours from when it is first recorded. You can save up to 10 messages from the same phone number.

Follow these steps to leave a message: Follow these steps to listen to a message:

Dial 171. Dial 171.

Press 1. Press 2.

Enter your phone number. Enter the other person’s phone number.

Leave a message. Make sure it’s less than 30 seconds. Listen to their message.

You can try using the service at various points throughout the year, such as:The 1st and 15th of every month, from

midnight to midnight.Midnight of January 1st through Midnight of January 3rd. During Disaster Readiness Week, from 9:00 a.m. on August 30th

through 5:00 p.m. on September 5th. During Disaster Readiness and Volunteer Week, from 9:00 a.m. on January 15th through 5:00 p.m. on

January 21st.

[ Information] New Year Holidays

（年末ねんまつ

年始ね ん し

のSAME利用り よ う

案内あんない

）

SAME will be closed from Dec. 28th, Sat. to Jan. 5th, Sun. SAME’s first day open in 2019 will be Jan. 6th, Mon..

Watching the first Sunrise of the New Year

（初日の出は つ ひ の で

）

Japanese believe that the first Sunrise

(Hatsuhinode) brings you luck which comes from

the legend of Goddess “Ameterasu Ohmikami” .

Nihondaira and Miho Pine beach are popular for

“Hatsuhinode”.

Shimizu Japanese Courses

（清水区し み ず く

日本語に ほ ん ご

講座こ う ざ

）

Oka Citizens’ Learning Center

Shimizu-ku Sakuragaoka-Cho 7-1

☎ 054-354-1350

The Tuesday course starts on Jan. 7

for 10 times. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

1/7,14,21,28 2/4,18,25 3/10,17,24

The Friday course starts on Jan. 10

for 10 times. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

1/10,17,24,31 2/7, 14,18,21,28 3/6,13

Heartpia-Shimizu

Shimizu-ku Miyashiro-Cho 1-1

☎ 054-371-0294

The Saturday course starts on Jan. 11

19:00 to 20:30 p.m.

1/11,18,25 2/8,15,22,29 3/7,14,21

For more info: Shimizu Nihongo Koryunokai

http://www.ac.auone-net.jp/~s.n.kk/ or

Tel: Ms. Ukai 090-3939-1168 (Japanese only)

[Event/Sports] Akiwa Shrine Fire Festival

(秋葉神社大祭あきわじんじゃたいさい

)

The traditional festival, in which a huge bon-

fire is set alight. Once the flames have died

down, people walk barefoot over the still hot

ashes whih are said to protect the family

against ill-health and ill-fortune in the follow-

ing year. Date: December 15th, 16th.

Shogun Flower Viewing Parade

for Shizuoka Festival

( 大御所花見行列 参加者募集おおごしょはなみぎょうれつ さんかしゃぼしゅう

)

Are you interested in joining the parade?

So, let’s experience to walk along

Sumpu-Park wearing Kimono of

Edo era at Shizuoka festival in

April.

Date:April 4th(Sat.),5th(Sun.)

Please apply at Machiwa gekijo of Shizuoka

city Tel. 054-221-0182 by Feb. 3rd(Mon.)

Participation fee will be required.