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8/13/2019 CLAIR Newsletter No.69
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Australia Japan Partner for Tourism Exchange 2013
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Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four
main islands of Japan. For Australians, it is
known for its popular ski resorts and powder
snow. Hokkaido has many attractions, four
distinctive seasons, untouched majestic nature,
and plenty of great food. Each season has itsdifferent characteristics, offering various
scenery, activities and food. This month, we will introduce the recommended tourist
attractions in Hokkaido.
Vivid and Dramatic Autumnin HokkaidoLeaves begin to
change colour from
yellow to red in about
mid-September in the
highlands and the
season comes to an
end in late October in
urban areas like Sapporo and in southern Hokkaido.
Autumn changes the scenery dramatically and attracts
tourists as well as photographers and painters.
Cruising Drift Ice Covering the Sea- A Great Feeling -Icebreaker Ships- In winter, the Sea of Okhotsk is covered
by giant, floating masses of ice called drift ice.
Icebreaker ships smash their way safely through the ice.
Enjoy Magical Ice World!-Ice bar-The Lake Shikaribetsu
Ice village appears on the
frozen surface of the lake.
One of the highlights of Ice
village is the ice bar, made of
snow and clear ice. You caneven drink from ice glasses!
Healthy and Tasty!A Treasure-trove of gourmet cuisine
Surrounded by the sea,
Hokkaido has numerous
sushi restaurants that
offer delicious raw fish.
Come and try the sushi.Youll love it!
In This Issue:
1-2 Hokkaido
2 Tokyo City Promotion 2013
3 Yokote City is looking for asister school partnership!
3 Snow Monkey town seekKoala sister city!
4 LGNSW 2013
4 Campbelltown-Koshigayaexchange staff program
4 Suporting Okinawa Pref.
5 Assisting KFC
5 Supporting Ishikawa Pref.
6 Internship in Perth
7 Canberra-Nara CandleFestival
8 From The Director
November /2013
Newsletter Issue No.69
Correspondence
Japan Local Government Centre(CLAIR, Sydney)
Hokkaido
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Hokkaido's Unique Culture will Impress You
Ainu culture has unique traditions and traditional arts. Hokkaido has facilities which
aim to preserve and hand down the Ainu culture. We recommend you visit one of
these places such as The Shiraoi Porotokotan Ainu Museum and learn about the Ainu
people and their culture, so that you can experience the Ainu peoples s ymbiotic
relationship with nature.
For more information, please visit http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/
People in Hokkaido are all looking forward to welcoming you
- Article and photos by Hokkaido Prefecture -
Tokyo City Promotion in Australia - December 2013
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will come to Melbourne and Sydney inDecember 2013 to promote tourism. We will hold seminars and exhibition booths
at the Japan Expo & Matsuri in Sydney as well as plan a Tokyo Lunch project. This
promotional event's themes are to express "Value for Money", "Affordability" and
"Great Food" in Tokyo.
(A) Events Schedule*** 10 DEC (TUE) 18:00-20:30 Agent & Media Seminar at RACV City Club in
Melbourne.
*** 12 DEC (THU) 18:00-20:30 Agent Seminar at Sydney Harbour Marriott.
*** 14 DEC (SAT) 10:00-19:00 Tokyo tourism promotional exhibition and food
booths, plus stage performances at Japan Expo & Matsuri in Sydney 2013 at
Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour.
(B) Promotion WebsitesAs a part of this promotion, special websites for both travellers and travel agents
are available until February 2014. Especially, we will prepare prizes including air
tickets to Tokyo on our traveller website to inspire consumers to access travel
agents' websites creating tours to Tokyo.
Traveller Website: http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au (available from later NOV
2013)
Industry Website: http://b2b.tokyocp2013.org.au (available from later OCT 2013)
(C) Tokyo LunchExciting news about a Tokyo Lunch project in Sydney will be revealed soon.
Details are at the following URL from mid December:
*** Tokyo City Promotion 2013: http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au
- Article and photos by Tokyo Metropolitan Government -
http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://b2b.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://b2b.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://b2b.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://b2b.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://www.tokyocp2013.org.au/http://en.visit-hokkaido.jp/8/13/2019 CLAIR Newsletter No.69
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Yokote City in Akita Prefecture is looking for
a Sister School partnership!Yokote City is currently planning a student exchange program for Year 8 to 10
students. They are looking for a Sister School partnership in Australia/New Zealand
where students can exchange their cultures by attending classes and studying withlocal students.
Homestay is also a part of the program. Students are looking forward to cultural
exchange as well as the great natural beauty in Australia/New Zealand.
Yokote City plans to send about ten students from seven schools in the city from
next year onwards. They will be hosting students from Australia/New Zealand as
exchange. There are a lot of beautiful and interesting places in Yokote City.
Please visit http://www.city.yokote.lg.jp/files/000073708.pdf
(in English) for more information about Yokote City.
There are no specific requirements for schools. If you are interested
in the program or would like further information, please feel free to
contact us at [email protected] or 02 9241 5033.
We will bridge you to Yokote City.
Snow Monkey Town seeks Koala Sister City!Yamanouchi Town in Nagano Prefecture, home of the famous snow monkeys, is looking for an Australian local
government area able to engage in interna tional exchange activities, based on the themes of Koalas and Snow
Monkeys and/or skiing.
For more information, please refer to the links below:
http://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/kibou-j.html#yamanouchi http://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/
If you are interested in Yamanouchi Town, please contact CLAIR. We will be the bridge for your first contact.
http://www.city.yokote.lg.jp/files/000073708.pdfhttp://www.city.yokote.lg.jp/files/000073708.pdfhttp://www.city.yokote.lg.jp/files/000073708.pdfmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/kibou-j.html#yamanouchihttp://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/kibou-j.html#yamanouchihttp://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/http://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/http://www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp/http://www.clair.or.jp/e/exchange/shimai/kibou-j.html#yamanouchimailto:[email protected]://www.city.yokote.lg.jp/files/000073708.pdf8/13/2019 CLAIR Newsletter No.69
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Local Government New South Wales Annual Conference
(LGNSW) 2013From 1-3 October, we attended the LGNSW Annual Conference at Sydney
Town Hall. This year is a memorable one, as the Local Government Association
of NSW and the Shires Associations of NSW officially became one associationcalled Local Government NSW. The Governor of NSW, Marie Bashir officially
opened the first LGNSW Annual
Conference. Among other topics, the
business sessions main themes were
Local Government financial sustainability, Waste, the New Planning System and
Local and State Government Relations. They were in earnest discussion with
each other and it was a good opportunity for us to exchange opinions with many
Local Government Mayors and Councillors.
Campbelltown and Koshigaya exchange staff program Mr. Yuta Ando, an officer of Koshigaya City in Saitama Prefecture,
visited our office with the staff of Campbelltown to greet and have
a briefing on the Australian economy and the local government
system on 14 October. He has been in Campbelltown as an
exchange staff member from 8 October and will stay until 18
November. During his stay in Australia, he will learn about
Campbelltown's policies and differences between both countries
and cities while doing on the job training. He will also study the
fields of fiscal policy, water supply, wage system of city councils, as
well as the council's practical use of policies or roles after the Sydney Olympics in 2000. CLAIR provided information on
these topics to him to assist his research.
While here, Yuta has attended many events such as the Nara Candle Festival in Canberra and the Japanese Course
Presentation at the University of NSW. We will continue to assist him during his stay in Australia.
Supporting Okinawa PrefectureOn 9 October, staff from the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau visited
Sydney to hold an Okinawa sightseeing seminar. It was a great success there
were over 80 participants. In Okinawa, there are many compelling destinations
such as white sandy beaches and world-clas s diving spots. Okinawas culture and
foods are very different from mainland Japan, originally being the RyukyuKingdom. Almost six million people visit Okinawa every year. If you too would
like to see Okinawa, please see the link below:
http://www.ocvb.or.jp/en/
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Assisting a delegation from the Kobe Foreigners Friendship
Centre (KFC)CLAIR Sydney assisted a delegation from the Kobe Foreigners
Friendship Centre (KFC) with their research in Sydney on best-practice
aged care in Australia.KFC, a non-profit organisation established to support foreign residents
in Kobe and surrounds, plans to set up a facility for Chinese and
Vietnamese senior citizens.
In our office, we explained the outline of Multicultural policy in
Australia, and accompanied KFC to several facilities during their three-day field research. We saw that every facility is
giving services to their clients with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as managing its activities
with strong support from multiple tiers of government.
Supporting Ishikawa PrefectureStaff from the Ishikawa prefectural government and Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange visited Sydney and
Melbourne in October to promote the Ishikawa Japanese Studies Program. This program is aimed at overseas groups of
workers and university students learning Japanese. It gives participants the opportunity to study about and experience
Japanese language and culture, while participating in a homestay program. From the time of its inception in 1987, the
program has hosted 3,832 participants from 55 universities and groups representing 22 countries. This program has
received much acclaim internationally for being an excellent Japanese language and cultural studies program.
If you are interested in this program, please visit http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/
http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/8/13/2019 CLAIR Newsletter No.69
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Internship in Perth - Assistant Director, Tetsu Jinzenji -I was fortunate enough to be accepted for an Internship to the City of Perth in
Western Australia from 22-25 November, gaining invaluable Australian local
government staff experience. In addition, I conducted research on the Australian local
government tourism sector for my CLAIR Report due later this year.
The City of Perth is an attractive and viable development location with a strong
economy, a rich heritage and natural beauty. The CBD area is being redeveloped, with
cranes dotting the skyline. As well, there are public projects underway to improve the
flow of people a rail line due to be relocated underground will mean the north and
south parts of central Perth will be more easily connected, enabling an easy flow of
people and goods.
I also had the chance to attend an informal meeting between senior staff at the City of Perth Chambers and the CEO
I saw that this form of communication is very important for information sharing within the council.
I wish to express my deep thanks to Perth City Council for accepting me for this Internship. For their assistance during
my time there, I express my appreciation and thanks to CEO Gray Stevenson PSM, International Relations Coordinator
Chris Hughes and the assistant staff of the City of Perth, City of Fremantle and Government of Western Australia.
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Canberra-Nara Candle FestivalOn 26 October, Canberra hosted the 10 th annual Canberra-Nara Candle Festival as a part of
the sister city relationship between Nara City in Japan and Australia s capital city.
The festival has been held annually since 2004, but this year it coincided with celebrations
for the 20th
anniversary of their friendship, with a delegation visiting Canberra from Naraled by the city s Mayor. The left side picture means Congratulations on the 20 th
Anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Canberra and Nara , which is written in
Japanese Shodo style.
About 15,000 people enjoyed Japanese cuisine and culture such as Sumo, Judo, Kendo, and
even the traditional way of cooking rice cakes. We are sure that those gathered must have
felt the Japanese atmosphere due to the many lit candles in the Japanese-style garden
during the evening.
CLAIR Sydney supported the delegation to promote Nara City s tourism and tasty sake (Japanese rice wine); we also
promoted tourism spots all over Japan wearing the Japanese kimono and yukata .
We will join the Japan Matsuri at Sydney s Darling Harbour on 14 December this year as well, to welcome people
interested in, and looking to visit Japan. We are looking forward to meeting some subscribers of our newsletter there
come along for a fun day of all things Japanese!
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From The Director
Educational system in JapanI sometimes talk about the Australian educational system to Japanese delegations.
One of the differences is Japan adopts the 6-3-3 system, while most states in Australia adopt the 6-6 system.
We have primary school that is almost similar to year 1 to 6, junior high school that is year 7 to 9 and senior highschool that is year 10 to 12.
We usually go to kindergarten or nursery school for two or three years before entering primary school.
Most of the students prepare for exams to enter high school as well as university. So usually, Japanese students study
harder than usual twice in their school days. Some children (or better said, some parents) prefer a private school which
has both a junior and a high school or even a unified school program from kindergarten to university.
The role of the local governments is also different. Municipalities are responsible for the operation of primary and
junior high schools, while prefectures are responsible for high schools, although prefectural governments pay for most
of the salaries of all levels of teachers. One third of this cost and part of the school operation cost such as rebuilding
schools are funded by the central government.
Even though the system varies from country to country, to learn about other countries educational systems is very
important to deliver better education.
In that sense, I would like to develop educational exchange between Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney)Level 12 Challis House 4 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000
P) 02 9241 5033 F) 02 9241 5014
Web) www.jlgc.org.au Email) [email protected]
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