Volunteers are now wanted for assisting Non-Japanese as below:

Duties: 1.Interpreting assist visitors at City Office counters

(Procedures for Taxes, Health Insurance, Child Care, etc.)

2.Translating Application forms and Announcements/Notices, etc,

published by the City Office.

Eligibilities: Fluent in Japanese and foreign language.

Translators are requested to write documents on computer.

Application: Download an application form from the ICIEF’s website, fill it out and submit it either at the

website or by email.

～Japanese New Year’s Decorations～ To celebrate and decorate the New Year, let us introduce

some Japanese traditional decorations.

★Kadomatsu: A pair of pine decorations placed in front of

the gates of a house or building, consisting of pine and

bamboo branches which are considered auspicious in Japan.

★Kagamimochi: A decoration of two Mochi, round and flat rice cake,

in which a smaller one is placed on top of a larger one.

Two Mochi is said to represent the sun and moon and

symbolizes happy longevity. After the New Year holiday,

on January 11, depending on the region on January 15,

we split the Mochi into small pieces and cook with Oshiruko,

or stewed sweetened red beans, or with Zoni, a flavored soup with such

ingredients as vegetables and seaweeds. We call the occasion

“Kagami-biraki”. A Happy New Year 2019 from ICIEF BOARD staff!

2019年ねん

も「アイシェフ・ボード」をよろしくお願いね が

します。

①Volunteer Interpreters & Translators now Wanted

Why don’t you introduce your home country’s culture in the class at the elementary school or junior high

school? People with no previous experiences or limited Japanese are welcome.

You can do this activity in your free time.

Topics：Your home country’s culture, customs, languages, food, games

Place：Elementary schools or junior high schools in Itabashi city

Time：Approx. 1 hour sometime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays

Honorarium : 6,500 yen (each time)

To apply: Download an application form from the ICIEF’s website, fill it out and submit it either at the

website or by email.

②Intercultural Understanding Volunteer Instructors

ICIEF Board January, 2019

Published by Itabashi Culture and International Exchange Foundation

Secondary applications for enrollment to the public and private licensed Childcare Centers are currently

open. *In case we have vacancies after the primary enrollment, we open the secondary application.

①At office counter

Application period: Nov. 27 (Tue), 2018 – Feb.19 (Tue)

Application office: Enrollment Consultation Subsection, Childcare Services Section,

Itabashi City Hall, Shimura and Akatsuka Welfare Offices

②By mail *Please send the Application Form by registered mail

Application period: Nov. 27 (Tue), 2018 – Feb.19 (Tue)

Addressed to Enrollment Consultation Subsection, Childcare Services Section, Itabashi City Hall

(2-66-1 Itabashi, 〒173-8501)

*In case you have already applied for primary enrollment and wish to add or change your preferences, you are

requested to submit Change of Application Notice by mail, FAX or in person to the section in charge as below.

Inquiries: Enrollment Consultation Subsection, Childcare Services Section,

Itabashi City Hall (#23, 3F, South Bldg.) ☎03-3579-2452 FAX03-3579-2487

Eligibility: Families (Point System), Single individuals, Silver Peer (By lot)

*Point System is restricted to households with single parents, elderly, those with mental or physical

disorders, multiple children, individuals who require a wheelchair, etc.

Details will be announced at the end of January at Koho Itabashi, Koho Tokyo, and Tokyo Housing Supply

Corporation Recruitment Center’s telephone service (☎03-6418-5571）and Website

(http://www.to-kousya.or.jp/).

Inquiries: Tokyo Housing Supply Corporation Recruitment Center ☎03-3498-8894

Housing Policy Promotion Group, Housing Policy Section, Itabashi City Hall ☎03-3579-2187

Events Time & Venues Programs Free Legal

Consultation for

Foreign

Residents

(Reservation

Required)

Jan. 17 (Thu) 13:30-16:00

*30 min a session

Culture Hall

(51-1 Oyamahigashi-cho)

Topics: Residence status, Marriage and Divorce,

Labor, Insurance, Refugee status, Pension, etc.

To Apply: Reserve by email or through Website at least

a week in advance. Please indicate if you need an

interpreter on the application.

International

Exchange Salon Jan. 19 (Sat.) 14:30-16:30

Green Hall (36-1 Sakae-cho)

Won’t you come and chat in Japanese over a cup of

tea? No reservation required. Fee: ¥200

Organized by Friendship Club Nakama

Enroll in Public & Private Childcare for April 2019 ～Secondary Applications Open～

Applications for Tokyo Public Housing (early February, 2019 onward)

①～②: ICIEF Itabashi Culture & International Exchange Foundation

(8F, #13, City Office North Bldg.)

2-66-1,Itabashi, Itabashi-ku 173-8501

☎03-3579-2015 FAX 03-3579-2166

Email kkouryu@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

Facebook @itabashi.icief

Twitter @itabashi_bk_zai

Daily life Information

コ ラム

Recyclable Materials and Garbage: Collection Schedule by areas

Recyclable materials and garbage are collected regularly every week.

You are requested to take out garbage to the designated site by 8:00am on the collection day.

Follow the rules and join us to make our communities clean and tidy.

*Non-burnable garbage is not collected between 29 and 31 of every month.

*Some of housing complexes/condos may have different collection dates.

Please make it sure at the notice board.

Areas Rcycl. Burnable Non-Burnable

Azusawa, Inaridai, Shimizucho, Hasunumacho,

Honcho, Nakadai, Nishidai 1~2-chome,

Wakagi 3-chome

Mon Tue. Thu. Sat. 2nd & 4th Wed.

Nishidai 3~4-chome, Wakagi 1~2-chome Mon Tue. Thu. Sat 1st & 3rd Fri.

Maenocho Mon Tue. Thu. Sat 2nd & 4th Fri.

Oyaguchi, Oyaguchikamicho, Oyaguchikitacho,

Oyamanishicho, Mukaihara Tue Mon. Wed. Fri 1st & 3rd Thu.

Akatsuka 3-chome, Narimasu 2~3-chome Tue Mon. Wed. Fri 2nd & 4th Thu.

Akatsuka 4~5, 8-chome, Narimasu 4~5-chome Tue Mon. Wed. Fri 1st & 3rd Sat.

Komone, Sakuragawa, Higashiyamacho Tue Mon. Wed. Fri 2nd & 4th Sat.

Sakashita, Hasune, Higashisakashita, Funado,

Tokumaru 5~8-chome Wed Tue. Thu. Sat. 1st & 3rd Fri

Aioicho, Shimura, Tokumaru 1~4-chome Wed Tue. Thu. Sat. 2nd & 4th Fri.

Izumicho, Oharacho,

Kamiitabashi 3-chome,Tokiwadai,

Fujimicho, Minamitokiwadai, Miyamotocho, Daimon,

Misono 1-chome, Yotsuba

Thu Mon. Wed. Fri 1st & 3rd Sat

Kamiitabashi 1~2-chome, Toshincho, Shingashi,

Takashimadaira 6~9-chome, Misono 2-chome Thu Mon. Wed. Fri. 2nd & 4th Sat.

Itabashi, Nakaitabashi, Hikawacho, Futabacho,

Yamatocho, Takashimadaira 2~5-chome Fri Tue. Thu. Sat. 1st & 3rd Wed.

Kaga, Nakajuku, Takashimadaira 1-chome Fri Tue. Thu. Sat. 2nd & 4th Wed.

Nakacho, Yayoicho, Akatsuka 1~2 & 6~7-chome,

Akatsukashinmachi Sat Mon. Wed. Fri 1st & 3rd Thu.

Oyamacho, Oyamakanaicho, Oyamahigashicho,

Kumanocho, Saiwaicho, Sakaecho, Nakamarucho,

Minamicho, Narimasu 1-chome

Sat Mon. Wed. Fri. 2nd & 4th Thu.

Inquiries:

①Itabashinishi Sanitation Office：☎03-3936-7441

Areas in charge: Akatsuka, Akatsukashinmachi, Shingashi, Daimon, Takashimadaira, Tokumaru,

Nakadai, Narimasu, Nishidai, Yotsuba, Wakagi

②Itabashihigashi Sanitation Office ☎03-3969-3721

Areas in charge: outside of the areas mentioned in ① above

③Sanitation Subsection, Promotion of Recycling Resources Section ☎03-3579-2218

We display unique works created by elementary and junior-high school students from all over Japan.

Time: 09:00~16:30, January 19, Sat～February 11, Mon. public holiday

*Closes at 15:00 on Feb. 11. Come directly to the venue on the day of event.

Venue: Science and Education Hall (4-14-1 Tokiwadai)

Closed: Mondays (When a public holiday falls on Monday, the following day will be observed as holiday)

☎03-3559-6561 ✉itakk@itbs-sem.jp http://www.itbs-sem.jp

区 より

Rediscover the ruins in Itabashi! ~the Paleolithic and the Jomon Period in Itabashi~

Time: January 19, Sat ~ March 24, Sun. 2019

Programs: Introducing ruins of the Paleolithic and the Jomon Period in Itabashi

・Tools in the daily life about 40,000 years ago

・Displays of Moro-style stone knives excavated at the Moro Ruins in Itabashi

・Explanations on sea-level rise in the Jomon Period

・Displays of earthenware fragments excavated at Kai-zuka or

shell-mounds and the Inaridai Ruins, a Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Property

・Displays of Obsidian which were popularly used in the Paleolithic and

the Jomon Period

Venue: Itabashi Historical Museum (5-35-25 Akatsuka) ☎03-5998-0081

Closed: Mondays (Opened on February 11, public holiday and closed on Feb. 12, Tue)

Payment of Resident Tax

January 31, Thu. , 2019, is the closing date for the 4th payment of the Resident Tax for FY2018.

You could make the payment at such financial institutions as banks, post-offices, convenience stores, Mobile

Cashier Online, or Tax Payment Section of the City Hall (North Bldg., 3F #11) or City Residents’ Offices. In

case of overdue for Resident Tax and Light Vehicle Tax, you may pay at Tax Payment Section of the City Office

or each City Resident Office. In the case you have some difficulties to make the payment, you are requested

to consult with us below.

Inquiries: General Affairs & Receiving Cashier Subsection, Tax Payment Section, City Hall (3F, #11, North Bldg.)

☎03-3579-2133

Enjoy Japanese Traditional performing arts, “Sekkyojoruri”

Sekkyojoruri, aka Sekkyobushi, is an old form of storytelling performance art.

Enjoy the Japanese traditional performing art.

Time: 13:30, January 19, Sat

Venue: Narimasu Act Hall (3-11-3 Narimasu)

Programs: Sekkyojoruri performed by WAKAMATSU Wakatayu the 3rd

Nihon Buyo (Japanese traditional dance) performed by

BANDO Fukiko, and others

Admission: Free Capacity: 450 people (first-come, first-served)

*No need to reserve seats, Come to the venue directly.

Inquiries: Lifelong Learning & Cultural Properties Section

☎03-3579-2636

The 20th National Young Engineers’ Invention Exhibition: My ideas, my creations

WAKAMATSU Wakatayu, the 3rd

←Jomon clayware

→Moro-style

stone knife

←Dogu

BANDO Fukiko