🍇Member's Only Event🍇
AWIA Bus Tour: Yamagata
When we don’t hold our International Festival, we try to hold a big event instead. This year, we want to take you somewhere you may not have been, or may have difficulty getting to! Let’s enjoy the beauty, history, and taste of Yamagata. We’ll stop by the famous Dahlia garden, Yonezawa Castle ruins, and Tohoku’s largest winery, Takahata winery.
Members’ only event. Take this chance to sign up!
■Date/Time: October 4th (Sat) Rain or Shine!
■Meeting Place: 8:10 am in front of AizuWakamatsu Station
near the akabeko.
■Schedule: Leaves at: 8:30 (don’t be late!!)
Return: around 18:00
■Route:
Yamagata Kawanishi Dahlia Garden
→ Uesugi Shrine,Yonezawa Castle Ruins (Lunch Time)
→ Grape Picking
→ Takahata Winery (shopping etc.)
→ AizuWakamatsu Station
■Cost (includes bus fare, entrance fees, insurance fee):
-High school aged and up: ¥2,000
-Children aged 3-15: ¥1,500
*Does not include lunch, pay before the event*
■Limit: 40 people - Members Only!
(First come, first served)
■Bring: Easy to walk in shoes, water bottle, umbrella/jacket,
towel/handkerchief etc.
■Sign-up: aizukokusai@awia.jp by Sept 20th (Sat)
⚠️Note:
**Registration complete when payment received.**
**No refunds for personal cancelations/no-shows.**
**Contact us if you may have difficulty paying ahead of time or other concerns.**
Aizu Bandaisan Dance (Sept 19th)& Multilingual Information Desk (Sept 20th)
●Aizu Bandaisan Dance (Sep 19)
Join AWIA in the Aizu Bandaisan Dance on Shinmei-dori St. on the Friday night of the Aizu Festival weekend. AWIA and the Japan-China Friendship Association will be getting together and dancing in the procession. We will be lending out happi coats, available first come, first served! Come join us for a fun time!
-Date: Sep 19 (Fri) 19:00~20:00 (Meet at 18:50)
-Meeting Place: Shinmei-dori, in front of Daiso
-Cost: Free! Borrow a Happi coat and dance!
No sign-up necessary! Everyone welcome.
Join anytime! Hop-in, hop-out as you like!
●Multilingual Information Desk (Sep 20)
For the Aizu Matsuri, the International Association runs a Multilingual Information Desk on the Tsuruga- jo Castle grounds on the main day of festival. We provide Festival Pamphlets in multiple languages, and FREE English tours all day. There are also pamphlets etc. in Chinese!
-Date: Sep 20 (Sat) 9:30~16:00
Place: Tsuruga-jo Castle Grounds (near the teahouse.)
-Cost: FREE
NO MEET English Conversation Club in September!
There will be NO MEET in September.
Join us in October for a special edition! Sign-up required.
Date: Oct 18th (Sat) 10:00-12:00
Check out our Oct edition for more info.
***Sign-up Required!*** Japanese Conversation Club: AtsuHana🌼
Speak Japanese in a casual way with many people and have fun with Japanese culture.
Join us in September for a special version: Ikebana - flower arrangement!
The first half will be arranging the flowers with the second half free talk. Join us!
Due to the preparation required, we cannot accept walk-ins. Please sign-up early!
■Date/Time: Sep 13th (Sat) 10:00~11:30
■Place: AWIA office (Sakae-machi 2-14)
■Cost: ¥500(Non-members:¥1,000)
■Sign-up:Contact AWIA by Sep 5 (Fri)
Chinese Conversation Club:
Chat-ba🐼 Season 2
Have a fun time using Chinese. Let’s talk about Festivals!
**From this session, we recommend that you be able to speak some Chinese. It may be difficult to take part if you come with zero experience.**
■Date: Sep 6th (Sat) 10:00~11:30
■Place: AWIA Office (Sakae-machi 2-14)
■Sign-up: by Sep 7th (Fri), contact AWIA.
ChAT-ba :
‘Ch’: Chinese,
‘A’: Aizu,
‘T’: Together, and
‘吧/-ba’: ‘Let’s!’ in Chinese.
Newsletter Prep and Refreshments
Help us to prepare our newsletters for mailing! On the last Saturday of every month, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM,
AWIA members gather at the AWIA to fold and mail next month’s edition of the newsletter.
Come enjoy talking with other members while you help out the association. It’s also an excellent chance to put your Japanese to use!
■Date: Sep 27 (Sat)
■Time: from 1:30 pm
■Place: Aizu Wakamatsu International Association Office
🍁Autumn Japanese Classes will be start!Give your Japanese skills a boost!
The AWIA will soon be starting our autumn semester of Japanese language courses. With the aid of our experienced volunteer teachers, we offer courses ranging from beginner-level to advanced. Our classes strike a balance between reading, writing, and conversational skills. Class sizes are small, and some students may even have 1 on 1 lessons! Online lessons are also available on request.
Come kick-start your Japanese skills with us this spring!!
[Time]:
★Day Course: Every Friday 10:00~11:30
Sep 5 - Nov 21 12 classes
★Night Course: Every Thursday 18:30~20:00
Sep 4 - Nov 20 12 classes
[Place]: Aizu City Learning Center(Keiko-do), 3F
[Cost] : AWIA members ￥4000,
non-members ￥6000
[How to Sign Up]:
Please contact the AWIA and let us know your desired time slot by Wednesday, August 27th.
TEL:0242-27-3703 EMAIL:aizukokusai@awia.jp
Online Japanese Class!
The Aizu Wakamatsu International Association is now offering online Japanese language classes!
Study from home at the time that works best for you! Our volunteer teachers will work with you to match your language level and study goals.
【Time】：
Choose your preferred 1-hour time slot between 10:00 and 20:30 any day of the week.
*There may be cases where a student’s first choice time slot is unavailable.
【Number of Classes】：
12 Sessions / 1hr per session
【Place】：Online via Zoom or Skype
【Fee】：
4,000 JPY for 12 Sessions (Annual AWIA membership of 2,000JPY is required to register.)
【How to Register】：
Contact the AWIA by phone or email with your three preferred time slots.
EMAIL: mail@awia.jp TEL: 0242-27-3703
WEB: http://awia.jp
*Most classes are 1 on 1, but there may be cases where 2 or more students share the same time slot.
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Children Nihongo Hiroba
Does your child struggle with Japanese in school? Does he or she always feel one step behind everyone else in class? Let us help! Going to school in a foreign language is challenging, but your child is not alone. At Children Nihongo Hiroba, your child can meet, speak and study with other people just like them! We offer a space to address any questions your child may have about school work or Japanese, and give them the opportunity to use their native language.
[When]:
The 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month,
15：00 ～17：00 (depending on child’s age and needs)
[Where]:
Aizu-Wakamatsu International Association
(5th floor of the Lion D’or Garden on Shinmei Dori)
[Price]: ￥2,000
(in addition to the AWIA annual membership fee of ￥2,000)
[For]:
Non-native speakers of Japanese ages 6-18.
[Inquiries & Registration]:
Aizu-Wakamatsu International Association
mail@awia.jp or 0242-27-3704
Important Notice!
Due to low foot traffic, the Aizuwakamatsu International Association Office will be CLOSED on Sundays starting in July.
We will continue holding events on Sundays but our office will be closed to visitors. Stop by anytime from Tuesday to Saturday~ We would love to see you.
New Open Hours &
New Email Address
**Office now open from 9:30-17:30**
(old hours: 9:00-17:45)
We are changing our office hours to better serve you. Our office will now open from 9:30am and close at 17:30. But don’t worry!! If you cannot make it to our open hours, please contact us through email or telephone ahead of time, and we will do our best to help you.
**NEW EMAIL : aizukokusai[@]awia.jp**
Our original email address, mail@awia.jp has been in use since AWIA transitioned to email. Due to this, we get an enormous amount of SPAM. In an attempt to reduce time spent sorting through to find real correspondence, we are transitioning to a new address. Please update your address books, safe lists, and records to stay in touch!
Multilingual Information
Yorisoi Hotline
Are you having a problem with your visa, nationality, family, work, everyday living, discrimination, domestic violence, confinement, or human trafficking?Please call us about any problem you may have. Your privacy will be protected. This is a toll-free number.
Yorisoi Hotline English よりそいホットライン(Free telephone consultation): 0120-279-226
Website: Free Telephone consultation service for foreign languages and foreign people
Telephone Consultation for medical matters
（AMDA国際医療情報センター AMDA Medical Information Center）
Help you to find medical institutions for you and provide information on healthcare and welfare system in Japan.
Website: Telephone Consultation for medical matters (AMDA Medical Information Center / AMDA国際医療情報センター)