The Akashi Newsletter (Koho Akashi) is a newsletter published by Akashi City. It releases on the 1st and the 15th of each month. There are many announcements in each issue of the Akashi Newsletter. We have selected five of the most important or useful announcements and translated them into English.
Announcements in the February 15th Issue
Akashi is Selling Digital Gift Certificates
These gift certificates are called “Akashi Tako Pay 50.” They are digital gift certificates that can be used with the PayPay smartphone app.
Price: One set costs 1,000 yen. This set of gift certificates is worth 1,500 yen, so it can be used to make 1,500 yen’s worth of purchases. One person can buy up to 25 sets of gift certificates.
Eligible People: Anyone who is living in Akashi and is 16 years old or older is eligible to purchase these gift certificates. Please note that you must be 16 years old or older at the time when you apply.
Applications: Applications will be open from Monday, March 2nd at 10:00 a.m. until Tuesday, March 31st. If too many people apply to purchase the gift certificates, then a lottery will be held to decide who can purchase them.
The results of the lottery will be known starting from Wednesday, April 1st at 3:00 p.m. Please note that when you pay for the Akashi Tako Pay gift certificates, it must all be done in a single purchase. In other words, you have to pay for all of the tickets that you want at once.
Period When Certificates Can Be Purchased: From Wednesday, April 1st until Thursday, April 30th.
Period When Certificates Can Be Used: From the day that you purchase them until Tuesday, June 30th.
For more information, such as about which stores accept the Akashi Tako Pay 50 digital gift certificates, please look at this QR code.
If you have any questions about this article, please contact the Akashi Tako Pay Call Center.
（１） For questions about the digital gift certificates, please call 078-384-0045. This phone line will be available on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
（２）For questions about the PayPay app, please call 0120-990-634. This phone line is available for 24 hours a day, any day of the week.
Questions for both (1) and (2) can also be asked by fax. The fax number for both is 078-918-5126.
Young Children Can Now Be Looked After at Daycares Under the New “Any Child Can Go to Daycare” System
By making use of the “Any Child Can Go to Daycare” system (こども誰でも通園制度, kodomo daredemo tsuuen seido), your child can be taken care of at a daycare or certified childcare center for a set amount of time.
There will be a set number of hours that your child can be taken care of at the daycare each month.
You must apply to have your child accepted, as well as consult with the daycare that you want to use. You must make a reservation for the time that your child will be staying at the daycare.
Eligible Children: Any child living in Akashi who is from 6 months to 2 years old and is not currently going to any daycare or certified childcare center (認定こども園, nintei–kodomo-en).
Cost: 300 yen per hour. However, there may be other costs besides the 300 yen.
Applying: You can apply starting from February 15th. After applying, please consult with the daycare that you wish to use.
For more details, please check the QR code on the right.
If you have any questions about this article, please contact the Child-Rearing Facilities Supervisor. Their phone number is 078-918-5093. Their fax number is 078-918-5293.
