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 August 15th Issue
You Can Get the New Coronavirus Vaccine Starting from September 20th
Starting from September 20th, you can get the new Coronavirus vaccine. This is a vaccine for the “Omicron XBB1.5” Covid variant.
It hasn’t been decided yet how exactly the vaccine will be distributed. Akashi City will inform you as soon as the details have been determined.
If you want to get vaccinated before September 20th, please use the ticket that has already been sent to you by Akashi City. It’s a light purple ticket with 接種券 (“vaccination ticket”) written on it.
The following phone numbers are for Coronavirus information in Akashi:
- If you want to make a reservation to be vaccinated, please call 0120-227-710.
- If you want to consult about Coronavirus-related issues, please call 0120-712-160.
- Either of these are available to call from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm.
- If you’re unable to talk over the telephone, please send a fax to 0120-655-695.
Kids Can Learn How to Play Rugby
The Rugby World Cup, a major sporting event, will take place this year in France, and rugby is very popular right now. Akashi City will be teaching “mini rugby” to kids from age 5 up to elementary school students.
Dates and Times: The classes will be held on September 9th, September 16th, and September 30th. There will be three classes in total.
The classes will be from 10:00 am until noon.
Place: Okura Beach, Multi-Purpose Field
Cost: Free
Number of Participants: About 30 children.
Make out your application to “Akashi City Hall, Sports Promotion Supervisor”. Please send it by postcard, fax, or e-mail, and write the following things on your application:
1 Write out the name of the class. In this case, the class is called “Mini Rugby Class @ AKASHI2023”
2 Write the names and ages of the participating children. Please put furigana by their names.
3 Your address. Please be sure to include your postal code.
4 The name, telephone number, and e-mail of the parents.
* Please be sure to send the application so that it arrives by August 31st.
* If too many people make applications, the participants will be decided by a lottery.
The address and contact information for the “Akashi City Hall, Sports Promotion Supervisor” is as follows:
- Address: 〒673-8686 Akashi City, Nakasaki 1-5-1
- E-mail address: event-spo@city.akashi.lg.jp
- Phone number: 078-918-5624 Fax number: 078-918-5194
If you have any questions about this article, please ask the same “Akashi City Hall, Sports Promotion Supervisor” mentioned above.
Some Fun Events Will Be Held at “Everyone’s Park at Uozumi Lake #17”
“Everyone’s Park at Uozumi Lake #17” is the name of a new park that was recently opened in Uozumi. That park will be hosting two fun events that are listed below. You can participate in either event for free. You don’t need to register for either event, so feel free to show up on the day of the event and join in!
- Let’s Play with Water Guns
Everyone will gather in the park and have a wet, fun time!
- The event will be on Saturday, September 2nd from 10:00 am until noon.
- If it rains, the event will be cancelled.
- Each “round” of the water gun playtime will take about 15 minutes. 30 people will be able to participate in each round.
- You will get wet, so please bring a change of clothes.
- If you have a water gun of your own, please feel free to bring it.
- Let’s Enjoy “Nagashi-Somen”
Somen is a kind of Japanese noodle that is white and thinner than a ramen noodle.
“Nagashi-Somen” is a Japanese traditional summer activity where somen noodles slide past you on a little water slide as you try to catch them with your chopsticks.
The word “nagashi” in Japanese means “to flow past.”
Try to catch the noodles before they flow past you!
- The event will be on Saturday, September 9th from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. If it rains, the event will be cancelled.
- 10 people will be able to eat at one time. As the event goes on, they will rotate who is eating.
- Please bring your own cup and chopsticks, in order to cut down on the amount of garbage.
- You can participate in the event even if you don’t have a cup or chopsticks.
If you have any questions about this article, please contact the “Parks and Increasing Greenery Division”. Their phone number is 078-918-5039. Their fax number is 078-918-5109.
There Will Be a “Keeping Cool Festival” in Akashi Park
In Japan, there is a word called 納涼 (nouryou) which means to “keep cool” in summer. Akashi Park will be having a “Keeping Cool Festival” where you can enjoy different ways to feel cool in this hot summer. You can also enjoy different stands that will sell food and toys.
There will also be a Bon dance at this festival. This is a traditional Japanese dance that people often dance at summer festivals. Anyone is welcome to join the dance, so please give it a shot! It’s sure to become a wonderful summer memory for you.
Dates and Times: Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th from 3:00 pm until 9:30 pm.
Place: Akashi Park, West Lawn Open Space
- The Bon dance will be on Saturday, August 26th from 8:20 pm until 9:30 pm.
- The event will not be cancelled if there is only a little rain, but it will be cancelled if the weather is very bad.
If you have any questions about this article,
please ask the “Keeping Cool Festival Administration Office.”
Their phone number is 078-220-8352.
How to Beat the Heat! Tips to Stay Energetic in the Summer!
As the hot days of summer continue, you may feel “heat fatigue.” That’s what your body feels heavy, you don’t have much of an appetite, and you constantly feel tired. So here are some tips to fight back against heat fatigue and stay energetic throughout the summer!
1 Eat a balanced diet.
If you get the proper nutrition, that can keep your body feeling energetic. For example, the following vitamins will make you feel like you have more energy:
・Vitamin B1 ・Vitamin C
2 Drink plenty of water every day.
You can also drink barley tea, which will provide your body with minerals.
3 Don’t cool your body down too much with air conditioning.
Set the air conditioning in your home to about 28 degrees Celsius.
4 Get plenty of sleep.
5 Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day.
6 Try to get exercise sometimes.
If you are going to exercise outside, make sure to do it during a cooler part of the day.
If you have any questions about this article, please ask the Health Promotion Division. Their phone number is 078-918-5657. Their fax number is 078-918-5440.
