MINATO COLLECTION

August, 2014 No. 330
Published monthly by: Minato City Hall Tokyo
Tel: 03-3578-2111
Edited by: Public Relations Subsection,
Office of the Mayor, Minato City Hall
1-5-25, Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8511
Tel: 03-3578-2992, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fax: 03-3578-2034
E-mail: kuminkoho@city.minato.tokyo.jp
URL: http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/
Monthly circulation: 10,000 copies
Minato Call
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CITY INFORMATION SERVICE
03-5472-3710
E-mail: info@minato.call-center.jp Fax: 03-5777-8752
Minato at a Glance
Egretta garzetta has a black bill and
black legs with yellow feet. It can be
seen at Shibaura-nishi Canal.
A r t
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C u l t u r e
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M i n a t o
MINATO COLLECTION
July 19 to August 31, 2014 Summer
MINATO COLLECTION is back again this year. From Saturday, July 19 to
Sunday, August 31, a stamp rally and a variety of events will be held at 29 galleries,
museums, and other venues in Minato City. Make your summer vacation exciting
by touring different venues and getting to know many cultures and artworks.
How to participate in the stamp rally
1. Bring a stamp rally card and pamphlet.
・Available at participating galleries and museums
・Distributed to all students at municipal elementary and junior high schools
2. At each stop, stamp the rally card. One stamp at each gallery and museum.
3. If you collect three stamps, you will get an original pencil case with a mechanical pencil and ballpoint pen set.
4. Collect six stamps by visiting three more stops, you will receive an original tote
bag.
Pencil case
Tote bag
*Visit six galleries or museums, and receive both the original pencil case with a
mechanical pencil and ballpoint pen and the original tote bag.
*The stamp rally card and original gifts will be given away while supplies last.
*Some galleries and museums may be closed during MINATO COLLECTION.
Please check the days of operation in advance.
*For more information, please see the pamphlet or visit the Minato City Web.
Inquiries: Promotion of Art and Culture Subsection, 03-3578-2343
29 venues participating in the Minato Collection 2014 Summer
Stamp Rally and Events: AJINOMOTO FOUNDATION
FOR DIETARY CULTURE; ADVERTISING MUSEUM
TOKYO; Isehan-Honten Museum of Beni; ITOCHU AOYAMA ART SQUARE; NHK Museum of Broadcasting; EPSON Shinagawa Aqua Stadium; Taro Okamoto Memorial
Museum; Musée Tomo; Old Shimbashi Station [Railway
History Exhibition Hall]; Institute of Nature Study, National
Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo; The National Art
Center, Tokyo; SUNTORY MUSEUM of ART; SEN-OKU
HAKUKO KAN (Tokyo); Advanced Technology Exhibition
Hall@tepia; 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT; The Museum of Fishery
Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology;
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library; TOTO GALLERY・MA;
Panasonic Shiodome Museum; Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art; FUJIFILM SQUARE; Hotel Okura Tokyo;
Museum of Logistics; Matsuoka Museum of Art; Minato
City Local History Museum; MORI ART MUSEUM
You can enjoy special drinks of the
Events only: Shotaro Akiyama Photo Art Museum; Tokyo event at ITOCHU AOYAMA ART
Midtown DESIGN HUB; NEZU MUSEUM
SQUARE.
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2 Minato Monthly August 1, 2014
Minato Foreign Residents’ Discussion Meeting
Be Careful of Heat Disorder
Ever wonder what you would do in a natural disaster? We are hosting a series of
meetings to jointly consider how foreign and Japanese residents of the same community can help and support each other in the event of an emergency. Views will
also be exchanged on how to make Minato City safer, more secure, and more enjoyable. Everyone is welcome if you are interested in the themes.
Eligibility: Residents, workers, and students in Minato City over 20 years of age
Capacity: 15 people each *Participants will be decided by lot and foreign nationals and 3-time-participants have priority. A letter of invitation will be sent by September 10.
Schedule: September 18, November 20, and February 13, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Place: Minato City Hall
Theme *under consideration: Talk of experience — support activities for foreign nationals in the disaster; needs and issues of support for foreign nationals both
in times of disaster and daily life; how volunteers can support foreign nationals.
*An English-Japanese interpreter will be available.
Application: Phone, fax, or post between August 1 and September 5 in English or
Japanese. Please specify your 1) name, 2) address, 3) phone number, 4) nationality,
5) gender, 6) age group, 7) office, company, or school name and address, if you are
not a Minato City resident 8) meeting(s) which you want to participate in, and 9)
childcare service up to five, if needed.
Application and inquiries: 105-8511 Global Community Planning Subsection,
Minato City Hall Tel: 03-3578-2046/2308 FAX: 03-3438-8252
Heat disorder is caused not only by the circumstance such as air temperature but
one’s physical condition or heat.
Minato Kids’ Consultation Website is Started
Minato City residents who are 18 years old or under can use this service. Children can register for this system from PCs, smartphones, and cellphones. They can
send their problem 24 hours a day and get an answer in two to seven days. Also
children can talk with an advisor on the phone or face to face.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Phone: Children and Family Support Center, 03-6400-0092
These services are conducted in Japanese.
Lobby Concert
At Minato City Hall
1) Handbell classic concert by Kissport Sweet Bells
August 26, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
2) Viola and contrabass concert by Musica Celestial
August 27, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Inquiries: Promotion of Art and Culture Subsection, 03-3578-2343
Minato Public TV Program Guide
J:COM Minato-Shinjuku
August
Ch. 11
Program
Time
Summary of program
Minato Quick Journal
*20 min. program
w/partly sign language
and bilingual
10:30 a.m.,
1:30 p.m.,
3:30 p.m.,
5:30 p.m.,
9:30 p.m.
“Shibaura-konan, the Area of Canals and
Bridges”
Shibaura-konan Regional City Office introduces
canals and bridges.
Minato-ku Koho Topics,
Topics in Minato City
*30 min. program
Updated on 1st, 11th,
and 21st of each month.
It is broadcasted in Chiibus and Odaiba Rainbow
bus.
<In-City Events>
Introducing events that Minato City residents
can participate in with their smiles.
10 a.m.,
1 p.m.,
3 p.m.,
5 p.m.,
9 p.m.
<Public Announcement>
Delivering important announcements, new information, or events in Minato City.
1st -: “Minato Collection 2014 Summer” and
“Azabu Library is reopen”
11th -: “Introducing Municipal Sanko Kindergarten” and “Enjoy Music Project”
21st -: “Countermeasure of disaster prevention
for family” and “Daiba Children’s Hall”
*You can also see the programs broadcast on this channel on the Minato City Web or YouTube.
DVD lending is available at the Office of the Mayor, each Regional City Office, and at each public library.
Videos/DVDs of programs broadcast from September 2013 to last month are available.
<Note> Programs may change without notice.
Inquiries: J:COM Minato-Shinjuku, 0120-914-000 or Minato Monthly
Minato Voice
InterFM 76.1 MHz
Time: 6:26 to 6:29 a.m. and 5:56 to 5:59 p.m., 3 min. program
Monday & Thursday: English, Tuesday: Japanese, Wednesday: Chinese, and Friday: Korean
8/4 - 8/8: “Minato Collection” and “The Exhibition of Peace”
8/11 - 8/15: “Minato Foreign Residents’ Discussion Meeting” and “Be careful for heat disorder”
8/18 - 8/22: “Free delivery of Minato Monthly” and “Temporary Welfare Benefit and Temporary
Benefit of Child-rearing”
8/25 - 8/29: “Disaster prevention information email service” and “the Romanian International
Music Competition”
<Note> Programs may change without notice
Inquiries: Public Relations Subsection, 03-3578-2036
Symptoms and severity of heat disorder
Light: Nausea, lightheadedness, muscle aches, sweating nonstop
Moderate: Headache, bout of vomiting, feeling of weariness, feeling of sinking
Severe: Falling unconscious, convulsions, high body temperature, can’t walk
straight
Days to look out for
Days with high air temperature, little wind, high humidity, or temperatures soaring.
Prevention of heat disorder
It is important to avoid heat all the time, so be careful about clothing. When you
stay outside, try to shut out the sunlight with a hat, a cap, a parasol, etc. Then take
plentiful water. Senior citizens and children need more care. Indoors, use an air
conditioner or electric fan effectively according to your need.
Peace Exhibition
Date & time
Place
Program
Mon. 4 to Fri. 15,
*Weekdays only
Minato City Hall, 1F
Pictures and materials related to
Tokyo air raid
War-related materials from
collection of Minato Local
History Museum, etc.
Mon. 4 to Sun. 17
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Weekends: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Azabu Regional
City Office, 1F
The devastation drawn by
Takanori Onda
Map of devastated areas
Pictures related to Tokyo air raid
Mon. 4 to Sun. 17
Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Weekends: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Akasaka Library, 3F
Photos of Tokyo air raid and the
battle of Okinawa
Mon. 4 to Sun. 17
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
*Closed on Mon. 11
Takanawa Civic
Center, Gallery
The devastation drawn by
Takanori Onda
Pictures and materials related to
Hiroshima/Nagasaki, etc.
Tue. 5 to Sun. 17
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Pool Building, 1F
Posters of Sadako and origami
cranes
Minato city lends out photo panels related to Hiroshima and Nagasaki to organizations in Minato City for Mini Exhibition on Atomic Bombs. An application can
be downloaded from Minato City Web. For more details, inquire at Human Right
and Gender Equality Subsection at 4F of Minato City Hall.
Assembly for peace
Date & time: Saturday, September 13, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., doors open at 2 p.m.
Place: Azabu Civic Center, Civic Hall
Capacity: 237 people, first-come basis
Admission is free. Call 03-5472-3710 for baby-sitting service.
Declaration as a City of Peace
Minato City
August 15, 1985
All people are one in wishing to preserve the beauty of the earth and
the permanence of world peace. These sentiments will never change.
We are working to build a community dedicated to the welfare of its
citizens, while striving for true peace and the preservation of our cultural traditions.
Our duty to the generations that will follow is to hand over into their
keeping a society built on the brotherhood of all people and a natural
environment that is flourishing and beautiful.
We request our government to abide firmly by the “three nonnuclear
principles” (renouncing possession, production, and introduction of
nuclear weapons) and appealing to all citizens everywhere to seek the
abolition of nuclear weapons.
As it is our earnest wish for world peace, we hereby declare Minato
City to be a City of Peace.
Safe Bike Riding
Please follow the traffic rules and ride your bike safely.
When you are riding a bike, the following acts are prohibited.
a) Drinking alcohol
b) Carrying a passenger except a child in a child-seat
c) Run in parallel
d) Riding without lights after dark
e) Using a cellphone/smartphone or putting up an umbrella
Visiting Lectures for Companies
Minato City offers one-time free lecture for the city workers. An authority will
deliver a lecture. The lectures are conducted in Japanese.
Inquiries: Gender Equality Center, 03-3456-4149
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BULLETIN BOARD
Toei Kita-aoyama 1-chome Apt. No. 3
1-6-3-B1 Kita-aoyama 107-0061
Tel: 03-6440-0233 Fax: 03-6440-0234
office@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp
http://www.minato-intl-assn.gr.jp/
Programs may change without notice.
●Register for STEP 1 and STEP 2
Japanese class for beginners
Please come and study Japanese with
us. STEP 1 is for complete beginners
of Japanese language. STEP 2 is
Japanese learners who are capable of
simple greetings, conversation and can
read/write hiragana.
Class: Sat. 9/13 to Sat. 12/6, every
Saturday from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m.
12 classes total and no class on 11/1.
Two teachers take turns teaching.
Capacity: First 20 to sign up for each
class
Eligible: STEP 1 is for complete
beginners of Japanese language. STEP
2 is Japanese learners who are capable
of simple greetings, conversation and
can read/write hiragana.
Place: STEP1: Mita NN Hall, Space
B, 4-1-23 Shiba
STEP2: Mita NN Hall, Space C,
4-1-23 Shiba
Tuition: STEP1: ¥9,000 for MIA
members and ¥10,000 for non-members
STEP2: ¥9,500 for MIA members and
¥12,000 for non-members
*Cost includes textbooks.
Application: Call, fax, or send an
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3 All events listed on this page are conducted in Japanese except M.I.A. events.
Minato Monthly Editorial Desk, Public Relations Subsection, Office of the Mayor, Minato City Hall
http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/e/kuse/koho/minatomonthly/index.html
Tel: 03-3578-2992, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fax: 03-3578-2034
email to M.I.A.
●The Tokyo Bay Great Fireworks
Viewing Event
Let’s view the fireworks together.
Date & time: Sunday, 8/10
3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please come on
time.
Meeting place: Exit of Shibaura-futo
station of Yurikamome line
Eligibility: 20s and 30s
Capacity: 15 foreign nationals and 15
Japanese each, first-come basis
Application: Call, fax, or send an
email to M.I.A.
Please bring snacks, drinks, plastic
bags, rain apparel, medicines, etc.
Note: Please prepare for battle with the
heat and move quickly because traffic
jam are projected on the day.
areas of Great East Japan Earthquake
of 2011. You will receive a lottery
ticket and use municipal facilities for
free or at a discount price.
Inquiries: Kissport, 03-5770-6837
NEZU　MUSEUM
●Odaiba Summer Festival 2014
Date & time: Fri. 8/22, 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. and Sat. 8/23, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fireworks will be shot on Saturday.
*Cancelled if it rains.
Place: Odaiba Rainbow Park
Inquiries: Daiba Civic Center, 035500-2355
●2nd Akasaka Fureai Concert
Enjoy oldies songs, folk and rock
music.
Date & time: Sun. 9/7, 2 p.m. Doors
open at 1:30 p.m.
Place: Akasaka Civic Center, Civic
Hall
Performer: Golden Fruits Cocktail
Admission: ¥500
Reservation and Inquiries: Kissport
homepage or Akasaka Civic Center,
03-5413-2711
Network Information
The 10th Edition of the Romanian International Music
Competition Sponsored by the Embassy of Romania
Minato Sports, Community, Culture, and
Health Foundation
Tel: 03-5770-6837 Fax: 03-5770-6884
http://www.kissport.or.jp
Programs may change without notice.
The Embassy of Romania will show the final competition of the musical
instruments and vocal categories to the public.
Date & time: Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m.
Admission: Free
Place: Takanawa Civic Center
An exhibition of Romania
Please enjoy pictures of industry, tourism, culture, and lifestyle in
Romania and folkcraft articles at the gallery.
Date & time: August 27 to 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Inquiries: Global Community Planning Subsection, 03-3578-2308
Romanian Music Society in Japan, 03-3436-2860
●Minato Citizens’ Festival Badge
Minato Citizens’ Festival will be held
on Sat. 10/11 and Sun. 10/12. Festival
badges will be sold for ¥200 from Fri.
9/12 to Fri. 10/10 at Community Promote Section on 3F of City Hall, each
Regional City Office, each Civic
Center, Sports Center, etc. Also it will
be sold during the festival at the site.
Benefits: 50% of proceeds from badge
sale will be donated for the afflicted
The 31st Minato International Goodwill Mixed
Doubles Tennis Festival
Sale of Recycled Bicycles
Date & time: Tuesday, September 23, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Azabu court, 5-6-33 Minami-azabu
Players: Mixed doubles, 18 women and 18 men
Fee: ¥2,000 per person. Please pay on the tournament day
Revenues from the tournament will be donated to the UNESCO Fund.
Application: Apply individually. Committee groups players into teams
Email to john.ito@hotmail.co.jp with your name, address, email address, and
tennis level - Advanced/Intermediate/Beginner by September 12. First-come
basis.
Minato City sells good conditioned recycled bikes that are removed and repaired.
Date & time: Sunday, August 10, 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
After 10:30 a.m., the drawing for the number to purchase will start.
Place: Minato Recycling and Management Office, Working Contact, 3-9-6
Moto-azabu
Price of bikes: Approximately ¥8,000
Number of bikes: About 20 *Minato City residents have priority.
Inquiries: Minato Call, 03-5472-3710
Minato Public Health Center Schedule for August
Himawari Medical Facilities Consultation Service
Tel. 03-5285-8181 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
http://www.himawari.metro.tokyo.jp/qq/qq13enmnlt.asp
Eligibility: Registered residents or registered foreign residents of Minato City
Minato City Resident Health Checkup
All residents to undergo a physical examination, urine analysis, chest X-ray,
blood-pressure check, and blood test. Certain residents are to undergo an electrocardiogram examination.
Additional checkup: Osteoporosis examinations for female recipients of the Minato City resident health checkup except those who are 30 or 35 years old or have
not had a medical checkup in five years.
Minato Public Health Center: 1-4-10 Mita, 03-6400-0083
Appointment for HIV test: 03-6400-0081
HIV/STD test (R)
Exam. Date
Exam. results
Check in time:
available
8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Check in: 1 to 2 p.m.
Eligibility
City residents aged between 30
and 39 born in September
Limited to 70 people daily
Wed. 9/10
Wed. 10/8
Wed. 9/24
Wed. 10/22
Location
Minato Public
Health Center
The result is two weeks later from the checkup day at the Minato Public Health Center.
Eligibility
Examination date
Time
Open to all
Thursdays, 8/21, 9/4, 9/18
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Eligibility
Date
Time
Date of preference in September
*weekdays only
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Wednesdays, 9/10, 9/24
2 to 2:45 p.m.
Place
Minato Public Health Center
Other examinations
Stomach, colon cancer
Osteoporosis
*individuals receiving osteoporosis
treatment are not eligible
Residents aged 35 or older
*capacity 20 people
Minato City residents aged 20 and
over who have not received this exam.
in the past 5 years. *capacity 20 people
Place
Kokoro to Karada no Genki Plaza
Minato Public Health Center
Checkup and consultation for babies/infants
Those eligible must receive the notification
- 4-month-old: Born in April, 2014
- 18-month-old: Born in Janaury, 2013
- 3-year-old: Born in July, 2011
Application and inquiries: 03-6400-0084
Note: Apply and make an appointment in advance.
Inquiries and appointment: Minato Public Health Center, 03-6400-0083
Kokoro to Karada no Genki Plaza: 3-6-15 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku *A one-minute walk from Iidabashi Station of JR/Tozai/
Namboku lines
For inquiries in English, contact Minato Call at 03-5472-3710 or Minato Monthly.
4 Minato Monthly August 1, 2014
Minato Events Mini Calendar
Library Schedule for August
PEACE FILM SCREENING
Please come to Peace Film Screenings at Minato City libraries. Admission is
free on a first-come basis. Doors open 30 min. prior to screening.
Date & time
in August
Saturday, 2
2 p.m.
Thursday, 7
1:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9
2 p.m.
Monday, 11
1:30 p.m.
Thursday, 14
2 p.m.
Friday, 15
2.p.m.
Saturday, 16
2 p.m.
Sunday, 17
2 p.m.
Sunday, 24
2 p.m.
Library/
capacity
BS: Book-start, ST: Storytelling, FS: Film screening, D: DVD theater, CD: CD concert
Time
Place/
capacity
Date
Day
Program
1
Fri.
Noon to 1 p.m.
D
Famous Temples in Nara #8
Black Orpheus
Title
Mita/60
Akasaka/30
“10 Years of Peace Village International” – 2010, Japan, 97 min.
2
Sat.
2 to 3:45 p.m.
FS
Takanawa
Annex/50
“Tree of Sweets in the Ruin of the War” and “Swimmy” – 2006,
Japan, 45 min. *High school students and under
3
Sun.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
BS
Konan/45
“Beyond the Moving of Clouds” – 1953, Japan, 100 min.
3
Sun.
2 to 3 p.m.
FS
Woody Woodpecker, the Pilot
Azabu/30
Minato/90
Gekidan Shiki “Lee Hsiang Lan” – 2009, Japan, 139 min.
4
Mon.
1:30 to 5 p.m.
D
400-hour-evidence of Japanese
Navy
Minato/90
5
Tue.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
BS
5
Tue.
2:40 to 3 p.m.
ST
Cheers
Minato/90
Takanawa
Annex/50
“Pearl Harbor and I” – 1991, Japan, 55 min.
Takanawa/40
“Zero Fighter and I” – 1992, Japan, 60 min.
“Battleplane, Hayabusa and I” – 1993, Japan, 47 min.
Takanawa/40
Minato
Daiba
Daiba
5
Tue.
3 to 3:40 p.m.
FS
Swimmy, Muddy Harry and others
for kids
Azabu/30
“White Town, Hiroshima” – 1985, Japan, 105 min.
6
Wed.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
FS
Stitch! The Movie for kids ★1
Mita/60
“Beautiful Summer, Kirishima” – 2002, Japan, 118 min.
7
Thu.
10 to 11 a.m.
ST
For expected mothers
7
Thu.
Noon to 1 p.m.
D
Visiting Europe #14 Swiss
Programs may change without notice.
Exhibition of books of peace
July 18 to August 20: Minato, Akasaka, Takanawa Annex and Konan libraries
July 18 to September 17: Mita, Azabu, and Takanawa libraries
Inquiries: Minato Call, 03-5472-3710
Home-delivery Service of Minato Monthly
We will deliver the Minato Monthly to the foreign resident’s home in Minato City free of charge. Contact or send a fax to Minato Call or Minato
Monthly or e-mail to kuminkoho@city.minato.tokyo.jp
Please write “Minato Monthly” in the subject line.
Did you apply for Temporary Welfare
Benefit or Temporary Benefit for Childrearing?
If you don’t, please apply now. For more details, please see the July issue of
Minato Monthly’s website.
Inquiries: Minato Call, 03-5472-3710
Something about Japan
Food in Summer
What do you eat in the heat in your country? Many Japanese people think
of watermelons. Speaking of watermelons, do you know the unique game in
Japan called suika-wari, or watermelon splitting? If you know the Mexican
piñata , it is similar. Usually people play suika-wari on the beach and at festivals or community events. Players are blindfolded and carry a stick about the
same size as a baseball bat. The player walks to a watermelon on the ground
and tries to break it. Sometimes they are spun around before playing and they
may be dizzy, so they count on the audience’s cheers and their best guess to
find the watermelon.
Nagashi-somen, or flowing noodles, is also famous. It is difficult to explain nagushi-somen, but basically noodles flow with water in a long trough
and diners catch them with chopsticks and eat them. It’s hard to catch noodles with chopsticks even for Japanese. Why don’t you try to catch some
nagashi-somen?
We like to eat kakigori, or shaved ice, on extremely hot days. Popular flavors are fruit-flavored syrup, including blue Hawaii and rainbow, or Japanese
green tea and sweet red beans and others. If you want to eat kakigori, please
look for the flag below. If you eat kakigori too quickly, you may get a headache. Please be careful not to eat too much.
Minato
Mita/60
Takanawa
Annex/50
8
Fri.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
FS
9
Sat.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
BS
9
Sat.
11 a.m.
ST
Turn on a Faucet
9
Sat.
11 a.m.
ST
Sea Animals and Library Ship
9
Sat.
2 to 2:30 p.m.
ST
9
Sat.
3 p.m.
ST
Watermelon
10
Sun.
2 to 3:45 p.m.
FS
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
11
Mon.
2 to 3 p.m.
BS
12
Tue.
3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
FS
Mimic Little Ape and others
13
Wed.
3 to 3:30 p.m.
ST
14 Mice’s Washing
14
Thu.
10:30 to 11 a.m.
ST
Walk, Walk
14
Thu.
Noon to 1 p.m.
D
Professional Work Style #5
Mita/60
The Haunted Mansion for kids ★1
Takanawa
Minato
Mita
Takanawa
Minato
Azabu/30
Azabu
Minato/90
Akasaka
Takanawa
16
Sat.
11 p.m.
ST
Cheers
Minato
16
Sat.
2:30 p.m.
ST
One-day Ghost
Azabu
16
Sat.
3 p.m.
ST
A Spider’s House
Minato
19
Tue.
10 to 11:20 a.m.
Children’s Assembly
19
Tue.
1 to 2 p.m.
BS
20
Wed.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
BS
20
Wed.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
FS
Le Grand Bleu
20
Wed.
2:30 p.m.
ST
Famous Place of Watermelons
Azabu/20
Takanawa Annex
★2
Akasaka
Minato/90
Azabu
22
Fri.
11 a.m. to noon
Library tour
Azabu/10
23
Sat.
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
FS
Bullets Over Broadway
Minato/90
23
Sat.
2 to 2:30 p.m.
ST
The Whale under the Moon
23
Sat.
2:30 p.m.
ST
Akasaka
Azabu
24
Sun.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
ST
Lots of Raccoon
Takanawa
24
Sun.
2 to 3:35 p.m.
FS
Etoiles et Tempetes
Konan/45
26
Tue.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
ST
Who Is Behind You ★2
Takanawa Annex
27
Wed.
10:30 to 11 a.m.
ST
Animals’ Hide and Seek
Konan
27
Wed.
3:15 to 4 p.m.
BS
28
Thu.
10:30 a.m.
ST
28
Thu.
11 a.m. to noon
BS
30
Sat.
2 to 3:35 p.m.
FS
Konan
Laundry
Mita
Mita
His Girl Friday
Akasaka/35
Programs may change without notice.
★1 Eligibility: High school students and under, pre-schoolers must be accompanied by an adult.
★2 Check in at the 1F counter before enter the Kids-teens Plaza
☆Book-start: Open to guardians of babies up to 12 month old who live in Minato City. The city libraries
will provide the guardians with a 15-min. one-on-one briefing and a free picture book. Please take your
mother-child record book with you.
Toy Hospital
August Schedule
Repairs done free of charge.
*Cost of new parts not included.
Place: Children Halls listed below
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Last entry: 2:30 p.m.
Date
Day of
week
Children’s Hall Location
4th
Mon.
Shirokanedai
9th
Sat.
Shibaura
15th
Fri
Konan
16th
Sat.
Akasaka
21st
Thu.
Takanawa
Population
of
Minato City
As of July 1, 2014
Total 238,516
Japanese residents
..............................................220,078
Male 102,833 Female 117,245
Registered foreign residents
................................................18,438
Male 9,798 Female 8,640