No. 210 November 1, 2014
http://www.city.urayasu.chiba.jp Published by the City of Urayasu
1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi, Chiba 279-8501 047-351-1111
Population: 162,833 Male: 80,658 Female: 82,175 Households: 74,123 Foreign Residents: 3,146 (As of September 30, 2014)
Population and No. of Households in Urayasu
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Household Fire Prevention—Seven Keys
for Protecting Lives
●Three Good Habits
• Do not smoke in bed.
• Keep lammable items away from the stove or heater. • Turn off the kitchen stove when you must leave the
kitch-en.
●Four Policies
• To help you and your family escape as quickly as pos-sible, install a household ire alarm.
If your ire alarm goes off when there is no ire, it may be because the batteries have run out, or because the alarm is
broken. Please identify the reason by reading the instruc-tion manual.
• Use fire-retardant products to keep fires from spreading on your bedding, clothes and curtains.
• To extinguish ires while the lames are still small, install a household ire extinguisher.
The City will loan out one ire extinguisher free of charge per family for those who have completed resident regis-tration. If you have not borrowed a ire extinguisher yet, please come to the Fire Department or branch ofice with documentation indicating your address.
• Organize a system for working together with your com-munity to protect the elderly and disabled in your neigh-borhood
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Fire Department Band Fire Prevention
Concert and Event
Date, time, and program: November 8 (Sat.) Note: Will
be cancelled if it rains.
• 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Exhibit of ire trucks, training in how to use an automated external deibrillator (AED), and practice on rope bridge
crossing for children • 11 a.m. to 12 noon:
Fire Department Band Concert
Location: Shin-Urayasu
Station Plaza Stage
November 9 (Sun.) through 15 (Sat.) Is National
Autumn Fire Prevention Week
Eligibility/Fee
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10-km Division A:
Scheduled to start at
9 a.m.
Eligibility: The first 1,500 people to apply who are
15 years of age or older (excluding junior high school students) and able to complete 10 km within the listed time limits
Fee: ¥3,000 for adults, ¥1,500 for high school students
●10-km Division A Time Limits
Check Point Time Limit Final Time 5 km 30 minutes 9:30 a.m. Goal 60 minutes 10 a.m.
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10-km Division B:
Starting at 10 a.m.
Eligibility: The first 1,500 people to apply who are
15 years of age or older (excluding junior high school students) and able to complete 10 km within the listed time limits
Fee: ¥3,000 for adults, ¥1,500 for high school students
●10-km Division B Time Limits
Check Point Time Limit Final Time 5 km 40 minutes 10:40 a.m. Goal 80 minutes 11:20 a.m.
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3-km Division:
Starting at 8:20 a.m. (adults), 8:30 a.m.
(junior high school students), and 8:40 a.m.
(elementary school students)
Eligibility: The irst 1,000 people to apply who are in the
ifth grade of elementary school or older and live, work, or go to school in Urayasu City
Note: For elementary and junior high school students, there
are team competitions in which the total individual times of three people are added together.
Fee: ¥2,000 for adults; ¥1,000 for elementary, junior high,
and senior high school students
Prizes
● Awards for those who place in the top three for each of the 10-km A and B divisions
● Awards for those who place in the top three for each category of the 3-km division
● Awards for the elementary and junior high school teams
Other
● Commemorative gift for all participants (original T-shirt)
● Certiicates for all who complete the run
● Medals and commemorative gifts for those who place in the top six of each division
Application
○ Urayasu city resident priority reception desk (10-km A and B, and 3-km divisions)
File an application (available at the Sports Section [Urayasu City Hall No. 2 Bldg. 2F], Sports Park Gymnasium, Chuo
Would you like to participate in the Tokyo Bay Urayasu City Marathon as a volunteer and help with course control, reception, or other duties?
Eligibility: Those who are high
school students or older
Application: Call the Sports Section
by December 12 (Fri.).
Note: In some cases, volunteers may
not be assigned the duties that they requested.
Recruiting
Volunteer Staff
10km 3km Restrooms Water stop
Starting line (for all divisions) Miakegawa River
Finish line (inside the track and field stadium; for all divisions)
Sports Park
Turnaround point (10 km) Turnaround point
(3 km) Tokyo Disneyland
Maihama Station Maihama Station Turnaround
point (10 km)
Note: The courses may change because of construction
conditions.
This campaign is held in this time of year, when ires break out easily, with the objective of preventing the loss of precious lives, especially those of the elderly, and preventing the loss and damage of property by spreading awareness about ire prevention and thus preventing ires.
The City will conduct public relations programs such as having ire trucks conduct public relations patrols and holding an open ire-prevention plaza.
Inquiries: Fire Prevention Section, Fire Department Headquarters, Tel: 304-0143
Martial Arts Gymnasium, local kominkan (public halls) from November 1 [Sat.], and local station-front City Administration Ofices from November 4) along with your fee at your local Japan Post Bank or post office between November 4 (Tue.) and 10 (Mon.).
Note: After the priority reception desk closes, applications
can be iled at the general reception desk.
○ General reception desk
• 10-km divisions: Apply via the Runnet website (http://
runnet.jp) from November 17 (Mon.).
• 3-km division: File an application along with your fee
at your local JP Bank or post ofice from November 17 (Mon.).
Note: If you live in Urayasu City and would like an
application form mailed to you, please send a request to the Sports Section (Urayasu City Hall 279-8501), enclosing a self-addressed return envelope and postage stamps (¥82 for one division or ¥92 for two or three divisions).
●A refund is given to those who apply after capacity has been reached, but handling fees will be subtracted from the refund.
The 24th Tokyo Bay Urayasu City Marathon
is Recruiting Participants
Inquiries:
Sports Section
Date:
February 1, 2015 (Sun.)
Location:
Sports Park and neighboring areas
No. 210 November 1, 2014
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Recyclable Waste Disposal Schedule for November
Collection Area
PET plastic bottlesBottles/Cans/ Newspapers/MagazinesNekozane, Kitazakae, Todaijima
Every Tue.
Every Mon.
Horie, Higashino, Fujimi, Maihama
Every Wed.
Every Sat.
Kairaku, Mihama, Irifune, Hinode, Akemi
Every Thu.
Every Mon.
Tomioka, Imagawa, Benten, Tekkodori, Takasu, Minato, Chidori
Every Fri.
Every Sat.
* Please put out your garbage between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. It is against the rules to put it out earlier or later than this designated time as it could become a nuisance in your neighborhood.
* Bulky items will be collected separately on request by phone. Call the Bulky Items Reception Center, 305-4000. For inquiries, contact the Garbage-Free Section.
(ext. 1665)
Hello to all!
Hideki Matsuzaki, Mayor of Urayasu■
International Center
Exhibition: The Republic of
Paraguay
Date and time: November 6 (Thu.) through 29 (Sat.), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: International Center (inside Shin-Urayasu Il Mare)
Program: Exhibition of folk items and musical instruments of Paraguay
Inquiries: International Center
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Art Exhibition of Urayasu
Municipal Kindergartens and
Nursery, Elementary, and
Junior High Schools
Date and time: November 8 (Sat.) through 11 (Mon.), 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Until 11:45 a.m. on November 10)
Location: Shimin Plaza
Program: Exhibition of ar twor k of kindergarten and nursery school children; calligraphy (pen and brush), arts & crafts, ar twor k, and technology and home economics projects of elementar y and junior high school students; and artwork of special education students.
Inquiries: Guidance Section
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Recruiting Participants
for the “Full-of-Flowers”
Program
This program has the goal of spreading the spirit of “Hometown Urayasu” through
lowers by nurturing the spirit while touch -ing upon themes such as “thoughtfulness and kindness” and “beautification of the hometown.”
Date and time: November 8 (Sat.), from 9 a.m.
Note: Will be cancelled in inclement weather.
Location: Wakashio Park
Program: Drawing pictures and writing
messages on lowerpots and planting lower
seedlings in the pots.
Note: No application is required. Simply come to the site on the day of the event. There are a limited number of flowerpots and seedlings. There is no parking available. Please come to the park on foot or by public transportation.
Inquiries: Urayasu Local Activities Promotion Council (Local Network Section)
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2014 Youth Center Festival
Date, time, and program:
November 8 (Sat.), 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Live band performances and hip-hop dancing by users of the Youth Center
November 9 (Sun.), 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Climbing, spor ts, games, and Bingo tournament.
Note: There will be vendors and festival booths, including yaki-soba noodles,
frankfurter sausages, and yo-yo ishing.
Location: Youth Center
Inquiries: Youth Center, Tel: 700-6203 (closed on Tuesdays.)
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Elementary and Junior
High Schools’ Special
Education Joint Recital:
Happy Recital
Date and time: November 15 (Sat.), 9:25 to 11:40 a.m.: Urayasu, Minami, H o k u bu , M i a ke g aw a , a n d M i h a m a -Minami Elementary Schools, and Urayasu, Miakegawa, and Mihama Junior High Schools; 12:50 to 3:35 p.m.: Akemi, Takasu, Hinode-Minami, Akemi-Minami, and Higashino Elementary Schools, and Irifune, Akemi, and Takasu Junior High Schools
Location: Culture Hall
P r o g r a m : T h e a t r i c a l a n d m u s i c a l perfor mances by children in special education classes
Inquiries: Educational Research Center
Tel: 381-7961
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The 34th Urayasu City Art
Exhibition
Date and time: November 17 (Mon.) through 23 (Sun.), 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (until 12 noon on November 23)
Location: Shimin Plaza
Program: Calligraphy, Japanese painting, w e s t e r n - s t y l e
painting, crafts, sculptures, and photography of city residents will be on exhibit.
Inquiries: Lifelong Learning Section
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Lecture on Greeniication
Date and time: December 3 (Wed.), 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Culture Hall
Eligibility: Those who live in Urayasu City; 20 people (A lottery will be held if the number of applications exceeds the capacity.)
P ro g r a m : Po t t i n g a r r a n g e m e n t o f coralberry and Japanese Ardisia. (Ms. Mari Yamaguchi [gardening sommelier])
Fee: ¥2,000 (the cost of materials)
Application: Apply no later than November 18 (must be received by this date) by sending a return postcard (Letter portion: Business name, address, full name [with furigana], and telephone number ; Reply portion: Your address) to the Parks & Public Areas Section, Urayasu City Hall, 279-8501.
Inquiries: Parks & Public Areas Section
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Recruiting Urayasu City
Youth Fire Brigade Members
The City recruits members with the goal of having boys and girls learn about fire prevention and practice fire prevention techniques, aiming for them to grow cheer-fully through structured group activities into people who will shoulder future responsi-bilities for community disaster prevention.
Eligibility: Children who live in Urayasu City
and will enter the ifth grade of elementary
school in April 2015. The capacity is 50 children (if the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies, a lottery will be held).
Activity Period: April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2017 (Generally, the group meets once a month. Activities are on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays.)
Activities: Learning about fire prevention and disaster prevention, practicing life-saving techniques, basic training, and training programs outside the city.
Application: File an application form ( av a i l a bl e a t t h e F i r e D e p a r t m e n t Headquar ters, local branch offices, and the Urayasu City website) in person or by mail with the General Affairs Section of the Fire Department Headquarters (1-19-22 Nekozane, Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, 279-0004) between November 1 (Sat.) and 28 (Fri.), 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Must be received by this date).
Note: On Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays, application for ms are only accepted at Urayasu Fire Station, Imagawa Fire Station, Horie Fire Station, and Hinode Fire Station.
Orientation Meeting Concerning Joining
Date and time: December 7 (Sun.), from 5:30 p.m.
Location: Fire Depar tment Office 3F Multipurpose Hall
Note: No applications are required for this meeting; simply come on the day of the meeting.
Inquiries: General Affairs Section, Fire Department Headquarters, Tel: 304-0142 (closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays.)
We have heard the voices of October, and the lingering summer heat that we endured is inally ending.
The City is bustling with different events, but the weather always makes us feel anxious, especially in recent years.
Outdoor events are greatly influenced by the weather. It is said that those events are considered a “success” simply if the weather is nice. Looking back on the fireworks event of last summer makes us painfully aware of how abnormal the weather is these days.
Last month, in autumn weather that was interwoven between heat waves, we held the 13th Shin-Urayasu Festival in front of Shin-Urayasu Station and Urayasu Fes-tival 2014 on Symbol Road and in Sogo Park of the Akemi district at the same time on September 6 and 7.
Liquefaction countermeasure con-struction for recovery and restoration was completed at the end of March this year, and the liveliness of Urayasu was showcased at the two-day Shin-Urayasu Festival, with groups holding exciting performances, mainly on a stage that was about twice the size of the one that was there before the earthquake.
In addition, the parade along the one-kilometer route from the Babies R Us of Symbol Road to Sogo Park was illed with folk arts and costumes of various regions across Japan, making the festival exciting until the sun went down.
I remember before the earthquake, when Urayasu Festival was held in Octo-ber 2010, we invited the Neputa float of Hirosaki City and the Tachineputa float of Goshogawara City, making festivities very exciting.
The recovery and restoration construc-tion conducted since August of last year until March of this year caused serious inconveniences for everyone, but now that it has been completed, we are illed with a deep sense of achievement.
Because of the rain, the parade was delayed for one hour. However, the one-hour delay turned out to be a good thing because the lights of the Neputa float of Hirosaki and the loat of the lantern fes-tival of Nihonmatsu added a special aura beitting the climax of our festival.
In addition, at the stage of Station Plaza and Sogo Park, there were songs and dancing every 30 minutes into the night for two days, and the crowds never seemed to wane.
Furthermore, for the parade, we wel-comed people from eight cities and two towns, including cities and towns with which Urayasu City has signed disaster prevention cooperative agreements, as well as friendship cities. From the furthest distances were people from Ojiya City and Shibata City of Niigata Prefecture, and the mayor of the town of Toyosato-cho of Shiga Prefecture. Having everyone who supported us in various ways during and after the earthquake join in the parade served as an opportunity for them to see irsthand that we are deinitely recovering.
On Saturday, September 20, we wel-comed Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando, Florida, USA, and celebrated the 25th an-niversary of our sister city agreement with a signing ceremony on the stage at Shin-Urayasu Station Plaza, and after that from 4 p.m. we held a commemorative tree-planting ceremony with Mayor Dyer at Wakashio Park.
To the relief of the coordinators, the rain stopped just before the signing cer-emony on the stage and before the tree-planting ceremony. We painfully realized the difficulty of having special events outdoors with the climate in Japan be-ing so unpredictable these days. At the same time, since our region has been long blessed with good weather compared to others, we felt renewed appreciation that it was the deciding factor for the estab-lishment of Tokyo Disneyland in our city.
September was a month of renewing our thoughts that as we appreciate once again for the blessing of our city’s good weather, we ought not to be too compla-cent but to be always prepared for the abnormal weather.
