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| ○Japanese classes “Beginner course” for foreigners will
be held soon!! (November 18, 2011) |
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・The classes will be held at Suitopia Centre (5-51 Murohon-machi, Ogaki-city) from August to November. ・The classes will be total of 12 classes hold once a week. ・We have two courses; Sunday course and Thursday course. The courses are the same program. Please choose one of them suit your schedule. ・The course fee is free. ・Please click here to see the details. |
| ○Administrative counselling for foreign citizens (October 10, 2011) |
| ・When： Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 13：30-16：30 ・Where： Suitopia Center ・Please click here to see the details.（Word 23KB） |
| ○OTSUKIMI PARTY（A moon-viewing） (August 31, 2011) |
| ・We hold OTSUKIMI party to enjoy our seasonal event. Come and share our culture, which enjoy and appreciate the beautiful full moon. Both Japanese and foreign nationals will enjoy together. ・When： Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 (public holiday) 13：00-15：00 ・Where： Suitopia Centre, Suitopia Hall(Gakushu-Kan 2ndFloor) ・Please click here to see the details.（PDF 471KB） ・Please click here to see the details.（Word 71KB） |
| ○Japanese classes “Beginner course” for foreigners will
be held soon!! (July 13, 2011) |
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・The classes will be held at Suitopia Centre (5-51 Murohon-machi, Ogaki-city) from August to November. ・The classes will be total of 12 classes hold once a week. ・We have two courses; Sunday course and Thursday course. The courses are the same program. Please choose one of them suit your schedule. ・The course fee is free. ・Please click here to see the details. |
| ○Free Legal Consultation For Foreign Residents (October 24, 2010) |
| Free Legal Consultation For Foreign Residents ＜Reservation is required＞ If you are in troubled with any legal issues, please apply for this consultation. Data：Sunday October 24, 2010 13:00〜16:30 Site：Ogaki International Exchange Association, Suitopia Centre, Gakushu-Kan 2nd Floor Note：Application in advance is required. If you wish to have the consultation, please come to Ogaki International Exchange Association at Suitopia Centre for application by Thursday October 21. Ogakishi Murohonmachi 5-51 (Zai)Ogaki Kokusai Kouryuu Kyoukai 大垣市室本町５丁目５１番地 (財)大垣国際交流協会 TEL：0584-82-2311 FAX：0584-82-2314 |
| ○A class for foreign residents to learn Japanese tradition 〜Enjoy a seasonal event TANABATA〜(Updated on May 30, 2010) ※Completed. |
| A event will be held on June 26 (Saturday), all foreign residents who are interested in Japanese tradition are welcomed to join. Please click "read more" as below for full detail. |
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| ○The tea ceremony class for foreign residents.(Updated on February 17, 2010) ※Completed. |
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Foreign residents who wish to understand Japanese culture better are welcomed
to the tea ceremony class as below. The Class will be held March, 13, 2010. Please click "more" as below for any further information. |
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| Ogaki International Exchange Association was established in September, 1988. This organization works for international exchange activities in various fields like culture, sports, education, as well as working in cooperation with the foreign residents in the areas around Ogaki. We are aiming at building an attractive city suitable for this internationalized age. |
| Activities in Ogaki International Exchange Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Programs for foreign residents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The population of Ogaki City is 164,745 including 5,662 foreign residents. It means that one in 29 people is a foreign resident. The number of foreign residents from each country is follows. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *One-to-one Japanese language study for foreign residents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About 200 Japanese volunteers are helping foreign residents to learn Japanese. Call us if you would like to study Japanese with Japanese volunteers. |
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| *A place for foreign residents to consult about troubles in their lives in Japan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consultation in Portuguese Monday,Wednesday,Friday,Saturday
and Sunday In English speakers Everyday We are not available in Chinese for a while from August 1, 2009. |
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| *Consultations on formalities involving the immigration bureau for foreign residents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We hold free immigration formalities consultations for foreign residents with help from the Gifu Prefecture public notary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Japanese traditional clothes "Kimonos" for foreign residents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign residents can put on Kimonos with the help of OIEA volunteers 10:00-12:00 every other Sunday |
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| *Day visits to Japanese families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign residents visiting OIEA Japanese volunteers families can experience Japanese family life and exchange cultures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Participation in the Jumangoku Festival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign residents can take part in the festival with Japanese people carrying portable shrines on their shoulders'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *"Voice of Foreign residents" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign residents talk about their lives in Japan in Japanese. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *We have more booklets with other information as following | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Handbills on how to separate rubbish and how to take it out (Portuguese, Chinese, English) - Guidebooks for how to live in this area (Portuguese, Chinese, English) - Ogaki City Maps of Designated Refuge Sites (Portuguese, Chinese, English, Korean alphabet) - Guidebooks and maps for living in the Nishi-Mino area (Chinese, English, other) |
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| 2. Overseas Friendly cities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We have been having friendship exchanges with 6 overseas cities. We call them "Ogaki Friendly Cities" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Friendly Cities are: - Berea, Ohio, USA: Population 18,970, Area 9.66 Km2 - Chang Won, Korea: Population 504,610, Area 296.45Km2 - Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia: Population 122,738, Area 38.7Km2 - Handan, Hebei, China: Population 8,499,000, Area 12,087.00Km2 - Namur, Namur, Belgium: Population 107,592, Area 175.69Km2 - Stuttgart, Bardenburk, Germany: Population 590,899, Area 207.36Km2 |
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| *Sending Student Delegation groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We send some selected Ogaki students to friendly cities to let them have experiences like visiting schools or facilities and staying with a host-family, as well as deepening the friendship between Ogaki and friendly cities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The friendly cities we send delegation groups to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Glen Eira, Australia 2. Handan, China 3. Namur, Belgium 4. Stuttgart, Germany 5. Berea, USA |
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| *Welcoming delegation groups from friendly cities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We welcome student groups from friendly cities. The members of the groups visit local schools and make friends with students in Ogaki during their stay at OIEA's Volunteers'. They also get the experiences of doing Japanese Tea Ceremony and putting on Japanese Kimonos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The friendly cities we welcome delegation groups from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Glen Eira, Australia 2. Handan, China 3. Namur, Belgium 4. Stuttgart, Germany 5. Berea, USA |
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| 3. Introducing foreign culture to Japanese people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introducing various things about Brazil, China and south-east Asian countries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4. Foreign languages classes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese, Chinese, Hangul, Spanish, English, German, and French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5. OIEA's public relation's magazines, "FRIENDLY". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRIENDLY, an OIEA's magazine, is published twice a year. It is available at OIEA. |
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| 6. Ogaki International Exchange Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2F, Suitopia Centre 5-51 Murohonmachi, Ogaki-City, Gifu-Ken, 503-0911 * How to get to the OIEA -15 minutes walk from JR Ogaki station. -5 minutes walk from Kintetsu Muro station -20 minutes car ride from Ogaki IC at Meishin Highway Phone Number: 0584-82-2311 Facsimile Number: 0584-82-2314 Working hours: 8:30- 17:15 Closed: Every Tuesday, days following National holidays and the New Year holidays |
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