市政だより10月号2023年[Japanese]

【Event in downtown Kumamoto City News October(1)】

【Venue: Hanabata Plaza】

〇17th Mizuakari Light Festival

Date：Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th.

Time: 6 pm - 10 pm

This event will be held for the first time in three years. We wish it would deliver hope to everyone. The lights were made by 6,000 volunteers. You will feel relaxed to see the fantastic light of bamboo lanterns.

〇TKU Day 2022

Time and date ：10 am - 8 pm, October 8th and 9th

                            10 am - 5 pm, October 10th 

TKU Day comes back for the first time in three years! You can enjoy various attractions like an e-sport trial and a beverage booth, which are linked to the Mizuakari Light Festival. We will broadcast live from the venue. 

〇RKK Festival

Time and date ：10 am - 8 pm, Saturday, October 15th

                            10 am - 6 pm, Sunday, October 16th
RKK Kumamoto will hold a new event for the first time in three years. A lot of attractions and popular programs will make you have fun!

〇Kumamoto Downtown Music Festival

Time and date: 6 pm - 8 pm, October 21st

　　　　　       11 am - 8 pm, October 22nd and 23rd
An eve will be held on October 21st ! On 22nd and 23rd, local musicians and guest artists liven up the festa!

〇100 Yen BEER FEST

Time and date: 12 pm - 8 pm, October 21st - 23rd
You can drink a drink of beer for 100 yen. Buy a special cup and enjoy good beer! 100 yen WINE FEST and Haikara FEST will be held, too.
Haikara stands for Highball and Karaage; Japanese fried chicken flavored by soy sauce. 

〇Interaction Festival
Time and date：10 am - 2 pm, October 25th - 27th
Citizens who are joining learning programs at community centers in Kumamoto City will show you their songs, dance, and performances on a special stage at Hanabata Plaza.

〇Kumamoto Halloween 2022 - Autumn Harvest Festival-

Time and Date: 11 am - 8 pm, October 29th -  31st 
The concept is “Eat, play, study, learn, and Broaden.” This year, we are preparing a haunted house. On October 29th and 30th, Kumamoto Products Fair will be held, too.  

【Venue: Amu Plaza】

〇Kumamoto Music & Art Festival

Time and Date: 10 am - 6 pm, October 8th - 10th
This is a festival of artists in Kumamoto Prefecture. They will show us music and performances on a stage. In the venue, a workshop booth by members of Artist Spot Kumamoto will open, too. 

〇KUMAMOTO　OUTDOOR　Day

Time and Date: 11 am - 6 pm, October 14th - 16th
There are many sightseeing spots in Kumamoto where you can enjoy nature and outdoor activities. We prepared exhibition sales of outdoor activities goods and fish catching trials. You will find trial booths of skateboarding and cycling,  which are becoming more and more popular these days, too.

〇Kumamoto Curry Festa

Time and Date: 11 am - 6 pm, October 18th and 19th
Popular curry restaurants in Kumamoto will open at the festa. Find your favorite one!!

〇Kumamoto Sweets Expo

Time and Date: 11 am - 6 pm, October 25th - 27th
You can eat various sweets in Kumamoto.

〇27th Kumamoto Products Fair

Time and Venue: 11 am - 6 pm, October 29th

                             10 am - 5 pm, October 30th
About 80 companies will open stores from all over Kumamoto. Some events will be held on a stage, too.

〇Kumamoto Bread Festival

Time and Date: 11 am - 5 pm, November 2nd and 3rd 
Many popular bakeries in Kumamoto will open shops at the festival. Enjoy various breads. Each bakery will sell their specialities!

〇Kumamoto Dancing Festival

Time and Date: 11 am - 7 pm, November 5th and 6th
The event gathers many fantastic dancing festivals in Kumamoto. Enjoy Yamaga Light Dance and Ushibuka Haiya Festival.

【Let’s　Wear a Hard Hat When You Ride Bicycle-Shisei Dayori October, 2023 (2)】

The ordinance of safety-use and parking policies of Kumamoto City Bicycles will be revised from October.

In the revised ordnance, mainly three(3) items to begin with (1) efforts to try to wear a hard hat for bicycle, (2)　obligation to join bicycle insurance and others (3)obligation to light a light during the night and efforts to install side-reflection Mirror, bicycle-rules will be added. Let’s make a use of bicycle, keeping traffic rules.

【Assistance to Advance to High Schools and Others in Kumamoto City Will Start-Shisei Dayori October(3)　】

The City will provide assistance-money to reduce the economic burden of the people Who are difficult to advance to high school, which can be used for the entry preparation.

Target： Among Kumamoto citizens who advance to High School next year,  those people who have got living protection or those people whose local living tax have not been levied and so on.

Supply-amount：

40,000 Yen （flat rate）

Application： Submit it to Education Guidance Section by the period from Nov.1 to Nov. 30 .

【Reiwa-5 Nen School Starting Assistance prior to School-Entry Will Accept Applications ( expence for school supplies of New Students) -Shisei Dayori October (4)】

Expences for entry preparation will be supplied (only those who hope to have the Expence.) Supply-amount per person：54,060 Yen for Primary-School, first year. 60,000 Yen for Junior High School, first year.

Supply Time : first time-around – around early February, Reiwa 5-Nen Second time-early March, Reiwa 5-Nen

Target : New primary school students or Junior High School Students who seem difficult to attend schools because of economic reasons such as City Municipal Resident Tax have not been levied.

For details, please contact each school or guidance section of Education Committee.