Event Schedule for 2004

KIS General Meeting and Party

Date: Saturday 17th April 2004
General Meeting: 6pm to 7pm
Party: 7pm to 8pm
Place: Sepamu Hall		 We would like as many members to participate as possible. We have prepared a lot of delicious food for the party afterwards. Anyone who is thinking of joining KIS is more than welcome to come along. Invite your friends, family and even your boss and come along. Entry is free.
After the meeting, there will be a lot of food and drink and fun games for your enjoyment. Rowan and Youta have organised various activities. See you all there.

Rowan's English Conversation Class

Every Thursday
Lunchtime Class: 13:00~14:30
Evening Class: 18:30~20:00		 Participation requirements: Must be a KIS member
Participation fee: 1000 yen per year
New students are welcome to join at any time.

Akashia Festival

Cricket Competition
Date: Saturday 12th June
Time: 10:30am to 2pm
Place: Central Park
Teams: Five people per team (individuals can participate as well)
Participation Fee: 100 yen per person (for health insurance)

Charity Bazaar and Flea Market
Date: Sunday 13th June
Time: 10am to 2pm
Place: Kosaka Mine Office
(in case of rain it will be held at Kosaka Elementary School)
 Touch Rugby Competition
How about giving touch rugby, the second most popular sport in the world, a go at the Acacia Festival in Kosaka. The rules will be explained on the day.

Please phone your applications into Rowan at the Kosaka Mine Office
TEL 0186 29 3908

Application Deadline: 2nd July (individuals are welcome to join in on the day)
Charity Bazaar and Flea Market
There are many people around the world that need your help. KIS will be sending all the money from the Charity Bazaar and the donation from the Flea Market Stalls to UNICEF. We ask you for your co-operation.

Those people who have things to donate for the Charity Bazaar, please bring them to the Kosaka Mine Office. TEL 0186-29-3908
Participation requirements *Must be a KIS Member
*Can not be a retailer
*Give 10% of all profit made to KIS
*Have permission of the maker to sell the goods


Foreign Language Conversation Class

German Class
Date:
 July 23 (fri)
Time: 7pm - 8 pm
Place: Sepamu, 2nd floor, Kenshushitsu
Teacher: Ms. IKEDA
Fee: Free
At the end of July the Germany Junior Sports Club Association will come to Kosaka. KIS is going to hold a German class to make to make this exchange more meaningful. Anybody can participate. Greetings and self introductions will be taught.
Spanish Class
Period: Mid July to mid November (every second week)
Time: 7 pm - 8pm
Place: Sepamu, 2nd floor, Kenshushitsu
Fee: 1000 yen for KIS memebers
July 16 (fri), 20 (fri), August 10 (tues), 27(fri)

Upcoming Schedule
8/27(Fri), 9/3(Fri), 9/17(Fri), 10/1 (Fri), 10/12 (Tue), 10/29 (Fri), 11/9 (Tue)

In the class we will learn greetings and basic conversation and sing songs. In August there will be some JICA participants coming from Spanish speaking countries. Why not come along and speak to some of them. We look forward to seeing you there.

Farewell Rowan, Welcome Tina!

 Thanks to everyone for everything youfve done for me during the last three years.
When: July 29(Thur)
6:00 PM -
Where: Sepam 2F
Fee: Adult 3000YEN
Child 1000YEN

As I desperately try to finish preparations for returning to New Zealand, I feel that time just flew by the past 3 years. I feel really fortunate to have come to Kosaka. My term ends July 29, and a new CIR, Tina, will be taking my place.

Kosaka may be a small town, but everyone here works very hard to maintain a strong sense of community. Apart from KIS events, there were countless other things to participate in, such as Tanabata Festival and Yamabiraki.

Kosaka is also surrounded with wonderful scenery, such as that of Lake Towada, that reveal different beautiful faces during each of the 4 seasons. Mountain climbing, picking mountain vegetables, snowboarding, fishing ? there were many ways to enjoy and commune with nature here.

These three years, aside from having such great experiences, Ifve also made lots of good friends and created lots of wonderful memories with them.
Everyone, thank you so much for these three years. I donft want to say gsayonara,h so I will leave the English expression gSee you againh as my departing words.

Japan - Germany Junior Sports Group Exchange

Looking for Home Stays for the Japan Germany Junior Sports Club Association Exchange
Every year there are exchanges between the Germany and Japan Junior Sports Club Associations to promote international exchange.

This year, Kosaka Town has taken part in this programme. KIS is also cooperating. There are nine members (eight 15-19 year olds, one 20 year old leader) coming. During their stay in Kosaka they will spend two nights in a home stay. We ask for your cooperation in hosting these members.

Sechdule while in Kosaka: July 27th to August 2nd
* Tour of Kosaka Town
* Recreation exchange
* Culture, sports exchange
* Discussion exchange
Two night home stay: July 30th (fri), 31st (sat)
Meals to provide: uly 31st (sat) breakfast, dinner
August 1st (sun) breakfast, lunch
We will pay each host family 3000 yen per member hosted per night.
You can host either one or two members.


JICA Participants Programme

This year there will be three groups of JICA Participants coming to Kosaka.
June Group
August Group
Let's all be friends!

During this period you and your friends also have the chance to be a host friend. A host friend or family is appointed to each participant. They spend time with the  participants in the weekends and do fun stuff together like drives, picnics, dinner etc.

If you think you would like to become a host, please get in contact with us here at KIS.

The JICA participants write us many letters after they return to their countries and these letters shows just how much of a good time they have in Kosaka. Lets keep it that way.
February Group

Tina's English Conversation Class

Afternoon class:
When: Starting Aug. 26
Thursdays 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Where: Mining Office 2F
Tourist Salon
Evening Class:TBA
Fee: 1000 Yen/year
Fun, practical classes tailored to your interests. All levels, all ages welcome! To join, just show up!

New students are welcome to join at any time.
Participation requirements: Must be a KIS member

WINE FESTIVAL

Date: September 19st
Place: Central Park

 Hang out with the JICA participants while eating barbeque and drinking wine. Everyone is welcome! Talk to the JICA participants in a casual setting. KIS will also be fundraising for people that need vaccinations.

Halloween Party

Date: October 30
Place: Sepamu
Fee: 300 yen		 The Kosaka Halloween Party is a big hit with the children. Put on a costume and come along to do a bit of "trick or treating."

There will be a costume contest and gemes and some snacks. Adults are also more than welcome. Don't forget your costume. See you there.

Overseas Volunteer Experience Talk

Date: Dec. 11 (Sat), 1:30-3:00 PM
Place: Kosaka Mine Office 2F
Fee: Free		 Following last year's talk on enjoyable overseas experiences, this year's KIS seminar will be about overseas volunteer experiences.

We will hear from 3 special guests: Mr. Sakurai, who managed a hospital in Mexico, Mr.Yokoyama, who worked in welfare in Jamaica, and Mrs. Yokoyama, who went to Nepal to help grow fruit trees. The three speakers have many moving stories and valuable lessons to share about their experiences in the JICA participants' countries. They are pros at mutual understanding and international cooperation. If  you are interested in volunteering overseas, hearing about life in developing countries, learning about what Japanese volunteers do abroad, or are just curious, please come! This seminar is open to all KIS members.

Winter Sonata Korean Class

Dates: Dec. 16 (Thurs), 19:00-20:00
Place: Sepamu 2F Training Room
Fee: Free
KIS's Christmas present to everyone is a one-time-only Korean class. We will learn greetings and how to write simple Hangul. This way you can write 'anyunghaseyo' in Korean when you write a fan letter to Yon-sama. And haven't you ever wondered what the real title of "Winter  Sonata" is in Korean? Maybe you can repeat some common expressions from the TV drama, but don't know what they really mean. Come to the class and ask questions. Korean-born Ms. Che will teach the class. She has been to some of the places that appeared in Winter Sonata before! We will also sing the Winter Sonata theme song.

Tina's Family's Welcome Party

Dates: February 7 (Mon) 6 pm
Place: Tenshikan
Fee: Adults@3000YEN
Students@500YEN
Please buy tickets from the KIS Office or a board member ahead of time. Door tickets are 500 yen more.
@Tina's parents and brother are using the Chinese New Year holidays to visit Kosaka. They will be here from Saturday, February 5 until Wednesday, February 9. There is a welcome party! The more the merrier, so come one, come all!

What's it like to be a JICA Coordinator?

Dates: Feb. 12 (Sat)
Place: Kosaka Mine Office 2F Exchange Hall
Fee: Free
@Due to the great success of the seminar on overseas volunteer experiences held in December, we are following that up with a second seminar. JICA coordinator Ms. Naoko Obara will talk about learning languages, the relationship between language and culture, and her experiences as a JICA coordinator. JICA coordinators work to make sure the JICA participants enjoy their time in Japan. If you've have any  frustrations arise while interacting with the JICA participants, come get some professional advice. The seminar is open to everyone, KIS members and non-members alike.

KIS Members Overseas Trip

Dates: March 20, 2005 (Sun.) - March 23, 2005 (Wed.)
Destination: Korea
Riding a wave of the Korean boom, KIS is organizing an overseas trip to Korea. We promise it will be more flavorful than the average sightseeing tour.

Junior-Senior Student Overseas Trip

Dates: March 20, 2005 (Sun.) - March 27, 2005 (Sun.)
Destination: Taiwan
Visit multicultural Taiwan, which has profound ties with Japan and great cheap food!

The central attraction of this trip is visiting the National Experimental High School at the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, where Tina went to school for 10 years, to interact and homestay with the bilingual students there. Then, we will conduct a full circle tour of Taiwan island and have fun while learning all about Taiwanfs bountiful natural environment, colorful history, and diverse culture.

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