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What’s New

2024/12/31　Nishitokyo City Japanese Speech Contest 2024 Record Book is now available!　NEW!

The Nishitokyo Japanese Speech Contest 2024, held on October 6 (Sun.) at Cole Tanashi, is now available.
From 2021, we have switched to a web version, which is easier to access and more environmentally friendly. We have two versions: a PowerPoint version that you can read while flipping through the pages like a book (it takes a while to download) and a PDF version that is easy to read. Please enjoy it.

Clickherefor the written record of the Nishitokyo City Japanese Speech Contest 2024. (Japanese only)

2024/12/31　Elementary school admission guidance seminar for non-native parents　NEW!

Elementary school admission guidance seminar for nonnative Japanese speakers.
We will hold an online (Zoom) guidance seminar for parents who are not familiar with Japanese elementary schools so that they can prepare for school admission with ease.

– Date: Wednesday, January 15, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
– Target: Parents with children who will be entering or moving to elementary school
– Application: Please send an e-mail to nimicwith@gmail.com by Thursday, January 9 with:
　(1) the name of the parent/guardian
　(2) the name of the elementary school where your child will go
　(3) your phone number.
An application form is also available at:https://x.gd/BtveV　
For more information, please contact:https://www.nimic.jp/event/elementary_school_2025Jan.pdf　
Inquiries: Nishitokyo Multicultural Center ℡ 042-461-0381

2024/12/31　Let’s experience the Japanese New Year” for foreign residents in Nishitokyo　NEW!

Please tell your foreign neighbors about this event.

We will prepare and eat various kinds of Japanese rice cakes (zoni, anko, kinako, etc.) together. Afterwards, we will play traditional Japanese New Year’s games (sugoroku, fukuwarai, karuta, etc.) and write the first calligraphy of the year.
Target: Non-Japanese who live, study, or work in Nishitokyo City (children under elementary school age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

– Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025, 14:00-16:30
– Place: Tanashi Community Center, B1F (4-minute walk from the south exit of Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line)
– Fee: 500 yen (200 yen for elementary school students and younger)　　
– Capacity: Approximately 25 people (in order of application)
– Application deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025
– Bring: Apron, towel or bandana (to prevent hair from falling out)
– Interpretation: English, Chinese and Korean are available.
– Application/Inquiries: Please see the flyer at the following URL. 　
*Photographers will take photos during the event. The photos will be used only for NIMIC’s publicity.
– Application flyer (4 languages):https://www.nimic.jp/event/JapaneseNewYearExperience2025.pdf