Meguro UNESCO Short News
No.179-4
●Members' Up-to-Date
◎Mr. Yoshihiro Nakano…Departs for England to study at the Department
of Government, University of Essex.
◎Ms. Kimiyo Kuniyasu…Moved to Hokkaido.
●Members' Recent Voices
◎Ms. Kuniko Wanami…"Would like to spare time for <Postcards
Contribution Program>."
◎Mr. Yoshitaka Iioka…"Too busy to attend the programs now. Will
attend when I have more time."
◎Ms. Keiko Suzuki…"Keeping busy taking care of my 92-year-old mother."
●New Member
◎We welcome our new member, Ms. Chimiko Hotta.
■Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Japan Joining UNESCO
UNESCO Peace Concert 2001
―Concert for families―
Message of Peace and Culture to the Next Generation
By Amadeus Ensemble Tokyo:
Nobuhiko Asaeda and 12 members from
The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Enjoy familiar classic music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach and others.
Date:September 29 (Sat.) from 15:00
Place:Meguro-ku Kokaido (Meguro City Hall), 2-45-11 Nakacho, Meguro-ku
Fees: Free for the first 500 schoolchildren or junior high students, \
1,000 for senior high and college students, \ 3,000 for adults (\ 3,500
for a ticket sold on the day of the performance)
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Liaison Council of UNESCO
Associations, Meguro UNESCO Association
Co-organizers: Meguro Board of Education, National Federation of UNESCO
Associations in Japan
Contact/Application: Ms. Harada (Tel: 3718-2994, Fax:3718-2956)
■International Support Activity Committee
Meguro UNESCO
International Exchange Bazaar
Dates: October 18 (Thur.)
Place: St. Paul's Church Hall, 2F (next to Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan)
●Volunteers are wanted!!!
Make Fruit Cakes for the Bazaar!
Will bake 60 fruit cakes to be sold at the Bazaar.
Date & Time: September 21 (Fri.), 10:00-17:00 (Either morning or afternoon
participation is also welcome. We need to know your time to attend in advance
to prepare lunch for you.)
Place:The Kitchen at Meguro Kumin Center, 8F
Contact: Ms. Miyazaki (tel.3701-3783)
■Training Program Committee
Korean Language Introductory Course
Dates and time: Oct. 5th, 19th-- Feb.15th(Fridays), 18:30-20:30. *On Oct.
5th, the course guidance will be held following to the UNESCO Lecture shown
below.
Instructor: Ms. Kim Taehee
Place: Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan
Fee: \ 6000
Applicants should send a double postal card to Meguro UNESCO Association
by Sept. 20th.
Contact: Mr. Nakamura (tel. 0424-21-8540)
Organizer: Meguro Board of Education
Administrator: Meguro UNESCO Association
■Youth Activity Committee
Why Not Join Our Cooking Party?
On September 24 we are going to make dishes of six countries at our “Cooking
Party”. Students from those countries will take the lead in the cooking,
with other participants helping them. Now we have Korea and Japan on the
list, but four other countries have not yet been decided. We’ d like
many of you to join us.
Place: Kitchen of Meguro Citizens’ Center (Kumin Center)
Date and Time: September 24 (Mon.) 1:00 p.m.〜
Fee (tentative): \600 for Japanese, \400 for foreigners
●UNESCO Lecture Series
UNESCO Activities in Asia
Speaker: Mr. Noboru Noguchi, Director General of the National Federation
of UNESCO Associations in Japan
Date and Time: October 5 (Fri.), 18:30〜20:00
Place: Moriya Kyoiku Kaikan
No reservations are needed.
■Cultural Activity Committee
UNESCO Art Classes
1) Ink Painting
Dates: Sept. 25th -- Oct. 23rd (5 Tuesdays)
Quota: 20 people
Instructor: Mr. Yoichi Tsuda
2) Watercolor Painting
Dates:Sept. 28th -- Oct. 26th (5 Fridays)
Quota: 15 people
Instructor: Mr. Kohzoh Matsuda
Place:Midorigaoka Bunka Kaikan
Fee: \ 6000
Applicants should send a double postal card to Meguro UNESCO Association
by Sept. 15th.
Organizer:Meguro Board of Education
Administrator: Meguro UNESCO Association
Contact: Mr. Mochizuki (tel.3712-1295)