更新日：2019年1月1日

Ashiya Newsletter January 1, 2019

Ashiya Onsen

Enjoy a natural onsen (hot springs bath) in Ashiya! Come get nice and warm.

Address: 14-11 Kurekawa-cho, Ashiya City
Phone: 0797-32-0204

• Fee
  12 years and up: 380 yen
  6 to 11 years: 130 yen
  Under 6 years: 60 yen
  (Foot bath is free of charge)
• Hours
  2:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. (Last entry: 10:30 p.m.)
  Foot bath open from 11:00 a.m. to sundown
• Closed
  Every Tuesday, first and third Wednesday (open if it is a public holiday), and January 1 to January 3
• Transportation
  ・15min. walk from Hanshin Ashiya Sta. and Uchide Sta.
  ・Nearby “Kurekawa-cho” or “Chuo-koen-mae” Hankyu Bus Stop

*Please bring your own shampoo, body soap, and towels.

 

Send Damage Reports Using LINE (Messaging App)

Inquiries
Help & Advice Section Okomaridesu-ka(Phone: 0797-38-5401)
Road Section (Phone: 0797-38-2062)
Parks and Greens Section (Phone: 0797-38-2065)

If you find damage on a road or play equipment at a park managed by Ashiya City, now you can report it to the city hall using LINE (messaging app). First, add Ashiya City as a friend.

How to add Ashiya City as a friend

1. Install the LINE app on your smartphone and open it.
2. On the “Add friends” screen, scan this 2-D code and press the “Add” button.

@ashiyashi5401

How to send a report

1. Take a photo of the damage from up close, and another photo from a distance.
2. On the “Chats” screen, select「芦屋市」(Ashiya City).
3. Send the two photos and your location info or address.

Living Information Available on Website

Inquiries: Public Relations and International Exchange Section
Phone: 0797-38-2008

Helpful information on daily life is available in English and simple Japanese.

• Where to call for an accident or fire (110, 119)
• Hospitals with English support, hospitals open at night and on weekends
• How to put out garbage
• Consultation service for daily life issues
• Japanese language classes
• Tax and insurance procedures
• Facilities in Ashiya City, and more...
  "Living Information for Foreign Residents in Ashiya"

 

Are You Prepared for an Earthquake?

In a large earthquake, buildings could collapse, fires could break out, and electricity, gas, and water service could stop. A tsunami (tidal wave) could also occur. Evacuate to as high ground as possible when a tsunami warning is issued.

Pack the following items to take with you immediately when you evacuate:

• Valuables (cash, personal stamp, bank book, passport, etc.)
• Drinking water (in plastic bottles)
• Food
• Portable radio
• Medicine, etc.
  *Prepare at least 3 days’ worth of food and drinking water, and 7 days’ worth if possible. 

Talk with your family about how to get in contact with each other and where to evacuate during a disaster.

Check the “Ashiya Disaster Prevention Guidebook (4-Language Version)” for evacuation center locations and other detailed information.

Available at

• Disaster Prevention and Security Section (City Hall East Wing 3F)
• Public Relations and International Exchange Section (City Hall North Wing 3F)
• Shio-Ashiya Exchange Center

Also available on our website.

Hyogo E-Net (Hyogo Emergency Net) sends out emergency information and evacuation information by email when an earthquake or tsunami occurs.
It is available in 12 languages other than Japanese: (Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese).
The website has sign-up instructions in each language. We encourage you to sign up.Hyogo E-net（external site) (open link in new window)

Tanizaki Junichiro Memorial Museum of Literature

Tanizaki Junichiro was a famous novelist who wrote "The Makioka Sisters" (Sasameyuki) and other famous works. His handwritten drafts and letters are on exhibit at this museum. Learn about Tanizaki Junichiro’s life and work.

• Address: 12-15 Ise-cho
• Phone: 0797-23-5852
• Hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Last entry: 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed on: Mondays (open if it is a public holiday, and closed on the subsequent Tuesday), Year-end and New Year period (December 28–January 4), and temporary closing for change of display.
• Admission fee:General 300 yen, University/High school students 200 yen, Junior high school students and younger free

*Fee may differ during special exhibitions.

 

1.17 Ashiya City Prayer and Pledge

Inquiries: Mayor’s Secretarial Section
Phone: 0797-38-2000

The ceremony, “1.17 Ashiya City Prayer and Pledge” is going to take place to think about the deceased people in the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake and to pray.

• Date and Time: Thu., Jan. 17, 2019 7:00 a.m.‐5:00 p.m. (It will take place even if it rains.)
• Venue: In front of the “Monument to the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake Memorial and Restoration” (In Ashiya park, Hama-Ashiya-cho).

Payment Deadline Notification

Inquiries: Taxation Section

Don't forget to pay your taxes by the deadlines.
Payment deadlines are available on our website.

Consultation Services for Foreigners Offered by the National/Prefectural Government

Hyogo International Association Information and Advisory Service Center

Phone: 078-382-2052
Address: Kobe Crystal Tower 6F, 1-1-3 Higashi-Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe

Type of Consultation:

1. Daily life (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m)
   English, Chinese: Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri.
   Spanish: Mon.–Fri.
   Portuguese: Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri.
2. Leagal (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.)
   English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese: Mon

NGO Network for Foreigners’ Assistance Kobe

Phone: 078-232-1290
Address: Catholic Kobe Chuo Church, 1-28-7 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe

Type of Consultation: Daily life, Interpreter requests

Kobe International Community Center

Phone: 078-291-8441
Address: Kobe Commerce, Industry, and Trade Center Building 2F 5-1-14 Hamabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe

Type of Consultation:

1. Daily Life (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
   English, Chinese: Mon.–Fri.
   Vietnamese: Mon., Wed.
   Spanish, Portuguese: Tue., Thu.
   Korean: Fri.
   Filipino: Wed.
2. Immigration/visas (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
   English, Chinese: 1st and 3rd Wed. (Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino require advance notice)