CITY INFORMATION（English Ver.）（Maｒch 15,2020 ）

Cancellation of City Co/Sponsored Events

We’ve been seeing confirmed infection cases of COVID-19 nationwide. In light of the current situation, city has decided to cancel or postpone city sponsored or co-sponsored events scheduled by the end of March in principle.

Please be aware that most of the events already announced have been either canceled or postponed. Depending on the evolving situation in the near-term, events after April may also be cancelled.

 

Traffic Restrictions During Ohanami (cherry blossom viewing) Season

Traffic around the Kintaikyo Bridge will be restricted from March 28 (Sat) to April 12 (Sun)-(subject to change depending on blooming condition). Please use the public transportation service since a terrible congestion will be expected.

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Use of fire is strictly banned in and around the Kintaikyo Bridge.

Use of fire for BBQ, etc. is not allowed at the Kikko park and around the riverside of the Kintaikyo Bridge for protection of environment.

Use of small unmanned aircraft (drone) is strongly discouraged.

Flying of small unmanned aircraft will endanger the crowd of people visiting the Kintaikyo area for Sakura viewing. Please refrain from using them.

Inquiries:

Iwakuni City Sightseeing Association
Tel: 41-2037

Tourism Promotion Section
Tel: 0827-29-5116

 

Language Course

Japanese Class for Foreign Nationals

Date and time: Apr. 14 (Tue)-July 7 (Tue), every Tuesday (a total of 12 classes),1900-2100

Location: Fukushi Kaikan (Welfare Center) 

Content: Learning of basic Japanese

Fee:　1,000 yen

Siｇｎ-up: Walk- in registration

※ Prior application isn’t required.

Inquiries: International Relations Office

Phone: 0827-29-5211

 

Prevention of Global Warming ECO-LUMN　Vol.156

Oceanic Pollution by Micro-Plastic

Warnings on oceanic pollution by micro-plastic have been issued at international conferences on environment. Plastic belongs to a category of resin but it is also called synthetic resin because it is mainly made from petroleum as raw material and for the purpose of discriminating it from natural resin such as pine tar and natural rubber.

Compared to natural resin, synthetic resin can be produced in large quantity and at low cost and it is versatile with varying intensity and quality. For that reason, in modern times plastic has become widely used in everyday life and in industries as a vital product.

Plastic waste from all around the world has been transported to developing east Asian countries due to lower recycling cost there than developed countries. And a heap of plastic waste has been dumped and ended up in ocean everyday.  

Plastic that has ended up in the ocean will be torn into pieces by sun light and waves without getting decomposed by microbes by rule of nature.  Plastic that has been reduced to the size of less than 5mm is called “micro-plastic”. Micro-plastic in such a small size will enter the body of living creatures through the mouth and end up in the human body by the food chain.

What each of us can do to solve this issue is to reduce the use of plastic product such as plastic shopping bag.  Let’s use “‘My bag” or “My bottle” instead to make a difference by individual’s effort.

Plastic becomes almost impossible to be recovered once turned into micro-plastic.

Inquiries: Environment Protection Section

Tel: 0827-29-5100

 

Doctors of the day for MEDICAL emergencies

Reception hours: 9：00 a.m.-4：30 p.m. (Medical treatment till 5p.m.)  (Dentists: 9：00 a.m. - Noon)

Date	Clinic	Address	Phone
April 5 (Sun)	Sato Eye Clinic	5- chome, Muronoki-machi	0827-30-3100
	Chidorigaoka Hospital	Chidorigaoka, Yuu-machi	0827-63-0231
	Mikawa Dental Dispensary	Shimegami, Mikawa-machi	0827-76-0666
April 12 (Sun)	Yasuoka DERM Clinic	2-chome, Yamate-machi	0827-29-1112
	Yamaguchi Heisei Hospital	11340, Kuga-machi	0827-82-6111
	Mikawa Dental Dispensary	Shimegami, Mikawa-machi	0827-76-0666
April 19 (Sun)	Tomoda Clinic (women’s)	1-chome, Imazu-machi	0827-21-0913
	Kondo Clinic	Sazaka, Miwa-machi	0827-95-0070
	Mikawa Dental Dispensary	Shimegami, Mikawa-machi	0827-76-0666
April 26 (Sun)	Hironaka Urology Clinic	2-chome, Nishimi	0827-43-1135
	Kawata Clinic	5059, Kuga-machi	0827-82-6660
	Mikawa Dental Dispensary	Shimegami, Mikawa-machi	0827-76-0666
April 29 (NH)	Inada Urology Clinic	1-chome, Imazu-machi	0827-21-1976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important notice

Iwakuni Clinical Center’s homepage: http://www.iwakuni-nh.go.jp/topnews/23-important/295-1-2.html＜外部リンク＞

*See the newspapers or “the doctors of the day” in the City Hall Homepage. Clinics/hospitals will be subject to change.

Inquiries: Local Medical Care Section

Phone: 0827-29-5011

 

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City Information March 15, 2020 (PDFファイル)(448KB) （English & Easy Japanese Ver.)