Kohoku Information & Archived News

"Kohoku Information" is translated by language volunteers of Kohoku International Lounge.
Thank you so much for the cooperation and participation.
Articles are chosen from monthly Japanese Kohoku Ward Newsletter (Kohoku-Kuban).
This website is updated at the middle of each month.
Please make the best use of it.

Kohoku Information - April 2012

Administrative Information

• Radiation Detector for rent: Reservation for May to July Ward offices of Yokohama City lend Radiation Detector to residents for free.


• Leaflet on Support Stations and Disaster Emergency Message on Cell Phone

Events

• Spring Street Performance


• The Yokohama Parade (International Costume Parade)


• The 31st Port Opening Festival


• Kohoku Symphony Orchestra Regular Concert


• One Dollar Organ Concert

Information

• Traditional Festival Music in Kohoku, Futoo Hayashi Preservation Group,

Kohoku Information - March 2012 (March 2012)

• Special Feature -  Historical Heritages in Kohoku Ward
• Administrative Information -Moving season from March to May  Kohoku Ward Office will be crowded .
• Administrative Information - Certificates are available at any Administrative Services Corners.
• Information - Let's win a prize at the Marine Tower, going up the stairs!
• Information - Symposium on Japan –U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial 2012
• Information - Tsunashima Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri)

Kohoku Information - February 2012 (February 2012)

• Information - Administrative Information
• Information - Kohoku Furusato TV Station
• Information - Event
• Information - Yokohama City Sightseeing Spots

Kohoku Information - January 2012 (January 2012)

• Administrative Information - Tax return
• Administrative Information - Tax decucation for medical expenses
• Information - Events - Okurayama Spring Jazz Festa
• Information - Yokohama Sightseeing Spots

Kohoku Information - December 2011 (December2011)

• Special Feature - Learn from the Great East Japan Earthquake, so that not to get upset anymore like we did on that day
• Information - Administrative Information -A new residency management system will be introduced from July 2012
• Information - Year-End and New Year Holidays 
• Information - Feel the Culture in the City of Yokohama 
• Information - Factory in Kohoku (Gosho Seisakusho ) 

Kohoku Information - November 2011 (Nobember2011)

• Special Feature1 -Agriculture in Kohoku Ward
• Special Feature2 -Introduction of Small Factories in Kohoku! This time we visited AMCON.INC in Nippa-cho
• Information - Administrative Information A New System of Residence management for Foreign Nationalｓ No. 2
• Information - Let’s experience Japanese culture in Yokohama City!
• Information - Recruiting part-time Japanese language instructors for municipal elementary and junior high schools.
• Information - Donation for the Great East Japan Earthquake!

Kohoku Information - October 2011 (October2011)

• Special Feature1 -Flowers in Full Bloom on the Roof Garden of the Kohoku Ward Office
• Special Feature2 -Administrative Information
• Information - Recruiting Foreign part-time Instructors for Municipal Elementary Schools
• Information - Yokohama International Festival 2011
• Information - Municipal Housing
• Information - Paddy field Preservation Volunteers Wanted

Kohoku Information - September 2011 (September2011)

• Special Feature1 - Bicycle traffic rules　
• Special Feature2 - Yokohama Triennale 2011. Our Magic Hour - How much of the World Can We Know?
• Information - Administrative  Information-Divorce
• Information - Guided Tour of the Water Facilities
• Information - Yokohama Jazz Promenade
• Information - The Great East Japan Earthquake  Reconstruction Assistance Festival
• Information - Subsidies for parents with children in Public/Private/International school 

Kohoku Information - August 2011 (August2011)

• Special Feature - Introduction of Small Factories in Kohoku
• Special Feature - Report on the Disaster Support by a Kohoku Staff Member
• Information - Administrative Information Marriage Registration
• Information - Yokohama Marine Tower: Half off admission for the Kohoku Ward residents
• Information - A tour to Kohoku Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Information - Yokohama Marathon
• Information - A tour to Hama-Wing, the Wind Power Plant

Kohoku Information - July 2011 (July 2011)

• Special Feature - Tips for comfortable summer life
• Special Feature - Be careful about Heatstroke! - Symptoms and Treatment -
• Information - Public Administration
• Information - Municipal Swimming Pools Open
• Information - Sankeien Garden
• Information - Hamakko-Doshi, The Water, Waterworks Bureau

Kohoku Information - June 2011 (June 2011)

• Greetings from the New Director General
• Earthquake Donation Box
• Special Feature - Come and Try Onsen( Hot Spring ), Sento ( Pubic Bathhouse )
• Information - Municipal Tax and Prefectural Tax(Residential Tax)
• Information - Welcome to the Rooftop Garden at the Ward Office
• Information - Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Special Consulting Corner
• Information - YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE 2011 Advance Tickets on Sale

Kohoku Information - May 2011 (May 2011)

• Special Feature - Let's prepare against earthquake disasters!
  Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake
• Information - Public Health Insurance
• Information - Yokohama Live-in vacant rooms
• Information - Anniversary of Yokohama Port Opening (June 2 )
• Information - Opera Gala Concert

Kohoku Information - April 2011 (April 2011)

• Special Feature - Bees are beginning to make combs
• Information - Kohoku Symphony Orchestra The Regular Concert
• Information - Flower Garden (The exhibition of about 100 kinds of flowers)
• Information - Spring Street Performance
• Information - Yokohama Parade (International Costume Parade)
• Information - Yokohama Museum of Art - Pushkin Museum Exhibition
• Information - Minato Mirai Hall “ One dollar Organ Concert ”

Kohoku Information - March 2011 (March 2011)

• Special Feature - Dog Care Essentials
• Information - canceled     Tsunashima Cherry Blossom Festival
• Information - canceled     Kozukue Castle Festival
• Information - canceled     Kohoku Fire Station     Waku-waku Concert 2011
• Information - STEEL DRUM WORKS
• Information - Hina Doll Exhibition

Kohoku Information - February 2011 (February 2011)

• Special Feature - The number of stolen bicycles increasing
• Information - Recruiting Photo Works for the Photo Contest of Okurayam Plum (Ume) Blossom Festival
• Information - Final Income Tax Return for the Year 2010
• Information - Filing of Residential Tax ( Municipal and Prefectural Tax )
• Information - Yokohama Tourism Goodwill Ambassador 2011

Kohoku Information - January 2011 (January 2011)

• Special Feature - “Community Teachers” ( Machi no Sensei )
• Information - Prepare against childhood sudden illness
• Information - Enjoy a cruise around the Yokohama Port
• Information - Large Medical Expenses
• Information - Okurayama Spring Jazz Festa
• Information - Introduce your pet on Yokohama Kohoku Ward's Newsletter

Kohoku Information - Decemberr 2010 (Decemberr 2010)

• Special Feature - Are you prepared for earthquakes?
• Information - Year-End and New Year Holidays
• Information - Commonly Confused Classification of Garbage
• Information - Junior High School Enrollment
• Information - Loan for Enrollment of a High School
• Information - Credit card is available, Premium Payment of National Pension Plan
• Information - Western-style Houses in Yamate “ World Christmas 2010 ”
• Information - Open Town Cafe Okurayama “ MIEL ”

Kohoku Information - November 2010 (November 2010)

• Special Feature1 - Protect Children in the Community
• Special Feature2 - Let's Prevent Infectious Disease
• Information - Incentive Subsidy for Entering Private Kindergarten
• Information - Recruiting : Part-time Japanese-language instructors at municipal schools Teach Japanese to foreign studentｓ at municipal elementary/junior high school
• Information - Fitness and Sports Classes at Kohoku Sports Center (Jan.- Mar., 2011)
• Information - Classic Yokohama Concert
• Information - G30 Community Fiesta(Stage, flea market, booth and a lot more!)
• Information - New Year Ski/ Snowboarding class for ward citizens

Kohoku Information - October 2010 (October 2010)

• Information - Kohoku Art Festival Artopia 2010
• Information - APEC Yokohama related Events
• Information - G30 Eco-Friendly Flea Market     Recruiting Vendors
• Information - Recruiting Part-Time Foreign Instructors for Municipal Elementary School
• Information - Application for Municipal Housing
• Information - 2010 Hometown Kohoku Fureai Festival

Kohoku Information - September 2010 (September 2010)

• Information - National Census taken on October 1
• Information - Harvest Moon Night Viewing Gathering at Sankeien Garden
• Information - Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
• Information - G30 Eco-Friendly Flea Market
• Information - Fitness Classes at Yokohama Sports Medical Center in the Third Quarter, 2010
• Information - Have Screening for Cancer
• Information - Be-kind-to-Animals Campaign

Kohoku Information - August 2010 (August 2010)

• Special Feature - KOHOKU ECOLOGY
• Information - Yokohama Sports Medical Center Training Room for Individual Use
• Information - Yokohama Marathon
• Information - Citizens'Cruise Around Japan
• Information - Community College: Wisdom from Edo Period(5 Part-Series)
• Information - Stomach Cancer Screening (40 years old or over)
• Information - Lung Cancer Screening(40 years old or over)
• Information - Health Check-ups for Infants and Toddlers/2010
• Information - Statistics of Kohoku Ward (as of July 1, 2010)

Kohoku Information - July 2010 (July 2010)

• Special Feature - A Tour in Kohoku Ward
• Information - Swimming Pool Information
• Information - 2010 Fireworks Displays; a popular summer tradition in Japan
• Information - 2010 Yokohama Hokubu (Northern Yokohama) Art Exhibition: Selected Works from the residents
• Information - Kohoku Fire Brigade's Summer Training
• Information - Stomach Cancer Screening (40 years old or over)
• Information - Health Check-ups for Infants and Toddlers/2010
• Information - Statistics of Kohoku Ward (as of June 1, 2010)

Kohoku Information - June 2010 (June 2010)

• Special Feature - Discover Kohoku, Tsurumi River
• Information - Burnable Garbage will be Collected Twice a Week Thourghout the Year.
• Information - Fitness Classes at Yokohama Sports Medical Center in the Second Quarter
• Information - "Advisory Services for Single Mothers"
• Information - Health Check-ups for Infants and Toddlers/2010
• Information - Lung Cancer Screening(40 years old or over) Reservation is required.
• Information - Statistics of Kohoku Ward (as of May 1, 2010)

Kohoku Information - May 2010 (May 2010)

• Special Feature - Kohoku Ward Administration Policy for Fiscal Year 2010
• Information - The following charged facilities will give free admittance on June 2( Wed.)2010, Opening Port Anniversary Day
• Information - Parking at the Ward Office will be charged from June 1( Tue.), 2010
• Information - Value Ticket for Municipal Subway Green Line

Kohoku Information - April 2010 (April 2010)

• Special Feature - Your help in making Kohoku honey would be greatly appreciated.
• Information - G30 Eco-friendly Flea Market
• Information - Ward Residents' Orchestra: The 27th Subscription Concert
• Information - Kohoku Ward Citizen Symphony Orchestra: The 46th Subscription Concert
• Information - A Tip for Healthy Life: To the Dog Owners

Kohoku Information - March 2010 (March 2010)

• Special Feature - Let's Enjoy Watching Cherry Blossoms in Kohoku
• Information - "Non-Smoking Area" around Shin-Yokohama Station as of March 1, 2010
• Information - Rabies immunization provided on-site
• Information - Fitness Classes at Yokohama Sports Medical Center
• Information - Swimming pool Coupon tickets on Sale at Sports Medical Center, Shin-Yokohama
• Information - Kohoku Police Station will move as of April 2010.

Kohoku Information - February 2010 (February 2010)

• Special Feature - Senior Life ~Let's prepare for yourself and your family
• Information - The 22nd Okurayama Plum (Ume ) Blossom Festival (Okurayama Kanbai Kai)
• Information - Recruiting photo works for the Photo Contest of Okurayama Plum (Ume) Blossom Festival in 2010
• Information - Kohoku Art Exhibition (Kohoku Bijutsuten)
• Information - Exhibition and On-Site Sale of Processed Agricultual Products and Others
• Information - Oral Cancer Checkup
• Information - Okurayama Spring Jazz Festa

Kohoku Information - January 2010 (January 2010)

• Special Feature - How do we protect ourselves from earthquakes?
• Information - Enjoy a cruise in Yokohama Port
• Information - Asking you to submit your Ecology Action
• Information - Plant distribution of Ward Tree "Dogwood ( Hana Mizuki )" and Ward Flower "Prunus mume ( Hana Ume)"
• Information - Seminar "Toward recovery from Eating Disorder"

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