U辨r f,Kyo脏Chonaikai( Neighbourhood As幼ciation)
By TOY OMASA FUSE
W« moved inte^ the• aJcure ktiひn of Kyoto inAugitet. It on the Tiorthせi"n outskints of Kyoto City, surrounded by他e icele. brated Mt. Hiei aTwlother rolliitg hills and moiins .It isa beautiful reskieTitialwith ver-danceれd open spaces. Thia are a was predominantljf «gricultuira, <m】y two decades ago with rice paddies and v难etable gai4eri8, Iiiやhe》8st twenty yedrs, however, many famiers havぞsold the?irland at enormouspi^otfit; c(Wise<iuently tJvereiおalot of 邦ac《and beai^ばu1modesnihouses can be fouiwi aU ar<nmd here, Jn t3ie goiden (Jaysえaccording to theloc^lhistory, menrtjalpatients itsed to be sent to this area for quiet convalescence. I hopもit is purely co in?ci dentaltiiat Do siha University foiind a housing for us in this 〜 ,
One of the "hripoptant deferences :between North America and j妙at i is the way newcomera are iec€iv€d ))yお he (Jひmm iinれyにTraditionally c加esrve, "panes^ communitiesでven in big ch'i胡 sucK as Kyoto ha ye been ins*ru-
and survivalof socialif a trie, historical .values arwi mores. These STn汰lliie':gliboii;h"adゅixununities <<>honadka" have historically fun-dtioTiぉd as cushioris between the impersonalmurticipalofficeand the r esi dentsしUniquely J apai)e站, the ohonaikai (neighbourhood assccmti6;ns) :h«s been the small 科 t unit <xf si <ie pi grouj)s and organiz?itiohs inマaiJanもse cities. It may roughly correspond to our rat"^-payeiis^iぉoci级tion inT or onto lt)ut dilffers fiom iton: a number of points. ぐy
First/ chopぉ:kki丄ケiiotapひlはi-calor gam孤おon. It is desig;ned to prompt^ sociaレfellowship, ne-、jghboひi:ly cooperation and mutjaal assistance涵ong the hoひSellolds in tKe ncjiぉhfcouiihood (dHo). Se^ cbndljT,thきjfnembei^sh^'p: into this association is hot on an individual basis, Ratheri the uivit of menil>er$hii) iさahゃay( fche house;
From the time of the YvMnato period in ande^t tinves tothe pr^ 鄉もuぉHas been one of the major socialunits coxii5>o»edo blood-kins «nd claiis. Later on in the oouTSje <rf 'history, th« desc-e(n<iaiits、 of the uji (u脉り)began to enshrine certain eeleb(rated ancestors or their cl"站他eir clan d«Hie8 (lijigwni). T?h2s ujH«) system haaremiained to W幼 imp6nt;anjt ««iO"i*digi<niJ3. cuさtora irf J邻奶throijgih the centuries. As a result, in many localshrfjie festivAl;s,ゅe ehonykaiplぉ8 an 4rtir|)ortant role by piwidiiig the necessary personnelfor ,ゅe re-l-igrioua rites an4 asreliq beawars* For such weigTli1b»oiii^h?obd events, therefore, iribito wmld n?&ver bき
Active j)articipaぉ加in it is the <)14-は1«6 residents of, :he Con^u-niy "who i^rve ast^e "q(uiusi-ujレ ko" in contehtporaiy Japim.
In North America it is quit* common that; nevyoomers are rも-old-:tihnも'residerita of他e 'cotnmii-rUty byれe.;ghゃours Atid even bタ t)hふc沐y hallitse】fi I haVeぉVed hi a niiinbeir of cities inや he .U.S. jn it he past, and Iw扭quite impressed by the spoひtane9u3 readiness of thelieigh/boura to ■welcome me into their midst Eャゃn more Lht1ぉi?e5siveおthe distinctly Noi;tjh AimfriまinstituU
g»cr society amllocalweklents, It ifi «ff&tive iii (mltig«i/ting a seirise of "1dent at ion and estrfmi:«e、 m幼t for n^ixlern niaiu When nudl Mkll>aTc*ls ai^和livered to your house diKJng your absence, either your iimn€diaten€dgW)o»
ur or someone e】se in the chona-ikai willreceiveきin aand si抑 for yooi. :In case of sjicKiieぉor
站a mリtualtask of the neigrh-bo urfhood, Any vitalinform & tion that may affect tihe w必at^
emergency, the chona':kad "willthe members is passed via circu-
imnw?di"elylend <its helping hand to those in nj^d. Fire pre-ventation is usually :undertaiken
lar, because of this tightly"knit cohesion an dose cooperation 0<mt on P. 2
All lml#p«ndmt Orgdn for Gono4Uins of JoponD-rOiigin
Vol* 41—
TUESDAY, MAY10,節
onひf the "WelcomeにW邻on", which vvielcOtnesneW reddents with wjirinm(?fisages, paTnぉhlet8 力XI>lain in g-about the city artd .tiie
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TORONTO, — The -NatKm&ldian CuituralCentre in Toronto CenteniiialYouth Coirfeience ^; !fram Julyぉth to 31st ftatlwrmg cfnぉyr^ehre4やShot iズtheainni:,sぉeciaijy.mvite4speれもrsaiM1reュ
Sercretaty of State.
On behalf of the c。iifereき
Mi; Ron Shi'mdzu, Clvairnian of groゅ,Mr. Shimizu invites al! the'YouゃhOoiifかence,tC5H)rted Japanese <C&n<adi an young p效plr th^t thei豕raivt wUI cover the to attend this weekend confab
oasts for ap裤ers and other cひn-
The ecjiferencちentitled, "WQie-re Do We Go From Here?,,, will
Fmther inform汰t ion 鄉 be obtained fron^お he National J,C. Centenmulofむce, 47IT <^u-柳Street W"t, Toronto 2~B
be held at the JTafpanese Oana- On ta do. j?5V 2A9.
Nc^ilOdo r if 01 "Hamilton June 25
TORONTO. — Mr. Harry Izu-mi, Chair 布art of the Wati々na1
formation about crucialservice Odorl Co mm it*ee ahnouiiふesお hat
&va/i'Iall)!s in the neigibbourh^Qd such as schools, hoゅitals, fire department, —ice, etc, Hei« in j"apati,ho\^ever, the冬itu&ti(m is re"^€i'sed. A nevrぉWぉ1i must seekみぉiSぉslQlr to allowed in" to the commimity一 (liakama iri) • Tゃwit, the hewcoiner mu?* fc>rn«illy ask foivinckisiotv into the commirn沐y, indicsilin^gIhi^ si iwe re <iesire tofi,int<^你もco, miiiunitymores ami ^>tJructuTe. Hence 3t is certainly incundt>€nt upoh the ri«\ycomet toゃay his hold. Thirdiy,youxja加ot respects tocertahr neigWxmrs hi
oivyouにownimUMive: «fte? his quarteT. T'ra(Ution dictates
you eもtab!isliresidenceぉf a certain period of t^iinie/yoi mdy be ーite(lto join the association Tviゎh your entire household.
Japan as awhole is a well "Organized, tigihtly-knはami c<Aesi-ve society with a strong sense of
おroup so"dadty and a distincti- the age-ひId tradition, you ve cultural&ty!e. In幼y comimi-:su卯osed to pass around bowls
trhat you pay respetits, shortly a^ter you move, into bbe .neighbcy" urli6od tofive households:他ree households right across from yo* urhQuse andゅo沐on either side of your home (ie., muko ,〜 genryo donari). According to
are
thesゅnd stop in th, Eastern tour of the N舰おFestivalI>an-cゃrsNatioh"Odori Coれcert pro" giranr willinH雄脇iv at , John A. MacdonaW ^School,130 Yoilc StreeぉJune ?i^:
An Ott柳i perfりTTiiancもby theNikIcaF扭tivalDaflKjer^, pre* Viously scheduled fゥf Junも幼 has b6en canceled. OtibeT d^t^ 多tkdヽlocation^rさiriah^ぉsぜoUo,: T(jTonto, Mac millah TTheiatire oii June 21-22, HamHtcm, SirJohn A* MaodonaldSchoolicm June幼, Palmary, i<ord Beaver"brookHigh-sohooldn Aiigrusjb 2, Ed勤nt加, CitadelTheatre on Au^rust 5-6, Vancouver, Centemiial加幼trもon Aiugust 9にThere willa number of perfomuinces by the Nik" FestivalDancers hvVariousCJen-
teriひialevents and festivalsac, r9ss沐e country this year as well astれe(i(mcertperforrimnces, TickもtoutleぉiriHaTniltoii for
armoimced shortly. Interested parties are invited to contact MrにIzmがat (416) 385-9674, H!amil;to!V or this Hamilton Ceれ,, tennialCommittee for furtihei details."
The Ontario CentennialCodnmi-はee recentiyannounc6d thaレa grant of多幼ぇ940l)asl)狄n aTyar-dedbyWlNTARIOto help purchase costumes and accessories for the Nikka i^esぉva! Danゃers t" be^ uised in f"tivialand regional events thォougliout the province もhぉyear. Money from the grant wiU aUoぉsist hi sfca^i!rigも he NationalOdoriCpncgrt in Ontario.
nはy hiJapan residents couW be classified as jimcto^ncnhito (long timelocalresidents for generation^) or iribito (newcomers to the neighbour—丄)Despite thdr possible higher income, occupati-
on soba (buck wheat noodl幼). Soba noodles .arelongr, and th砂 symbolほe your wish to have a long sustaimng relatioov^ip witi your neiglibours. The chon&ikai may soun<i clan-
Ondekoza Drummers Back
TORONTO. — The On<Iekoza Di纖and Dance Troupe from J a I>an willvisit the J a pim esc Can adれCulturalOivtre this year foirtwd sped&lperformances抓Sunday, May 22nd at 2 p,m. and 7 p.m.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Sanseに Chiropractic
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01 mlprestige肌d higher educa- nish and exclusive to the new.
TORONTO. — On Saturday, May 7h, iさ?7; The Honourable Dennis Timb?e1】,Hfalth Minister of Ontario, participated in the graduation ceremonies of the Canadian A^cmorialOhirap加tic: College graduating class of *77,. 1ri(;lud^d air long th兮giraduating Do 。 tois of Chiroぉractic, was a C)Ma<iian Japanese Sansei" !^atil Douglas Minoru :Uchik財a who iattained Honovir standings ai?i recogiut】on 。u'nngms louryeara college. Dr. D: Sutherlゅd,D-G. and Dr. D. West, D.C. (Pr^、 sident and Chairman of the Board of the Co】lもge respectively) also acknowledged the high stati. dings achieved by this young lector of Ohiropractk.
Chiropracticおa health discipline conceined with the relationship of the body structure and body function. Its trtatment of various diseases revolves ai"ound the importance of the bones, imi-scles, joints and nervous system of the human frame to operate properly and asもfficiently as possible.
Dr. Paul Uchikata, D:C. is the
Seven yeap ago Tugrayasu Den founded Uie colorful,disciplined group of youthfulmales and fenuties christened Ondekoon Sado son of Mr. and Mi's. John Shin-tion, the newcomers would not comers. It cerUinly is> But it h幼Isl幼d. Specialjzing* in regionalfdlk <iances from every nook of J a- sukc' Uch:kata of Toro:Uo, Onta-be permuted to participate dir- severalpositive funcUons as well.pan, thらy soon <ievek»ped into幼intematiorw^lly acclaimed troupe , rio. H:s future plans include re-ectly in certainlocalneighbour- First of all,H serrea »3 an drum dance performers,ぉvk^ concゃrt3 in every corner of the siding and seんUひg up practice
hodぉさnts dr festivals e.g.,localport antlinkage betw««en thel&r-1 worW. — JCCC in T or or, to.