Higashi Lifelong Learning Center／南相馬市公式ウェブサイト -Minamisoma City-

Japanese Title: ひがし生涯学習センター
〒975-0033 Minamisoma, Haramachi-ku, Takami-cho 2-Chome 30-1

Tel: 0244-24-1490
Fax: 0244-24-6976
Email: higashi-c@city.minamisoma.lg.jp

Hours: 9:00am – 9:00pm
Holidays: New Year holidays (December 29 – January 3)

Parking Lot: 37 spaces

Facility Information:
Japanese-style room (50 people) | Training room (50 people) | Kitchen (12 people) | Consultation room (10 people) | Pottery room

Course Information

Shirayuri Course (Elderly Course)

Target Audience	Elderly
Course Content	Classroom for broadening your interests and knowledge, and seeking to enrich one’s life Tour of city establishments (mobile training) Health classroom Periodic social intermingling project and, more
Date/Time	May - February (8 classes)
Participants	50 people
Fees	Free (cost of materials separate)

Women's Course

Target Audience	Adult Women
Course Content	Classroom to learn information on a broad scale that will be useful in everyday life Trying park golf Healthy cooking (2 classes per year) Tour of city factories (mobile training) Magic trick tutorial Health lecture
Date/Time	June - January (6 classes)
Participants	20 people
Fees	Free (cost of materials separate)

Higashi Hotoku Course

Target Audience	Adult men
Course Content	Learn the Hotoku method of moral requital; useful for life and town planning Contributions of Ninomiya Sontoku 1 (guided tour) Contributions of Ninomiya Sontoku 2 (guided tour) Tour of other archaeological remnants (guided tour)
Date/Time	September - November (3 classes)
Participants	15 people
Fees	Free

Parenting Refresher Course

Target Audience	Parents engaged in child raising and their children
Course Content	Take on a broad variety of challenges in order to make child raising even more fun Making character-themed bento lunches Ceramics experience Making origami princesses, and more
Date/Time	June - March (5 classes)
Participants	20 people
Fees	Free (cost of materials separate)

Men’s Cooking Course

Target Audience	Adult men
Course Content	Learn technical knowledge like seasonings and handling a kitchen knife from guest chef teachers Cooking with summer vegetables Cooking meat Cooking fish Cooking with wild plants Hot pot cooking Cooking lucky dishes
Date/Time	August - January (6 classes)
Participants	15 people
Fees	Cost of materials approximately 1000 yen per class

Omagane Course (Cooking Course)

Target Audience	Women living in disaster public housing
Course Content	Disaster survivor support project Try a variety of recipes using seasonal ingredients
Date/Time	May - February (8 classes)
Participants	10 people
Fees	Free (cost of materials separate)

Body Change Course

Target Audience	Adults
Course Content	Protect your metabolism and aim for a healthy body; a course focused on the essence of preserving proper posture and stretching unused muscles
Date/Time	June - February (5 classes)
Participants	20 people
Fees	Free

Beginner’s Ceramics Course

Target Audience	Adults
Course Content	Course for those who want to give pottery a go; learn the basics of ceramics in the first term; freely create in the second term
Date/Time	June - March (2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month)
Participants	25 people
Fees	1000 yen per month (cost of materials separate)