Press Release (July 26, 2023)
Children and Families Bureau, Child and Youth Division
Kobe City Family Support Center will hold a “Citizens’ Exchange Party” with the aim of spreading awareness of the Center’s activities.
The event is open to everyone and includes quizzes and rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling). Please come and join us. (Free admission)
1.
Date and time:
Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:30-11:30 (tentative)
2. Place:
Kobe Art Center Prokofiev Hall (7-1-13 Kumauchibashi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe)
*5-minute walk
from
Shin-Kobe Municipal Subway Station and a short walk from Nunobiki City Bus Stop
3.
(2) Rakugo Lecture “Rakugo Storyteller Katsura
Sangwaka
“
“Biography of Katsura Sangwaka”
・Born in Hyogo Prefecture, started his career with Katsura Sanshi in 1994
・Winner of “Naniwa Art Festival Newcomer Award” and “NHK Newcomer Performance Grand Prix” in 2001
・Winner of “1st Japan Genki Grand Prix” Grand Prix in 2012
・Created special fraud “crime prevention Rakugo” with the Hyogo Prefectural Police in 2017 Created “Bohantai Rakugo,” a rakugo (comedic storytelling) about special fraud, and received a letter of appreciation from the Hyogo Prefectural Police for his contribution to the prevention of special frauds.
Currently, in addition to performing at Shinkaichi-Kirakukan and other regular venues, he is based in Tokyo and performs throughout Japan
.
4. Application
Please
contact Kobe Family Support Center at
Tel: 078(262)1727 Fax: 078(271)5365
E-mail: family@with-kobe.or.jp
*Please provide your name and phone number. Please let us know your name and telephone number.
The
Family Support Center
is a local child-care support system in which members of the
Family Support Center
provide temporary and temporary support to neighbors when they are unable to take care of their children due to work or other urgent matters.
The Center registers “cooperating members” who provide support and “requesting members” who request support, holds seminars and information sessions, and acts as a “link” to ensure that support is provided smoothly.
6. Sponsor
: Kobe City / Kobe City Council of Social Welfare