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May 2025 second half issue
Articles published in the latter issues of the Amagasaki City Newsletter may already be at capacity and applications may be closed.
▷ A-LAB Exhibition Yuuta Ikehara × Omult.Venzer "Rock and Enka (tentative title)"
For inquiries, please contact the Cultural Promotion Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 3 8 5
Until June 22nd, from 10am to 6pm at A-LAB, there will be an exhibition by two artists: Ikehara Yuta, who uses digital, Japanese painting, and oil painting techniques to paint and is active at art festivals and fairs both in Japan and abroad, and Omult.Venzer, a mysterious creator who appears in the Kansai region and exhibits meaningless mechanical devices and fictional documents.
Closed: Tuesdays (open on May 6th, closed the following day)
▷ Hyogo Rakuichi Rakuza
For inquiries, please contact the Commerce and Tourism Division. ☎︎ 6 4 3 0 – 9 7 5 0
On Saturdays and Sundays until October 12th, in conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo, a night market packed with the charms of the five Hyogo provinces will be held in the area adjacent to the Amagasaki Expo P&R parking lot, with many food and beverage and merchandise booths from all over the prefecture. Please come along with the Expo. Please come by car to the venue.
Application: Not required
▷ School Enrollment Information Session
For inquiries, please contact the Special Needs Education Department at ☎ 6 4 2 3 – 2 5 5 3
An information session will be held at the Education and Disability Welfare Center from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29th, Wednesday, June 4th, and Friday, June 13th for parents who are concerned about starting their children in elementary school due to developmental characteristics or disabilities.
Eligible applicants: Parents of children who plan to enter elementary school in 2026 Application: Not required
▷ Teens Support Ticket
For inquiries, please contact the Cultural Promotion Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 3 8 5
Tickets will be on sale for teenagers to enjoy various genres of arts at the General Cultural Center and Piccolo Theater. Dates and times vary depending on the performance.
Eligible participants: People who live, study, or work in the city and were born between April 2, 2005 and April 1, 2013 First come, first served: 10 people Cost: 500 yen Application: From May 12th via the designated form or directly to the Cultural Promotion Division
Details of the performance etc. are here
▷ Save up to 20,000 yen Amazaki Coin Premium Campaign
Inquiries: Amazaki Coin Office. ☎︎ 0 1 2 0 – 1 1 – 1 1 6 4
We will be running a premium campaign for Amazaki Coins, which can be used for shopping within the city.
Premium Charge
This will be implemented from June 2nd to August 31st. The upper limit of the charge amount until July 15th is 40,000 yen. The rebate rate is 10% for the app and 5% for the card. The upper limit of points given (rebate) is 8000 points for the app and 4000 points for the card.
Rebate upon payment
The cashback rate is 3%. The maximum amount of points awarded (cashback) is 12,000 points.
▷ Employee recruitment examination Would you like to work with us in Amagasaki City?
For inquiries, please contact the Human Resources Department at ☎︎ 6 4 8 9 - 6 1 7 7
Amagasaki City is looking for partners to join us in developing the city for the future.
Staff recruitment examination
◆ Administrative work (new graduates, graduates, high school graduates, psychology, digital), registered dietitians, public health nurses, and childcare workers
The application period is from May 1st to June 30th.
◆ Technical (civil engineering, architecture, electrical engineering, machinery, landscaping, environmental hygiene) and administrative (welfare, child guidance, welfare supervisor , psychology supervisor )
Recruiting all year round.
Childcare worker recruitment information session
Saturday, June 7th, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, at Onishi Nursery School.
Eligible: People who have a childcare worker qualification or who are expected to obtain one and have applied for registration by March of next year. First come, first served: 30 people. Application: From May 7th to 30th, via a special form or directly at the Childcare Management Division.
▷ Looking for Host Families to Host the Augsburg Youth Delegation
For inquiries, please contact the Policy Secretary. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 4 7 4
We are looking for host families to accommodate the members of the youth delegation (10 people aged 18 to 25) who will visit Amagasaki City from Augsburg, Germany, our sister city, from September 17th to 22nd. Selection and compensation will be provided. After the selection, there will be an information session on Saturday, July 26th.
Eligible applicants: People who live or work in the city (single-person households are not eligible). There are other requirements. Application: Please submit the designated form to the policy secretary in person, by mail, or by email between May 1st and 31st (must arrive by this date).
Augsburg is an industrial city in southern Germany. Since establishing a sister city relationship with Amagasaki in 1959, the two cities have been sending and receiving missions and exchanging commemorative gifts at important milestones.
▷ Recruiting planning committee members for 20th birthday ceremony ( Coming of Age Day gathering )
For inquiries, please contact the Children and Youth Division. ☎ 6 4 2 3 – 9 9 9 6
In preparation for the 20th birthday ceremony (Coming of Age Day Gathering) scheduled to be held on Monday, January 12th next year, we are looking for members for the planning committee, which will plan the activities, design the information postcards and the program to be distributed on the day, and assist with the operation on the day. The activity period will be from late June to late February next year, and the committee will meet about once a month (the first meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 27th from 7 pm).
Eligible participants: People aged 15 to 28 who live, work, or study in the city. Lottery: Approximately 25 people. Application: May 1st to 31st (must arrive by this date) in person, by phone, mail, fax, or email (including address, name, phone number, and age) to the Children and Youth Division.
▷ Extending the period for routine vaccinations due to shortage of measles-rubella vaccine
For inquiries, please contact the Infectious Disease Control Division at ☎ 4 8 6 9 – 3 0 6 2
Due to a supply shortage of this vaccine, the vaccination period will be extended by two years. An application is required to receive an extended vaccination voucher.
Eligible: People who were eligible for the 1st, 2nd, and 5th vaccinations last year but have not yet been vaccinated
▷ Forever! Enjoy an attractive life in Amagasaki
Amagasaki City is promoting efforts to create a city where it is easy to both work and raise children, based on the "Housing Policy Package for Creating a Good Living Environment to Attract Family Members with Children to Settle and Move in (Housing Policy Package for Family Members with Children)."
Vacant house renovation subsidy for families with children and newlyweds
Inquiries: Housing and vacant house consultation desk. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 1 1
If you purchase and renovate a vacant detached house with a total floor space of 80 m2 or more in the city, we will subsidize part of the renovation costs. Application must be made before construction begins.
Upper limit: 500,000 yen (half of the subsidy amount. Additional conditions apply.)
Eligible: Family households with children (households with children under 17 years old or pregnant women) or newlywed households (households where the couple has married within the last five years and the combined age of the couple is 79 or less). There are other requirements. Application: Submit the required form by December 26th directly to the Housing and Vacant House Consultation Center.
Subsidy for acquiring a new detached house
For inquiries, please contact the Housing Policy Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 6 0 8
This program subsidizes part of the costs required for families with children and young married couples to acquire a quality home (newly built or for sale) within Amagasaki City's child-rearing housing promotion zone. For newly built custom homes, you must complete the necessary procedures at the counter before construction begins.
Subsidy amount: 2 million yen (50 households selected by lottery)
The requirements for housing eligible for subsidies are as follows (all must be met):
▷Located in a child-rearing housing promotion zone ▷Site and total floor area are both 100 m2 or more ▷2 stories or less ▷Long-lasting, high-quality housing ▷Meet all the required standards for safety in raising children Eligible: Households with children in junior high school or younger or a couple whose combined age is 79 or less. There are other requirements Application: By December 26th, submit the required form by mail or directly to the Housing Policy Division
Subsidies are also available for purchasing used detached houses.
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