Latest issue of Amagasaki City Newsletter
First half of December 2025 issue
▷ Reduce food waste
For inquiries, please contact the Business Division. ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 6 8 3 3
Nationwide, approximately 4.64 million tons of food is wasted annually. This equates to one rice ball (approximately 100g) of food being thrown away per person every day, and is approximately 1.3 times the amount of food needed to support people suffering from hunger around the world (approximately 3.7 million tons). Let's work to reduce food waste not only in our everyday lives, but also around the New Year period, when there are many events and banquets.
Help with the food drive
A food drive is an activity in which people bring excess food from their homes and donate it to organizations in need. In Amagasaki City, donations are accepted at city-sponsored events and supermarkets. Please donate excess food that meets all of the following conditions:
▷Unopened ▷With more than one month until the expiration date ▷Can be stored at room temperature ▷Manufacturer information is displayed ▷Ingredients or allergens are listed ▷Does not contain alcohol (mirin and cooking sake are acceptable)
Reduce food waste with the food sharing service app " TABETE "!
For inquiries, please contact the Waste Reduction Policy Department at ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 1 3 4 1
Amagasaki City has signed an agreement with Coke Cooking Co., Ltd. to work on reducing food waste. By using the company's food sharing service app "TABETE," people can buy and sell food at a discount that would be difficult to sell in stores by closing time, which also helps reduce food waste.
◆ After purchasing and paying on the app, prospective buyers can pick up their items at the store.
◆Food retailers, restaurants, etc. must register using a dedicated form. Fee: Registration fee is 11,000 yen (free if registered by January 31st). A separate sales commission is required.
▷ Revised fees for Lifelong Learning Plaza
For inquiries, please contact the Lifelong Learning Promotion Division. ☎ 4950-0387
In principle, Amagasaki City conducts a survey of usage fees and charges every three years to ensure that costs are properly reflected and that beneficiaries are properly burdened. In recent years, revisions have been postponed due to the impact of COVID-19, but as a result of a new survey of usage fees and charges, we will be revising the usage fees for all 12 Lifelong Learning Plaza facilities. Please contact your local community department for information on revised amounts. We appreciate your understanding.
▷ Established "AmaCure," a hotline for reporting violations of children's human rights
For inquiries, please contact the Children's Human Rights Protection Section. ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 4 7 2 3
At 9:00 AM on December 1st, Amakure, a reporting hotline for child human rights violations, will open. The hotline will accept reports of all child human rights violations, including abuse, bullying, corporal punishment, and verbal abuse, from both the children themselves who have experienced the violation, as well as those who have witnessed or heard about it. Depending on the nature of the report, reports will be connected to the appropriate consultation and response hotline. Reports will be accepted 24 hours a day via a dedicated form (however, reports will be accepted from 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM the following day and on holidays, the hotline will be open the next business day). Aiming to be a city where children's smiles shine, Amagasaki City has been working to protect children's human rights by enacting the Amagasaki City Child Development Support Ordinance. The establishment of this hotline will enable us to more quickly identify and appropriately respond to child human rights violations.
Consultations for elementary school students are available here
For consultations for junior high school students and above, please click here
▷ Try to live an eco-friendly winter life and get Amabaki coins
For inquiries, please contact the Environmental Creation Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 3 0 1
Reduce CO2 emissions with energy-saving actions you can take at home
Amazaki Coins are awarded to people who take specific energy-saving actions that lead to CO2 reductions. There are many energy-saving actions you can take in your daily life, so let's live an eco-friendly life at great value.
Application: Please submit the designated form by March 13th (must arrive by this date) or mail the required form to the Environmental Creation Division, or in person. Applications can also be made at the Commerce and Tourism Division and Amagasaki Environmental Open College (closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays).
◆Challenge to reduce electricity usage Households that have reduced their electricity usage in the summer or winter compared to the same period last year will be awarded up to 1,500 coins according to the amount of reduction. If your address is different from last year, you will not be eligible for the points.
Towards a decarbonized society
Amagasaki City has announced the "Amagasaki City Climate Emergency Action Declaration" in order to achieve a carbon-neutral society with virtually zero CO2 emissions by 2050, and will continue to take various initiatives in the future.
▷ Support local NPOs by donating
For inquiries, please contact the Collaboration Promotion Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 1 5 3
Amagasaki City utilizes the hometown tax system to provide donations from citizens and businesses to NPOs. Donors can designate NPOs whose activities they sympathize with and want to support, and unlike donating directly to the organization, they can receive preferential tax treatment.
Application: On the Hometown Tax Portal Site by December 24th. The designated form is also accepted, but the application period varies depending on the payment method.
▷ Amagasaki Rakuken Championship
For inquiries, please contact the Cultural Promotion Foundation. ☎ 6 4 8 7 – 0 9 1 0
A rakugo competition featuring students representing each university's rakugo study group will be held at the Chikamatsu Memorial Hall on Sunday, December 14th, from 1:00 PM. This year, a record 28 universities have entered, and 12 universities that passed the preliminary screening will participate. Amagasaki City holds the Amagasaki Rakugo Championship as one of its efforts to promote rakugo as a city attraction and support students in pursuing their dreams. Past winners include those who have won the top prize at the national competition and have gone on to become professional rakugo performers, and this annual competition attracts talented performers.
First come, first served: 150 people Application: Not required
▷ Amagasaki City Youth Music Band Regular Concert
For inquiries, please contact the Children and Youth Division. ☎ 6 4 2 3 – 9 9 9 6
On Sunday, December 14th, from 1:30pm to 3:45pm, the Amashin Archaic Hall will hold a regular concert featuring performances by the brass band, choir, trumpet corps, baton corps, and drum corps. Approximately 200 performers, mostly fifth and sixth graders, will be taking part.
Application: Not required
▷ Distribution of roses from the agricultural park
For inquiries, please contact the Agriculture Policy Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 4 2
Approximately 300 roses from the construction area of the Agricultural Park will be distributed from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on January 22nd (Fri) and 24th (Sat), and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on February 18th (Wed) and 21st (Sat), at the park in connection with the park's renovation. Donations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of five roses per person per day.
Eligible: People who live, work or study in the city. Application: For distribution on January 22nd and 24th, from December 5th to 19th, and for distribution on February 18th and 21st, from January 5th to 20th, please use the application form or go directly to the Agriculture Policy Division on the 5th floor of the City Hall Central Building.
▷ Let's take a peek! Amanosaki
For inquiries, please contact the Public Relations Department. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 0 2 1
We will inform you about the "near future" of Amagasaki.
Let's go to the agricultural park! Renovation work in progress
Located in the naturally blessed Tano district, Agricultural Park opened in 1983 with the goals of preserving farmland and promoting agriculture. In addition to seasonal flowers like peonies, irises, and roses, the park also offers activities like firefly conservation activities by the Nature and Culture Forest Association, daily flowerbed maintenance by volunteers, and bamboo shoot digging in the bamboo forest. The park attracts over 100,000 visitors annually from both within and outside the city. While beloved as a place of relaxation, the park's facilities have deteriorated over the past 40 years, and renovations are underway to transform the park into a base for promoting agriculture in Amagasaki City. The park's many attractions include a "Flower Viewing Zone" that consolidates and enhances the park's flower collection; a "Multipurpose Zone" that periodically sells sweet vegetables in the community space; and a "Nature Experience Zone" that offers seasonal environmental learning opportunities like firefly and wild bird watching, family-friendly agricultural experiences, and a space utilizing an existing waterway for interacting with wildlife. Please look forward to the park's renovation into a place that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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