Latest issue of Amagasaki City News
Second half of April 2024
Articles published in the latter half of the Amagasaki City Newsletter may already be full and applications may be closed.
▷Changes to summer vacation dates for municipal elementary and junior high schools
For inquiries, please contact the School Education Division. ☎ 4 9 5 0 – 5 6 8 5
Starting this year, the summer vacation period for municipal elementary and junior high schools will be extended by four days.
[Summer holidays] July 21st to August 28th.
▷ Amazaki Coin 5% point return campaign etc.
For inquiries, please contact the Amazaki Coin Office. ☎ 0 1 2 0 – 1 1 – 1 1 6 4
Until January 31, next year, if you use Amazaki Coin at participating stores, you will receive 5% of the amount you spend in points (up to 10,000 points per person). The offer will end as soon as the budget amount is reached.
Amazaki Coin App Download Campaign
Support for downloading the app will be provided at the Brick Square on the third floor of Amagasaki Q's Mall. Anyone who downloads the app at the venue will receive 200 coins.
◆ Campaign dates and times: April 15th (Mon), 19th (Fri), 20th (Sat), 24th to 26th. All times are from 10am to 6pm.
Target: People who are using the coin for the first time or those who are using a dedicated card Application: Not required
Please note that as this is being implemented in cooperation with mobile phone companies, after downloading the app you will be provided with information about the company's services.
▷ Steam locomotive D51 open to the public at Daimono Park
For inquiries, please contact the Children and Youth Division. ☎ 6 4 2 3 – 9 9 9 6
On the third Sunday of every month until November, from 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm, the D51 will be open to the public at Daimono Park. The D51 is an early-model steam locomotive manufactured in 1936, and was used as a freight train until 1972. Normally surrounded by a fence, on the days when it is open to the public, you can touch the control levers and instruments in the driver's seat to get a feel for what it's like to be a driver.
▷Amagasaki Green Festival
For inquiries, please contact the Kamisakabe Nishi Park Green Consultation Office. ☎ 6 4 2 6 – 4 0 2 2
On Monday, April 29th, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Kamisakabe Nishi Park will host a variety of events, including tree climbing and playing with plants, as well as a sale of flowers, greenery, and vegetables.
There will also be an exhibition of plant fossils and insects on the mobile museum vehicle "Yumehaku," as well as an awards ceremony for the winners of a flower gardening contest. Times and capacity vary depending on the event.
Application: Not required (some events require application at the venue on the day)
There is no parking lot.
▷Amagasaki Citizens Walk
For inquiries, please contact the Sports Promotion Division. ☎ 4 9 5 0 – 0 4 0 6
On Sunday, June 2nd, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm (even if it rains lightly), we will gather at Kita-Karigae Park and hold the Amagasaki Citizens Walk, a 5km walk that follows the historical sites of the Tachibana and Muko areas. Elementary school students and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
First come, first served: 200 people Application: From April 5th to May 15th, apply by fax or e-mail using the designated form to the Sports Promotion Division
◆ Enjoy the Mölkky experience! You can experience Mölkky at the park. Mölkky, a sport in which participants compete by throwing wooden pins, is a sport that anyone can enjoy. Please enjoy it along with your walk.
▷Partial amendment to the Organized Crime Exclusion Ordinance
For inquiries, please contact the Public Safety Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 0 2
1. Purpose of the amendment
Since enacting the Amagasaki City Organized Crime Exclusion Ordinance in 2013, Amagasaki City has engaged in public-private cooperation in excluding organized crime, including purchasing facilities related to organized crime, and has achieved results such as reducing the number of organized crime offices in the city to zero by September 2022. In order to maintain this situation in the future and demonstrate its stance of "never allowing organized crime offices to be established in the city again" and "ensuring the safety and security of the region in the future," the city has made partial revisions to the ordinance.
Main changes
▷ The entire city is designated as a prohibited area for gang offices to operate.
▷Setting suspension orders and penalties for violators
▷Filed to request an injunction against the office for use, etc.
▷Establish a council made up of experts
Effective date
The revised ordinance came into effect on April 1st, but the ban on the operation of the office and penalties will come into effect on July 1st.
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▷Changes to the method of retrieving deceased pets
For inquiries, please contact the Pet Corpse Reception Desk. ☎ 6 4 0 9 – 1 3 2 1
Starting in April, the method of collecting deceased pets has changed so that staff will visit you to collect the body and mementos. Cremated remains and ashes cannot be returned.
Price: 2,700 yen per figure
Application: Call the Pet Remains Reception Desk
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▷Designation of no smoking areas on the streets
For inquiries, please contact the Manners Promotion Office. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 5 8 1
Based on the Amagasaki City Tobacco Control Promotion Ordinance, Amagasaki City has designated areas where smoking is prohibited on the streets. The areas around Hankyu Muko-no-sho Station, Hankyu Tsukaguchi Station, and JR Tachibana Station have been newly designated as such areas. There are no smoking areas within these areas at Hankyu Muko-no-sho Station and Hankyu Tsukaguchi Station. A smoking area has been set up within the area at JR Tachibana Station. Please note that smoking on the streets is prohibited anywhere within these areas except in designated smoking areas, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.
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▷My Number Card Hours will be extended and offices will be closed temporarily
Inquiries: My Number hotline: ☎ 4 4 0 0 – 5 2 5 6
On-site acceptance of My Number Card applications
We will visit elderly care facilities and welfare facilities for the disabled in the city to accept applications for My Number cards. Applications may be closed depending on the status of the application.
Application: By phone via the dedicated My Number number number
Extension of reception hours for the My Number Card Tsukaguchi counter
The office hours will be extended every Wednesday from May 8th to July 24th.
◆Extended until 6:30 p.m. Assistance with applying for the card, renewing electronic certificates, switching to a facial recognition My Number card, using health insurance cards, and registering public fund receiving accounts.
◆Extended until 7pm. Reservations for collection of your My Number card (reservations required) can be made by calling the same number.
My Number Card at City Hall
◆Temporary Closures The office will be temporarily closed on Saturday, June 1 and Saturday, July 6. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.
◆Receiving the card will be a reservation-only system. From May 1, receiving the card at the counter will be a reservation-only system. Application: Call the same number or fill in the application form. Reservations are not required for anything other than receiving the card.
▷Subsidies for supporting children and young people
For inquiries, please contact the Children and Youth Division. ☎ 6 4 2 3 – 9 9 9 6
We subsidize the public interest activities of children (generally people under 18 years of age) and young people (generally people from junior high school students to 29 years of age) who will be the leaders of society in the next generation, as well as the operating expenses of organizations that support them.
Application: Please submit the designated form by May 10th (must arrive by this date) to the Children and Youth Division in person, by mail, or by email. There will be a selection process.
Youth Activity Support Course
Public interest activities undertaken by young people (creating a place for young people to interact, environmental issues, etc.). Up to 100,000 yen
Eligibility: [Individuals] People who live, work, or study in the city, generally between junior high school students and 29 years old. [Groups] Groups that have an activity base in the city, consist of two or more people, and generally more than 80% are young people. There are other requirements.
Child and Youth Development Support Course
Activities to support the development of children and young people (children's cafeterias, cafes for social interaction, support for reclusive children and young people, etc.). Up to 100,000 yen
Eligibility: Groups consisting of three or more people with an activity base in the city
Pilot Project Course
Pioneering and experimental activities related to issues facing children and young people (measures against internet addiction, measures to ensure opportunities for children to express their opinions, etc.). Projects that will continue to be implemented in the following fiscal year and beyond are eligible. In principle, the subsidy period for the same project is limited to three years. Maximum of 500,000 yen
Eligibility: Groups consisting of three or more people with an activity base in the city
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▷Collecting donations to revitalize the Hanshin Tigers Farm (2nd team)
For inquiries, please contact the Industrial Policy Division. ☎ 6 4 8 9 – 6 6 7 0
With the relocation of the Hanshin Tigers Farm (second team) facilities to Oda Minami Park next year, Amagasaki City is accepting donations for the Hanshin Tigers Farm Revitalization Fund (Oda Minami Park Surrounding Area Revitalization Fund) to help make the surrounding area more lively, including the park. Donations will be used to hold events to create excitement in the area.
If you donate a certain amount, you can participate in a preview to see the locker room and indoor practice field before the farm facility opens. The number of people who can participate depends on the amount of the donation.
Application: By July 31st, in person, by post, email, or via the application form to the Industrial Policy Division
The number of people who can attend the preview is
If the donation amount is between 30,000 yen and 59,999 yen, one person
For 60,000 to 89,999 yen, for 2 people
90,000 to 119,999 yen: 3 people
4 people for 120,000 yen or more
The preview is scheduled to be held six times in total from February 21st to 23rd next year. Applications for the preview will close once the maximum number of participants is reached, but donations will continue to be accepted.
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Amagasaki City holds a variety of events and courses in which citizens can participate.
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