A Notice from Kure City October, 2024（English）

【2024 Kure Food Festival】

This is a classic autumn event where you can enjoy Kure’s gourmet foods such as Gansu Udon, Nikujaga, JMSDF Kure curry, as well as delicious food from around the prefecture and international gourmet all at once. Let’s enjoy the “Autumn of Appetite” to the fullest!

●Date and time
November 10th (Sunday) 10:00a.m-3:00p.m (Ends when sold out)
●Location
📍Kuramoto Street area
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTQh7E4JHXtpKHUd6
・Komorebi Square: Selling of JMSDF Kure curry, Gansu Udon, etc.
・Art Plaza: Kure Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Delicious Food Fair, various dishes, etc.
・Gathering Plaza: Kure’s Nikujaga, etc.
・Kaedebashi: Student event
※Please use public transportation.
※The contents may be subject to change.

▼Contact
Kure Chamber of Commerce and Industry　TEL：0823-21-0151
Kure International Exchange Association　TEL：0823-25-5607

【Admission to Nursery Schools, Membership of After-school Children’s Association, Online Application】

《Admission to Nursery Schools, etc. from April》
●Application period:
October 21st (Mon) – November 11th (Mon)
※ Please be sure to visit the nursery school of your choice before preparing the required documents, and submit your application online within the application period.
For more information, please visit↓
Kure Kosodate Net　www.kure-kosodate.com/
If you wish to enter a kindergarten, please contact the facility directly.

▼Contact
Kodomo-shisetsu-ka TEL：0823-25-3144
Kure International Exchange Association　TEL：0823-25-5607

《Joining an After-School Children’s Association from April》
If guardians, etc. are not at home during the day due to work or other reasons, the Children’s Association will take care of the children from after school until the evening, providing a place for them to live and play.
●Target group of children
Children enrolled in elementary schools within the city.
●Requirements for membership
Guardians are absent from their children’s homes for 15 days or more per month due to work or other reasons, and this situation continues for 3 months or more.
●Application
[New members]
Please apply using the “Childcare Online Application” from November 1st (Friday) to November 30th (Saturday) (guardian’s certificate of employment, etc. is required).
If this period has passed, you may not be able to join on your desired date.
For more information, please visit↓
Kure Kosodate Net　www.kure-kosodate.com/
[Continuing members]
Please apply using the “Kure City After-School Children’s Association Continuous Use Application Form” distributed by the Children’s Association.

▼Contact:
Kodomo-shien-ka　TEL：0823-25-3254
Kure International Exchange Association　TEL：0823-25-5607

【Please Pay the Following Taxes by Thursday, October 31st】

●Deadline for Payment of City/Prefectural Tax 3rd installment
▼Inquiries regarding city/prefectural tax　Shimin-zei-ka TEL：0823-25-3193

《Payment methods》
・Pay at Kure City Hall’s Tax Collection Division, Civic Services Division, or each civic center (branch) (8:30am-5:15pm)
・Bring the payment to a convenience store, bank, post office, etc.
・Pay using a smartphone payment app
・Pay at bank or post office through “account transfer”
※Details on payment methods are provided. ↓
https://www.city.kure.lg.jp/soshiki/68/shisei604.html

▼Contact
Regarding payments　Shuno-ka　TEL：0823-25-3204
Kure International Exchange Association　TEL：0823-25-5607

【A multilingual life guidebook has been published】
Even if you leave a company, you are still required to be covered by health insurance in case of illness or injury. If you are no longer eligible for health insurance, please follow one of the following procedures:
“The Kure Life Guidebook for Foreigners” has been published in English, Chinese, Portuguese, and Vietnamese. It contains a lot of useful information for foreigners about life and administrative procedures.
It is distributed free of charge at the International Exchange Center on the 1st floor of the Kure City Hall, Tobu Chiku Foreign Resident Comprehensive Consultation Counter in Hiro Shimin Center, and every local Civic Center.
You can also download it from the Kure International Exchange Association’s website.