Table 1: Emergency Clinic and Emergency Dental Clinic

Open Dates and Hours Locations and Telephone Numbers

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Sundays and national holidays Emergency Clinic,

Tel: 381-9999 (during open hours only)10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 to

11 p.m. (only 8 to 11 p.m. on April 27)

DentalSundays and national holidays Emergency Dental Clinic,

Tel: 381-4749(during open hours only)9 a.m. to 12 noon

Pediatric emergency care is available on a 24-hour basis every day.Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Tel: 351-3101Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Tel: 353-3111

The organization of Urayasu City Hall is revised to make it easier for the citizens to understand and use, and to address new administrative issues functionally and effectively.

● Emergency Clinic and Emergency Dental Clinic

○ During the holidays, Il Mare, Culture Hall, Sogo Park day camp area, Traffic Park, Sports Park Gymnasium, the indoor swimming pool, and Chuo Martial Arts Gymnasium will be open as usual. Contact other facilities individually for information about their holidays.

●Garbage collection schedule From Saturday, April 27 to Monday, May 6, garbage will be collected as usual; however, pickup reservations for and the

collection of bulky trash are not available. Inquiries: Garbage-Free Section, Tel: 712-6467; Clean Center, Tel: 381-5300

Notification of Long-Term Holiday

○ Surgeries will be conducted at the medical institutions on emergency duty. (See the city website for a list of medical institutions on emergency duty.)

○ Bring your health insurance card, child medical subsidy recipient card, medicine book, etc., when receiving treatment.

○ There may be after-hour fees or holiday fees depending on when the treatment is received.

○ The Emergency Clinic is for first aid for sudden illnesses and injuries. As a rule, only a one-day supply of medicine will be prescribed. However, depending on the condition of the illness, a doctor may decide to prescribe medicine for multiple days.

Organization of Urayasu City Hall to Change on April 1

Inquiries: General Affairs Section, Tel: 712-6121

Changes in Sections ○ The Disaster Prevention Section

became the Crisis Management Section.

○The City Development Policy Section has merged with the City Planning Section.

Service Counters to Change○Matters related to Osampo Bus Since the City Development Policy Section has merged with the City Planning Section, the service counter for

Osampo Bus is now in the City Planning Section.

○Daily Living & Social Welfare Consultation Counter A comprehensive consultation counter for providing welfare-related consultation regardless of category—

including about children, elderly and the disabled—has been set up on the third floor of Urayasu City Hall.

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Published by the City of Urayasu1-1-1 Nekozane, Urayasu-shi,

Chiba 279-8501 047-351-1111

Population: 169,451Male: 83,033

Female: 86,418Households: 80,237

Foreign Residents: 4,047(As of February 28, 2019)

Population and No. of Households in Urayasu

● Public Facilities Table 2: Public Facilities (the colored boxes represent closed days)

PublicFacility April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6

City Hall Sunday hours Sunday hoursThe multistory parking garage and the Central Administration Office are open as normal.

All City Service Centers

International Center (inside Il Mare)

All Kominkan (public halls)

Clean Center

Library branches

Chuo Library after-hours service counter

Il Mare Library Service Corner

Folk Museum

Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical CenterOpen only in the morning from April 30 to May 2 (in the afternoon, emergency patients only).

Urayasu Central HospitalOpen only for reserved patients on April 30.

Urayasu Hospital

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●Recyclable Waste Disposal Schedule for April

Collection Area Bottles/Cans/PET plastic bottles

Newspapers/Magazines

Nekozane, Kitazakae, Todaijima Every Tue. Every Mon.

Horie, Higashino, Fujimi, Maihama Every Wed. Every Sat.

Kairaku, Mihama, Irifune, Hinode, Akemi Every Thu. Every Mon.

Tomioka, Imagawa, Benten, Tekkodori, Takasu, Minato, Chidori Every Fri. Every Sat.

* Please put out your garbage between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. It is against the rules to put it out earlier or later than this designated time as it could become a nuisance in your neighborhood.

* Bulky items will be collected separately on request by phone. Call the Bulky Items Reception Center, 305-4000. For inquiries, contact the Garbage-Free Section.

(ext. 14108)

(Urayasu City Hall 3F)Local Activities Promotion Section

A Stroll with the MayorEtsushi Uchida, Mayor of Urayasu City

Protecting the Name of Urayasu

■ Urayasu Park: Yu Yu Playground and Kokage Playground

With the completion of construc t ion of the former general parking lot , Yu Yu playground and Kokage playground will open on April 3 (Wed.). Yu Yu playground features large-size playground equipment and a place where children can play in the water, and Kokage playground has tree-lined walkways and rest spaces. Construction will continue on a multipurpose plaza, emergency supplies storehouse, and bathrooms.Inquiries: Parks & Public Areas Section, Tel: 712-6728

■ Tums Urayasu Hospital for Rehabilitation Opens

Tums Urayasu Hospital , a faci l i t y with functions for recovery phase rehabilitation, opened on Apr i l 1. I t aims to become a hospital that cooperates with the community to provide safe and reliable medical and we l f a r e t r ea tment fo r h ighe r ce rebr a l dysfunction and dementia in addition to clinical treatment. Location: 7-2-32 Takasu, Urayasu CityInquiries: Tums Urayasu Hospital, Tel: 312-6765

Our hometown of Urayasu was named 130 years ago in 1889 when Japan’s municipal system was instituted, with the villages of Todaijima, Nekozane and Horie merging to create Urayasu Village. Jinzaemon Arai, the village’s first head, reportedly named it with the wish for “Ura yasukare (peaceful seas),” and because an old nickname for Japan was Urayasu no Kuni (Land Where the Mind Feels at Ease).

There are a few other areas in Japan that are or have been called Urayasu. In the Tohaku district of Tottori Prefecture, for example, there was an Urayasu Village (which merged to Kotouracho) from 1940 to 1954. There is still an Urayasu Station on the Sanin Main Line.

For fourteen years, there was also a municipality called Urayasu Village in both the Tohaku and Higashi-Katsushika districts, as well as areas called Urayasu in the cities of Okayama and Kuwana. Kuwana City even has an Urayasu Shrine.

The name Urayasu is known nationally now, but it was not really recognized when I was a child. When asked where I was from during my travels and I would answer “Urayasu,” people would inquire whether I meant Urawa.

After the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line was completed in 1969 and landfill projects spurred development, Urayasu’s population grew rapidly, and the town was elevated to city status in 1981.

One event that definitely helped Urayasu gain recognition was the opening of Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. In addition to being a residential city by Tokyo Bay, Urayasu became known as an urban resort city.

I believe it is our responsibility to pass down the name of Urayasu—which was thoughtfully named and which our predecessors preserved—to future generations.

■ Part of the Seashore in the Akemi Area Open to the Public

Part of the seashore area is open to the public so residents can become more familiar with the water front. While a total of 215 meters of seashore is open at this time, the city is working to open all areas, including the Hinode area, in the future. Please contact the number below regarding use of the seashore.Inquiries: Management Section, Katsunan Civil Engineering Office, Chiba Prefecture, Tel: 047-433-2423

■Recruiting Tenants for Chiba Prefectural Housing for April 2019

File an application with the Chiba Prefecture Public Housing Corporation (1-16 Sakaecho, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, 260-0016) by mail by April 15 (Mon.; must be postmarked by this date).Location of information pamphlets and application forms: Housing Affairs Section (Urayasu City Hall 6F) and city service centers. Available at the Urayasu City Hall Central Administration Office (Urayasu City Hall 1F) on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays and during nonbusiness hours.

For more information, please visit the Chiba Prefecture Public Housing Corporation website (http://www.chiba-kousya.or.jp/).Inquiries: Chiba Prefecture Public Housing Corporation Recruiting Section, Tel: 043-222-9200

■ Urayasu Scholarship Support Program

Urayasu City awards scholarships that do not need to be paid back to eligible persons.Eligibility: Children whose parents/guardians live in Urayasu City, who have been registered in the basic resident registration for one year or longer, who are enrolled in high school or university, and who have difficulty completing school for financial reasonsAcademic standards: The most recent grade point average must be 3.0 or higher on a five-point grading system.Income standard: The income earned during the year before application shall be 1.3 times the standard amount of public financial assistance for everyday living or lower (amount varies depending on the number of family members).Benefit amount: high school: ¥5,000 per month; university: ¥15,000 per month (¥30,000 per month for those who have a grade point average of 3.8 or higher on a five-point grading system while in their third year of high school)Application: Complete and file an application form (available at the Education Administration Section [Urayasu City Hall 7F] or via download from the Urayasu City website) in person with the Education Administration Section between April 8 (Mon.) and June 28 (Fri.). If you apply in July and after, the scholarship will be provided from the month the application is filed.Inquiries: Education Administration Section, Tel: 712-6712

■ Oral Cancer CheckupOral cancer checkups by the Urayasu

Dental Association started on April 1.Eligibility: Residents 40 years of age and older (900 people on a first-come, first-served basis)

FY 2019 Cancer Checkup Tickets were sent to women 20 years of age and older and men 40 years of age and older. Please make inquiry for details about cancer checkups.Inquiries: Oral cancer checkup: Urayasu Dental Association, Tel: 380-3666; Other cancer checkups: Health Promotion Section, Tel: 381-9059

■ FY2019 Rabies Group VaccinationDate and time: April 3 (Wed.) to 16 (Tue.), 1:30 to 3 p.m. (times vary by location)Fee: For regis tered dogs: ¥3,500; newly registering dogs: ¥6,500What to bring: For registered dogs: Complete the questionnaire in the FY2019 Urayasu City rabies vaccination announcement (already mailed) and bring it in without detaching it. For newly registering dogs: Come to a group vaccination site with your dog.Note: Transfer procedures cannot be done at the venue. For the vaccination dates, hours and locations, please visit the city’s website or feel free to make inquiry. Inquiries: Environmental Preservation Section, Tel: 712-6495

Since physical ability develops rapidly during infancy, it is important for infants to experience various movements. At the new indoor Kids’ Sports Playground, children can develop the basics of physical strength and fitness in a balanced and fun way by moving their bodies while enjoying play activities.

Facility information

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (One-hour limit, including ten minutes to replace visitors) Note: Closed from 1 to 2 p.m. for safety inspection and management of equipmentClosed: First and third Wednesdays (open on national holidays) and the year-end/New Year’s holidays (December 29 to January 4)Please inquire about usage information, schedule, and other details.Fees: ¥220 for children living in the city and ¥330 for children who do not live in the city (free for parents/guardians)Eligibility: 1) Multi-Sports Zone: Infants 2 years of age and under who can crawl2) Athletic Zone: Preschool children 3 to 6 years of ageNote: Parents/guardians must accompany the children in both zones. One parent/guardian can accompany up to two children. Capacity: 1) Seven children on a first-come, first-served basis 2) Twenty children on a first-come, first-served basis (registration starts 30 minutes before each starting time for both zones)

Introduction to each zone1) Multi-Sports Zone

Soft equipment and cushioned balls that are safe for infants of crawling age will be available to promote the development of various movements.2) Athletic Zone • Bridge Walk (stepping stones and balance beam)• Up-down (log-ducking and wall-climbing)• Monkey Bar (ladder type and jagged type)• Climbing• Trampoline• Step-climb and slide

Kids' Sports Playground

Inquiries: Indoor Swimming Pool, Tel: 304-0030