Criterium Race in Hiroshima City – Hiroshima city will host a road bicycle race for the first time!

A road bicycle race, Hiroshima Criterium, will be held on Sunday, July 1, which will be the first road bicycle race held in the city. You can watch the race live and see the Japan's top riders’ speed past.

DATE & TIME:

Sunday, July 1, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

PLACE:

Nishi-ku Shoko Center (Commerce Center)

ACCESS:

10 minutes’ walk from the Shin-Inokuchi JR Station or the Shoko Center Iriguchi streetcar stop. There is no parking available. Please use public transportation.

SCHEDULE:

Professional riders racing will start at 12:55 pm.

12:25 Parade*

12:50 Opening Ceremony

12:55 Start

14:30 Awards Ceremony

*You can join the parade and ride together with the professional riders on your bicycle. Children are welcome with adult supervision. Children under the age of 13 years should wear helmets. No reservation required.

MEETING POINT: Gather at Chusho Kigyo Kaikan (Shoko Center 1-14-1, Nishi-ku) with your bicycle.

DATE & TIME: Sunday, July 1, 12:20 pm (5 minutes before the parade starts.)

INQUIRIES:

Japan Bicyclist Club Federation, Email: race.w@jbcf.or.jp

Jitensha Toshi Zukuri Suishin Ka (Bicycle-Friendly City Promotion Division), Tel. 504-2349 Fax. 504-2379

Prefectural Housing Available

Qualification guidelines and application forms are available at the Jutaku Ka (Housing Division) of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government Office (10-52 Motomachi, Naka-ku) and Kenchiku Ka (Architectural Division) of your local ward office. Applications must be submitted between Tuesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 21. Please apply in person at the Ken Biru Maintenance Kyodo Kumiai (Tel. 261-7907), or at your local ward office’s Kenchiku Ka in person. Applications for Dai-ni Kamiyasu Housing will be accepted in person at Godo Sangyo Kabushiki Gaisha (Tel. 245-2333).

INQUIRIES:

Hiroshima Ken Jutaku Ka (Housing Division of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government Office), Tel. 513-4171 Fax. 223-3551

Ken Biru Maintenance Kyodo Kumiai, Tel. 261-7907 Fax. 261-7913

Godo Sangyo Kabushiki Gaisha, Tel. 245-2333

Extended Child Care Services during School Summer Holidays Available

WHO:

Hokago Jido Club (After School Club) members

SERVICE:

8:00 am – 8:30 am, Mondays to Fridays during school holidays

FEE:

¥ 2,400 / year (fiscal year) The service is available until the end of March, 2019. There is fee reduction or exemption for those who meet the conditions.

APPLICATION:

Apply at your Hokago Jido Club (After School Club) before Saturday, June 23. Please refer to the Hiroshima City’s office website for details.

INQUIRIES:

Hokago Taisaku Ka (After School Child Care Division), Board of Education, Tel. 242-2014 Fax. 242-2018

Counseling on Housing

Counseling is available in Japanese only.

DATE & TIME:

Thursday, June 28 & Thursday, July 26, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

PLACE:

City Hall

COUNSELING:

Counseling is only available in Japanese.

➀Legal affairs (with an attorney)

➁Housing conditions: renovations etc. (with an architect)

RESERVATIONS:

Call the Jutaku Seisaku Ka (Housing Policy Division) at least one day before the date you want to reserve. The first 6 people for each available counseling day will be accepted.

INQUIRIES:

Jutaku Seisaku Ka (Housing Policy Division), Tel. 504-2291 Fax. 504-2308

Temporary Closure

Chuo Library (Tel. 222-5542 Fax. 222-5545)

CLOSED:

From Thursday, June 21 to Wednesday, June 27