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MIA Chat Lounge ~A space for Inter-cultural Conversation~

Date and
Time

★Annual Schedule for 2025 Fiscal Year★
[April] *Now Accepting Applications
・9th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・26th (Sat) 10:00-12:00 


[May] *
Now Accepting Applications
・14th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・24th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[June]
・11th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・28th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[July]
・9th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・26th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[August]
・23rd (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[September]
・10th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・27th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[October]
・8th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・25th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[November]
・12th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・22nd (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[December]
・10th (Wed) 18:30-20:00

[January 2026]
・17th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[February 2026]
・4th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・28th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

[March 2026]
・11th (Wed) 18:30-20:00
・28th (Sat) 10:00-12:00

Location

Minato International Association

(Toei Kita Aoyama 1-Chome Apartments, Bldg.3, B1, 1-6-3 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku)

Access

Fee

Free

Capacity
How to
Apply

Please apply from the URL below.

https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/ee46ae83280727

Inquiries

Minato International Association (MIA)

Tel: 03-6440-0233

E-mail: office@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

Notes

Come join us for friendly conversations with people from diverse cultural backgrounds!

Our community is rich with diverse cultures. Join us to make new discoveries and gain new perspectives through encounters with people from different cultural backgrounds. Anybody who lives, works, or studies in Minato City is welcome to join us!

<Program>
・Small group conversation
・Various discussion topics (Seasonal events and festivals / Food culture / Life in Minato City / Hobbies and entertainment / Daily life concerns and questions etc.)

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“Lost Flowers, New Life” ~A Tree-Making Workshop Creating Sustainable Art Together~ presented as part of MINATO-KU Intercultural Society Series

Date and
Time

May 10 (Sat), 2025
14:00-15:30

Location

Minato International Association

(Toei Kita Aoyama 1-Chome Apartments, Bldg.3, B1, 1-6-3 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku)

Access

Fee

[MIA members] ¥1,500

[Non-members]
Adults ¥3,500
Children (8-12 years old) ¥1,500
Pair (1 child + 1 guardian) ¥4,500

* Those 25 and under can join as Youth Members (2025 membership fee waived) to receive member pricing.
* Please pay the fee in advance. Payment method will be informed in the acceptance email.

Capacity

Around 20 participants [3rd elementary school students (8 years old) and above]

*First-come, first-served basis, pre-registration required

How to
Apply

Please apply from the URL below.

https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/1761c4e3280575

Inquiries

Minato International Association (MIA)

Tel: 03-6440-0233

E-mail: office@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

Notes

A Tree-Making Workshop Creating Sustainable Art Together

Did you know about “lost flowers”? These are flowers that are still beautiful but discarded for various reasons. In Japan, it is estimated that approximately 1 billion flowers are disposed of annually.

Why not join us in giving new life to these lost flowers by creating a large tree together? This workshop brings together people of different cultures and languages to express intercultural coexistence in Minato City through creative dialogue.

<Special Benefits for Participants>
① Your name will be displayed alongside the completed artwork!
② Receive a certificate of participation in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) activities.
③ Take home a special set of lost flowers to enjoy at home!

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Minato Nihongo Tomodachi no kai (Japanese conversation partner program)

Date and
Time

Explanatory/ Registration Meeting 
登録・説明会
とうろく・せつめいかい

May 17th (Saturday)  10:30 a.m.  
5月17日(土曜日)午前10時30分
5がつ17にち(どようび) ごぜん10じ30ぷん

申込み受付中!
もうしこみ うけつけ しています。
Registration is being accepted on an individual basis at any time.

Location

MIA Office,

(Toei Kita Aoyama 1-Chome Apartments, Bldg.3, B1

1-6-3 Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku)

Access

Fee

Free

無料(むりょう)

おかねは いりません。

Capacity
How to
Apply

Accepting by E-mail only

*Please send us an email with the following information of yours.

①Full name
②Name in Katakana
③Nationality
④Cellphone number
⑤How long have you been studied Japanese? How’s level?
⑥You are: Living in Minato City, Working in Minato City, Studying in Minato City or Other

*Please make a reservation prior to attendance.

メールで以下を教えてください。
(めーるで  いかを おしえてください。)

①名前(なまえ)
②ふりがな
③国籍(こくせき)
④電話番号(でんわばんごう)
⑤日本語はどのくらい話せますか?(にほんごはどのくらいはなせますか?)
⑥あなたは:港区に住んでいる(みなとくにすんでいる)、港区で仕事をしている(みなとくでしごとをしている)、港区で勉強している(みなとくでべんきょうしている)、そのほか

*事前に申込みが必要です。
(じぜんに もうしこみがひつようです。)

Inquiries

Email: minatomo@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

メール:minatomo@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

Notes

This is a Japanese conversation partner program fully supported by Minato City Office.

It pairs you with a native Japanese speaker who learned “Easy Japanese” so you can enjoy your conversations.

If you would like to have a lot of opportunities to speak Japanese and make friends with Japanese people, please join us!

*Basic Japanese level is a must!

(Persons over 18 years of age who can conduct daily conversation in Japanese are eligible to participate in this program.)

 

これは、港区が主催する日本人との会話パートナー活動です。
(これは、みなとくがしゅさいする にほんじんとのかいわぱーとなーかつどうです。)

日本人と交流し、日本語会話の練習をしませんか?
(にほんじんと こうりゅうし、にほんごかいわの れんしゅうを しませんか?)

*日本語で簡単な日常会話ができる18歳以上の人が参加できます。
(にほんごで  かんたんな  にちじょうかいわが できる 18さいいじょうのひとが  さんかできます。)

 

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ちらしは、こちら!