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Mie Prefecture Citizens’ San Paolo State Visit – Spend Eight Days in Brazil!

三重県サンパウロ州姉妹提携４０周年記念旅行の参加者を募集します

2013/06/14 Friday Culture and Leisure, Highlights

40th Anniversary of the sister link between Mie Prefecture and San Paolo State:

Mie Prefecture Citizens Visit to San Paolo State – Spend Eight Days in Brazil!

–       Recruiting participants

–       Visit San Paolo and Iguaçu

When: 15th August 2013 – 22nd August 2013 (8 days)

Cost: 338,000 yen per person (based on two people sharing a twin hotel room)

Note 1: To sleep in your own room will be plus 40,000 yen

Note 2: This cost does not include the cost of passing immigration and entering the US and Brazil which will be 16,400 yen. We also require you to pay the fuel surcharge of 54,650 yen, airport fees of 3,790 yen for foreign airports and the Japanese airport fees of 2,500 yen (based on June 1st 2013 prices)

Participant no.: 50 persons (min. no. of participants : 30 persons)

Application period begins Monday 17th of June 2013 from 09:30 by phone and will end on Friday 28th of June 2013 or when all fifty places have been filled. Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis.

Application fee: 50,000 yen per person

Staff: one member of staff will accompany the tour from Japan
Meals: The tour prices includes 4 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 evening meals (not including meals served during flight times)
Flights will be economy class with Delta Airlines.

Hotels: Matsubara Hotel in San Paolo and Hotel San Martin in Iguaçu

Tour supported by the Mie Prefectural Government.

Planned and run by JTB Chubu Tsu Branch TEL. 059-228-0203 (09:30-17:30)

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City

Time

Transport Info

Details

Meal

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8/15

 Chubu AirportDetroit Arrival
Detroit Departure		 13 :2512 :45
19 :45		 DL630DL047 Route will pass through Detroit USAImmigration procedures and security check-in in USA ―
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Airplane

2

8/16

 San Paolo Arrival 07:20 Private coach Japanese-speaking guide will take you to the hotel. After checking in your luggage you will go on a tour of Santos City.Lunch will be seafood cuisine and your evening meal will be served back at the hotel.

Stay in San Paolo.

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3

8/17

 San Paolo Private coach Japan Immigrant and War Memorial Ceremony and Remembrance Service　－ marking 100 years of immigration from Mie to Brazil, 70 years of the establishment of the Mie Prefecture Citizen Cultural Support Cooperative and 40 years of friendship between Mie Prefecture and San Paolo State.

After ceremony return to the hotel.

 

Stay in San Paolo.

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4

8/18

 San Paolo Private coach Immigrant History Museum Visit and tour of city sights (Scheduled)Stay in San Paolo. ○
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5

8/19

 Free day.

Option: trip to Iguaçu Water Falls (World Heritage Site)

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6

8/20

 Private coach. Free activity until departure for the airport. Assemble at the hotel and go to the airport together.

Fly back to Chubu Airport via Detroit.

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7

8/21

 Detroit ArrivalDetroit Departure 08 :30
15 :45		 DL629 Airplane
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Airplane

8

8/22

 Chubu Airport 17 :45 Airplane

Informations (PDF file): brasil-tour-2013 (PDF)

brazil tour 1

brazil tour 2

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Saving Power for a Low Energy Summer

2013/06/14 Friday Culture and Leisure, Highlights

昨年に続き、省エネ・節電にご協力おねがいします

A message to the citizens of Mie Prefecture:

Saving Power for a Low Energy Summer

Following on from the the Great Tohoku Earthquake on March 11th 2011 and the resulting damage of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, serious power shortages are expected to occur this summer.

On April 26th 2013, the government announced measures to help regulate power supply and demand this summer. The measures set out clear energy caps for weekdays between the hours of 9:00 and 20:00, to be observed from the 1st of July to 30th of September 2013 (excluding the 13th to 15th of August).

In Mie, the prefectural government is continuing its ISO14001 initiative by moving the official start of Cool Biz forward as well as putting other energy-saving ideas into practice. This summer we are aiming for a 5% reduction in electricity usage compared to the hot summer of 2010 by saving power used by air conditioning and lighting. For example, we have switched to LED lighting in the prefectural government office buildings.

We would like to request that people and businesses living and operating in Mie also adjust their work and lifestyles as they did last summer to help reduce our prefecture’s energy consumption. Specifically, you can help by:

–       Setting air conditioning units to 28 degrees (setting the temperature two degrees higher results in a 10% reduction in power usage)

–       Turning off unnecessary lights (5% reduction)

–       Setting your refridgerator to the medium setting, keeping a smaller amount of food stored inside and by preventing the door being left open for long periods of time. (2% reduction)

–       Unplugging electrical items when not in use to reducing ‘standing’ power use (2% reduction)

 

We ask for your cooperation in adjusting your lifestyle and business practices within acceptable bounds to help Mie Prefecture reduce its power usage and save energy.

Mie Prefecture also asks you to take care of your health this summer, and to particularly look out for symptoms of heat stroke – especially in the cases of the young children and elderly people around you.

 

Eikei Suzuki

Governor of Mie Prefecture

30th May 2013

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