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Outline of Musashino City 2012

A place of solace inthe neighborhood,where people meetacross generationsThe Ten Million House Kurumi-no-ki in3-chome Nakacho implements mutualsupport activities in the communitywith a focus on mini day services forthe elderly, as well as lectures byvolunteers, daycare services for preschoolchildren with disabilities, andrespite services to provide caregiverswith a break.Local university students help out with community eventsThe Skip-dori Shopping Street extend- Every year, the students of Asiaing to the North-exit of Musashisakai University, which has a campus inStation organizes a local event called Musashisakai, participate in this festival.Musashisakai Dance Festival. As the They participate actively from the setupname implies, a parade featuring a vari- of the venue and are relied upon by theety of dances fills this town with excite- event’s organizers, the members of thement.shopping street.A new form of community activity originatingfrom Musashino Place?a community supportfacility with a libraryMusashino Place is located near theSouth-exit of Musashisakai Station. Thecommunity activities floor on the thirdfloor serves as a service station forNPOs and civic groups where anyonecan stop by freely. The facility not onlyprovides an appropriate space but alsoinformation and consultation serviceswhich are necessary for communityactivities. For example, it holds lectureson accounting and publicity work toencourage the better operation of eachcivic group. Presently, more than 160organizations, from NPOs to recreationalclubs, are registered withMusashino Place as civic groups.MyMusashino LifeA means of transport thatresidents can utilize without reserveI work for Yellow Cab with six transport volunteers,and I am the manager. Most of thepeople use this service to make trips to andfrom the hospital. We are pleased to feedbackssuch as,“Thanks to Lemon Cab, I wasable to commute to my handicraft classesonce again.”We hope we can continue to beof use to everyone as a“safe and reassuringLemon Cab.”Mr. Masami FukuzakiManager of Lemon Cab Cars 5 and 805