Ishigaki City Hall Sign
Ishigaki City Hall Front

Yasuyuki Hazama
Peace & International Exchange Section Chief

Matthew Topping
Coordinator for International Relations (CIR)

Welcome to Ishigaki and thank you for visiting our website. This website was created and is maintained by the Ishigaki City Hall Peace and International Exchange Section. We hope that you wil find the site to be useful and informative.

WHAT WE DO
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LOCATION - Map
We are a part of the Public Relations Division on the second floor of Ishigaki City Hall. Look for the wooden "Public Relations" sign that is located above our office area. In Japanese, you can say "Kouhoukouchouka". We are open from 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Ishigaki Public Relations Section Front
Public Relations Section Sign
O-ri-to-ri!

WHO WE ARE
The Peace and International Relations Section consists of two people, the Section Chief and a CIR (Coordinator for International Relations).

Mr. Yasuyuki Hazama is my supervisor and Section Chief. He was born and raised on Ishigaki, and has worked at City Hall for nine years, primarily in the City Development Division. Before that, he worked as a manager of aircraft components and maintenance at the American Airforce base in Tokyo. Mr. Hazama speaks English fluently, and enjoys going for walks and reading books in his spare time.

My name is Matt Topping and I am the Coordinator for International Relations. I was born in California and grew up in Kenmore, Washington, just north of Seattle. At university, I majored in linguistics and worked as an International Peer Advisor for Japanese exchange students from Asia University in Tokyo. I have been studying Japanese for seven and a half years. In my free time I like to listen to music, enjoy the outdoors and socialize with friends. Please feel free to stop by city hall and visit!

Contact Information
Phone: 0980-82-1243
Fax: 0980-83-1427
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