NPO法人　アルプス善意通訳協会
Alps Language Service Association

Welcome to ALSA Home Page !
June in Japan brings with it a lot of rains. We often experience a continuous spell of rainy weather.“Rainy season” is written as “plum rain” in Kanji. True to the words, many plums are seen in every supermarket. We can enjoy them making pickles and liquors.
Another enjoyable part of rainy days is fashionable rain gear. We enjoy using a variety of colorful umbrellas and raincoats.
A rainy season is usually over by late July and then a hot summer starts.
Having stayed the same, season after season for more than 400 years, Matsumoto Castle always waits for you to visit.

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本日は新規会員のはじめてのOJTでした。いままで研修会で学んだことを現場で確認しました。
これから本格的に担当先輩やその他の先輩についてトレーニングを重ねて、独り立ち目指します。

Welcome to our Web Site!!

What is ALSA? ALSA stands for Alps Language Service Association,
a non-profit organization of volunteers in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.
Its purpose is to provide opportunities for friendly exchanges between the
people of Nagano and overseas visitors.
We offer you voluntary language services such as interpretation, translation and others. We wish that we could contribute to international goodwill and friendship through these services.

The city developed as a castle town during the Warring States period.The castle, designated a National Treasure, was built in the 16th century and has kept its original form to the present. From the top of the main tower, you can see the awe- inspiring mountain ranges of the Japan Alps.

The Ukiyoe Museum is also a must for those who are interested in Japanese arts and every day life in old Japan. It is situated in the suburbs of the city and exhibits colorful wood-block prints which developed from the 16th century through the 19th century.

How would you like to visit this fascinating city? When you come to Matsumoto,
please get in touch with ALSA. ALSA will make your visit here much more special
and enjoyable.We have 101 registered volunteer guides (as of 1/4/2013)
and interpreters who have a fluent command of English. When you happen to come to
Matsumoto, we will guide you on a tour of Matsumoto Area.

We will guide you on a tour of the sights in and around Matsumoto. In 2012
we gave guided tours of Matsumoto Castle to about thirty five hundred travelers
from fifty different countries. Of course, it’s all free of charge.

We will also help you with nonprofit public events. Since 1994 we have played an active
role in many international conferences as tour guides and interpreters.

If you have the chance, please contact our office.

Alps Language Service Association
c/o Ms Kaoru Arai
1-7,3chome,Sawamura,
Matsumoto-City,Nagano-Pre 390-0877, Japan
Tel: 0263-32-7479
Fax: 0263-35-2152
E-mail : npoalsa@gmail.com