Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
The JET Program sent me to Nakijin Village in Northern Okinawa from 2015-2019
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
As a high schooler, I was very fortunate to attend a school where 1/4 of the students were studying abroad primarily from Asian countries. Of the 100 international students, about ...READ MORE »
Jim Gannon (Imabari-shi, Ehime, 1992-1994)
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was an ALT in the port town of Imabari, in Ehime Prefecture, from 1992 to 1994. This entailed rotating among 11 junior high schools in the mountains and islands around Imabari. The island schools in particular were tiny, with maybe 20 to 30 students each. They were remote, ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I lived in a town called Noto, Ishikawa. Noto is one large town merged by several smaller towns and villages across the southern part of the Noto peninsula. Although I taught across most of Noto in its many different towns, my apartment was specifically in Matsunami. Most of Noto is what ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? While I was on JET, I lived near Daigo-machi a small village in northern Ibaraki between 2014-2016. After JET, I moved to Kasama-shi in 2017 to pursue a ceramics apprenticeship with Kobayashi Michio and family.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was obsessed with Haruki Murakami’s ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Tondabayashi-shi, Osaka-fu, from 2002-2005.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
My hometown, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Tondabayashi in Osaka-fu have been Sister Cities for over 50 years. During high school, I went on a 3-week homestay to Tondabayashi and it was wild (onsens with high ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Nagahama, Shiga from 2009-2011.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I have been interested in Japanese culture since I was a child and studied Japanese in college. I actually traveled to Nagahama in high school on a class trip and met JETs working there at the ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in a Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi from 2014-2018.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I was a History major, albeit European History, but I had taken a class on the history of Japan because it filled a timeslot and major requirement I needed, and I really enjoyed it. I ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was a CIR in Nagano Prefecture (Iiyama City) from 2011 – 2014.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I studied Japanese in college because I was looking for a new challenge – and I got it! I was at best an average Japanese language student my first two ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I am what has been historically referred to as a JET unicorn. I completed all five years on the program (2009 -2014) at a senior high school in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi. Though I was assigned to a single school, throughout the years, I had the opportunity to work with junior high school BOEs ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when
I was placed in the gorgeous, rural town of Hokuto, Yamanashi from 2009-2014. Located in the very north of Yamanashi, Hokuto is bordered by Nagano prefecture and is nestled within the Yatsugatake mountain range. So, in addition to having a very clear view of Mt. Fuji, Hokuto has stunning views of ...READ MORE »
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