Japan Society of Boston Meets Jake Lester (Tottori, 2017-2021)
In partnership with Japan Society of Boston, USJETAA is proud to share the JSB Meets JET Alumni interview series which explores the JET experience across Japan.
In June of 2024, Japan Society of Boston got to know Jake Lester (Tottori, 2017-2021) as he discussed his upcoming album about his experiences in Japan and the struggles of adjusting to life back in the US.
If you were to return to live in Japan, would you choose to live in that same prefecture?
One of my dreams is to own a little summer home in Yonago or Sakaiminato! I’d love to live in Tottori for a few months every year. If I were to return to Japan full time, I think I’d want to be in a larger city with a larger international community, like Osaka, or somewhere in Hiroshima like Onomichi (partially because then I could cycle Japan’s famous Shimanami Kaido cycling course anytime I wanted to).
