Introducing the brand new Hyogo AJET Book Club! For all you new comers finding your feet in your freshly-woven tatami homes, this club will be a great way to casually slip into the JET community. Not to mention, it will give you something to do at school in the long summer before the students arrive….
Temple 6: Tsubosakadera 壷阪寺   Temple 7: Okadera岡寺 This month we explore temples six and seven on our thirty-three route, journeying a bit off the beaten path and into the wilds of Nara prefecture. Both of these temples are less accessible than the ones previously featured, but they are both worth a visit if you have…
It goes without saying that the best things about Japan will always be the people that you meet and relationships that you forge; The friendly lady who sells bread at one of your schools, the volunteers running Japanese language classes, the other ALTs in town and random people you ‘inherit’ from predecessors. And that’s before…
A new regular feature, Where are they now? interviews Hyogo JET alumni to find out what they are up to post JET. Our first interviewee is the charming Simon Shone of New Zealand origin who spent two years based in Itami from August 2010 to 2012 and is now living in London. HT: What did…
 for Android phone users (with some iPhone suggestions) Okay, you’ve finally got your residence card, so at last you can get your phone. Now to put that baby to use! Here are the top ten applications I think you need for your stay in Japan. They are in no particular order, but grouped into…
Around this time last year I tumbled into my new Japanese home, took my shoes off, and walked past the toilet, shower, and kitchen into my bedroom/living area in a matter of footsteps. I’m 5’2†and I am not exaggerating when I tell you that in the unit of strides my flat is 10 by…
I live in a remote patch of Japanese countryside called Taka-cho. I’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of it. Even the BOE has trouble remembering we exist out here, not even bothering to replace my predecessor’s name with mine in the prefectural English Dept. directory after two whole years! The town, to put it…
        The August issue is a great time to address the new arrivals to the JET program. Welcome! You have likely just settled into your apartment, perhaps with inherited items from your predecessor, but likely without much. It’s also likely that you don’t have a lot of money on…
Hyogo AJET Committee 2013-14 Like National AJET, Hyogo AJET is here to help you make the most of your time in Japan as a JET. Hyogo AJET organizes local events and activities to celebrate and share the best of Hyogo within our little community. But it’s not only fun and games; Hyogo AJET is also…