May 30

JET Prefecture Round-Up 05.30.11

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Emily Lemmon, (Hyogo-ken, Shiso-shi, 2009-present), PSG volunteer, organizer of Hyogo-ken’s PEPY Ride, student of Shorinji Kempo, and editor of the Hyogo Times, gives a little taste of what JETs are doing around Japan.  To submit items for future JET Prefecture Round-up posts, e-mail Emily at jetinfogather [at] gmail.com.

Events by Region

Hokkaido

 

Tohoku Region

Aomori

  • On Saturday, June 5th, Aomori AJET will be holding a double-parter event, a gala dinner and a club event, in Morioka City. These  events are being held to bring together JETs from all over Tohoku, and raise money for Earthquake Relief (Japan Red Cross).
  • There will be an International Lunch at the Aomori City Chuo Shimin Center on Saturday, June 18th. On the menu is Thai curry! At the same time, Aomori Prefecture’s branch of UNESCO will be presenting sessions on Japanese culture, and providing free tea ceremony sessions for those who would like to try it.

Akita

Iwate

  • JETs are invited to attend a tour of Nataya-cho, led by volunteer guides, in Morioka on June 12th.

 

Kansai Region

Nara

  • The International Arts Festival, featuring performances in a wide range of disciplines, will be put on by the JETs of Nara prefecture on June 19th.
  • Nara’s farewell to leaving JETs, the Bye Bye Bash,complete with awards, will be held at the Yagi Kintetsu Beer Garden on June 17th.

Hyogo

 

Chugoku Region

Tottori

  • Tottori’s Got Talent, in which participants compete to win money for charities of their choice, will be held in Tottori city on June 11th.

 

Shikoku Region

Ehime

  • “There is Hope Through Music” for Tohoku – On July 9th, Ehime JET Dan will gather fellow JETs to the Asakura Kominkan in Imabari to record videos with the fireman brass band. The videos will be combined with videos from the Kurosawa Piano Music Foundation of California and broadcast both online and to the victims in refugee camps in Japan.
  • Eight JETs will assist with the Imabari Higashi Secondary School English Camp June 11th and 12th.
  • Ehime JET Melanie is planning a fundraising festival event, in conjunction with Imabari City International Exchange Association (ICIEA), to raise funds for Tohoku and Kanto region disaster relief. The event will take place on Sunday, July 24, at Saisai Kiteya in Imabari.

Kochi

  • Ladies Day Spa – ladies of Kochi gather for pampering on June 4th.
  • Kochi Surf Camp will be at Irino Beach July 16th – 18th.
  • JETs Sam and Douglas are now teaching weekly self-defense classes in Kochi.

 

Kyushu Region

Oita

  • A team of Oita JETs will be playing in the Mud Volleyball tournament in Nakatsu City on June 5th.
  • JETs and non-JETs will mingle and show their talents at the Rotary Dinner and Talent Show in Oita City on June 18th.
  • Oita JETs will assist with rice planting on to Moritas’ Organic Farm in Bungo Ono City on June 18th or 25th.
  • Sayonara Party – Oita JETs say farewell on July 9th in Oita City.
  • Bad weather forced the cancellation of the Oita camping trip on May 29th, so JETs went bowling instead.

Kumamoto

Nagasaki

  • ALTernative Nagasaki, the photo art exhibit explores Nagasaki through the eyes of its transient population of ALTs. Opening night is June 11th

Kagoshima

  • Bound in Japan is an art project promoting multicultural exchange and diversity awareness, presented by a former Kagoshima JET.

 


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