{"id":21056,"date":"2011-08-15T22:17:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=21056"},"modified":"2011-08-15T22:17:14","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:17:14","slug":"jet-prefecture-round-up-08-15-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/15\/jet-prefecture-round-up-08-15-11\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round-Up 08.15.11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**************<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Emily Lemmon, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyogo-tourism.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hyogo-ken<\/a>, Shiso-shi, 2009-present)<\/strong>,  PSG volunteer, organizer of Hyogo-ken&#8217;s <strong>PEPY Ride<\/strong>,  student of <strong>Shorinji Kempo<\/strong>, and editor of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyogoajet.net\/hyogotimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hyogo  Times<\/a><\/strong>, gives a little taste of what JETs are doing around  Japan.\u00a0 To submit items for future <a href=\"..\/category\/jet-prefecture-round-up\/\"><strong>JET Prefecture  Round-up<\/strong><\/a> posts, e-mail Emily at <strong>jetinfogather [at]  gmail.com<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newly brought to my attention is the website <a href=\"http:\/\/tobetter.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">ToBetterUs<\/a>, put together by a former Miyazaki JET to assist with earthquake\/tsunami relief. The website seeks to generate money through website ad revenue; instead of money, contributors are asked to donate their art. Here they are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ToBetterUs\" target=\"_blank\">facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/tobetterus\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events by Region<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tohokukanko.jp\/english\/\"><em><strong>Tohoku Region<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.aomori.lg.jp\/foreigners\/sightseeing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Aomori<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer seminar for English teachers in Kamikita District was held July 29, at the Misawa International Center.<\/li>\n<li>Aomori&#8217;s Welcome Party will be September 10th.<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-iwate.info\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Chubu Region<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.go-nagano.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nagano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=218484691529142\" target=\"_blank\">Nagano JET Welcome party<\/a> will be held at Winds, Friday 12th August after the Nagano JET Orientation.<\/li>\n<li>Nagano JET groups will attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=201855379871650\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Suwa Fireworks display<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>There will be a Japanese cooking class for foreigners (chicken teriyaki and chocolate mousse) on September 4th in Okaya City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.info-toyama.com\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toyama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toyama <a href=\"http:\/\/toyama.press.ajet.net\/tram\/2011\/08\/beer-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beer Garden<\/a> on August 13th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toyama.press.ajet.net\/tram\/2011\/08\/mt-fuji-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\">JETs will Hike Mount Fuji<\/a> August 20th and 21st!<\/li>\n<li>Toyama JETs are <a href=\"http:\/\/toyama.press.ajet.net\/tram\/2011\/07\/matsuri-madness\/\" target=\"_blank\">attending lots of matsuri<\/a> this month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kansai Region<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wakayama-kanko.or.jp\/world\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wakayama<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JETs host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=252181188143899\" target=\"_blank\">cooking class and supermarket tour<\/a> for their newcomers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.nara.jp\/nara_e\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nara<\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=157255891015103\" target=\"_blank\">Goon BBQ<\/a> is Saturday, August 20 in the southern countryside of Nara, and features swimming in the Yoshino River, and grilling in the shade.<\/li>\n<li>Nara&#8217;s next Smile Kids Japan visit will be Saturday, August 27.<\/li>\n<li>Group C Welcome and Pre-orientation Beer Garden will be Sunday, August 28 at Niko Hotel Beer Garden.<\/li>\n<li>Nara JETs&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=100866806677356\" target=\"_blank\">Group A Welcome Dinner<\/a> was \u00a0Saturday, July 30th.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=141985462546939\" target=\"_blank\">Marty Party 4 \/ Nash Bash 1 \/ Nara JET Welcome Party<\/a> will be September 3rd &#8211; 4th in Tenkawa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/heart-of-japan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hyogo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=252427098107471\" target=\"_blank\">Hyogo&#8217;s Welcome Party<\/a> will be August 20th in Kobe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismshikoku.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shikoku Region<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pref.ehime.jp\/izanai\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ehime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ehime JETs will continue the tradition of the annual book exchange at this year&#8217;s orientation.<\/li>\n<li>There will be trivia night on Friday the 12th of August in Matsuyama.<\/li>\n<li>Enkai for the Ehime Orientation wll be at the Takashimaya Beer Garden on Thursday the 11th of August.<\/li>\n<li>This year&#8217;s Ainan Mud Soccer Tournament will be on Sunday, September 4th at Sasayama Elementary School in Ainan, Ehime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.attaka.or.jp\/foreign\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kochi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some JET volunteers will assist with &#8220;Green Market,&#8221; a flea market \/ farmers&#8217; market that aims to promote Kochi&#8217;s local producers and businesses on August 20th in Kagami Village.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyushu-tourist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kyushu Region<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnto.go.jp\/eng\/location\/regional\/fukuoka\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fukuoka<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=202208669835198\">The Fukuoka Day Out<\/a> will be October 15 and will include Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Baseball Game v. Seibu Lions, Asahi Beer Garden Dinner, and Night Out at Clubs along Tenjin&#8217;s Oyafuko-dori Strip! This event is for Fukuoka, Oita, Saga, and Nagasaki!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visit-oita.jp\/index.e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Oita<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Oita JET Welcome Party is August 19th at the Forus Beer Garden in Oita City.<\/li>\n<li>On Saturday August 20th, the Oita International Plaza will be holding its monthly Japanese Conversation Circle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomekyushu.com\/area\/kumamoto.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kumamoto<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KumAJET will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=221456054567632\" target=\"_blank\">hiking the lovely Mt. Aso<\/a> on August 27th!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=258017877559280\" target=\"_blank\">Ichi Kyu Bee<\/a> will be held in Kumamoto on October 1st as the first Co-ed ALT-hosted Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Kyushu!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kanko-miyazaki.jp\/Language\/english\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Miyazaki<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome Dinner for New JETs will be August 19th at Cafe de Nature in Miyazaki.<\/li>\n<li>Some JETs will join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npomiyazaki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NPO Miyazaki<\/a> as they return to volunteer in Ishinomaki in August, September 5, and October 20.<\/li>\n<li>Miyazaki CIR Tiffany is on the planning committee this year&#8217;s Nobeoka, a famous outdoor Noh play, held in the spectacular setting of the city&#8217;s castle ruins on October 8th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kagoshima-kankou.com\/for\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kagoshima<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=264256366920482&amp;ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">KAJET Welcome Dinner<\/a> will be Monday, August 22nd at the Porto Casa outdoor beer garden at Dolphin Port.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=259935000688373\" target=\"_blank\">Kagoshima&#8217;s JET Day Out<\/a> was August 6th, and new JETs got a whole day of information and fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>************** Emily Lemmon, (Hyogo-ken, Shiso-shi, 2009-present), PSG volunteer, organizer of Hyogo-ken&#8217;s PEPY Ride, student of Shorinji Kempo, and editor of the Hyogo Times, gives a little taste of what JETs are doing around Japan.\u00a0 To submit items for future JET Prefecture Round-up posts, e-mail Emily at jetinfogather [at] gmail.com. &nbsp; Newly brought to my attention [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-5tC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21056"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21145,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21056\/revisions\/21145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}