{"id":41799,"date":"2017-09-18T16:08:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T20:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41799"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:36:41","slug":"jetprefectureroundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/18\/jetprefectureroundup\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round up! 09.18.17"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hey, everyone! It\u2019s already past the middle of September and there\u2019s a national holiday (Autumnal Equinox Day on 23 September) coming up. Here\u2019s what\u2019s going on in Japan\u2019s JET community this week and the next!<\/p>\n

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Oirase Shimoda Matsuri<\/p><\/div>\n

Oirase Shimoda Matsuri<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When: 23 September – 24 September<\/p>\n

Where: Oirase Town, Aomori Prefecture<\/p>\n

Snap the \u201cliving dolls\u201d that ride the giant floats during the Shimoda Festival in Oirase!<\/p>\n

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Kuma Fest 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture<\/p>\n

Pack a tent. It\u2019s party time on the side of the world\u2019s largest caldera for the first ever Kuma Fest!<\/p>\n

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Whitewater rafting in Japan<\/p><\/div>\n

Hiroshima AJET’s Annual Whitewater Rafting Trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 29 September \u2013 1 October<\/p>\n

Where: Yoshino River, Kochi Prefecture<\/p>\n

Block 9 peeps, get your paddles ready! Hiroshima AJET is hosting its yearly whitewater rafting in Shikoku.<\/p>\n

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Miyazaki JET Trivia Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture<\/p>\n

September can be tough with classes, speech contests, and sports day so rustle up a team and head to the MAJET Trivia Night! It\u2019s also a potluck so bring something yummy to share!<\/p>\n

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Howl’s Moving Castle<\/p><\/div>\n

Hyogo AJET’s Book Club<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 24 September<\/p>\n

Where: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture<\/p>\n

At this sesh, Hyogo JET\u2019s Book Club will dissect Howl\u2019s Moving Castle<\/em> by Diana Wynne Jones.\u00a0P.S. it isn\u2019t considered cheating if you can\u2019t finish the book and only watch the movie instead.<\/p>\n

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Kagawa AJET Moon Viewing and Party<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 23 September<\/p>\n

Where: Marugame Castle, Kagawa Prefecture<\/p>\n

Forget yesterday\u2019s eclipse. Kagawa AJET hosts a moon viewing party at Marugame Castle for the autumnal equinox! Take a tour of the castle, picnic, and enjoy the scenery!<\/p>\n

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Kamaishi Wine Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture<\/p>\n

Get your drink on at the first ever Kamaishi Wine Festival! It takes place during the Kamaishi Magokoro Food Festival and the Rugby World Cup 2019 Fan Zone Rehearsal Event so drink up, eat up, and join in a game of street rugby!<\/p>\n

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Lake Biwa<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shiga AJET’s Biwa Bike Trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September \u2013 1 October<\/p>\n

Where: Maibara, Shiga Prefecture<\/p>\n

Get ready for a legendary weekend of mad views and copious amounts of Pocari Sweat as Shiga AJETs cycle 150 km (93 miles) around Lake Biwa!<\/p>\n

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Night of Dance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Nakagami, Okinawa Prefecture<\/p>\n

An exciting night of dance performances: hip hop, belly dance, tribal fusion belly dance, jazz dance, popping, flamenco, and more!<\/p>\n

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By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture)\u00a0 Hey, everyone! It\u2019s already past the middle of September and there\u2019s a national holiday (Autumnal Equinox Day on 23 September) coming up. Here\u2019s what\u2019s going on in Japan\u2019s JET community this week and the next!   Oirase Shimoda Matsuri When: 23 September – 24 September Where: Oirase Town, Aomori Prefecture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[390,379],"tags":[191,998,1405],"class_list":["post-41799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ajet","category-jet-prefecture-round-up","tag-japan","tag-jet","tag-prefecture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aSb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41799","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\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41799"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42637,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41799\/revisions\/42637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}