{"id":41827,"date":"2017-09-25T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41827"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:49:25","slug":"jet-prefecture-round-up-09-25-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/25\/jet-prefecture-round-up-09-25-17\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round up! 09.25.17"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Konnichiwa past and present JETs! This autumn\u2019s already steaming up with a host of events to keep you occupied. Here are some highlights you shouldn\u2019t miss!<\/p>\n

\"sumo\"<\/a>

Bull sumo wrestling<\/p><\/div>\n

Bull Sumo Wrestling in Ojiya<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 1 October<\/p>\n

Where: Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture<\/p>\n

Forget human sumo wrestlers! Head to Tsunotsuki or bull versus bull wrestling in Ojiya to see which beast comes out on top!<\/p>\n

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\"mountain\"<\/a>

Mount Daisen<\/p><\/div>\n

Tottori AJET Daisen hike<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Saihaku, Tottori Prefecture<\/p>\n

It\u2019s already fall so you know what time that is: time to tackle Daisensan, the tallest mountain in the Chugoku region!<\/p>\n

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\"bonfire\"<\/a>

Bonfire<\/p><\/div>\n

Block 4 Welcome Party: Odo Beach Bonfire<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When: 29 September<\/p>\n

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

Calling all Block 4 peeps! Bring some booze and marshmallows and get to know one another!<\/p>\n

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Kamasube! Masaka Rhythm 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 30 September<\/p>\n

Where: Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture<\/p>\n

Cozy up with live music from over 20 local artists and groups and nosh some tasty food at this music festival.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"float\"<\/a>

Nebuta parade<\/p><\/div>\n

Goto Island Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 29 September – 1 October<\/p>\n

Where: Fukue, Nagasaki Prefecture<\/p>\n

Head to one of the main Goto islands for Nebuta parades, fireworks, dances, and a whole lotta fun!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kanda Float Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 24 September \u2013 1 October<\/p>\n

Where: Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture<\/p>\n

Join in one of Kyushu\u2019s three major float festivals that\u2019s famous for its \u201cfighting floats\u201d where competing floats hit one other!<\/p>\n

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By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture) Konnichiwa past and present JETs! This autumn\u2019s already steaming up with a host of events to keep you occupied. Here are some highlights you shouldn\u2019t miss! Bull Sumo Wrestling in Ojiya When: 1 October Where: Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture Forget human sumo wrestlers! Head to Tsunotsuki or bull versus bull wrestling […]<\/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":[734,732,191],"class_list":["post-41827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ajet","category-jet-prefecture-round-up","tag-event","tag-festival","tag-japan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aSD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41827","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=41827"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42652,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41827\/revisions\/42652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}