{"id":42022,"date":"2017-10-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=42022"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:45:30","slug":"jet-prefecture-round-up-30-10-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/30\/jet-prefecture-round-up-30-10-17\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round up 30.10.17"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Hey, past and present JETs! Here’s a snapshot of what’s going on in Nihon-land this week!<\/p>\n

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Onomichi Betcha Matsuri<\/p><\/div>\n

Onomichi Betcha Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 1-3 November<\/p>\n

Where: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture<\/p>\n

On Culture Day, head to Onomichi for its famous Betcha Matsuri. At the festival, three oni<\/em> (Betcha, Soba, and Shoki) will \u201cbeat\u201d the sickness out of you to bless you with good health for the following year! The festival also a temple walk and amazing taiko<\/em> performances.<\/p>\n

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Shizuoka City Daidogei Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 2-5 November<\/p>\n

Where: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture<\/p>\n

Shizuoka AJET invites everyone to an annual event that features street performers from around the world juggling, dancing, and performing acrobatics, comedy, and aerial acts!<\/p>\n

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Daidogei Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

Portraits of Japanese Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 3 November<\/p>\n

Where: Moriyama, Kyoto Prefecture<\/p>\n

Spend Culture Day appreciating ukiyo-e<\/em> paintings at Sagawa Art Museum with Shiga AJET.<\/p>\n

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Learn to make Japanese sparklers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 3 November<\/p>\n

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

Did you know that only three companies in Japan make traditional sparklers? KumAJET invites you to join in this exciting workshop that involves real-life gunpowder!<\/p>\n

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Learn how to make a traditional Japanese sparkler<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kamamoto Pottery Festival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 3-5 November<\/p>\n

Where: Miyama, Kagoshima Prefecture<\/p>\n

This annual pottery festival is held in the small pottery village of Miyama. Get some Korean-inspired Japanese pottery for your kitchen!<\/p>\n

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Halloween Dinner Party<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When: 5 November<\/p>\n

Where: Matsue, Shimane Prefecture<\/p>\n

It\u2019s never too late to celebrate Halloween. Join in a traditional Halloween dinner party for lots of fall food. Fancy dress is optional but there\u2019s a prize for the best outfit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture)   Hey, past and present JETs! Here’s a snapshot of what’s going on in Nihon-land this week!   Onomichi Betcha Festival When: 1-3 November Where: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture On Culture Day, head to Onomichi for its famous Betcha Matsuri. At the festival, three oni (Betcha, Soba, and Shoki) will \u201cbeat\u201d […]<\/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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[390,379],"tags":[771,191,337],"class_list":["post-42022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ajet","category-jet-prefecture-round-up","tag-culture","tag-japan","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t