{"id":42384,"date":"2018-01-04T12:40:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=42384"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:40:31","slug":"jet-prefecture-round-up-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/04\/jet-prefecture-round-up-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round Up (January 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JET Prefecture Round Up is a mosaic of events taking place in the AJET community in Japan. Compiled by Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42388\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42388\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42388\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"girl with sparkler\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sparkler-677774_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy 2018!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/632438310259695\/\">Regional JET and ALT New Year&#8217;s Gathering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: 14 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the first time ever, AJET is throwing a New Year\u2019s party for all current and past participants of the JET Program as an effort to expand the network between JETs and representatives of various prefectures. Non-JETs are also welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/689438187927535\/\">YETI Ski Trip Jan 2018 &#8211; Chiba Connection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: 19-21 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Nagano Prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This annual ski trip is hosted by YETI so feel free to invite your friends!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42389\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42389\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42389\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"skier gives peace sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ski-2698916_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mountains await!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/188496655045607\/\">Block 2 Mt. Zao Ski Trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: 20-21 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Yamagata Prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yamagata AJET invites you to their Block 2 Winter Event, the Zao Onsen Ski Trip! Join them for a weekend of skiing, snowboarding, relaxing in <em>onsens<\/em>, snow-monster appreciation,\u00a0and <em>enkais<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/158502064755786\/\">Okayama AJET does Daisen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: 27 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Tottori Prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okayama AJET will be holding a trip to Mount Daisen for some good old skiing\/snowboarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2125191351041856\/\">BLOCK Event: Nara City Scavenger Hunt &amp; Yamayaki!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: 27 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Nara Prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nara AJET invites all members of Block 7 and beyond to a scavenger hunt in the city and a chance to witness fireworks and mountain burning at one of Nara\u2019s oldest and biggest events, the Mount Wakakusa Yamayaki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42390\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42390\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42390\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"old books on shelf\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/book-1659717_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crack open a book for the new year!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/132575464093782\/\">HAJET Book Club: The Lies of Locke Lamora<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: \u00a027 January<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: \u00a0Hyogo Prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winter vacation is a good chance to catch up on books so join Hyogo AJET to discuss \u201cThe Lies of Locke Lamora&#8221; by Scott Lynch.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JET Prefecture Round Up is a mosaic of events taking place in the AJET community in Japan. 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