This site provides easily accessible information about life in Nagasaki Prefecture to JET Programme participants and foreign residents. Check out dozens of articles and tips written by Nagasaki JETs to help you make the most of your time in Japan, from health care to home care to English boards! All pages are organized by category in the menu.

If you notice any issues or broken links, we would be grateful if you could leave us a comment in the following feedback form so that we can correct the problem. Thank you!  

Nagasaki JET Website Feedback Form

 

SDC 2025

Skills Development Conference is coming soon! The sign-up sheets have been sent out and we are waiting to find out which sessions you are excited to attend. Check out this page for ongoing updates about the conference, and check it after for all the resources from the sessions you attended (or missed)!

 

Recent updates

We have finally started our Teaching Blog. Check out our first post. If you have any teaching ideas or initiatives you would like to share, write up your own post and send it in!

We have added a page called Summer Selfcare in the Health section that discusses heatstroke and products to help you keep cool in the summer heat.

We have updated the Rough Budget for JETs page and added a page about the approximate Start-Up Costs incurred when you move to Nagasaki.

We have updated out Driving section with a walk-through from an ALT who recently got their license, and also an explanation of the driver’s license renewal process.

 

Blogs

Teaching Blog: A collection of teaching ideas, initiatives and methodology from Nagasaki ALTs.

Travel Blog: A blog series about the travels of Nagasaki JETs in and around Nagasaki Prefecture.

Being a Person of Color in Japan: A blog series by Nagasaki JETs about their experiences as people of color living in Nagasaki.