Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all enjoyed the winter holidays. Now that the reappointment deadline has passed, we’re both happy to say that we’ll be returning as your PAs for the 2019-2020 contract year.
Post-JET events are taking place in Japan within the coming months. For more information, please see these pages about the After JET Conference and the Career Fair.
For those who are not staying for the 2019-2020 year, we recommend reading through the After JET guide. Remember that there’s a lot to take care of when leaving a country or changing jobs, so it’s best to be as prepared as possible and plan out your next 6 months accordingly. Taking into account cancellation costs and sending things home, it can all be a little overwhelming! The After JET guide has valuable information about how to prepare for your departure.
2019 Nagasaki Lantern Festival
The Nagasaki Lantern Festival will be held from Tuesday, February 5th to Tuesday, February 19th. There are over 15,000 colorful lanterns on display, as well as a special collaboration with a popular manga, “Kingdom”, and even a new “Sky Lantern” event! Here’s some more information about what’s on!
https://travel.at-nagasaki.jp/en/what-to-see/62/
The Prefectural International Affairs Division is holding a special cooking event on Saturday, February 16th! There will be instructors from Vietnam, Korea, China and Australia to teach you how to make food from their home countries. If you’re interested, please apply by February 6th! Here are all the details: https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/shared/uploads/2019/01/1547195964.pdf
(Please note, if we receive more than 20 applications, we will hold a drawing to decide who will attend.)
The PoC blog series will be returning this year with all new blog posts. Check out the posts from 2018 here: https://nagasakijet.wordpress.com/current-posts/
Are you interested in sharing your experience of Japan with current and incoming ALTs? Please reply to this email if you’d like to contribute your own blog post!
2019-2020 Working Committee
Applications for the 2019-2020 Working Committee will open next month. You will receive information about the application via email, the PA newsletter, and Facebook! Keep an eye out!
The Nagasaki Museum of Culture and History has some cool upcoming exhibitions during the months of February and March! From January 23 to March 17, the museum is holding a special exhibition about Korean embassies in Japan. On February 3rd, you can experience the special seasonal festival, Setsubun, and on March 2nd, you can join a Hinamatsuri tea ceremony. Interested in World Heritage Sites? On March 2nd, there will be a tour in which you can learn about them. Applications to apply for the tour are now open. The museum will also hold a special spring concert on March 3rd by the Junior Orchestra Nagasaki. If you are interested in any of these events, please check the PA newsletter via email. Please send inquiries directly to the museum.
That’s all from us this month. Stay warm!
