Finding A Doctor

Posted on Monday, October 29th, 2007 | No Comments

If you need to locate a doctor or dentist, head over to the Oita Medical Information System website.
You can search by location with an English interface here. You can search for health care professionals that speak your choice of 10 languages.
[ http://www.hotnet.pref.oita.jp/qq/men/qqtpmenult.aspx ]

History of Oita (大分県)

Posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 | No Comments

If you surveyed the thousands of tourists descending upon Oita Prefecture each year, you might learn that they came seeking the place where heaven and hell are conjoined. For if Oita’s highland plateaus seem to reach up to the sky, her bubbling cauldron-like hot springs seem to rise from a mysterious inferno.
Located along with Nagasaki […]

Halloween Activites

Posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 | No Comments

Ahh, Halloween. As if you needed an excuse to dress up like an Anime character and drink copious amounts of liquor. For many, the best holiday of the year…
This year there are a few options for Halloween activities. If you know of another or want to add some info please let us […]

Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka

Posted on Sunday, October 21st, 2007 | No Comments

When: November 11 - 25
What: Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka
Where: Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Cost: ¥7000/person for a D-section box seating 2 people OR ¥3100 for arena seating
Yellie in Saiki, your resident sumo expert, has been kind enough to arrange the yearly sumo event again this year. That’s right, Sumo comes to Kyushu only once a year […]

Prefectural Advisor: Stephen Jensen

Posted on Friday, October 19th, 2007 | No Comments

JETの皆さん、こんにちは!
Hello! I’m Stephen Jensen, your Prefectural Advisor. As the PA, my job is to help you lead a healthy and active JET career in Oita Prefecture. There are three ways I can do this:

Provision of Practical Information : Need to find, say, a dentist who speaks English? I can help you find this and other […]

An Example Lesson

Posted on Friday, October 19th, 2007 | No Comments

This example lesson is for an eikaiwa class 2 hours, once per week. The lesson can easily be shortened for standard 50 minute classes and age appropriate material inserted.
Riddle (10 min)
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Arrive 10 minutes before class and write a riddle on the board. Give the class until 10 minutes into class […]