Tetsugyuji International Zen Temple in Oita Prefecture will hold an intensive beginners retreat November 13 – 16th. The Head Abbot of Tetsugyuji is Reverend Paul Tesshin Silverman , he will be returning to Oita from New York to hold this special retreat in English.
The forecast predicted that October 4th would be a day of rain. Luckily, the forecast was almost completely wrong and the weather held as JETs gathered in Beppu Park for the first (possibly annual) ever OitaJET Game Day: Gaijin Taikai. Armed with cones, balls, balloons, bandanas, and whistles, we spread our blankets and divided into two gangs. The Red Team, captained by Betsy, and the White Team, with myself at the whistle. We prepared to battle
Hello, I’m Melissa, the prefectural advisor for Oita Prefecture. It is my job to help JETs in the area with obtaining practical information, such as English speaking doctors, info on drivers licenses and formal procedures such as re-entry permits, applying for social security reimbursements and the like.
Hello everyone! This is Kelly, your local AJET president. This means I get the opportunity to help plan activities and get people together. If there are any good ideas floating around out there, please let me know and I can help put them into action. My goal is to provide chances for Oita JETs to [...]
After a short delay and transfer of power, a new JET, aka Owen, has assumed the responsibilities of website upkeep and improvement.