2007: Oita Year in Review

Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2008 | No Comments

The kind folks at the Oita International Plaza and OitaJETs.com will be cross-posting some of our articles to keep you better informed. Stop by their website (or better yet, their office) for more of the latest happenings in Oita.
Original Post: The 2007 Year in Oita
It was an eventful uneventful year in Oita. Here to […]

Oita Charity Bike Ride 2008

Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2008 | No Comments

大分国際チャリティサイクリング2008年
RSVP by March 1, 2008!
When: March 20th, 21th & 22th (Thurs, Fri, Sat) 2008 - You will need to take one day of nenkyu (paid holiday) on the Friday.
What: The plan is to cycle around 300km in 3 days through the beautiful countryside of Oita prefecture and raise loads of money for charity in […]

Christmas Dinner & Orphanage Visit

Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments

When: December 15
What: Orphanage Visit
Where: Tsurusaki
Time: TBA with directions
Cost: Please bring a small gift and cash donation! Its for a good cause!
When: December 15 after orphanage visit
What: Christmas Dinner
Where: some restaurant
Time: 7:45 PM
Cost: ¥3500/person for a set meal course and 2 hour nomihoudai

Kyushu Baila Music Fesitval

Posted on Sunday, August 12th, 2007 | No Comments

Looking for some summer distractions? If so, you are in luck. A 2-day music festival is being held right here in our own ken. It boasts an eclectic range of styles including reggae, African, Flamenco, Latin-American ska, blues, a 60’s rock band, and some J-Rock for good measure.
What: Kyushu Baila
When: August 18 […]

Group ‘A’ Welcome Party

Posted on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 | No Comments

Hope you all are having a good time with the beer gardens and beaches and just general mayhem-making this summer. Our next big event is the arrival of 11 new ALTs from group A.
We will be having dinner at Kamifusen in Oita City on Wednesday, August 1st at 7:30 PM. It will be […]

New Site Is Almost Here!

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

Hi, as you can tell the website has been recently overhauled and we are adding many exciting new features. Please be patient as we migrate all the old information in to a better organized and easier to use format. New JET information will be added first as I’m sure many of you are […]