From your friendly AJET Rep: August 2013
Hello fellow JET members! For newcomers this is the start of your JET experience and you have all been placed…
August 2013
Greetings all! Welcome to the August issue of the Hyogo Times. Of course August means that we must…
Special Feature: A Beginner’s Guide to Cool Biz
It is August. And once again, it is time to accept your part as that sweaty, melting gaijin, collapsing into…
Special Feature: Maiko-ing Around
When I moved to Japan last summer I remember spotting a woman dressed in a kimono on the train and…
Special Feature: Once You’re a JET, You’re a JET All the Way
Hello Hyogo-ites! By the time you read this, you will have uttered, “atsui ne†or “mushi atsui ne†at least…
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage: Imakumano Kannonji & Kodo
今熊野観音寺 (15) and é©å ‚ (19) This month we have another Kyoto double feature! Temples 15 and 19 of the…
Special Feature: Rugby, Japan style
Wales vs. Japan (Sat 8th June 14:00) On Saturday the 8th June a young Welsh side met a feisty Japan…
Mochi Diaries: Gomatamago ã”ã¾ãŸã¾ã”
Welcome to another instalment of the Mochi Diaries, Chapter 6 Gomatamago ã”ã¾ãŸã¾ã”! While these guys really aren’t mochi but in…
Special Feature: What the JET Experience Has Meant to Me
This experience hasn’t been easy, but it has easily been the best and most rewarding experience of my life. Always…