For those who received a placement location in Hyogo, welcome! You are one step closer to starting your JET journey.
Whether you’re a prefectural JET (Contracting Organization listed as Hyogo Prefecture), a municipal JET (Contracting Organization ending with a shi(city)/cho(town) across Hyogo) or a Kobe Municipal JET, this website helps to provide you information you may need to have a comfortable and successful time on JET.
It’s highly recommended that you read through the General Information Handbook (GIH) that CLAIR has linked on their website to familiarize yourself with what you might expect living in Japan. You will also get a hard copy once you arrive in Japan during the Tokyo Orientation. After that, check out the following articles and the rest of the site to get a sense of what JET life in Hyogo.
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Last updated: March 2026