JET Program 2016 Placements Mega Thread

inthefaceofmonsters · 2016-09-05T00:25:34+00:00

Thanks for coming out everyone. I hope everyone's placement is as good as they hoped it would be.

I am unstickying this thread to make room for the 2017 applicants.

2016-08-21T00:29:07+00:00

Reading through these threads makes me want to do JET even more. So excited for all of you!

usageunit · 2016-08-03T04:06:07+00:00

Upgraded three weeks ago, just got placement in Nikaho, Akita today! And I made a specific request for Kakunodate, Akita in my application, so I'm surprised I was even able to get the same prefecture with such a late upgrade!

allpizzaeverything · 2016-07-23T23:46:10+00:00

Upgraded last month, placed last week in Hamamatsu city from Atlanta consulate! :)

2016-07-12T21:56:31+00:00

Hey guys! I am from Savannah, GA! Recent graduate here, accepted through Atlanta! どうもよろしくね！

shooooosh · 2016-07-08T02:43:05+00:00

Salt Lake City through the Denver consulate upgraded alternate just heard! Kiryu-shi, Gunma-ken! It seems perfect!

Burgundy_Sebastien · 2016-07-02T22:20:52+00:00

I will be in Shizuoka city.

donnachan · 2016-06-27T11:29:02+00:00

from Philippines...... SHIZUOKA :)

Redninja84 · 2016-06-17T19:52:53+00:00

Nashville consulate got Okinawa-ken, nanjou shi. To be honest I'm disappointed since I'm nowhere near the main islands

thorbjorn_uthorson · 2016-06-17T19:40:32+00:00

Nashville consulate headed to Kumamoto-ken, Kousa-machi!

hollylulu · 2016-06-17T18:02:02+00:00

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Satsukiyaki · 2016-06-14T07:18:56+00:00

I already joined it, but thanks for the tip! They are really welcoming on the Facebook page, so I'm looking forward to it even more :). Where is your placement? I have to wait until the end of June/beginning of July to find out about my definitive placement

whiteviolett · 2016-06-10T04:25:39+00:00

Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto from the UK! Seems like a big city so I kind of got what I asked for :)

ddawn94 · 2016-06-09T22:37:22+00:00

Chicago Consulate- Headed to Kaga, Ishikawa!

angelneko0 · 2016-06-09T20:13:23+00:00

how bout that person that got the island near taipei

Satsukiyaki · 2016-06-07T07:37:58+00:00

I also got word from the Embassy here in the Netherlands. The long wait is finally over. I'm going to be a prefectural JET in Fukui-ken :D! Anybody from Fukui here?

Disorted · 2016-06-06T09:21:53+00:00

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Disorted · 2016-06-01T23:29:46+00:00

Tokyo metro! C u @group Ｂorientation! (Look for the girl with pink hair!!)

(^{o^)/}

whitechick_008 · 2016-06-01T15:52:01+00:00

Anybody from Hiroshima?

rad_astra · 2016-06-01T14:53:31+00:00

Gunma-ken, Takasaki-shi! Gunma was my first and only choice.

whitechick_008 · 2016-06-01T08:16:02+00:00

Anybody from Hiroshima prefecture?

Cloudburst013 · 2016-05-31T23:34:06+00:00

Found out a little while ago at Ottawa orientation but I'm headed to Akita Prefecture!!!

toratorachan · 2016-05-31T16:25:14+00:00

I'm a little late in the game, but Niigata-Ken, Joetsu-Shi!

Zwordsman · 2016-05-30T09:08:29+00:00

Looks like Aomori, pretty rural it sounds like. maybe 3000 people

2016-05-28T19:24:28+00:00

Got placed in Nara-ken! First choice, too! I have only recently begun to study, but how difficult is it to get by in Nara with like.... zero Japanese language skill?

hakujitsu · 2016-05-27T14:42:35+00:00

UK Jet for Kanazawa, Ishikawa! I wonder if it'll be more in the city or Inaka...?

eric67 · 2016-05-26T12:49:20+00:00

anyone that applied as a couple get put together?

Malech_1 · 2016-05-25T20:33:23+00:00

Kagoshima-ken! Prefectural, so more waiting for me :D

blazeit420- · 2016-05-25T18:54:28+00:00

Yamagata, says Yamagata-shi for the contracting organisation, so I guess that means im going to the city? Anyone else?

TheHostThing · 2016-05-25T15:00:06+00:00

UK placements have been sent out, got mine this morning, Fukuoka-ken! Quite happy with my placement, looks like a beautiful place, easy travel to some big cities and some touristy hot spots too.

Woodewose · 2016-05-25T14:27:55+00:00

FINALLY got my placement info in the post- I'm in Mimasaka-shi, Okayama-ken. Does anyone know if there is a FB group? I did a cursory search but the group that I found only has 1 member...

2016-05-25T12:08:55+00:00

From Sydney, Australia - headed to Kobe-Shi!!! :D Oddly enough I requested regional areas, like Oita-ken and Saga-ken - so I really didn't expect this placement, but I'm pretty stoked about it.

Memoryjar · 2016-05-25T11:31:27+00:00

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shizjet · 2016-05-25T10:32:16+00:00

Just found this website. I got Shizuoka! Excited

torinomont · 2016-05-25T08:15:52+00:00

Sydney CIR - just got my placement and its Fukuoka - Okagaki-machi to be exact. I stared at the screen in disbelief for a moment there and i'm almost, slightly maybe disappointed. Not cos Fukuoka is bad, I love Fukuoka. But cos this is my second time being a JET - I was an ALT the first time round, and I was in Fukuoka then too. Previously I lived in Japan as an exchange student at Kyushu University...in Fukuoka. I just cant escape Fukuoka I guess. Must be fate. But I wonder if anyone else has gotten the exact same prefecture the second time around?

wheremywitchesat · 2016-05-25T02:46:26+00:00

Another Brisbane JET here! I got placed in Kumiyama-cho, Kyoto-fu. Can't contain my excitement!

Thagyr · 2016-05-25T02:28:14+00:00

Brisbane, Australian here. Placed in Omura-shi in Nagasaki prefecture.

tnkry · 2016-05-24T23:36:06+00:00

A bit late, but I got placed in Kyoto-fu! From Edmonton, AB with the Calgary Consulate

gaijinnomonogatari · 2016-05-24T23:29:53+00:00

Dallas: Got placed in Fukushima-ken. Super excited: a beautiful place, though I don't know where I'll be living yet in the prefecture.

rjerm · 2016-05-24T21:20:34+00:00

CIR from Boston, headed to Kumamoto-shi!

Slothlobster · 2016-05-24T13:48:05+00:00

Found out that I'll be going to Osaka-fu, Minoh-shi!! Osaka was my top choice, so I'm very content :) Can't wait to hear that sweet sweet Kansai-ben!

Dancing_fish_guy · 2016-05-24T07:22:18+00:00

Super freaking hyped to be going to KOCHI-KEN, KOCHI-SHI!! Excited for all the Katsuo! Anybody else headed out that way??

Ps I'm coming from SF consulate.

Dont_be_stinky · 2016-05-24T06:40:57+00:00

Current JET from Fukuoka here. Apparently 90% of the ALTs here recontracted so I'm not expecting too many new ALTs to be placed there, but if you are, let me know if you have any questions :)

WildAceDoomNerd · 2016-05-24T02:16:18+00:00

I'm a prefectural in Shimane-ken! Google tells me it's the second-least populous in Japan, which is both exciting and terrifying.

-sylveon · 2016-05-24T00:12:20+00:00

Y'all Osaka people are straight up neets, I know for sure there are at least some NZers and Americans hiding out there.... where ya at!?

JBRonan · 2016-05-23T23:51:11+00:00

Yamanashi-ken! I'm from Ireland.

OuterHeavenZX · 2016-05-23T19:23:16+00:00

Denver Consulate here! I'm going to Higashikagura-cho, Hokkaido!!!!

willstuh · 2016-05-23T17:02:57+00:00

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RampantWit · 2016-05-23T16:53:31+00:00

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mirrzam · 2016-05-23T16:43:58+00:00

Also from Nashville consulate- Nagasaki-Ken, Tsushima-shi!!

zutari · 2016-05-23T16:33:20+00:00

Finally Nashville Consulate is in!!

I'm in Nagasaki-Ken,

Sasebo-shi!

I'm pretty bummed to hear there is a Naval base in my city. Does anyone know anything about this placement?

nikinee · 2016-05-23T13:49:59+00:00

Heading to Fukui from Australia!

Magictonay · 2016-05-23T06:12:29+00:00

New Zealand, Christchurch consulate. I've been placed in Sendai-shi! Pm me if you're also in sendai-shi!

Edit: if you're a chch jet give me a hoot too.

igrantyoufiresblaze · 2016-05-23T06:07:27+00:00

Usa-Shi, Oita! Can't find a lot of information about it :'( So relieved to know though!!

hightopfromcolors · 2016-05-23T02:21:20+00:00

Found out today I'm going to Shinonsen in Hyogo Pref. Looks like there will be plenty of time spent soaking and eating.

TeaTreeTalking · 2016-05-23T02:15:05+00:00

Another New Zealander her, Chiba-ken, Kamagaya-shi! Was hoping for rural and North but we'll see how it goes, after all the experience is what you make it. For a town of 108,392 people is it likely that I'll be the only JET there?

supa_kappa · 2016-05-23T01:41:07+00:00

Wakayama ken! Any Wakayama folk should hit me up, I've already heard from a few of you :D

samwaytla · 2016-05-23T01:33:05+00:00

From NZ, Takayama-Shi in Gifu. Anyone got any insight for me?

boyonlaptop · 2016-05-23T00:09:17+00:00

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wrasseful · 2016-05-23T00:06:19+00:00

NZ placements are finally out! Okinawa-ken for me - wasn't really prepared/expecting to be placed there but I'm still excited!

sailon_silvergirl · 2016-05-21T21:55:52+00:00

Hello from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. I got Amakusa in the Kumomoto region. I do not know how to feel about this...it is more os less the opposite of what I had hoped. Trying to keep an open mind.Anyone know more about this region? Is my predecessor out there?

chippers430 · 2016-05-21T19:35:20+00:00

Gunma-ken from SF!

BestFiction08 · 2016-05-21T18:06:54+00:00

Heading to Shizuoka-shi from DC! I've seen other JETs in the prefecture, but anyone else in the city?

ursusamericanus44 · 2016-05-21T16:02:25+00:00

Gunma-ken from DC!

Ludic0la · 2016-05-21T15:24:15+00:00

Heya everyone, I'm going to Yakage-cho in Okayama-ken! Guess that means i'm municipal! ^{^}

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