Useful Links

JET Programme

JET Programme

AJET

Other Regional JET websites

(Source: JET Wiki)

Regions and Prefectures of Japan

Hokkaido

1. Hokkaido

Tohoku

2. Aomori
3. Iwate
4. Miyagi
5. Akita
6. Yamagata
7. Fukushima

Kanto

8. Ibaraki
9. Tochigi
10. Gunma
11. Saitama
12. Chiba
13. Tokyo
14. Kanagawa

Chubu

15. Niigata
16. Toyama
17. Ishikawa
18. Fukui
19. Yamanashi
20. Nagano
21. Gifu
22. Shizuoka
23. Aichi

Kansai

24. Mie
25. Shiga
26. Kyoto
27. Osaka
28. Hyogo
29. Nara
30. Wakayama

Chugoku

31. Tottori
32. Shimane
33. Okayama
34. Hiroshima
35. Yamaguchi

Shikoku

36. Tokushima
37. Kagawa
38. Ehime
39. Kochi

Kyushu & Okinawa

40. Fukuoka
41. Saga
42. Nagasaki
43. Kumamoto
44. Oita
45. Miyazaki
46. Kagoshima
47. Okinawa

Social Media

Instagram Account TJET info

Twitter Account TJET info

Tokyo JETs Facebook Group

Tokyo Private School JETs Facebook Group

AJET Block 4 (Chiba, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Yamanashi)

Embassies

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Australian Embassy

British Embassy

Canadian Embassy

Irish Embassy

New Zealand Embassy

United States Embassy

Click here for a more complete list of Foreign Embassies in Japan and contact information

Support Groups

AJET Counselling

Tell Lifeline, Counseling, & Outreach

Japan Helpline 24/7 non-profit, Nationwide Emergency Assistance

Housing Matters

GaijinPot Apartment Renting Guide

Safety

Tokyo City Disaster Preparedness Guide (Important! Please make sure to read this guide through.)

Tokyo Metropolitan Disaster Prevention Map (Interactive map for emergency facilities.)

Transportation

Toei Transportation (Subway, Bus, & Streetcar)

Tokyo Metro

Suica IC Card Users Guide

Teaching Resources

ajet.net – AJET’s own collection of teaching resources

genkienglish.net – Created by a past JET and has a good bank of high school activities and lesson ideas

speakraku.com – Kobe JETs’ lesson database

englipedia.net – Online lesson database for ALTs all over Japan

kumamotojet.com – Lessons, wiki, teaching resources and living in Japan help

akitajet.com – Akita JET’s lesson database

busyteacher.org – Project & activity ideas

eslactivities.com – Even more project & activities!

AJET Teaching Courses & Programs – teacher/education training resources

tofugu.com - Applying for JET, coming to Japan, settling in, and preparing lessons.

Please also refer to the Tokyo JETs Lesson Database.

Taxes

JET Programme Handbook – See pages 59-61

Kumamoto JET’s Tax Guide – For American JETs

Departing JETs

Official JET Handbook

Official AJET Departing Guide

Kumamoto JET Departing Guide