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There are literally 1000's of JET Blogs available. We provide a small sample of those available plus links to other JET blog list pages, including some vlogs (video blogs), photo journals and podcasts as well. Want to add your blog? Contact us with the details.
Three well known JET bloggers (all now ex-JETs)
Avoiding Life - Fantastic Site. Captures JET through a video blog from Aomori Ken with lots of pictures and links to other Aomori bloggers.
Blog Browsers
Niigata JET Blog Browser (v1.1)
Sample Blogs |
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Happy in Hokkaido - by Michael Snyder in Hokkaido
Restore 2000 Years Of Culture - by Jamie Wood in Gunma
Oita JETs - by Oita JET in Oita
Tyler's Tangible Type - by Tyler Bell in Oita
The Life and Times of Michael McKinlay - by Michael McKinlay in Toyama
JET 2007 Podcast - by JET Podcast in Fukui
Jason's Launching Over Japan - by Jason Hill in Iwate
Good Things Ahead -by Dan in Akita
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2nd Law - by Maggie Hennefeld in Mie
BLOG - by EOGHAN MC CARTHY in Hokkaido
Late For Dinner - by Cally Steussy in Akita
SeanP Blog - by Sean Barry in Gunma
Suboken backwards is... - by Isra Wongsarnpigoon in Chiba
Fukui An A That - by Colin Johnston in Fukui
TeaSmartGarden - by Charity Lees in Fukuoka
Life in Japan - by Jean Szu-Chuan Lien in Hokkaido
Contemplative Cocoa - by Mel Bush in Shizuoka
My Right Eye - by Phoenix Gabriel in Fukui
Japan Through My Eyes - by Lauren Salisbury in Shizuoka
Livin' la Vida Takaoka - by Angelo Villagomez in Toyama
Jason in Japan - by Jason Gordon in Kumamoto
JET and Travel Diary - by Mark Barrett in Gifu
Mardi John - by John Gainor in Hokkaido
GT in Japan - by Geoffrey Tsoi in Tokyo
Great vlogs - by a 4th year ALT in Shimane-ken
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JET blogs |
courtesy of JETSET JAPAN |
| The JET Files | Extremely well designed website and a great angle on the JET experience of one ALT, worth a regular visit |
| Sensei and Sensibility | Insightful dairy of a JET in Ikuno, Hyogo prefecture |
| Spicy Gyoza | Fun and alternative dairy of a JET in Fukushima |
| JetAnunki.com | Online Journal of an ALT in rural Japan, interesting witty and thoughtful |
| Hakumei | Story of a Nagoya JET, bringin' the English to JHS kids |
| My Niigata Com | Clean and attractive design, includes a lot of useful content and even has an i-mode service |
| JET Interface | Diary of a female JET in Shiga beginning with her first impressions of Japan |
| ESID.com | 'Everybody's Situation is Different'. This is an alternative and amusing look at the quirks of life in Japan and on the JET Programme through a series of cartoon strips, well worth a visit. |
A website ring/list of JET websites |
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| Chopsticks OK! | Yes I Can Use Chopsticks is a BLOG of a Fukushima-ken highschool JET |
| I Think i'm lost | A friendly community site for new jets coming in to chat about the rigours of the application process and the joys of the acceptence and the panic of the wait. |
| Cavegirl's Big Adventure | The story of The Cavegirl (JET) and her (non-JET) Caveman living in Japan. Load of photos, Students' Words of Wisdom and much more! |
| Aaron Ackerson's Blog | The blog of a Junior High ALT in Osaka prefecture |
| Mike in Japan | Mike in Japan.com Life of a rural jet |
| The Funky Drummer | Photos + Stories about life in rural Japanfrom fishing in swimming pools to snowboarding sushi style. Updated Weekly |
| Englishman in Nyu-gun | The life of a senior high school JET in a little town called Asahi, Fukui ken. |
| WHAT-WHAT! | Life and times of a Hyogo JET in words and pictures. |
| Foreigner Perspective | A constantly updated photo-journal of life as an elementary school ALT in Gifu prefecture. |
| 45 Degrees North | Tales of a Hokkaido JET Odd thoughts on Hokkaido rural life from a socially disturbed American JET. |
| Mboogiedown: Japan | Gaijin Girl discovers Japanland! The adventures of an American JET (in words and pictures) stranded between nowhere and somewhere, Gifu, Japan |
| ShimaneStars | A blog on the life and tales of a new ALT in the mountains and inaka of Shimane prefecture, Japan |
| Scott and Vicky in Japan | Two engaged JETs share their adventure |
| Traveler.la | A good intro to the JET program and the application process |
| Blog of Jumex | The life and times of a long-term ALT living in rural Japan. |
| JetBlag Weblogs | FREE Blogs at JetBlag.com for the JET Programme participants community |
| Jason in Japan | JET in Kumamoto, Kyushu on being an ALT, living in Japan, etc. |
| SUGAR DISASTER | Imagine mounds of raw shabu, sakura & satsuma wrapped in a fresh cut of charred shake, girdled in nori oozing shochu taunting your drunk yakuza friend Kai during Yamakasa. Nutty but nice website! |
| The Greatest Pip | Future Aichi JET. Current Nagoya University of Foreign Studies exchange student. Photos, videos, and sotries of general silliness. |
| Erin in the Land of Wa | A Japanese/Irish Canadian girl pays a visit to the motherland. Reggae Hairstyle Rock n' Roll. |
| Josh in Japan | Josh's JET adventure in rural Kumamoto-Ken |
| Erica in Japan | A Canadian JET in Nagano shares her experiences and photos of life and work in Japan and travels through Asia |
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The following were posted by Sloshed on the JET Programme forums
Journals
Blue Blanky Productions: A collection of videos from a JET in Japan. I especially recommend the 'A Day in the Life in Japan' and 'Fun Things to do in Japan' play lists. As well as his 'Why I like living in Japan' video. He is also quite into the Oita music scene.
Myargonaut's JET Vlogs: A series of vlogs done by a 4th year JET named Jason who goes over many of the basics of the JET program. The videos are geared towards providing new JETs insight into the experience and to help them prepare for their years teaching in Japan. Topics cover everything from contraception to sweat towels.
At the Hop: A blog of a Shiga JET's past few years in Japan. A lot of good information on what living in Japan can be like. He is a married JET from England and often enjoys cooking for himself.
Tokyo Cooney's Life in Tokyo: This is a video blog covering over two years of Cooney's life in Tokyo. He came to Japan as an English teacher and is now a writer/actor/comedian. While not about the JET program it does have another perspective on living and working in Japan. Over 84 videos with a median length of about 10 minutes Cooney's videos have even made appearances on the Travel channel.
Travel4Whit's JET Diaries: An amazing set of video diaries that can really give you a feel for Japan and the JET program. It can really show you what 'culture shock' means and how to overcome it. Over 64 videos some of them closing in on the 10min mark or even longer. This link goes to the 'oldest' videos, where you would want to begin to watch them chronologically.
Joshua Zimmerman's Journal: This journal covers quite a bit of time before he went onto the JET program. This link goes to July right before (and as he goes) to the JET program.
Gaijin Smash: A journal of a JET's experience in Japan. It goes into the interaction between him and his co-workers as well as overall life experiences in Japan. An excellent resource though missing some of the archives in it's past.
YesICanUseChopsticks.Com: This journal holds a wide variety of information about a JET who was stationed in Fukushima. He arrived in 2002 and at the end of his 3 year term on JET decided to teach in Japan professionally. The journal entries are long and frequent and give some insight about living and teaching in Japan.
Apartment Videos
Myargonaut's Apartment Tour: This is a tour of Myargonaut's apartment in Shimane. You can find many of his useful JET blogs under the Journals section of this list.
JoshuaZ's Apartment Tours 1.0 and 2.0: JET Apartments shown by JoshuaZ, 1.0 has three JET apartments shown and 2.0 has a more in depth look at JoshuaZ's own apartment after its been a bit more furnished.
Gifu JET Apartment: A very quick tour of an apartment, the user hosting this has many other video clips of Japan. I did not list them in the Journals section because they were very short. But if you are interested they could provide some insight into Japan such as getting hot corn soup in a soda can from vending machines.
Akita JET Apartment: An Akita JET's apartment video to her successor.
Miyazaki JET Apartment: A tour of a JET's apartment. Annoying zooming at times but you may find it informative.
Podcasts
English Teaching in Japan: Over the past few years this podcast has had a wealth of information about living and teaching in Japan. They tend to talk about certain subjects rather than doing a recording of any one person's experience.
Photos
Samurai's Two Years in Japan: A JET's photo album covering his two years in Japan. Many beautiful pictures that can give you an idea what Japan looks like.
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