kitsu
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Post by kitsu on Nov 8, 2020 23:36:08 GMT 9
I noticed that many JETs got their placements. I just wanted to make this thread (like in past years) to see where others have been placed!
I made the decision to defer, but it would be cool to see where others get placed in the meantime.
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plumrock
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Post by plumrock on Nov 9, 2020 15:30:31 GMT 9
I got placed in Sagamihara-shi,Kanagawa-ken. The city is 1hr train ride away from central Tokyo so I’m not complaining. But after looking around it seems that there isn’t any Jet community in kanagawa since there are so few jets in the prefecture. Apparently there was exactly 1 Jet in Sagamihara in 2019, so I’m assuming i will replace him next January.
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Post by Leita on Nov 9, 2020 16:20:40 GMT 9
plumrock that's cool! I'm way up in Iwate, but because my city was damaged by the tsunami in 2011, we've had dispatch workers from other city halls come to my city throughout the years for extra support. I made f.riends with a couple staff from Sagamihara city hall who were dispatched to my city hall in previous years, and now they're back working at Sagamihara city hall. If you're interested I could ask them if it's okay to put you in contact with them.
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plumrock
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Post by plumrock on Nov 9, 2020 19:57:26 GMT 9
plumrock that's cool! I'm way up in Iwate, but because my city was damaged by the tsunami in 2011, we've had dispatch workers from other city halls come to my city throughout the years for extra support. I made f.riends with a couple staff from Sagamihara city hall who were dispatched to my city hall in previous years, and now they're back working at Sagamihara city hall. If you're interested I could ask them if it's okay to put you in contact with them. Wow it’s really amazing to see people making connections across the country! It would be awesome to contact my predecessors ahead of time! Really appreciate the hook up! Let me know if you need my contact info or anything else! |
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Post by Leita on Nov 9, 2020 20:36:55 GMT 9
plumrock that's cool! I'm way up in Iwate, but because my city was damaged by the tsunami in 2011, we've had dispatch workers from other city halls come to my city throughout the years for extra support. I made f.riends with a couple staff from Sagamihara city hall who were dispatched to my city hall in previous years, and now they're back working at Sagamihara city hall. If you're interested I could ask them if it's okay to put you in contact with them. Wow it’s really amazing to see people making connections across the country! It would be awesome to contact my predecessors ahead of time! Really appreciate the hook up! Let me know if you need my contact info or anything else! I PM'd you :) |
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bananaisme
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CIR Experience: Incoming CIR
Gender (Pronouns): meh. whatever
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Post by bananaisme on Nov 10, 2020 0:59:09 GMT 9
Waaah I finnnnaally got my placement!! I'm going to Yamaguchi-Ken, Hagi-shi!  (UK JET BTW!) |
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Hieronymus
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Posts: 3
CIR Experience: 3rd year
Location: Saitama
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Post by Hieronymus on Nov 10, 2020 2:19:53 GMT 9
I got my placement finally! I will be going to Saitama-Shi. I am also from the UK btw.
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zaza
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Post by zaza on Nov 10, 2020 6:44:02 GMT 9
Got placed in Kosaka, Akita-ken. Honestly really surprised at how such a rural place needs a CIR. Are there any fellow Akita CIRs on this forum?
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Post by Leita on Nov 10, 2020 9:23:05 GMT 9
zaza Hi! I love Akita--I'm a CIR in Iwate, and I've visited Kosaka before too. I'm sure your pred will reach out to you soon with information about your town-to-be I hope you like onsen because Akita has some of the best onsen in Japan. The nature and mountains in Akita are also breathtaking; so it's a super nice area for hiking if you're into that.
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zaza
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Post by zaza on Nov 10, 2020 10:32:24 GMT 9
zaza Hi! I love Akita--I'm a CIR in Iwate, and I've visited Kosaka before too. I'm sure your pred will reach out to you soon with information about your town-to-be I hope you like onsen because Akita has some of the best onsen in Japan. The nature and mountains in Akita are also breathtaking; so it's a super nice area for hiking if you're into that. Although I am Canadian, I hate the cold xD But I love hiking, so that is great to here! Yeah, I actually found my pred and contacted him, so hopefully I'll have a better idea of what to expect soon. |
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Post by Dee on Nov 10, 2020 13:33:13 GMT 9
Got placed in Kosaka, Akita-ken. Honestly really surprised at how such a rural place needs a CIR. Are there any fellow Akita CIRs on this forum? I'm just a skip away in Hokkaido, and I am also in a very rural placement. There aren't as many rural CIRs, but they do exist! |
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Post by hohoEMIsen on Nov 10, 2020 14:16:53 GMT 9
*waits for someone to announce that they will be placed in SHIKOK
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Post by Ham on Nov 10, 2020 16:03:19 GMT 9
zaza Hi! I love Akita--I'm a CIR in Iwate, and I've visited Kosaka before too. I'm sure your pred will reach out to you soon with information about your town-to-be I hope you like onsen because Akita has some of the best onsen in Japan. The nature and mountains in Akita are also breathtaking; so it's a super nice area for hiking if you're into that. Although I am Canadian, I hate the cold xD But I love hiking, so that is great to here! Yeah, I actually found my pred and contacted him, so hopefully I'll have a better idea of what to expect soon. :> *blinks expectantly* |
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Post by manjuっすけ on Nov 10, 2020 21:27:35 GMT 9
*waits for someone to announce that they will be placed in SHIKOK I'll be in SHIKOK! I got Ikata, Mikan Land |
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Post by hohoEMIsen on Nov 11, 2020 14:17:30 GMT 9
*waits for someone to announce that they will be placed in SHIKOK I'll be in SHIKOK! I got Ikata, Mikan Land Yay!!!! |
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Post by King Quailbee on Nov 11, 2020 14:19:51 GMT 9
*waits for someone to announce that they will be placed in SHIKOK I'll be in SHIKOK! I got Ikata, Mikan Land Hi Korokke - I was notified by some members of the board that you posted here. I’m your super predecessor (not the one who just left) and there is another member on this forum who was my predecessor (or your “super super pred”) hue. Like grandparents. Ikata is a cute town - very different for some CIR placements considering its location and why it has CIRs there (sister city relationship). Feel free to message me if you want to get connected (as well as with your predecessor). I’ve also visited the town twice since I’ve left Japan - so I can say it’s a place dear to my heart. |
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apman
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Post by apman on Nov 11, 2020 21:09:07 GMT 9
I just received my placement. I will be going to Motomiya-shi in Fukushima Prefecture. As expected, it's a placement completely unlike the preferences I put down. I don't really know anything about it though or how the CIR/ALT community is there though, so I would be really interested to hear anything from someone who knows the area a bit!
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magnolias
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CIR Experience: Incoming CIR
Location: Nara
Gender (Pronouns): she/her/hers
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Post by magnolias on Nov 12, 2020 11:31:58 GMT 9
Hello! I am a new CIR placed in Nara-ken (with an ALT spouse).
Bring on the deer!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2020 13:06:34 GMT 9
I hear that people in Kyoto-fu are only getting results letting them know they will be in Kyoto-fu?
Everyone else seems to know what town they are going to be in.
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Post by Aya Raincoat on Nov 12, 2020 16:30:38 GMT 9
I hear that people in Kyoto-fu are only getting results letting them know they will be in Kyoto-fu? Everyone else seems to know what town they are going to be in. Wouldn't the -Fu people be placed at the fucho in Kyoto city? Or do you not mean the prefectural CIRs... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2020 16:43:28 GMT 9
I hear that people in Kyoto-fu are only getting results letting them know they will be in Kyoto-fu? Everyone else seems to know what town they are going to be in. Wouldn't the -Fu people be placed at the fucho in Kyoto city? Or do you not mean the prefectural CIRs... Everyone on reddit and facebook who is going to Kyoto-fu has not been told what city they will be in. But they will not be working for the prefecture and the fucho |
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Post by King Quailbee on Nov 13, 2020 6:08:44 GMT 9
Wouldn't the -Fu people be placed at the fucho in Kyoto city? Or do you not mean the prefectural CIRs... Everyone on reddit and facebook who is going to Kyoto-fu has not been told what city they will be in. But they will not be working for the prefecture and the fucho It's a common misconception that -ken placements automatically mean Prefectural Office (kencho) for a CIR. It can mean that they are working for the International Association (国際化協会) for the prefecture, for example. And for ALTs, -ken is a placement that happens for mostly senior high school or specialty school placements. Sometimes they do not know their exact town or base school until even a week before departure (I have hulemdos who experienced this). |
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Post by wapiko on Nov 13, 2020 11:27:32 GMT 9
I'm so excited for everyone!! Wish my area got more CIRs.
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Post by kiseki on Nov 13, 2020 11:30:13 GMT 9
I'm so excited for everyone!! Wish my area got more CIRs. Same hue A lot of incoming ALTs have been posting on our ALT Facebook page. But GUN MOTHER doesn’t get CIRs unless one of us leaves hue. There’s only 3 here and we never talk to each other hue |
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plumrock
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Post by plumrock on Nov 13, 2020 11:43:36 GMT 9
I'm so excited for everyone!! Wish my area got more CIRs. Same hue A lot of incoming ALTs have been posting on our ALT Facebook page. But GUN MOTHER doesn’t get CIRs unless one of us leaves hue. There’s only 3 here and we never talk to each other hue Damn I was always under the impression that CIRs in the same district are coworkers and keep each other company. I was kinda bummed out when I found i will be the only Jet in my city lmaoo |
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Post by wapiko on Nov 13, 2020 11:58:01 GMT 9
Same hue A lot of incoming ALTs have been posting on our ALT Facebook page. But GUN MOTHER doesn’t get CIRs unless one of us leaves hue. There’s only 3 here and we never talk to each other hue Damn I was always under the impression that CIRs in the same district are coworkers and keep each other company. I was kinda bummed out when I found i will be the only Jet in my city lmaoo It depends!! I've been close with CIRs in my town (one went home several months after I arrived and was not replaced) and then when a nearby town got their first CIR we instantly made sure to reach out to him. He's part of our big region group too. I'm also tight with most of the ALTs here, but at the same time I'm the type to just keep to myself or my coworker hulemdos. Also I have a cat so I don't need people tbh EDIT: LEVEL UPPPP |
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Post by beniyuri on Nov 14, 2020 7:57:06 GMT 9
Since we now have a placement thread - might as well post here. I'm going to Oita City. Just wondering if I have a pred at all coz I looked up the website it seems that the other CIRs left this year.
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scaldy spice
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CIR Experience: 2nd year
Location: Tottori
Gender (Pronouns): meh. whatever
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Post by scaldy spice on Nov 14, 2020 8:04:58 GMT 9
Hello! New CIR placed in Tottori-ken
Nervous but very excited~~~
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Hieronymus
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CIR Experience: 3rd year
Location: Saitama
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Post by Hieronymus on Nov 15, 2020 1:23:50 GMT 9
An update on mine! I got an email from my supervisor and it seems like I'm gonna be working at at 盆栽美術館 which is nothing like I was expecting. Any CIRs here with this kind of experience? |
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Post by zztop on Nov 15, 2020 22:02:57 GMT 9
An update on mine! I got an email from my supervisor and it seems like I'm gonna be working at at 盆栽美術館 which is nothing like I was expecting. Any CIRs here with this kind of experience? omg that is very cool! I did my undergrad study abroad thesis on bonsai so I've been a number of times and it's a really cool museum from a visitor's perspective! Really nice location as well |
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(UK JET BTW!) 
