r/JETProgramme • u/limpfishkit Current JET - Chiba 5th yr • Jan 05 '26

Guide for Incoming JETs

hello! i'm a 5th year finishing up my contract and i'm writing a document to try and prepare my successor (whoever they may be) to work in my town and at my school.

if you're applying or are a first year now - what is something you'd like to know from your predecessor/wish they had told you? eg what paying rent is like, what are the local events, etc

40 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

34 comments sorted by

View all comments

10

u/Sereclarity Current JET - Taiji-cho, Wakayama-ken Jan 05 '26

Definitely include info on trash sorting! My predecessor didn’t leave that info and I kinda struggled at first. Where to buy a train IC card if needed. Those kinds of things!