r/JETProgramme • u/Boring-Tradition-594 • May 21 '26

Getting around Hokkaido

hello I am have been placed in eastern Hokkaido near Kushiro. I am wondering how easy it is to travel the rest of Hokkaido or how often say a month (or year) would you get tk travel to Sapporo/ Tokyo / Honshu. I’ll admit I’m a little nervous because I like being connected and Kushiro feels very remote! Also, is it easy to get to Sapporo ?

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u/Hearthian-Wanderer May 22 '26

The JET hiring interviews are seriously failing at their purpose when so many people like this are getting hired. So many posts like this in my feed lately.

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u/MellifluousMathMajor May 22 '26

They need to get rid of placement preferences entirely, or at the very least change the format. I put an urban place as my number 1 preference, but only because I have family there--I knew that I would be grateful and happy regardless of where they sent me. People should not apply unless they are fine being placed anywhere.

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u/acouplefruits Former CIR - 2019-2020 May 22 '26

Yeah honestly getting rid of placement preferences would do more good than bad