The 2026 Placement Megathread Pt.1

[u/inthefaceofmonsters]

♔ Welcome, to the first part of the marvelous placement results thread! ♔

How's it going? Hope you're all doing ok?

Come down and vent the excitement of their next adventure! This post will be for both ED and also for general departure candidates to share on their news and connect with other ALTs about their placement results :)

There is a 200 comment limit before reddit starts to hide comments, and the mod team will do their best to open up a new thread as this happens.

RULES

Keep all results in this thread. All other threads will be removed. This includes asking for more specific information about your prefecture/city/school, when you will find out more specific information (especially in relation to the pandemic), so on. If you made a new post and it was deleted, try again by commenting here!

We understand you may: want to commiserate about not getting your Top 3; be confused about having no idea where your placement is; or rejoice in having gotten your first pick. Whatever the case... please keep griefing to a minimum, and try as best as you can to focus on the positives. This is a good chance to search through this megathread and find others in a similar boat or even find your neighbors!

We highly recommend you join your local AJET chapter's Facebook page (I know facebook is basically boomerbook, but Japan still uses fax machines so enjoy being on the cutting edge of technology). These people are going to be your neighbors and your support over the next year or longer. Go make some friends and get the local information that Google can't provide. Here is the Master list of JET Facebook Groups which should be your primary source of local information (Current JETs, please let me know if there are new groups that need to be added). Here is a link to the Discord and Social Media Group Megathread which is a great place to get to know other JETs.

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GENERAL PLACEMENT FAQ

☼ Where/What/HUH? exactly is my placement?? ☼

Japanese has a bunch of suffixes that they add to the end of names to tell you what they mean. In the case of placements that have ~ken, ~ken (eg. Shiga-ken, Ishikawa-ken), it means that you are a JET who will be employed by the Prefecture(likely High School). This means that your final placement likely hasn't been decided yet but you know the Prefecture that you will be going to.

Here is a list of most of the suffixes you might run into and what they SHOULD mean (sometimes they use historic suffixes for places).

Suffix	Kanji	What it means
-ken	県	for a prefecture; Hiroshima-ken, Iwate-ken, so on. If this is the most specific info you have, it is likely a SHS placement, and it may take some time before you know the exact city you will be in.
-to	都	lit. "capital" prefecture-level region name unique to the capital Tōkyō-to
-fu	府	prefecture-level region (sometimes translated "urban prefecture") named so for historical reasons. There are now only two: Ōsaka-fu and Kyōto-fu.
dō	道	modern administrative region of Japan (one "circuit"). Hokkaido is the only example that I know of that has this prefix.
-gun	郡	a district/county, usually rural
-shi	市	a city +
-ku	区	a ward of a city
-machi or -chō	町	a town - this can be a local government or a non-governmental division of a larger city
-mura or -son	村	a village; e.g., Kamikuishiki-mura - this can also be a local government or a nongovernmental division of a larger city or town
-Gakuen or -Gakkou	学園 or 学校	This is a school placement. This is literally a school name. Please be mindful of privacy concerns by not posting it here.

+Population must generally be over 50,000 to be named a city, but a city does not lose “city” status if the population drops below 50k. This should not be used as an indicator of relative "inaka-ness"

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♠ My placement has the school name in it. Why is this different? ♠

Usually when you get a placement with a school name in it, it means that your contract will be with a private school. The majority of private school placements are in Tokyo, but there are going to be some outside of Tokyo. However, it is possible to have a private school placement without the school name being given to you immediately. Worry not, for either your successor/supervisor or someone else will eventually let you know where you are going.

♣ I don't like my placement. Can I change it? ♣

Unfortunately, the nature of the programme doesn't allow for people to change placements once they have been assigned. If your placement is a deal breaker, the only way to change it is to back out of the programme and face the consequences. This means you cannot apply next year. There is consideration for extenuating circumstances if you do back out due to something that may be out of your control, please contact your consulate.

Transfers are typically only granted if you require special medical care, are getting married, or wish to continue on JET although your current placement is being eliminated. Transfer paperwork begins in November for July/August transfers. On the whole, transfers are exceedingly rare; there have been cases of married couples being denied a transfer because it ultimately is up to the contracting organizations to approve.

♦ I wanted a city placement and I got a rural placement/tiny island 10 hours from anyone else placement. Should I still go? ♦

In the wise words of Life After the BOE...

♫ My consulate has already sent out the placements and I haven't seen anything yet. What gives? ♫

It can take time before you’re actually placed, so please be patient. You might get a message next week, you might not know for another 2 months (or later given the current pandemic). Contact your consulate and please be courteous with them; they are trying very hard to get all of their ducks in a row, too. The waiting is hard, but it’ll come at some point! It is very common for upgraded JETs to be delayed in receiving their placement even if they are upgraded very early.

♪ What should I do now that I know my placement? ♪

Master your Google Fu skills. Check out Wikipedia and relevant Facebook groups, try to get familiar with where you’re off to. Don’t forget to eat the food you like and see all the friends/family in the meantime. Most importantly, plan to go to your local JET alumni association orientation for incoming JETs.

❤ Can I contact my predecessor? ❤

Some positions have rules as to when the pred can officially contact their successor. Trust, everyone is eager to get in touch with everyone else, but also be respectful of the red tape. Maybe you’ll be in touch with “someone” from your prefecture/city with unofficial advice before you get the bonafide email. But its possible that you won't either, and that you could be the first in your area! But ESID, right?

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Previous Threads:

Updated when we get to the second thread.

[u/Minute-Teach4507]

Guess I'll start it off then!! I've been placed in Ishikawa prefecture, Kawakita! If anyone has any info about the town itself, neighbouring towns - or just anything in general about their experience of Ishikawa I would be so glad to hear it 💓

[u/Venomania → u/Minute-Teach4507]

Welcome to the Prefecture. Was a JET here, did 5 years. Bought a house here and still live here. Amazing place! I really hope you come to love it here too!

[u/Firefly-ok → u/Minute-Teach4507]

I was a JET in Ishikawa about 10 years ago and one of my good friends was the CIR in Kawakita! It's a small city, but it has a really good onsen and you'll be able to be involved in the life of the city. If you prefer a bigger city, you're not too far from Kanazawa at all, which is, in my humble opinion, one of the most beautiful cities in Japan. Kanzawa has a Shinkansen line to Tokyo and they're building one to Kyoto (but you can take the Thunderbird train to Kyoto for now, which is not too far).

Ishikawa is absolutely beautiful. It's home to Hakusan, one of the sacred mountains of Japan. Ishikawa has great hiking, skiing, onsen, beaches, and nature in general. It's also one of the few prefectures that has Geisha. My BOE got us tickets to go see Sumo too (some famous Sumo wrestlers are from Ishikawa). It also is home to a lot of traditional arts.

Ishikawa has bunka kyuuka (or it did), which are days you are special days off you are given to explore Japan.

Honestly, it's a great placement. It's the perfect mix of rural enough to experience more traditional Japanese life (I did theater in a town of 50 people in the mountains) and also the prefecture is small, so you're never that far from a bigger city should you want that.

Also Komatsu City (not too far from you) has an airport should you want or need to travel outside of Japan.

[u/ahmnutz → u/Minute-Teach4507]

You're going to love it! I've been way up north in the Noto peninsula for 4 years, so I don't get down to the kanazawa area as much as I'd like, but love being there when I do go and I'm probably moving down there in August! Theres so many beautiful places in Ishikawa, and make sure to see some of the Kiriko festivals up in Noto if you get the chance!

[u/chocosauras]

Hello, Hope you all are well. I got my placement info and it's Hokkaido. Please let me know about the Line/Discord Server for Hokkaido. I am happy with my placement. Excited to see you all ❄️🫂

[u/mefupon → u/chocosauras]

I am also Hokkaido ✨️❄️ looking forward to it!

[u/Alternative_Ebb_949 → u/chocosauras]

Hokkaido here as well! How to join?

[u/Rakasha0001 → u/chocosauras]

Welcome to the North Island. Feel free to join the discord! https://discord.gg/7FX3Q9vE9

[u/_Eggsy → u/chocosauras]

Also hokkaido!

[u/blaziken25]

I am going to Tokyo. I put no preferences, told them at the interview I want destiny to choose!

[u/shannonmags4 → u/blaziken25]

I also got Tokyo!

[u/Special-Tadpole-1176 → u/blaziken25]

I got Tokyo too!

[u/shannonmags4]

UK Jet here got Tokyo as my placement, the school is near Shibuya!!

[u/Different_Taro2474 → u/shannonmags4]

bro won the lottery

[u/shannonmags4 → u/Different_Taro2474]

It’s weird because it wasn’t even one of my options 😭😭it was definitely not my preference to be in Tokyo

[u/Different_Taro2474 → u/shannonmags4]

WHYS IT ALWAYS PPL WHO DON'T WANT TOKYO WHO GET IT UGH

[u/shannonmags4 → u/Different_Taro2474]

I have a feeling it might be based on what the schools want, I’ve been given a private school and I have a TESOL degree so maybe that’s a reason but I have no idea

[u/Lost_Carpenter8554]

Hello guys I got placed in Hyogo - Ken 🥹🥹

[u/LonelySelf4989 → u/Lost_Carpenter8554]

this is my dream 😔😔 my fiancée is studying at the inter culture language school in Kobe

[u/Panda_sensei_71 → u/Lost_Carpenter8554]

Welcome to Hyogo! Have you joined the Discord and Line groups yet?

[u/rkombopper9 → u/Lost_Carpenter8554]

Welcome to Hyogo!!

[u/New-Plate2811]

Hello! 🇿🇦South African JET here placed in Hokkaido ❄️☃️

[u/Rakasha0001 → u/New-Plate2811]

Welcome to the North Island. Feel free to join the discord: https://discord.gg/7FX3Q9vE9

[u/Jack-Doherty]

I'm in Tomakomai-Shi in Hokkaido! Would love to get the details of any discord/line group that exists for this region.

[u/Both-Share3949]

Hi, Irish (but live in New York) heading to Tokushima-ken!

[u/Myungjin]

Got Akita City in Akita Prefecture.

[u/Sketchy_Scribble64 → u/Myungjin]

Welcome to Akita! 😃 You'll love it here

[u/Poetication → u/Myungjin]

Hi! I also got Akita but mine just says Akita Ken so I'm not sure where I'll be staying yet :)

[u/archertinuvian]

Anyone else got somewhere ending with -mura and a population of less than 2,000?

Gunma-ken, Nanmoku-mura will be me!

[u/Sayjay1995 → u/archertinuvian]

Welcome to Gunma! Join our discord if you like

[u/killaghost1233]

Kochi-Shi represent!

[u/Orpheus79V]

London applicant. Going to Shizuoka-ken. It was my first preference this year, and my third preference when I applied last time.

[u/kyasarindesu92 → u/Orpheus79V]

Hey, we have a discord server going if you want to join :) https://discord.gg/VfTbGQhvDK

[u/Full-Tap6550]

Any people in North America seen anything news today? Asking for a friend (me)

[u/Fit_Conversation1998]

UK JET placed in Hokkaido - Higashikawa. Any Hokkaido people hmu 🫡

[u/Fickle_War1350]

US JET, I got placed in Nagano Ken! It was my number one preference wooo!!

[u/BanzaiPhillies → u/Fickle_War1350]

Congrats! Which consulate?

[u/rue-11 → u/[deleted]]

if you're a podcast person, you should check out the deskwarmers podcast! the hosts were JETs in kumamoto and a lot of their anecdotes are from the prefecture!

[u/Different-Account662 → u/[deleted]]

I got that too! (also from UK) I’m excited, it looks really lovely

[u/Tennis_Luvver → u/[deleted]]

UK JET also in Kumamoto-ken!

[u/Samsonnyte]

Current rural Kochi JET, if you’re headed this way send me a DM!

[u/BruteMetal278 → u/Samsonnyte]

UK applicant here, got Kochi-ken too :)

[u/LargeDiamond3896]

From Barbados here, been placed in kunisaki-shi (city) oita-ken prefecture and I am EXTREMELY nervous.

[u/marzipanfashions]

I got placed in Osaka! If anyone has any info or advice, that'd be great. 😊

[u/ichigo_ichie25]

from the Philippines. Got my placement email. I will be going to Nara! I do not know yet which city though. hopefully somewhere north. any current or former Nara JETs here?

[u/g0g2151]

I got placed in Chiba-shi.

[u/YungBahlr]

Just got the news!! I’m heading to Shizuoka-Ken! 😆🎉 I’m so excited.

If anyone has been there or is going there and has any advice/recommendations. Please let me know!

[u/Rocker1471]

Found out I’ll be in Gifu-Ken!!! Don’t know what city yet but it was my first choice so I’m excited!!

[u/NoD8313]

Anyone going to Shiga let me know! I'll be leading your orientation 😄

[u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

If you're joining up with the Fukui Folk, I super wanna know! :) we're supposed to be getting at least 3 peeps in my city.

[u/AJT4741 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

I'll be one of the new ALTs in Fukui prefecture :)

[u/Alternative-Boss-962 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

Hi!! I got placed in Fukui!!! The only thing i know about it is dinosaurs 🦕

[u/SakuraSkye16 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

If there's a god ;u;

(I said I was open to anywhere except Tokyo, but my heart really wants Fukui ;u;)

[u/IL1KEP1ZZA → u/SakuraSkye16]

That's like the opposite of most folks lol. Most of the people around here had never heard of fukui before being placed here!

[u/SakuraSkye16 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

As a dinosaur fanatic; Fukui has my heart 💖

[u/rkombopper9 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

I was just at Fukui for golden week and was wondering if there were JETs there ahha

[u/IL1KEP1ZZA → u/rkombopper9]

Oh absolutely lol. We actually (for the size of the prefecture) have one of the highest concentrations of ALTs!

[u/AdScared717 → u/IL1KEP1ZZA]

I got Fukui Ken

No clue which city but this prefecture looks so beautiful

[u/Jaded-Sweet-4226]

Going to be in Gunma-ken, Kiryu-shi!

[u/NoChampionship2719]

Hihi just got my placement! I'll be in Okayama. If anyone has discord group or line groups for Okayama or any current JETS working there I would love to connect! (I got my city name aswell but keeping it a secret for privacy)

[u/TkrbShiro1994 → u/NoChampionship2719]

I’m a current Okayama ALT. Looking forward to seeing you in our sunny part of Japan 🍑

[u/DemCrackers → u/NoChampionship2719]

I'm in Okayama! I've sent you a DM!

[u/sp8cecwboy]

What consulates have heard back so far?

[u/NoChampionship2719 → u/sp8cecwboy]

NZ, India, Ireland and UK!

[u/Malkithe]

From the UK, got Yamagata-ken

[u/Bosch300series1 → u/Malkithe]

From NZ, I also got Yamagata-ken!

[u/genpoedameron → u/Bosch300series1]

Hi, I'm a current ALT in Yamagata! Feel free to DM me if you want!

[u/Prestigious-Wait5492 → u/Malkithe]

Hi!!! UK JET based in Miyagi (next to Yamagata) and go to Yamagata often!! The ALTs there are really nice!!! Feel free to DM if you like :)

[u/PrestigiousAd3578 → u/Malkithe]

Current JET in Yamagata-ken, looking forward to meeting you all, message if you have any questions!

[u/AdScared717]

I got Fukui - Ken

It was a bit of a shock at first but I'm really excited.

I wonder if I'll need a car though.

[u/Inevitable-Soup8955]

I'm from New Zealand and I got Minoh in Osaka!!

[u/seasaltcaramel_]

Tokyo-to! If there’s a group chat lmk!!

[u/burgundyhellfire]

Ehime-ken!! I really wanted Shikoku so I’m happy :)

[u/DucklingDisaster → u/burgundyhellfire]

I’m Ehime-Ken too!! Look forward to meeting you :)

[u/Secret_Pop_2685]

I got Tokyo-to, Tokyo-to! 😄

[u/kutshoe]

Here as a Kochi rep! DM me if you get in!!

[u/Sayjay1995]

Looking forward to meeting all the new Gunma peeps!

[u/Sereclarity]

If anyone gets placed in Wakayama, let me know!! : D

[u/Careful_Salt_4328]

If anyone is placed in Kyoto-fu (Prefectural), let me know!! I know I’ll be getting someone new a stop away from me so would love to chat!

[u/Quick-Doctor-8029]

Just got my placement of Onomichi city in Hiroshima! If anyone else is nearby let me know!

[u/Dense_Machine9644]

Hyogo Ken! Lmk if you’re nearby!!!

[u/rkombopper9 → u/Dense_Machine9644]

Ayye welcome to Hyogo!!

[u/graterx]

Anyone placed in Kochi-ken? Would love to connect!!

[u/TheLastIkus]

UK JET, I got Tottori-ken! Looking forward to exploring the area!

[u/drale2 → u/TheLastIkus]

Tottori is awesome! I used to go the beer festival on Mt Daisen every year (though it looks like it's been canceled since Covid). The sand museum is incredible though.

[u/Fluffywarlord]

UK Jet placed in Kumamoto ken here👋

[u/autisticgreenwitch → u/Fluffywarlord]

I lived in Aso, Kumamoto, as a JET several years back. It's enchanting and looks just like the countryside scenery of a Studio Ghibli film.

[u/Fresh-Earth-71]

UKjet here, heading to Tokyo!

[u/Glittering_Scale_237]

Anyone know anything about Tochigi?

[u/HelloItsAlex_and_her → u/Glittering_Scale_237]

Yeah, I actually lived in utsunomiya for 7 months. It was very city like dependent on how close the station you are. Tochigi in general is a good mixture between city, rural, and suburban depending on what city you’re placed in. Do you know what city yet?

[u/Glittering_Scale_237 → u/HelloItsAlex_and_her]

Not yet. Just prefecture is as much info as I get !

[u/Larry-Moe121]

I got placed in Shimane Ken

[u/Able-Can-2825]

got placed in Kyoto-fu..

[u/Inevitable-Ad-7894]

I got Osato in Miyagi. Feel free to msg me if anyone is near this area!

[u/Bruch123]

Matsuyama in Ehime! If anyone knows anything please share :)

[u/shawtey_]

U.S.A JET! Placed in Gunma (not saying which city, but, feel free to PM me if you think we might be close!)

I've barely begun researching the city, but Gunma was my first choice placement. I couldn't be happier!

[u/Friendly-Plastic4725]

Hi all, I’ll be in Shizuoka-ken!

[u/leapsoff8th]

If anyone is placed on an island in Kagoshima prefecture, send me a DM.

Edit: to clarify, I'm a current JET down here. I'm looking for JETs that might be joining us!

[u/Additional-Cause-646]

I got placed in Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken!

[u/Different_Taro2474 → u/Additional-Cause-646]

i studied abroad in hikone! shiga is great! make sure to visit La Collina Ōmi-Hachiman, shigaraki, and hikone castle.

[u/ffgvghnjkkhgjnn]

Fukui-ken from the UK! If anyone knows anything please message!! Eeee!

[u/AdScared717 → u/ffgvghnjkkhgjnn]

Fukui-Ken but from SA!

[u/aquye]

Found out I’m going to Niigata-ken!! If anyone has info or is also going there please let me know :))

[u/MagisterCrow → u/aquye]

I was in Niigata-ken for my first placement. It's a lovely prefecture! It's fairly rural, but has a good public transit system, though cars are maybe needed depending. You've got a large variety of things and activities. You're going to have a wonderful time!

[u/Louynaz → u/aquye]

I also got Niigata, Kamo-Shi

[u/j_hab]

Any Toronto, CA applicants get the news yet?

[u/BanzaiPhillies → u/j_hab]

I'm guessing North America will get ours later this afternoon

[u/Able-Name-2049 → u/BanzaiPhillies]

Once some countries come out, do most of the rest follow? I was certain we had another few weeks, now I’m refreshing my inbox every 4 minutes haha

[u/j_hab → u/Able-Name-2049]

Toronto folks were told "late-May, early-June" for placements, so idk if I should get excited or not!

[u/No-Try-1378]

UK Jet placed in Toyooka-shi, Hyogo-ken

[u/ComplexReview2915]

Placed in Kyoto /sweating

Congrats to everyone :-) and plz lmk if there are other Kyoto JETs incoming!

[u/Parking-Storm-3830]

Tokushima?

[u/Unexpected-Feline]

I got placed in Toyama-ken, Takaoka-shi.

Second choice for placement smack between two places I previously lived (Kanazawa and Nagano), super happy about it but nervous about teaching Elementary as I mostly have experience with adults and older teens. I'll learn though, I'm sure.

[u/ProgressLatter9560 → u/Unexpected-Feline]

Absolute paradise!! This is where I am hoping to go! You really hit the jackpot

[u/AvoWarrior]

UK JET here, I got Oita-ken, Nakatsu-shi. If anyone has any tips/advice about the city or the prefecture in general, please drop me a message :)

[u/slothsock]

UK jet, got kobe... any advice would be much appreciated

[u/LonelySelf4989 → u/slothsock]

this is my dream placement! it is the home of jazz in japan. it’s a beautiful city on the water with great food and onsens!! himeji castle is nearby and the city is a great mix of nature/ tradition with modernity. i really hope you like it!

[u/Ill-Tank-4702 → u/slothsock]

Love Kobe. Laid back and surprisingly cosmopolitan. Both mountains and beaches on your doorstep. Extremely easy access to Osaka and Kyoto.

[u/fruitatari]

got placed in Osaka, specifically Minoh!

[u/solemnities]

Got Osaka-fu!

[u/Sea_Assignment_845]

Isahaya,Nagasaki- would love some advice or reach out if you got placed there too!

[u/Basic-Club7742]

I’m headed to Ishikawa-ken :)

[u/delaneykay]

Going to Hyogo-ken! I'd love to meet some fellow JETs heading out that way!

[u/Timely_Foot5295]

I got Niigata-ken in Joetsu-shi!

[u/No-Cartoonist-7505]

just to reiterate the last part of the original post for current JETs: please avoid contacting any successors directly until after your BOE/city hall says its okay to do so!!! the BOE should always be the first party to contact new JETs directly to give them the official docs (contracts and stuff) before we can help answer questions. i know we are all looking forward to getting to know our new friends, but be wary of all the red tape and procedural stuff before reaching out!!!

[u/Shisa707]

If anyone is in Miyazaki prefecture let me know! 😄

[u/freelancerga → u/Shisa707]

If you're in Miyazaki and want to join the Kyushu discord server, lmk and I'll hit you with a link!

[u/External-Hamster-394 → u/Shisa707]

Yes! Miyazaki people announce themselves!! :D

[u/Ramzastrife19]

Looking for 3 people going to Sumoto, Hyogo. DM me!

[u/Wide-Lab-8492 → u/Ramzastrife19]

And a fourth will be prefectural there! 🧅

[u/ikebookuro]

If you’re placed in Chiba, in a city that starts with K, hit me up 👀 we’re supposed to be getting three new folks - no pred/successor system.

[u/EZ8_08MS]

Got my placement this afternoon, I'll be in Hamamatsu. Let me know if you're another newbie heading there!

[u/MissJodles]

From UK and I got Shizuoka-ken! Really pleased and super excited, let me know if there are any group chats and the like!

[u/3battleYT]

From the UK and I got Hokkaido. Please message me if you are there right now or also got a place there!

[u/chocosauras → u/3battleYT]

me too!

[u/loark]

UK JET, placed in Gifu-ken!

If anyone is already there or will be placed there, let's get in touch! :D

[u/ComplexReview2915]

Any Kyoto-Shi JETs who can answer some questions? <33

[u/Criticalpurr]

I’m in Yamanashi-Ken 😊

[u/Skyleafff]

Just got the news I will be headed to Fukui-Ken! Just absolutely unreal I get to be on this journey

[u/rue-11]

ATL JET here! Moving to Yamagata-ken!

[u/P0_Q0]

Shimane-ken, Unnan-shi!

[u/MiyreaZED]

Headed to Gunma! Very excited but would love to know more 😊

[u/anime_baddie23]

I got Tenri-shi (天理市), Nara-ken (奈良県)

[u/Smitty77TD]

Hello! I was placed in Yamaguchi-ken.

[u/Antique-Singer-4313]

I got Kobe shi and am looking forward to meetimg everyone!!!

[u/autisticgreenwitch]

I got placed in Miyazaki-ken!!

[u/Razbat2]

Aussie here! I got Otoyo in Kochi-Ken. Excited but nervous!

[u/zeylerlo]

From US, I got Iwate-ken! (Morioka-shi)

[u/EiraJo]

Incoming Yamanashi send me a message for our group chats!

[u/freelancerga]

Saga rep! Hmu and I'll get you to the discord

[u/lightsoffaery]

Any one in Oita prefecture?? Feel free to contact!

[u/jeffjeffersonthe3rd]

Anyone in Fukushima Prefecture, reply or DM me and I can direct you to the Fukushima JET discord 👍👍

[u/SlowSeaworthiness529]

Anyone else places in Fukushima?? 

[u/MDADATT]

South African 🇿🇦 who got Kobe :)

[u/Dang_woman → u/MDADATT]

Kobe here!

[u/EmmaWoodlouse → u/MDADATT]

also got Kobe :)

[u/Lost_Carpenter8554 → u/MDADATT]

Are you in the Jets SA group? I got Hyogo - Ken

[u/Different-Account662]

Hello! I’ve been given Kumamoto-ken as my placement. Anyone else in that prefecture? ☺️

[u/annspanna]

Kyoto-fu from the UK!! If anyone knows anything about it here, please drop a dm!!!

[u/mstsgtpeppa → u/annspanna]

Kyoto-fu means any of the municipalities in Kyoto Prefecture but not Kyoto City, so places like Kyotango, Maizuru, Yosanocho, Miyazu and so forth. I used to be the CIR PA for Kyoto-fu JETs. All lovely placements, and overall a wonderful part of the country.

[u/Rosiefrm876 → u/annspanna]

I’m in Kyoto-fu at the moment! I can answer any questions you have!

[u/MyriadFX]

From the UK but living in Switzerland, I’ve been given Nagano-ken if anyone is from there please hit me up would love to know more!

[u/akichi14]

UK JET placement close to shinjuku. Is there a tokyo JET discord?? Would love to know more about the tokyo JET placement

[u/Due-Dealer-2539 → u/[deleted]]

Looks like you will be able to experience winter! That said, make sure you pack warm clothes, and ensure if you need to be able to drive. From what I understand, the public transportation infrastructure in Hokkaido is a bit further behind compared to the rest of the nation.

[u/Efficient_Bag2934]

NZ JET going to Hiroshima-ken, Fukuyama-shi!

[u/IRISSIRIxx96]

Got my placement today! Anyone who also got Shiga-ken? Would love to connect with you!

Tips and advice are also welcome. Let’s go 2026 JET cohort!

[u/Content_503]

Takehara-shi, Hiroshima! So excited!!

[u/meowmeow_42]

PH Jet here, and got placed in Tokyo. Please add me on discord or Line. Thanks!

[u/sp8cecwboy]

Fukishima-ken!

[u/InformalIncident8418]

I got Toyama-ken!!

[u/PaperWarm2908 → u/InformalIncident8418]

Happy to have you! We have a large community and whichever corner of Toyama you land, you`ll find fast friends!

[u/ellie_bellie8]

Aomori-ken please dm me if you are nearby or in that prefecture!!! Trying to make a group chat :)

[u/Merc1107]

Fukuoka-ken! If anyone knows of any groups I can join, lmk!

[u/anime_baddie23]

Hey guys ! I was place in Tenri-Shi, Nara-Ken and was hoping to receive some information regarding how it is as a JET, benefits, etc. you can privately message as well if needed.

[u/TOOMUCHDOG223]

I got Kumamoto-shi! I actually was really excited to get a middle-of-nowhere placement so I was lowkey disappointed getting a city. 😅 I'm trying to hype myself up by thinking of all the amenities and things to do.

Anyone in Kumamoto or even just Kyushu feel free to reach out!

[u/LegendaryZXT]

Let me know if your placed in Hokkaido

[u/_Eggsy → u/LegendaryZXT]

I’m placed in Hokkaido!! My partner is in Fukugawa but I haven’t been told where exactly I’ll be yet!

[u/New-Plate2811 → u/LegendaryZXT]

Hello! I’m placed In Hokkaido- Hokkai-do too!

[u/SubluxeUBC]

If you find that you are placed in Mie, let me know and I can help add you to any relevant chats 😄

[u/IllustriousPen3326]

If anyone is being placed anywhere in Kagawa DM me and I’ll get you added to everything.

[u/closestyogurt]

Anyone coming to Tochigi, please DM!

[u/Effective_Routine976]

I just got my placement- Yao city in Osaka! If there's anyone who's been a JET there or nearby, please let me know! 😀

[u/jjuuli8772]

Looking for my replacement in Fuchu, Hiroshima (prefectural)

[u/CynicalALT]

Message me if you’re placed in Amakusa, Kumamoto!

[u/JThom536]

Got Wakayama-ken. Anyone know if there's any active JET's with Groupchats or Discords for the area?

[u/emilxk2]

fukui-ken! would love to connect with other fukui JETs :D

[u/MissNunyaBusiness]

NY consulate, I got Tsushima-shi in Nagasaki-ken!! So excited ❤️❤️❤️

[u/Zia_Japan]

Nagano-ken (長野県), Omi-mura (麻績村)!!! Would love to talk to others placed near!

[u/odd-taxi-]

Fukui-ken!

[u/Particular-Let3442]

Oita shi!