Life in Akita
From Akita Wiki
The following pages explain about important paperwork and topics JETs may encounter living and working in Akita.
Living in Akita
- Akita animals
- Akita JET Favorite Spots
- Akita JET map
- Akita JET Social Events
- Akita JET T-shirt
- Akita Joho - Akita's YouTube Channel
- Block Events
- Charity Akita
- Churches in Akita
- Clothing
- Computers and phones
- Exploring Akita
- Involvement opportunities - Join fellow ALTs in community projects or start one of your own.
- Japanese Beauty Products
- JET Programme
- Language and culture
- LGBT+ life in Akita
- Onsen
| Japanese Language • 日本語 | |
|---|---|
| Language Resources | Resources for Learning Japanese • Akita-ben • Useful Japanese • Japanese tongue twisters |
| Language Material Resources | Textbook reviews • Heisig Method • Japanese newspapers • ALT-made Resources |
| Japanese Courses | Local Japanese Classes • Akita City Japanese Language Learning • August Intensive Japanese Course |
| Other Info | Proficiency tests • Language and culture • Japanese calligraphy |
| Charity Akita | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group History | ALT Charity Groups • Room to Read (2006-2011) • Akita Association of JETs (2011-2015) • Charity Akita (2016- ) | 
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| Annual Summaries by JET Year |
RtR: 2010 • AAJ: 2014 • 2015 CA: 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 | |
| Monthly Events | English Cafe | |
| Annual Events | Welcome Party • Block Cup • Lake Tazawa Camping • Halloween Party • Christmas Caroling • Appi Ski Trip • St. Patrick's Day Party • International Sumo Basho • Goodbye Party | |
| Event Procedures | Charity Akita Event Equipment • Halloween Party • Goodbye Party • International Sumo Basho | |
| Venues | Sanbōen • Orange House • Dreamworld • Club AK • Jamhouse • Live space 「四階」 • CLUB GEL • Appi Kōgen Ski Resort | |
| Previous / One-time Events |
Spring Carnival • Summer/80s Dance Parties • Pub Quiz & Soup Curry Night • Black Hearts Masquerade Cocktail Party • Hanami Tea Party • St. Patrick's Day Party • Orientation/SDC Tatami Parties | |
Health and Safety
- 2019 coronavirus disease information
- Culture Shock
- Doctors and dentists
- Donating blood
- Earthquakes
- JET Online Counseling System
- Health and safety
- Support hotlines
| Health / Medical | |
|---|---|
| Clinics | Doctors and dentists • Ladies' Health Clinics (Recommendations by Block: North Block • Capital Block • Yuri Block • South Block) |
| Medical | Health and safety • COVID-19 information (Reported cases in Akita) • Donating blood • JET Health Insurance from Official JET Website |
| Counseling | JET Online Counseling System • Support hotlines • Prefectural Advisor |
| Lifestyle | PA/Support System • Being a Vegetarian in Akita • Organic lifestyle • Culture shock • Reverse culture shock |
Passports, visas, and foreign registration
- Akita International Association. This group runs a hotline on Thursdays to assist foreign residents. Call them at 018-884-7050 or email them at soudan21@aiahome.or.jp.
- My Number Card
- Registering with Home Country Embassy
- Residence Card. Details of the residence system introduced in July 2012.
- Extension of Period of Stay. Necessary for 4th- and 5th-year JETs.
Entertainment
- Book exchange
- Hanami - Cherry blossom viewing
- Music festivals - Music festivals all over Japan
- Recipes
- Skiing and snowboarding
- Starbucks
- Watching TV in Japan
| Entertainment in Akita | |
|---|---|
| Sports | Basketball • Bicycling • Cricket • Ground Golf • Running • Skiing and snowboarding • Soccer |
| Martial Arts | Judo • Karatedo • Kendo • Kyudo • Naginatado • Sumo |
| Traditional Arts | Sado • Ikebana • Shodo |
| Outdoors | Camping • Hanami • Hiking/Climbing • Rafting • Shrines and Temples • Waterfalls |
| Food & Drink | Akita beer • Cigar stores • Doburoku • Ramen shops • Sake |
| Leisure | Arcades • Entertainment • Exploring Akita • Festivals • Movies • Museums and zoos • Music festivals • Onsen • Taiko • Watching TV |
| Skiing and Snowboarding | |
|---|---|
| Topics | Skiing and snowboarding • Appi Ski Trip |
| Ski Resorts | Appi Kōgen Ski Resort • Ani Ski Resort (Mt. Moriyoshi) • Moriyoshi Ski Resort • Yakushizan Ski Area |
Finances
- Finances.
- Taxes in Japan. Links to tax resources.
| Finances | |
|---|---|
| Banks | Banking in Japan • Paychecks • ATMs • GoRemit • Post Office Remittance • Western Union |
| US Tax Returns | Tax Guides |
| Japanese Pension | Basic Pension Number • Pension book • Pension Refund |
| Other | Finances • Taxes in Japan |
Transportation/traveling
- Driving
- Public transport
- Exploring Akita
- Roadside Station. Roadside Stations; also called Michi No Eki in Japanese.
- Transferring Ownership of a Car. Make sure you take the correct steps when selling or buying a car from someone.
- Where in the World is Sugichi?
| Traveling in Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cars | Driving | Driving • Winter Driving • Driving Infractions • Roadside Station |
| Licenses | International Driving Permit • Japanese License Transition (Test Course Elements • Test Course Maps) • Renewing your Japanese License | |
| Ownership | Buying a Car • Leasing a car • Transferring Ownership of a Car • Disposing of a Car • User Shaken | |
| Other Transport | Public transport • Trains • Akita Nairiku Line • Shinkansen • Buses • Ferries | |
| Airports | Akita Airport • Odate-Noshiro Airport • Narita International Airport • Haneda Airport • Sendai Airport • Kansai Airport | |
| Leaving the Country | Traveling in and out of Japan • Residence Card (Extension of Period of Stay) • Travel Insurance • Buying Flights & Travel Agents | |
| Other Topics | Exploring Akita • Getting to Tokyo • Akita JET travel guide • Where in the World is Sugichi? • Quirky Japan | |
Japan Travel Guide
- Japan Guide has comprehensive information on traveling in Japan.
- Traveling in and out of Japan section has just that.
| Akita JET Travel Guide | |
|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Hokkaido |
| Tohoku | Aomori • Akita • Fukushima • Iwate • Miyagi • Yamagata |
| Kanto | Chiba • Gunma • Ibaraki • Kanagawa • Saitama • Tochigi • Tokyo |
| Chubu | Aichi • Fukui • Gifu • Ishikawa • Mie • Nagano • Niigata • Shizuoka • Toyama • Yamanashi |
| Kansai | Hyogo • Kyoto • Nara • Osaka • Shiga • Wakayama |
| Chugoku | Hiroshima • Okayama • Shimane • Tottori • Yamaguchi |
| Shikoku | Ehime • Kagawa • Kōchi • Tokushima |
| Kyushu | Fukuoka • Kagoshima • Kumamoto • Miyazaki • Nagasaki • Ōita • Saga |
| Okinawa | Okinawa |
