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

Japanese Language • 日本語
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Language Resources Resources for Learning Japanese • Akita-ben • Useful Japanese • Japanese tongue twisters
Language Material Resources Textbook reviews • Heisig MethodJapanese newspapersALT-made Resources
Japanese Courses August Intensive Japanese Course • Local Japanese Classes
Other Info Proficiency tests • Language and culture
Charity Akita
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Group History ALT Charity GroupsRoom to Read (2006-2011) • Akita Association of JETs (2011-2015) • Charity Akita (2016- ) Charity Akita.png
Annual Summaries
by JET Year
RtR: 2010 • AAJ: 20142015
CA: 20162017201820192020202120222023
Monthly Events English Cafe
Annual Events Welcome PartyOrientation/SDC Tatami PartiesLake Tazawa CampingHalloween PartyChristmas CarolingAppi Ski TripSt. Patrick's Day PartyInternational Sumo BashoGoodbye Party
Event Procedures Charity Akita Event EquipmentHalloween PartySt. Patrick's Day PartyGoodbye PartyInternational Sumo Basho
Venues SanbōenOrange HouseDreamworldClub AKJamhouseLive space 「四階」CLUB GELAppi Kōgen Ski Resort
One-time Events Spring CarnivalSummer/80s Dance PartiesPub Quiz & Soup Curry NightBlack Hearts Masquerade Cocktail PartyHanami Tea Party

Health and Safety

Health / Medical
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Clinics Doctors and dentistsLadies' Health Clinics
(Recommendations by Block: North Block • Capital Block‎ • Yuri Block‎ • South Block)
Medical Health and safety2019 coronavirus disease informationDonating bloodJET Health Insurance from Official JET Website
Counseling JET Online Counseling SystemSupport hotlinesPrefectural Advisor
Lifestyle PA/Support System • Being a Vegetarian in AkitaOrganic lifestyleCulture Shock

Passports, visas, and foreign registration

Entertainment

Entertainment in Akita
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Sports Basketball • Bicycling • Cricket • Ground Golf • Running • Skiing and snowboarding • Soccer
Martial Arts Judo • Karatedo • Kendo • Kyudo • Naginatado • Sado
Outdoors Camping • Hanami • Hiking/Climbing • Rafting • Shrines and Temples • Waterfalls
Food & Drink Akita beer • Cigar stores • Doburoku • Ramen shops • Sake
Leisure Arcades • Exploring Akita • Festivals • Movies • Museums and zoos • Music festivals • Onsen • Taiko • Watching TV
Skiing and Snowboarding
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Topics Skiing and snowboardingAppi Ski Trip
Ski Resorts Appi Kōgen Ski ResortAni Ski Resort (Mt. Moriyoshi) • Moriyoshi Ski ResortYakushizan Ski Area

Finances

Finances
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Banks Banking in Japan • Paychecks • ATMs • GoRemit • Post Office Remittance • Western Union
US Tax Returns First Year Tax GuideSecond-Fifth Year Tax Guide
Japanese Pension Pension RefundPension book
Other FinancesTaxes in Japan

Transportation/traveling

Traveling in Japan
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Cars Driving DrivingWinter DrivingDriving InfractionsRoadside Station
Licenses International Driving PermitJapanese License Transition (Test Course ElementsTest Course Maps) • Renewing your Japanese License
Ownership Buying a CarLeasing a carTransferring Ownership of a CarDisposing of a CarUser Shaken
Other Transport Trains • Akita Nairiku Line • Shinkansen • Buses • Ferries
Airports Akita AirportOdate-Noshiro AirportNarita International AirportHaneda AirportSendai AirportKansai Airport
Leaving the Country Traveling in and out of Japan • Residence Card • Visa ExtensionTravel Insurance • Buying Flights & Travel Agents
Other Topics Exploring AkitaGetting to Tokyo • Akita JET travel guideWhere in the World is Sugichi?Quirky Japan

Japan Travel Guide

Akita JET Travel Guide
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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

Work Related

See Also