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    • Famous Foods >
      • Bungo beef
      • Toriten (Chicken Tempura)
      • Chicken Karaage (Deep Fried Chicken)
      • Horse Mackerel
      • Fugu (Blowfish)
      • Shiroshita Karei (Marbled Flounder)
      • Kabosu fed Amberjack and Halibut
      • Hamo (Conger Pike)
      • Ayu (Sweetfish)
      • Japanese Spiny Lobster
      • Hyuga Don (Tuna Donburi)
      • Sea Bream Ochazuke
      • Oysters
      • Suppon (Softshell Turtle)
      • Cutlass Fish
      • Kuruma shrimps (Tiger prawns)
      • Hitan Sushi
      • Saiki Sushi
      • Beppu Reimen
      • Yakisoba
      • Bungo-takada Soba (Buckwheat noodles)
      • Jigoku Mushi (Hell Steamed Food)
      • Jigoku Mushi Custard Pudding
      • Kokonoe Yume Burger (Kokonoe Dream Burger)
      • Dango jiru (Dumpling Soup)
      • Sake (Japanese Alcohol)
      • Kanta-kun (Sweet potatoes)
      • Kabosu citrus
      • Shiitake Mushroom
    • Festivals and Events >
      • Complete List of Festivals and Events
      • Ajimu Wine Festival
      • Awashima Park Flower Festival
      • Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival & Fire Festival
      • Beppu Hi no Umi Festival (Ocean Fire Festival)
      • Christmas Hanabi Fantasia (Christmas Fireworks Festival)
      • Eat Beef and Scream
      • Gaman Taikai
      • Hiji Curry Rally
      • Himeshima Bon Odori
      • Hina Doll Tour, Hiji Castle Town
      • Hina Doll Tour, Usuki
      • Hita Gion Festival
      • Hita Kawabiraki Tourism Festival (Hita Kankousai)
      • Hita Sennen Akari Festival
      • Hita Tenryo Festival
      • Horan Enya (Fisherman's Festival)
      • Japan Fairy Tale Festival
      • Kamegawa Summer Festival
      • Karaage Festival
      • Kebesu Festival
      • Kitsuki Castle Festival
      • Kitsuki Castle Town Walk and Hina Doll Tour
      • Kitsuki Moon Viewing Festival (Lantern Festival)
      • Koton Village Sakura Festival
      • Nakatsu Gion Festival
      • Nakatsu Hina Doll Festival
      • Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
      • Oita Tanabata (including Funai Pacchin Festival)
      • Oka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
      • Oka Castle Town Hina Doll Festival
      • Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Autumn
      • Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Spring
      • Oonogawa Battle Festival
      • Sanko Cosmos Festival
      • Shimanawa Rope Tying (Sacred Straw Rope Tying)
      • Shiroshita Karei Festival
      • Shujo Onie
      • Stone Buddha Fire Festival
      • Taketa Bamboo Festival
      • Taketa Ice-cream Rally
      • Tenjin Festival
      • Tenryo Hita Doll Festival
      • Tsukumi Minato Festival (Tsukumi Port Festival)
      • Tsukumi Traditional Fan Dance
      • Tulip Festa
      • Usa Mikoshi Festival (Usa Summer Festival)
      • Usuki Gion Festival
      • Usuki Takeyoi (Lantern Festival)
      • Wakamiya Hachiman Naked Festival
    • Onsen Culture >
      • What to expect
      • What to do
      • What to bring
      • Onsen Map
    • Meijiron
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      • Nature >
        • Chinda Falls
        • Harajiri Falls
        • Himeshima - Hime Island
        • Honjyo Water wheel
        • Izumi Stone Caves
        • Jigoku Meguri - the Hells Tour
        • Kuju Mountain Range
        • Kunisaki-Kitsuki Cycling Road
        • Matama Beach
        • Mt Tsurumi
        • Mt Yufu - Yufudake
        • Olle Hike, Asaji - Taketa
        • Onagara Limestone Cave
      • Historical Sites >
        • Funai Castle Ruins
        • Hachimenzan Peace Park
        • Hiji Castle Ruins
        • Kitsuki Castle and Museum
        • Mameda Town
        • Nakatsu Castle
        • Nioza Historical Road
        • Oka Castle Ruins
        • Samurai Residences
        • Showa Town - Showa no machi
        • Usuki Stone Buddhas (National Treasure)
      • Temples and Shrines >
        • Bungo Futamigaura
        • Futago-ji
        • Fugen Temple - Fugen-ji
        • Gyoran no taki - Kappa Temple
        • Komo Shrine
        • Rakan Temple - Rakan-ji
        • Usa-jingu - Usa Shrine
      • Onsens and Spas >
        • Beppu Hatto Onsen
        • Hiji Spa Resorts
        • Kokonoe Yume Onsen Village
        • Nagayu Onsen
        • Yufu Ryokans
      • Theme parks and attractions >
        • Fundokin Soy Sauce Factory
        • Harmonyland
        • Kitsuki Historical Museum
        • Kitsuki Kimono Rental
        • Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
        • Oita Station & AMU Plaza
        • OPAM - Oita Prefectural Art Museum
        • Sapporo Beer Factory
        • Shuraku-kan Theatre
        • Totoro Bus Stop
        • Umitamago Aquarium and Takasakiyama Monkey Park
        • Yaeko Nogomi Memorial Museum
      • Artisan Skills and Crafts >
        • Onta Pottery Village
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        • Oita Castle Ruins Park
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        • Mt Ogi Sakura Garden
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        • Kijima Kogan Park
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Packing Advice - Leave

This is so ADVICE from past and current JET's in Oita prefecture. Please remember, everyone is different and this advice may or may not apply to you. You'll also see that some of the advice will contradict the 'Bring' recommendations

Toiletries

  • Shampoo isn't necessary at all

Technology

  • Consoles,
  • Dvds/cds
  • Leave your game systems at home and go do things. Do bring a 3DS so you can stuff on trains though. Your college mentality, you are an adult now.

Clothes

  • Winter clothes (they are easy to buy or have sent over)
  • clothesssss. Bring only like a weeks worth of winter, and a weeks worth of summer clothing. The rest you can just buy here (especially after you get a better sense of what is okay and not okay to wear at work/in public). There are great thrift stores and department stores.
  • Leave your revealing clothes at home. Though you can do what you want on your own time and part of this is cultural exchange, the stares might make you uncomfortable and you may find your students talking about you if they see you out and about in something revealing.
  • Cold weather gear unless you have the room in your case.
  • You only need one properly smart outfit.
  • More than 2 changes of work clothes
  • If you can fit into uniqlo sizes, bring less clothes! 

Shoes

  • Winter shoes

MISCELLANEOUS 

  • Fan paraphenilia. It could break on the way here, and your new life will fill the clutter hole.
  • Art supplies etc. There are plenty of stickers etc here.
  • Books >.>
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  • Working in Oita
    • The JET Programme
    • For First Year JETs >
      • Before you arrive >
        • Packing Advice - Bring
        • Packing Advice - Leave
        • Shoes in Japan
      • Your First Month
      • Senpai Advice >
        • Senpai Advice: Japanese Culture
      • Money
      • Explaining the System >
        • Prefectural JETs
        • City Level JET's
    • A Year in Oita
    • Contract Renewal >
      • Visa Renewal
    • Conference and Orientation Materials
    • Enkais (Work Functions)
    • Teaching on JET >
      • The Japanese School System >
        • Elementary School
        • Junior High School/Middle School
        • High School
        • Kindergarten
        • School Events
        • Club Activities >
          • English Club
      • Oita Lesson Exchange
      • Senpai Advice: Work
    • Oita Support Network >
      • Prefectural Advisors >
        • What Prefectural Advisor's Do
        • Current PAs
        • Past PAs
        • The PA Corner >
          • the WON newsletter
        • Check-ins
      • Regional Advisors
      • Additional Support >
        • Anonymous Counselling Services
    • Social Media Guidelines
    • AJET >
      • National AJET
      • Block 10
      • Oita AJET
      • The ORC Team >
        • Contributors
        • Contact
    • For Departing JETs
  • Health & Safety
    • Health >
      • Medical Facilities with English Support
      • JET Recommended Medical Facilties
      • Visiting the Doctor
    • Disaster Preparedness >
      • How to Be Prepared for Disasters >
        • Emergency Pack
        • Be Disaster Ready
        • Stay Informed
        • Evacuation Centers
      • Disaster Procedures in Oita
      • Natural Disasters >
        • Earthquakes
        • Typhoons
        • Floods
        • Landslides
      • Terrorism >
        • Tensions with North Korea
      • Fire Safety
    • Travel Safety
  • Living in Japan
    • Get Connected >
      • Mobile Phones
    • Getting Around
    • Driving in Oita >
      • Tips for driving in Japan
      • Getting your Japanese License >
        • Getting Your Japanese License (Canadian Version)
      • Taking the Driving Test
    • Learning Japanese
    • How do I.... >
      • {do X} at the Post Office?
      • Move within Japan
      • Take the GRE in Japan
    • Cooking in Japan
    • Taxes
    • Embassies & Consulates
    • City Halls (Kouminkan)
    • Religious Services
    • Senpai advice
  • Explore Oita
    • About Oita
    • Your local area >
      • Beppu
      • Bungo-ono
      • Bungo-takada
      • Hiji
      • Hita
      • Kitsuki
      • Kokonoe
      • Kunisaki
      • Kusu
      • Nakatsu
      • Oita City
      • Saiki
      • Taketa
      • Tsukumi
      • Usa
      • Usuki
      • Yufuin
    • Famous Foods >
      • Bungo beef
      • Toriten (Chicken Tempura)
      • Chicken Karaage (Deep Fried Chicken)
      • Horse Mackerel
      • Fugu (Blowfish)
      • Shiroshita Karei (Marbled Flounder)
      • Kabosu fed Amberjack and Halibut
      • Hamo (Conger Pike)
      • Ayu (Sweetfish)
      • Japanese Spiny Lobster
      • Hyuga Don (Tuna Donburi)
      • Sea Bream Ochazuke
      • Oysters
      • Suppon (Softshell Turtle)
      • Cutlass Fish
      • Kuruma shrimps (Tiger prawns)
      • Hitan Sushi
      • Saiki Sushi
      • Beppu Reimen
      • Yakisoba
      • Bungo-takada Soba (Buckwheat noodles)
      • Jigoku Mushi (Hell Steamed Food)
      • Jigoku Mushi Custard Pudding
      • Kokonoe Yume Burger (Kokonoe Dream Burger)
      • Dango jiru (Dumpling Soup)
      • Sake (Japanese Alcohol)
      • Kanta-kun (Sweet potatoes)
      • Kabosu citrus
      • Shiitake Mushroom
    • Festivals and Events >
      • Complete List of Festivals and Events
      • Ajimu Wine Festival
      • Awashima Park Flower Festival
      • Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival & Fire Festival
      • Beppu Hi no Umi Festival (Ocean Fire Festival)
      • Christmas Hanabi Fantasia (Christmas Fireworks Festival)
      • Eat Beef and Scream
      • Gaman Taikai
      • Hiji Curry Rally
      • Himeshima Bon Odori
      • Hina Doll Tour, Hiji Castle Town
      • Hina Doll Tour, Usuki
      • Hita Gion Festival
      • Hita Kawabiraki Tourism Festival (Hita Kankousai)
      • Hita Sennen Akari Festival
      • Hita Tenryo Festival
      • Horan Enya (Fisherman's Festival)
      • Japan Fairy Tale Festival
      • Kamegawa Summer Festival
      • Karaage Festival
      • Kebesu Festival
      • Kitsuki Castle Festival
      • Kitsuki Castle Town Walk and Hina Doll Tour
      • Kitsuki Moon Viewing Festival (Lantern Festival)
      • Koton Village Sakura Festival
      • Nakatsu Gion Festival
      • Nakatsu Hina Doll Festival
      • Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
      • Oita Tanabata (including Funai Pacchin Festival)
      • Oka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
      • Oka Castle Town Hina Doll Festival
      • Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Autumn
      • Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Spring
      • Oonogawa Battle Festival
      • Sanko Cosmos Festival
      • Shimanawa Rope Tying (Sacred Straw Rope Tying)
      • Shiroshita Karei Festival
      • Shujo Onie
      • Stone Buddha Fire Festival
      • Taketa Bamboo Festival
      • Taketa Ice-cream Rally
      • Tenjin Festival
      • Tenryo Hita Doll Festival
      • Tsukumi Minato Festival (Tsukumi Port Festival)
      • Tsukumi Traditional Fan Dance
      • Tulip Festa
      • Usa Mikoshi Festival (Usa Summer Festival)
      • Usuki Gion Festival
      • Usuki Takeyoi (Lantern Festival)
      • Wakamiya Hachiman Naked Festival
    • Onsen Culture >
      • What to expect
      • What to do
      • What to bring
      • Onsen Map
    • Meijiron
    • Sightseeing in Oita >
      • Nature >
        • Chinda Falls
        • Harajiri Falls
        • Himeshima - Hime Island
        • Honjyo Water wheel
        • Izumi Stone Caves
        • Jigoku Meguri - the Hells Tour
        • Kuju Mountain Range
        • Kunisaki-Kitsuki Cycling Road
        • Matama Beach
        • Mt Tsurumi
        • Mt Yufu - Yufudake
        • Olle Hike, Asaji - Taketa
        • Onagara Limestone Cave
      • Historical Sites >
        • Funai Castle Ruins
        • Hachimenzan Peace Park
        • Hiji Castle Ruins
        • Kitsuki Castle and Museum
        • Mameda Town
        • Nakatsu Castle
        • Nioza Historical Road
        • Oka Castle Ruins
        • Samurai Residences
        • Showa Town - Showa no machi
        • Usuki Stone Buddhas (National Treasure)
      • Temples and Shrines >
        • Bungo Futamigaura
        • Futago-ji
        • Fugen Temple - Fugen-ji
        • Gyoran no taki - Kappa Temple
        • Komo Shrine
        • Rakan Temple - Rakan-ji
        • Usa-jingu - Usa Shrine
      • Onsens and Spas >
        • Beppu Hatto Onsen
        • Hiji Spa Resorts
        • Kokonoe Yume Onsen Village
        • Nagayu Onsen
        • Yufu Ryokans
      • Theme parks and attractions >
        • Fundokin Soy Sauce Factory
        • Harmonyland
        • Kitsuki Historical Museum
        • Kitsuki Kimono Rental
        • Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
        • Oita Station & AMU Plaza
        • OPAM - Oita Prefectural Art Museum
        • Sapporo Beer Factory
        • Shuraku-kan Theatre
        • Totoro Bus Stop
        • Umitamago Aquarium and Takasakiyama Monkey Park
        • Yaeko Nogomi Memorial Museum
      • Artisan Skills and Crafts >
        • Onta Pottery Village
    • Travelling outside Oita >
      • Travel Tips
      • Researching your Trip
      • Budget Carriers
    • Cherry Blossoms >
      • Senpai Sakura Reviews >
        • Oita Castle Ruins Park
        • Heiwa Shimin Park
        • Beppu Park
        • Mt Ogi Sakura Garden
        • Beppu Ropeway
        • Shidaka Lake
        • Kijima Kogan Park
    • Map
    • Photo Gallery
  • Resources
    • Useful Websites etc. >
      • Guide to JET Websites Around Japan
      • Helpful Websites
      • Online Shopping Sites
      • Smartphone Apps
    • FAQ
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