Guest Posted November 25, 2001 Share Posted November 25, 2001 Am applying for the JET scheme.....anybody out there who knows a City/Prefecture that's really near some good slopes? Please, anyone ..... I know nothing & running outa time Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted November 25, 2001 Share Posted November 25, 2001 Look for the big names on this site, probably a good place to start. Check out the places that get a good review rating on the ranking page, they are the places that we all like. If you hit a mountain area in most parts of northern Japan, you are sure to be near some slopes. The choice is just sooooo huge. Good luck Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted November 25, 2001 Share Posted November 25, 2001 heres the link to that page - http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resort-rankings.php Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 25, 2001 Share Posted November 25, 2001 cheers for that link. Reckon I'll go for Nagano! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 26, 2001 Share Posted November 26, 2001 Nagano is a good choice. Beautiful area, not out in the middle of nowhere, good places nearby, etc. Other choices might be Gunma or Niigata. But I think Nagano is a wise choice all round. Link to post Share on other sites
hipsterandjane 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Good luck... based on my very unscientific survey of JETs this year, unless you give a good reason for your request (my wife lives there, i am allergic to 40 degree heat, etc) they just place you where ever. case and point I am in Hiroshima ken (could be worse). So make your request, you might get it, but it seems more often then not it is pretty random. 1 person I talked to got there 2nd choice and one got their 3rd. Also if you get an interveiw, don't tell them that one of your motivations for going to Japan was the sweet pow - i got some unimpressed looks for that! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 have you got the forums upside down like I have sometimes? This must be one of the oldest. Anyway, what if you put: 1) Kuchan 2) Sapporo 3) Otaru Link to post Share on other sites
hipsterandjane 0 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 wow, it seems that I have done something to mess up the post order, i didnt even notice - I guess, my opinions are not that useful seven years down the road Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted December 5, 2008 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 5, 2008 Ah I remember the days of Guests (unregistered) posts on the Forums back in 2001. That brings back lots of memories. When I was applying for JET, I asked for 'countryside'/'not big city' and that was about it. It was all a bit of a rush and I knew almost nothing. Got plonked in Yuzawa, dropped on lucky there I think. Link to post Share on other sites
mrjamie 0 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Originally Posted By: hipsterandjane i got some unimpressed looks for that! cheers for coming out and saying it though! Link to post Share on other sites
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