WHAT WHERE HOW OITA?

OITA!!!

Homewide　（ホームワイド）Daiso　（ダイソー）Don Quixote (ドンキホテ） (donki)Trial　（トライアル）UniqloHard off (ハードオフ )Nitori (ニトリ）KaldiPark Place (パークプレス）Wasada Town　（トキハわさだタウン）　Yume Town (Beppu)

Shopping

Heat DevilsOita TrinitaMovie theatres in Oita

http://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/schedule/055/TNPI2000J01.do

http://t-joy.net/site/oita/schedule/index.php字幕

Round OneWasada TownPark Place

Entertainment Oita City

KaraokeFind local restaurantsFind local barsExplore your areaFestivalsOther local events/concertsCastles

Entertainment Inaka

Ikea（ kokura)2 Costcos (kokura and Fukuoka)Riverwalk mall in KokuraH&M/ Forever 21 in HakataKumamoto Miyazaki

Not too far…

CarMost roads are freeToll roadsETC card/readerOita airport express is freeParking at Donki until 3amOther paid parkingGoogle maps

Traveling in Oita

Amazon.jp ( can pay and pick up at conbini) The Flying pigThe meat guyTengu natural foods (can pay in person)Amazon for food

TrainsGoogle MapsHyperdia“Japan Trains” app

BusesOita bus navi ( busnavi-oita.com)

Life without a car

Oita Bus navihttp://www.busnavi-oita.com/

Google Maps

7000 yen per yearUnlimited rides on the busBook in advanced onlineOnly 2 buses a day

Yokaro

RikaichanGoogle ChromeAsk for helpDictionaries for smartphones

Japanese (JED)Midori ImiwaChinese character panel

StudyMemriseAnkiFlashcards DeluxeRemembering the Kanji

Getting by with little Japanese

Join in School clubs Ask about other clubs or classes in town

Join a sports team

Explore your own area

Take Japanese classes and self study

Explore your own hobbies, create new hobbies

Getting involved

Cooking/BakingUsing a toaster ovenSubstitute materialsexperiment

MusicPhotographySportsCraftingWritingArt (painting/sketching etc.)

Hobbies

Keep in contact with friends and family Keep busy in your daily lifeBuy foreign foods Make foods that you missEmbrace the JET communityTry to make new friends from your town, your

school etc.Be easygoing

Don’t get held up by little inconveniences

Defeating Culture shock/ Homesickness

BECAUSE　 JAPAN!

Oita is the main city of Oita prefecture. Like most cities it has:

Shopping. (Wasada Town and Park place; Don quixote; etc) Nightlife (Miyako-machi; izakayas; karaoke bars; PEI) Discount stores ( Hi hirose, Hard Off; etc)

Tourist attractions/festivals: Oita Castle The old bank Funai Pacchin festival ( Early August)

Oita City

Yume Town shopping. Nightlife (50’s dance club) Hundreds of onsens Takasakiyama (aka monkey mountain) Beppu Hells (Jigoku) Beppu Aquarium Spa Beach Festivals (Mt Ogi Fire Festival (April) ; Hatto Onsen Festival

(April); Summer festival (July); Christmas FANTASIA Festival (Christmas time))

Beppu

Harmony landBeautiful CoastlineSpecial fish you canonly find and eat in Hiji.

Hiji

Kitsuki Castle Samurai House Historical museum Kimono rental for the day

Kitsuki

Futago-jiGyonyu DamLake TaroFuruichi bathing beachOita AirportHimeshima island (Kitsune odori festival ( August 14th)

Kunisaki

Showa no machiFukiji (built in 718)TennenjiKumano magaibutsuTashibu rice fields Obon festival (August 18th)Naked man festival (November 22-24th)Horan Enya festival (January)Shujo onie festival (February)Soba!

Bungotakada

Usa ShrineHigashi shiiya fallsAfrican SafariAjimu wineKaraage

Usa

Yume townNakatsu castleMore karaage!Fukuzawa Yukichi’sHometown (the guy on the 1 man bill)Ao no DoumonKaraage festival (September 21-22nd)

Nakatsu

Mt. Kuju Lantern Festival Ice cream scavenger hunt Onsen Oka Castle Harajiri Falls

Bungo Ono/Taketa

Usuki Castle Stone Buddha Fishing Usuki Fire festival (late August) Firework Festival Fireflies in June

Usuki, Saiki, Tsukumi

Sapporo Beer FactoryHita Gion FestivalOnta Pottery Village

Hita, Kusu area