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Introduction to the Geefs

Introduction to the Geefs. Schedule – Life Orientation. GIFU PREFECTURE. TAKAYAMA CITY. HIDA. The 5 regions. GIFU. CHUNO. SEINO. GIFU CITY. TONO. Gifu. Cormorant FishiGifu. Cormorant Fishing. Gifu Castle. Usuzumi Zakura. Gifu Great Buddha. Seino. Sekigahara Battlefield.

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Introduction to the Geefs

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  1. Introduction to the Geefs

  2. Schedule – Life Orientation

  3. GIFU PREFECTURE TAKAYAMA CITY HIDA The 5 regions GIFU CHUNO SEINO GIFU CITY TONO

  4. Gifu Cormorant FishiGifu Cormorant Fishing Gifu Castle Usuzumi Zakura Gifu Great Buddha

  5. Seino Sekigahara Battlefield Ogaki Castle Site of Reversible Destiny Yoro Park

  6. Chuno Udatsu Streets, Mino Mino Washi Paper Making Paper Lantern Festival Hana-Fest Memorial Park

  7. Tono Mino Udatsu & Paper Lanterns Magome Juku Ena Gorge Fukusenji Temple Jikabuki

  8. Hida Shirakawa Village Takayama Gero Onsen Shin-Hotaka Ropeway

  9. Gifu Prefecture Trivia • If the island of honshu was to be balanced on a pin, that pin would be under Gifu. • The largest city in the country is in Gifu • The service station with the highest altitude in the country is in Gifu. • Tajimi City, until recently, held the record for hottest temperature ever recorded in Japan • Gifu has more Filipino residents than any other Prefecture • Gifu ranks number 1 in Japan for: -Money spent eating out –Barbecue possession -Persimmon Production

  10. Gifu Prefecture –Trivia 2 • Gifu has the least amount of churches of any prefecture. • It also has the fewest number of fish shops and Tetsuya stores. • It ranks second for the number of language schools.

  11. Getting Around

  12. First month in the Geefs

  13. Group A Tuesday, July 26th & Wednesday, July 27th Group B Tuesday August 2nd & Wednesday, August 3rd (This is what is happening right now) Life Ori Work Ori Tuesday, August 16th & Wednesday August 17th (Groups A and B): After a few weeks of settling in at home and work, we’ll be seeing you all again at the mid-August Gifu Work Orientation! We have a lot of great workshops planned for helping you get adjusted to working in Japan and Gifu. Summer holidays! You may be at school or the office, but find yourself at a desk wondering what to do. Use this time as well as you can to prepare for work, plan team teaching exercises, and your intro for the Work Orientation in the case of ALTs. Also, why not get to know your colleagues and town? Show them that you are keen to help around the office too! Your first salary will be paid on the 21st of August Summer Break (ALTS only)

  14. RESIDENCY CARD Card Validity: 7 years Check your period of stay If you … change your address: Go to Municipal Office in both your old and new region If you … want to change any other item on the card: Go to the Immigration Bureau

  15. My number • Used as a form of social security number. • Introduced in 2015. • You will receive this number upon registering at your local city hall.

  16. Phones • Japan has three major phone company providers. #1 2# 3# • Free calls and texts to people on the same network. • Plans offered by each company are relatively similar in features and price however, Softbank has gained a reputation for being cheaper whereas NTT is known for the quality of its coverage. • Models offered vary between companies. • The majority of JETs are on Softbank. • You will likely be asked to enter into a 2 year contract. • If you do not possess a credit card you will most likely be required to pay for a headset up front. • The Japanese government limits the amount of data which you can download via 4G. • In a 3 day period you may not exceed 1GB or 7GB in a 30 day period.

  17. Phones (2) • In recent years other phone providers have emerged • They offer cheaper plans focused around just data.

  18. Broadband • You have many options to choose regarding internet connections. • Many of the mobile phone carriers on the previous page offer 4G internet plans with tethering • You also have mobile internet available as an option. (Wi Max, Softbank) • Wired services are fast and reliable (However they can take well over a month to be installed.) (Hikari Fletts, Comyufa)

  19. Getting Everything Down • Find out about rubbish, when to put it out, do you need special bags? etc etc. • If you have a car find out the rules about getting to school. • For most people it will help to get in contact with the JETs in your area. • Find the nearest station and the train times (this is important even if you drive). • Setting up a bank account. • How do you pay for bills? What bills do you have? • Find out where you can eat so you don’t die.

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