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WHAT WHERE HOW OITA?

OITA!!!

HomewideDaisoDon Quixote ((donki)TrialUniqloHard off ()Nitori (KaldiPark Place (Wasada TownYume Town (Beppu)

ShoppingHeat DevilsOita TrinitaMovie theatres in Oitahttp://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/schedule/055/TNPI2000J01.dohttp://t-joy.net/site/oita/schedule/index.phpRound OneWasada TownPark PlaceEntertainment Oita CityKaraokeFind local restaurantsFind local barsExplore your areaFestivalsOther local events/concertsCastles

Entertainment InakaIkeakokura)2 Costcos (kokura and Fukuoka)Riverwalk mall in KokuraH&M/ Forever 21 in HakataKumamoto MiyazakiNot 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 MapsHyperdiaJapan Trains appBusesOita bus navi ( busnavi-oita.com)

Life without a car

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

Google Maps7000 yen per yearUnlimited rides on the busBook in advanced onlineOnly 2 buses a day

Yokaro

RikaichanGoogle ChromeAsk for helpDictionaries for smartphonesJapanese (JED)MidoriImiwaChinese character panelStudyMemriseAnkiFlashcards DeluxeRemembering the Kanji

Getting by with little JapaneseJoin 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 involvedCooking/BakingUsing a toaster ovenSubstitute materialsexperimentMusicPhotographySportsCraftingWritingArt (painting/sketching etc.)HobbiesKeep 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 easygoingDont get held up by little inconveniencesDefeating Culture shock/ HomesicknessBECAUSEJAPAN!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 CastleThe old bankFunai Pacchin festival ( Early August)

Oita City

Yume Town shopping.Nightlife (50s dance club)Hundreds of onsensTakasakiyama (aka monkey mountain)Beppu Hells (Jigoku)Beppu Aquarium Spa BeachFestivals (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 CastleSamurai HouseHistorical museumKimono rental for the dayKitsuki

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 YukichisHometown (the guy on the 1 man bill)Ao no DoumonKaraage festival (September 21-22nd)

Nakatsu

Mt. KujuLantern FestivalIce cream scavenger hunt OnsenOka CastleHarajiri Falls

Bungo Ono/Taketa

Usuki CastleStone BuddhaFishingUsuki Fire festival (late August)Firework FestivalFireflies in JuneUsuki, Saiki, Tsukumi

Sapporo Beer FactoryHita Gion FestivalOnta Pottery VillageHita, Kusu area