Areas of Japan with low diaster rate

[Namisuke]

The three places you stated, the likelyhood you would get placed in any of those is slim to none. You wont be going to Tokyo, Or ay of the other two you mentioned.

There are TONS of JETs in Tohoku. For the record, Fukushima is in Tohoku (one of the 3 places the OP mentioned). Tohoku consists of Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, and Fukushima.

Here are the stats per prefecture of how many JETs are in Tohoku from the 2011-2012 year:

Aomori - 123
Iwate - 23
Miyagi - 63
Akita - 106
Yamagata - 76
Fukushima - 125

Tohoku total - 516

Total JETs in Japan - 4,330

Therefore, you have about a 12% chance of going to Tohoku if randomly selected to go there. You can see by the numbers that you have the greatest chance of getting placed in Fukushima. You can research this on your own here: http://www.jetprogramme.org/documents/s ... tats_E.pdf

[Gizmotech]

Namisuke, I think you missed Sendai which should be its own area in Tohoku.

Yup... They have another 68. grand total 584

[Spencer]

The three places you stated, the likelyhood you would get placed in any of those is slim to none. You wont be going to Tokyo, Or ay of the other two you mentioned.

There are TONS of JETs in Tohoku. For the record, Fukushima is in Tohoku (one of the 3 places the OP mentioned). Tohoku consists of Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, and Fukushima.

Here are the stats per prefecture of how many JETs are in Tohoku from the 2011-2012 year:

Aomori - 123
Iwate - 23
Miyagi - 63
Akita - 106
Yamagata - 76
Fukushima - 125

Tohoku total - 516

Total JETs in Japan - 4,330

Therefore, you have about a 12% chance of going to Tohoku if randomly selected to go there. You can see by the numbers that you have the greatest chance of getting placed in Fukushima. You can research this on your own here: http://www.jetprogramme.org/documents/s ... tats_E.pdf

AND... I stand corrected. LOL sorry, I made a comment based on other stuff I heard, and had no real evidence of it....
Ok But 12% still is not a lot....1 in 7 ish.....
But yea could have done more research. Good on knowing how many JETS are in Japan though, that is a useful piece of info, Thanks Namisuke!
Thats not a lot for the amount of Countries that get to participate I would think.....

[Namisuke]

AND... I stand corrected. LOL sorry, I made a comment based on other stuff I heard, and had no real evidence of it....
Ok But 12% still is not a lot....1 in 7 ish.....
But yea could have done more research.

Well, here is more research to show that it is pretty likely to get placed in Tohoku compared to other places. Here are the numbers of JETs currently per area of Japan (in bold). I ordered them from most to least amount of JET ALTs:

Areas of Japan:

Kyushu - 882
Saga – 52
Fukuoka – 114
Oita – 89
Miyazaki – 78
Kagoshima – 136
Kumamoto – 135
Nagasaki – 168
Okinawa - 88
Kitakyushu City - 18
Fukuoka City - 4

Kansai - 832
Kyoto – 85
Osaka – 91
Wakayama – 52
Nara – 61
Mie – 107
Hyogo – 189
Shiga - 91
Kyoto City – 14
Osaka City – 27
Kobe City - 114
Sakai City - 1

Chubu - 740
Niigata - 100
Nagano – 76
Yamanashi – 59
Shizuoka – 108
Aichi – 13
Gifu – 59
Toyama – 91
Ishikawa – 110
Fukui – 93
Nagoya City – 1
Shizuoka City – 13
Niigata City – 7
Hanamatsu City – 10

Tohoku - 584
Aomori - 123
Iwate - 23
Miyagi - 63
Akita - 106
Yamagata - 76
Fukushima – 125
Sendai City - 68

Chugoku - 361
Tottori – 68
Okayama – 50
Hiroshima – 102
Shimane – 80
Yamaguchi – 49
Hiroshima City – 10
Okayama City - 2

Kanto - 352
Ibaraki – 42
Tochigi – 32
Gunma – 119
Saitama – 86
Chiba – 56
Tokyo – 10
Kanagawa - 4
Chiba City – 1
Sagamihara City – 1
Yokohama – 1
Kawasaki – 1

Shikoku - 313
Ehime – 102
Kochi – 96
Kagawa – 35
Tokushima - 80

Hokkaido - 265
Hokkaido (Area) - 225
Sapporo City – 40


Now here are the probabilities of getting placed in each area if names were drawn from a hat (no skills set/country/gender/etc. chosen), if an even number of JETs would need to be replaced (or all), and if no additions/subtractions of JET ALTs were made by schools/BOEs for the next year (which I bet never happens, but the results would be somewhat the same anyways). Note all numbers are approximations. You can also look at the percentages and think to yourself that if there were 100 JETs, those many would go to those places:

1. Kyushu – 882 (20.4%)
2. Kansai – 834 (19.3%)
3. Chubu – 740 (17.1%)
4. Tohoku – 584 (13.5%)
5. Chugoku – 361 (8.3%)
6. Kanto – 351 (8.1%)
7. Shikoku – 313 (7.2%)
8. Hokkaido – 265 (6.1%)

Total JETs from 2011-2012: 4330 (half that is 2165)
Top 3 areas host 2456 JETs.
Bottom 4 areas host 1290 JETs

Tohoku isn't in the top 50% of places to go, but it is next in line. I do think that having a 1 in 7 chance is pretty good especially since getting a Kyushu placement is 1 in 5. Your chance of getting Hokkaido is about 1 in 16. Either way, the numbers for getting a Tohoku placement aren't shabby. Also, I heard rumor that areas around the coast of Tohoku lost ALTs because of lack of funding and some school destruction since the disaster. It is possible numbers could rise once things bounce back. I can't see any old stats on the JET official site though to see how many JETs there used to be there and if there was a significant drop.

I am kinda glad I worked this all out from curiosity as I didn't know Kyushu had the most JETs.

Lemme know if I flubbed some math anywhere as it isn't really my strongest attribute (or if I misplaced an area).

[darlo]

Just wandering where you found those numbers? a couple of my teachers were asking about how many jets were in which places. (i couldn't find it >_< google might be failing me)

[Patryn]

not that it really matters, but Why's Yokohama in the Kansai area? Isn't that city in Kanto next to Tokyo? xD
I didn't think there was a Yokohama in Kansai, but could very easily be wrong. >_<

[Gizmotech]

This is pure speculation, but I would assume that in any given year the chances of being assigned to Tohoku and Hokkaido might be greater than the base statistics that Namisuke used due to turn over (I wish we had this statistic posted). The distance from the rest of Japan by transit, combined with the rather unpleasant winters (not necessarily cold, but definitely unpleasant.) would, I imagine, result in a little higher turn over in the northern areas. I know that personally, had I been assigned to a location much further south (where snow is that interesting thing the north has) with all other jet variables being equal, I would be considering a significantly longer stay than 2 years. As it stands, I can return home and spend -10 (or 20, or 30 or hell... -40) winter in a nice cozy warm house that has insulation and central heating rather than waking up to a room that is almost unbearably cold and definitely below freezing.

[Spencer]

Wow, Japan rooms below freezing? Lol guess I shouldn't have said that I got used to negative 30.when I lived in Manitoba...lol not going to be cool if I get stuck in the northern most part of Japan lol....actually it will be cool, really cool... But that's the problem

[Jax]

not that it really matters, but Why's Yokohama in the Kansai area? Isn't that city in Kanto next to Tokyo? xD
I didn't think there was a Yokohama in Kansai, but could very easily be wrong. >_<

Kawasaki also is in Kanto, not Kansai. And I think Sendai is missing from the list?

[RoBot]

winter in a nice cozy warm house that has insulation and central heating rather than waking up to a room that is almost unbearably cold and definitely below freezing.

Is it hard to heat Japanese houses? *Note to self- purchase electric blanket if posted to cold area.

[Spencer]

Namisuke, or anyone else know the amount of jet applicants selected from each country, and more specifically from Canada and each province?

[Patryn]

Have a look at this site... u know, the JET website... This is probably the best info you'll get. I don't believe they go down to States/Districts and whatever.

http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/introduction/statistics.html

There's a link at the bottom with more detailed info, but yeah...

[KoeiS]

Or this good old site I'm sure you're familiar with:

http://www.jetprogramme.ca/index.php/about

[AVN]

winter in a nice cozy warm house that has insulation and central heating rather than waking up to a room that is almost unbearably cold and definitely below freezing.

Is it hard to heat Japanese houses? *Note to self- purchase electric blanket if posted to cold area.

It's hard in that they don't have central heating. Meaning each room has its own heater, or if your house is smaller it has one heater in the main room, as opposed to coming through vents. This means there is a tendancy to heat only the rooms your in. Also if you have a larger house it means that hallways etc may not be reached by your main heater. It also means you'll likely be buying a few small electric heaters for bathrooms etc.

I don't understand why he would ever wake up to a room below freezing though. I just set the timer on my heater. I have it on while I'm awake get the main room I live in warm before bed. I turn it off at bed time but have the timer set to come on an hour or two before I wake up (earlier for colder nights later for warmer nights). That way the house will cool down while I tucked under a large, heavy winter futon and heat up before I have to get out of it.

The biggest hassle is the cost. It's all done by gas/kerosene and that can be quite pricy. In the winter most people around here pay well over 10 000 a month to keep their house and water heated. If you're a penny pincher you may have a cold house. If you budget for it and decide your well being is worth it then it shouldn't be a big problem.

Having said that I will admit Japan could really benefit from better insulation and central heating. It's one thing I do get a bit homesick for.

[Gizmotech]

winter in a nice cozy warm house that has insulation and central heating rather than waking up to a room that is almost unbearably cold and definitely below freezing.

Is it hard to heat Japanese houses? *Note to self- purchase electric blanket if posted to cold area.

It's hard in that they don't have central heating. Meaning each room has its own heater, or if your house is smaller it has one heater in the main room, as opposed to coming through vents. This means there is a tendancy to heat only the rooms your in. Also if you have a larger house it means that hallways etc may not be reached by your main heater. It also means you'll likely be buying a few small electric heaters for bathrooms etc.

I don't understand why he would ever wake up to a room below freezing though. I just set the timer on my heater. I have it on while I'm awake get the main room I live in warm before bed. I turn it off at bed time but have the timer set to come on an hour or two before I wake up (earlier for colder nights later for warmer nights). That way the house will cool down while I tucked under a large, heavy winter futon and heat up before I have to get out of it.

The biggest hassle is the cost. It's all done by gas/kerosene and that can be quite pricy. In the winter most people around here pay well over 10 000 a month to keep their house and water heated. If you're a penny pincher you may have a cold house. If you budget for it and decide your well being is worth it then it shouldn't be a big problem.

Having said that I will admit Japan could really benefit from better insulation and central heating. It's one thing I do get a bit homesick for.

wow... your heater has a timer? I didn't know any part of Japan had joined the 20th century as far as house design and amenities were concerned. I wonder if because you're up in hokkaido you have maybe a smidge of insulation? Temperature drops like a stone as soon as the heater goes off, and it takes better part of an hour to warm up my one 6 tatami room (nevermind the hallway(kitchen) area) to about 10C. I'm lucky at least, my walls are cement. I have a friend in an old, drafty, Japanese house that belongs in Q-shoe, and he just gave up on heating it... it wasn't worth the fight.