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SHIGA JET PROGRAM CONTACTS
Contact the following offices if you have any questions or concerns. Your Prefectural Advisors and JET Coordinators can be reached at these offices:

Board of Education (Kyoiku-iinkai ): 077-528-4573
  • Junior High School English Teacher's Consultant:
  • Senior High School English Teacher's Consultant:
  • Prefectural Advisor (ALT): Tatsu Yamato ('99-'00)
International Affairs Division (kokusai-ka ): 077-528-3061
  • JET Program Coordinator:
  • Prefectural Advisor (CIR): Mark Johnson ('99-'00)
Prefecture-hired ALT's are under the supervision of the Board of Education.
City/Town-hired ALT's are under the supervision of the International Affairs Division.

The address for both offices is:

4-1-1 Kyomachi, Otsu 520-8577

REFERENCE NUMBERS
Service Language Number
Directory Assistance Japanese (area code) + 104
Repair Service Japanese 113
International collect calls and credit card calls Japanese 0039
English & Japanese 0051
Portuguese & Japanese 0066
Time Japanese 117
International Directory Assistance English & Japanese 0056
Kyoto Branch Office of the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau Japanese 075-752-5997
CLAIR English & Japanese 03-3591-5968
JET Line English & Japanese 03-3591-5489
COUNSELING
Prefectural Advisors can provide referrals for emotional and psychiatric counseling. BOE: 077-528-4573
IAD: 077-528-3061
Tokyo English Lifeline (TELL) 03-3968-4099
Aobashi Family Clinic (Kyoto, Marutamachi) provides counseling in English and Japanese 075-431-9150
International Counseling Center (Kobe) 078-856-2201
Alcoholics Anonymous 03-3971-1471
AJET Peer Support Group (PSG is a confidential group offering counseling and support to all JET's. It is run on a volunteer basis by fellow JET's, many of whom have previous counseling experience. 0257-22-1225
Local AJET can provide current numbers for such organizations as:
  • Shiga Christian Support Group
  • Family Support Group
  • Jewish Network
  • STONEWALL
  • Women's Group
Contact the current AJET officers.
President: Steven Sundstrom ('99-'00)
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