"Japanese Cultural Festival of Arts, Crafts, Music and Food" We are thrilled here in the northwest corner of Vermont for the upcoming Matsuri event organized and run by the Japan-American Society of Vermont (JASV). This event is held every other year and will take place on Sunday, September 22 from 11 am to 5 pm. Come and join the fun, savor some great food, and immerse yourself in Japanese culture! We will even have a JET Program booth at the event. You can view the JASV Facebook post about the event HERE.

1. History of Japanese photography (English) 2. Dutch diplomatic locations in Japan (Dutch) This week there will be two online talks. Both are free and open to anybody as long as there are “seats” available. Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) EMPIRE OF COLOR : How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. Language: English Sign up for free here • LOS ANGELES (PDT): Wednesday (March 20) 17:00–19:00 • NEW YORK (EST): Wednesday (March 20) 20:00–22:00 • LONDON: Thursday (March 21) 00:00–02:00 • AMSTERDAM: Thursday (March 21) 01:00–03:00 • ISTANBUL: Thursday (March 21) 03:00–05:00 • NEW DELHI: Thursday (March 21) 05:30–07:30 • TOKYO: Thursday (March 21) 09:00–11:00 • SYDNEY: Thursday (March 21) 11:00–13:00 • WELLINGTON: Thursday (March 21) 13:00–15:00 URL of the PHSC Nederlands-Japanse Vereniging (NJV) VAN DEJIMA NAAR TOKYO : De geschiedenis van de Nederlandse diplomatieke vestigingen in Japan sinds ca. 1850. Sign up for free here Language: Dutch • AMSTERDAM: Sunday (March 24) 11:00–12:00 • TOKYO: Sunday (March 24) 19:00–20:00 URL of the NJV

Hey again folks! We hope this year is treating you all well so far.   NEJETAA would like to invite YOU to join us for a weekend of skiing at Killington, VT - The Beast of the East - on St. Patrick's Day weekend! ***Killington has graciously offered NEJETAA a 20% off discount code (in the google form) on lift tickets and rentals! Be sure to purchase your tickets / reserve your rentals asap! (Their prices are dynamic and will go up as the day approaches). ***We'll be staying at the Brandon Inn, located in the quaint little town of Brandon VT. It's about a 40min drive to the ski resort but the prices can't be beat. Speaking of prices, you'll also have the option to share rooms to cut down on costs AND, as if that wasn't enough... NEJETAA will also be covering part of your stay! $50 per room, per night, up to 2 nights! (For JET Alumni ONLY) Maps link ***What if I don't ski/snowboard? • There are numerous breweries, live music, and other fun (warm) things to do with your fellow JETs! - More info to come =) ***Can I bring friends and family? • Of course! • In the before time (pre-covid), it was a NEJETAA tradition to go skiing at Killington in VT shortly after the new year. We're hoping that you'll join us to restart that tradition! Google Form: https://forms.gle/w8k9bJPVcXBuo1GJ7   If you have any questions, please email us at  info@nejetaa.com   Come hang out with your fellow JETs and make some new memories! TL;DR Details: • When? - March 15-17 (St. Patrick's day weekend) • Mountain? - Killington ski resort (but your ticket also works at Pico Mountain nearby!) • Lodging? - The Brandon Inn and we will reimburse you up to $50 per night per room! • Other stuff to do? - Breweries, live music, restaurants, shopping - Our recommendations will be sent out ahead of time.

Hi everyone - from all of us at NEJETAA, we wish you happy - and healthy - new year. These last few days of mid January 2024 have seen some snow come/go/come again. I am based in NW Vermont and heard that the Boston and other New England coastal regions had a bunch of snow, too. When I moved to the Vermont from the Bay Area way back when, I was really concerned about adjustment to the snow and cold... but I feel blessed and fortunate to be in safe environment, warm house, food to eat and thus...have come to enjoy the winter season and the snow (even tho' I am not a skier or snowboarder). Today, I was thinking about Japan (as I normally do) and knowing they get a TON of snow on the windward side of the Japan Alps, I was curious how they deal with it all. I did a quick search on YouTube and found this wonderful and recently posted video from NHK that addresses just that topic in what seems to be a relatively new series: Snow - BEGIN Japanology(https://youtu.be/2s2ju60RJUY?si=Fpq_cggiikfR7lIY) As NHK doesn't allow embedding here (boo!), please click the link to watch it / enjoy: https://youtu.be/2s2ju60RJUY?si=Fpq_cggiikfR7lIY(https://youtu.be/2s2ju60RJUY?si=Fpq_cggiikfR7lIY) Do you have some cool or wild-and-crazy snowy memories from Japan that you want to share? You can post a comment or if you want to enter your post and share some memories and pictures or videos, please do! Onegai shimasu, MjH