Have you ever wanted to visit Hokkaido during the winter for some awesome skiing or snowboarding? 🎿 How about getting to tour the wildly popular Snow Festival in Sapporo? 🌬Well, here is your chance to come up to the snowy north and experience all of this and more! 🤜🤛 The Hokkaido Association for Japan Exchange […]
HEC Winter Meet and Greet
The Hokkaido English Challenge meet and greet is a chance for camp alumni, future attendees, and any interested parties to gather and celebrate the joy of HEC. Since it is a December event, we will also celebrate the joy of Christmas with some winter treats and warm drinks. Come meet students and teachers who are […]
HAJET SDC Enkai 2019
Alright! Here's the long awaited information on this year's enkai! We'll be holding it at SERENA GARDEN【セレーナガーデン. The enkai will cost 3,500 (members) or 3,800 yen (non-members) for two hours of all-you-can drink as well as Western Style cuisine. *IMPORTANT LINK and INFORMATION*We have 80 spaces reserved for dinner. It's first come, first serve. Please […]
2019 HAJET Sapporo Welcome Party
📥SAPPORO REP: Emily Lynn Schuster It's time for the last, but certainly not least, of our welcome party events: the Sapporo Welcome Party! 🗼 Sapporo is the largest city in Hokkaido and 5th largest city in all of Japan. Host to many international events like the 1972 Winter Olympics, the annual Snow Festival, the Sapporo […]
2019 HAJET Central Welcome Party
📥CENTRAL REP: Jacob Prusak You've reached the center of the island, which means it's time for the Central Welcome Party! 🎉 This year, as in years past, we'll be staying at the great Niniu Campground in Shimukappu! With a population density of about two people every kilometer, Shimukappu is all about the nature! 🏞 During […]
2019 HAJET Eastern Welcome Party
📥EASTERN REP: Kristin White Grandolfo Welcome to the East! This year, we'll be camping at beautiful Lake Akan—home of the marimo algae balls and Ainu cultural center! 🦌 Located in Akan Mashu National Park, Lake Akan is renowned for its clear, cool water and hot onsen baths. ♨️ Visitors can climb nearby Mount Meakan or […]
2019 HAJET Southwestern Welcome Party
📥SOUTHWESTERN REP: Heather Ann Rand This year's Southwestern Welcome Party takes us camping at beautiful Lake Toya on the Uchiura Bay. 🏞 Situated above a volcanic caldera in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Lake Toya is said to be the the second clearest lake in Japan (second to Lake Mashu in eastern Hokkaido) and is the […]
2019 HAJET Northern Welcome Party
📥NORTHERN REP: Kaylynn Rose Noriega We start this year's welcome party season by camping out in the great northern village of Otoineppu! 🦉 With a population slightly larger than 800 people, Otoineppu proudly holds the title of "Hokkaido's Smallest Village." 🏡 The number of households may be small, but its charm-per-capita is through the roof! […]
2019 HAJET Sapporo Orientation Enkai
Welcome to Hokkaido! After such a long day of seminars, there's nothing better than a hearty KAMPAI surrounded by food, drinks, and new friends. So please join us at our favourite okonomiyaki (savoury pancake) restaurant for an all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink night out! COST: HAJET members: ¥2,500 and Non-members: ¥2,800 per attendee.TIME: Thursday 29th August, 6:30-8:30pmRSVP: […]
2019 HAJET-HEC Bike Relay (North)
Save the date for information on the 2019 bike relay!