JET Programme Alumni Association UK

On 28 June, Sefton Park’s iconic Palm House was transformed into a vibrant celebration of Japanese culture as the annual Summer Matsuri returned to Liverpool. Hosted by JETAA North West,  and the Japan Society North West the festival brought together in excess of 10,500 visitors in and around the Victorian glasshouse’s magnificent dome.

What a 1990s JET newsletter can teach us about expectations, community, and finding home far from the guidebooks, written by Karl English.