The 2025 Prefectural Orientation was hosted on August 22nd 2025.

The orientation consisted of the following parts:

PA (Prefectural Advisor) Talk

Introducing the support system in Saga, the District Representative (DR) team, some rules and laws, as well as advice for healthcare.

Introducing SPIRA

Saga Prefecture International Relations Association – offering consultations, multilingual support, medical interpretation and more

Disaster Preparation

What to do to prepare for, and when/if typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and so on hit.

How to Life

Where to do your shopping, cleaning, dealing with bugs, tips for sightseeing and living in Saga.

ALT-orientation/CIR Meeting

Based on the school-level you teach, advice for your professional life here. The CIR meeting has no presentation, as it was a meeting with all CIRs in Saga Prefecture, and only consisted of discussion.

Below is a link to a folder with all the presentations (excluding the SPIRA introduction) from the event:

Drive folder