You may find yourself with a lot of paid leave (nenkyu) remaining at the end of your contract. Provided your contracting organisation agrees, you may be able to return home early by using up your remaining nenkyu. Returning home early using this method is not non-fulfillment of contract, and would not affect the contracting organisation's obligation to provide the JET's return airfare. Prefectural ALTs may not leave Japan until after the leavers' ceremony, usually around the first week in July. If your Contracting Organisation agrees to let you leave early, you will have to make arrangements with them to have your last pay packet sent home. As with all applications for paid leave, your Contracting Organisation is well within its rights to refuse if the timing is inconvenient. Ask well ahead of time, and be prepared to negotiate.
