[Sashimister]

Dunno why you keep mentioning Tokyo. I live in mid-town Tokyo but if I had a choice, I'd much rather live in Hiratsuka.

Hiratsuka is the surfing capital of Japan. Depending on where in Hiratsuka, you will have an ocean-view apartment/house. The beaches, sunshine, breezes, etc. are enough reasons to want to live there.

In Tokyo, you get smog, traffic jams, noises, busy and indifferent people like myself, etc. It's incomparably much more relaxing around Hiratsuka. If you want, you can easily go to Tokyo on weekends.

Will you be the only foreigner there? Are you serious? Where do you get that kinda info?

EDIT: Adding info I just found...

The City of Hiratsuka has 4,870 foreign residents representing 69 countries. The city's official website is in 9 languages. That's more impressive than what NYC provides if you ask me.