Yeah i'd heard that about English teachers before. Luckilly the other teachers at my school would all be Japanese so hopefully out of the workplace we'll be able to use a bit of Japanese.
I'll certainly be looking at taking Japanese language classes when I get there in some form too.
In terms of where i'll be living, I don't know exactly where but they did say that I have a commute time of 10 minutes - walking. So is it safe to say i'll be living in Kurokawa still? It's nice the school is so close, beats the 45 minute commute I currently have at my job here in England
Are there many onsen around that area that are walking distance or accessible by subway? Really looking forward to making the most of them when i'm there
Sashimister, maybe you can recommend some places to go in the area?