[sarasi]

Wow, now that is a rural posting- whenever you see something-mura something-gun in an address you know that you are going to be right out in the sticks. Lucky you didn't want to be in Tokyo because that is going to be a very different experience- you may well be the only non-Japanese in the area- if your Japanese isn't already good, you are going to have to improve quickly!

I'm afraid you are unlikely to find many people who have even heard of Kawauchi, let alone been there, and that includes most Japanese people! I have been to the "Hawaiians" hot spring resort near Iwaki city which was fun- maybe good for a day trip once you have been there for a while. Fukushima is a nice area if you like hiking for example. I live in Tokyo and like big cities, so Kawauchi-mura would not be for me, but I wish you luck. Let us know how it goes.