When I first moved to Japan I lived in a place called Togane City, in Chiba, which borders Tokyo. Togane City is similar to other cities in the area; small and surrounded by farmland and small mountains.

There were many areas for hiking, lots of parks, and beautiful countryside. There were also many lakes, ponds, and streams. Another plus was that it was close to the sea, and the beach in this part of Chiba is clean, and actually has decent surf.

More good things were that the cost of living was very low, but it was only an hour by bus from Tokyo Station.

By the way, if you are going to teach English, it's "loses", not "looses".

Thanks for the offer! I'll have to have a good look at your blog and then I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as Fukuoka is one of the areas I've been looking at/thinking about a lot.

Looking at Google Earth, certain parts of Chiba look very nice indeed. Togane looks like it may be a bit too rural for my tastes, but I'll have to checkout some of the other cities on the peninsula.

Sorry Prof. Sangetsu. :mtongue: