Southern Japan? - ESL Teaching

kodieson · Mon 07-May-07, 04:20 PM

I am currently living and working in Kushiro City on Hokkaido. I am enjoying it and want to continue working in Japan. My wife would like it if I could find warmer place in Japan. I really don't want to loose the awesome amount of outdoor recreation that can be found on Hokkaido. Any suggestions. My wife would like to sit on the beach and I would like to ski in the mountains. So basically we are looking for "the perfect place" Good luck right.

We also hope to find a little more "traditional Japan" to experience. It is almost non existent up here. I know Kyoto is good for that.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

gfell · Mon 07-May-07, 05:21 PM

Come to Kansai. Where I live, it's 15 minutes to Umeda (Osaka) and in the opposite direction, 15 minutes to Kobe. Mountains right behind me, and 30 minutes to the beach at Suma. Not the cleanest of beaches however, it's still a beach. There are also other beaches further down such as Maiko beach which are cleaner.

Weather is close to snowing in the winter and over 30 degrees in the summer. Heaps of teaching work around and cost of living much cheaper that Tokyo. 45 minutes to Kyoto also! This area is great!

kodieson · Mon 07-May-07, 06:06 PM

Thanks for the info about your area. Much appreciated. I will check it out.

Mon 07-May-07, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
kodieson Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Occupation: Teacher Location: Posts: 7	Southern Japan? I am currently living and working in Kushiro City on Hokkaido. I am enjoying it and want to continue working in Japan. My wife would like it if I could find warmer place in Japan. I really don't want to loose the awesome amount of outdoor recreation that can be found on Hokkaido. Any suggestions. My wife would like to sit on the beach and I would like to ski in the mountains. So basically we are looking for "the perfect place" Good luck right. We also hope to find a little more "traditional Japan" to experience. It is almost non existent up here. I know Kyoto is good for that. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by gfell; Mon 07-May-07 at 05:19 PM.

Mon 07-May-07, 05:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
gfell Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Nationality: American Occupation: Teacher Location: Posts: 656	Re: Southern Japan? Come to Kansai. Where I live, it's 15 minutes to Umeda (Osaka) and in the opposite direction, 15 minutes to Kobe. Mountains right behind me, and 30 minutes to the beach at Suma. Not the cleanest of beaches however, it's still a beach. There are also other beaches further down such as Maiko beach which are cleaner. Weather is close to snowing in the winter and over 30 degrees in the summer. Heaps of teaching work around and cost of living much cheaper that Tokyo. 45 minutes to Kyoto also! This area is great! __________________ English Teacher and Student Site Teach English and Study Abroad! Teaching Community at Teacher Forums ESL Teacher and Student Directory!

Mon 07-May-07, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
kodieson Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Occupation: Teacher Location: Posts: 7	Re: Southern Japan? Thanks for the info about your area. Much appreciated. I will check it out.

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