The city is NARUTO!

So, I have figured out that I'm going to be in Naruto, Tokushima. Naruto is a city of about 60,000. It is about an hour away from a city of over 200,000, Tokushima, Tokushima, and about 3 hours away from Osaka, which is the second largest city in Japan at about 2.7 million (at night - the population exceeds 3 million during the day). Naruto is famous for a hotspring or something like that. There's bridges that connect Shikoku to the main island of Honshu. I need to check out the beaches and see what those are like...

TOKUSHIMA!!

I just received word about my placement in Japan today. I'll be placed in the province of Tokushima on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Now that I have my placement, I am officially a Japenese Exchange and Teaching program participant, and own my title of Assistant Language Teacher. I'm very excited.

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands and is located directly beneath the largest island, Honshu. I won't be far from Osaka located in southeast Honshu. I don't know yet what city I'll be placed in, so I don't know if it's a small town or a larger city. I like this placement because it's southern, which means I won't have to deal with snow and sad weather. I had enough rain in Seattle to last for a long time.

Horray!!!