Ernest Schaal wrote:

> Gifu has certain advantages: It is small enough to get around by bike, the
> main park is pretty, living is cheap, the scenery is pretty. On the other
> hand, there really aren't that many resources for Western gaijin. According
> to a list posted in the city hall, there are very few gaijin from
> English-speaking countries (only a couple of hundred in a city of 400,000
> people, most of which are either JETs or kaiwa instructors) and there are
> limited resources for Western gaijin.

Fukuyama has nearly 400,000 people, though not nearly as modern looking as Gifu
City.

I wonder if there are even 50 western foreign residents here.

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