"John W." wrote:

> Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live?

If you can deal with less convenience than in a larger city, such as
perhaps living with a rural bus schedule or having to drive yourself, it
would be a great place to live and raise children. Everyone I've met
from there (Japanese) likes it. If I could deal with less convenience
than being within walking distance of everything I need for daily life
including work and an express Shinkansen station, I'd live there myself.
And in terms of history and sights, libraries and education, it is
better than nearby and considerably larger Fukuyama, a factory town.
You'll have to find your own entertainment, however.

Check

http://www.mapion.co.jp or
http://www.mapfan.com/ ,

which is useful for finding local services.

or numerous websites, including real estate sites about Onomichi. If you
don't have a car, people say you can rent some grand old houses on the
hill overlooking the sea for even 20,000 yen.

> There's an English school that seems to regularly post job openings
> and before I apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.

Wouldn't you prefer to teach in a regular school, perhaps in your own
area, than relocating to a place you may not be familiar with? Except
for JETs years ago, I've never known any foreigners who lived in
Onomichi, but they all liked it.

> How far from there to Himeji?

Maybe an hour and a half by shinkansen? It's certainly no commute.

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