Heywood Mogroot wrote:
> 
> Japan: freezing in the winter, boiling in the summer. Where's the best
> microclimate in Japan to live & work? I've been thinking the Sanyo
> coast, maybe Hagi, or somewhere in Tokushima might have the California
> climate that is most livable year-round.

Wouldn't Hokkaido be fairly cool in summer? A friend lived in northeast 
Hokkaido and IIRC he found the summers pleasant enough. Also when I 
visited Sendai one August I recall the mountain areas had a nice breeze 
that cooled things down.

John W.