As the title says, we are almost certainly moving to Japan this year, and Atami seems to be the settling place. We have family in Tokyo and Utsunomiya, and friends in Kanazawa. Tokyo is too expensive, Utsunomiya is too rural, and Kanazawa has changed too much to be considered.
Atami seems nice, relatively cheap to buy, and is 40 minutes from Tokyo to catch a flight back stateside.
We understand that the summers can be 'congested' and considered warm (high 70s) but other than that are their downsides to Atami?
We will be visiting again in March and already have a realtor we are working with to identify perspective properties but really just curious to hear from people who do or have lived there.
I will start a software V&V business, she will continue in medicine, perhaps at the international hospital. Thanks in advance.
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