Going to Gobo-shi

The Placement Information finally arrived on Friday! I think this has got to be the most eagerly anticipated piece of mail for anyone accepted on the JET Programme. I will be living in Gobo City and working for the neighbouring town of Hidakagawa-cho. So far, not much information to be found online about Hidakagawa-cho. However, I have found two blogs from current ALTs. One is from my predecessor, Lauren and the other from a fellow ALT, Mac. So far, those blogs and a wikipedia article on Wakayama are the only information I can find in spite of the excessive googling that has gone one. Oh well, at least the wait is over and I got my first choice of Wakayama Prefecture.