Hyogo, Nagasaki, and Wakayama?

Question:

If you coulf live in any one of these cities in Japan which would you choose? Why would you choose one over the other?

Answer:

I live in Wakayama prefecture, which does indeed have a lot of nature. Wakayama city is a very boring city, though, probably because of its proximity to Osaka, which siphons off all the good stuff. If you want a somewhat cheaper city with excellent access to Osaka's scene it might be a good option.

In Hyogo prefecture I've lived on Awaji Island, which, in my mind, is about the best that Japan has to offer--it's quiet with lots of good things to do, and offers great access to Kobe and Tokushima. Other places in Hyogo are very nice too. Another benefit of Hyogo is that it's a fairly wealthy prefecture, which means greater beautification (but more concrete) and nicer public infrastructure.

Nagasaki is a wonderful city with good access to the rest of Kyushu. If you don't mind not being centrally located in Japan, as in near Osaka or Tokyo, it would be a great option. Being further from Osaka will probably mean cleaner air, but with so much blowing over from China these days I can't be sure it would be too different.

There are areas in all three of those prefectures that are extremely far from what you might know as civilization, so plan accordingly depending on what kind of job you're going for.

Kochi is much more rural than the others, very beautiful but also with difficult access in and out. It tends to have good roads due to its politicians' connections in Tokyo.