I has a placement!
I'm going to be in
Numazu City in
Shizuoka Prefecture (yes, I read the part about the earthquake). You can see Numazu on a map
here and read more about Shizuoka
here. It sounds really cool! There are 24 other ALTs in my area, so it shouldn't be hard to make friends. The location of the city should be very convenient for retaking the LSATs in Tokyo in October. And I no longer need to worry about the risk of getting stuck out in the boondocks - nor will I need a car. Huzzah!
I'll be able to see Fuji-san from my city! How cool is that? I'm so happy I got (what appears to be) a great placement!