Language school suggestions

Hello there,

I am reaching out to just try to learn more about schools and how to sort through all of them.

I'd like to do a year or so, maybe 2 if I really enjoy the first year. I have very little ability currently. I would be moving with my partner who wants to be an English teacher. I prefer kind of smaller, quieter areas – somewhere with a little larger space for housing, but still close enough to a larger city with English speaking Drs since I have some autoimmune disorders that need monitoring/treatment. I have enough money saved up to do it for a few years without working part time. I'm just starting to do research to understand what I should be looking for. It would be nice to feel like I don't have so much homework that I can explore on weekends sometimes if I want.

Hachijoji, Mitaka, Futtsu, Fuchu, Sapporo, and Fukuoka all interest me in terms of areas. But I'm very open to other areas as well. Okinawa could be cool too.

I've visited Narita, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Mitaka, Shiodome, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Sapporo, Otaru, Furano, Ebetsu, Naha and most of Okinawa, as a tourist.

I'm very much a nature person and work in conservation in Hawai'i, so having access to beautiful green spaces is also important to me. I've lived in Hawai'i for 10 years and Minnesota for 19. So I am really tolerant of a lot of temperatures.

I would love to be at a school where I'd meet interesting people from the all over the world.

Any recommendations or stories of experiences would be appreciated.

Thank you!