Protaku94 said: How were the high school girls?
Not my cup of tea. Japanese girls generally look younger than they are and even if they were my age I wouldn't be interested in many. I'm only attracted to very attractive Asian girls, so that really limits me.
GloriousHawk said: What were your expectations?
I wanted to see a beautiful, technologically advanced, filled with nerd-culture, and ancient society. Overall, certain things didn't meet my expectations but others exceeded. It all balanced out to a trip that met my expectations, not exceeding or disappointing.
FGAU1912 said: how come you only went two cites
Technically I went to more (Sites around the cities), but there is so much to offer in Japan. I didn't even see everything Tokyo or Kyoto had to offer.
GoldandWild said: I'll be traveling to Japan during spring semester for study abroad! :-) I suppose my question is, what did you do there? :d
Basically I went to a ton of temples/historical sites in Kyoto and while I was in Tokyo I got to know the city. I visited the major parts of the city and saw a lot of museums. I tried to see as much Anime/Manga related things as possible. I went to Aki, visited studios, did a lot of game hunting, anime/manga museums, and of course saw the major Gundam stuff. Odaiba, where the life-size Gundam is, was unbelievable. It was straight out of some sci-fi Anime. The government building there looked like it was out of Gundam...
Helenus said: Just a general question:
Was it just like you exspected or did something really surprise you? Or in a shorter question: is the general image of Japanthat people have true?
Good question. A huge negative point is the English in Japan. I knew it was a bad English speaking country before I went, but I didn't realize how abysmal it was. It isn't just the worst English speaking country of first world countries, but of any country I've been to. The spirituality in Japan surprised me. People always go on and on about Japan's lack of religion, but that is kind of a false statement. They may not have a huge organized central Church, but the people there still respect and honor their Buddhist roots. I saw plenty of people praying at shrines and participating in the religious festivals/customs.
DejWo said: Xenophoby of Japanese is what I am interested in.
The Japanese are very friendly to tourists. They want people to have a good impression of their country. People help you, without you even having to ask them. They may not speak English well, but they will still extend a helping hand. Trying to live there is another story. 99% of the population is Japanese and I would say they are a very ethnocentric society. This leads to good things (keeping their culture/lack of super westernization), but it also leads to close-mindedness. I would personally never live there, but I will visit again.
TheConquerer said: Did you get laughed at?
Yes, but I was trying to be funny. Besides some girls giggling around me, the only time I was actually "laughed at" was at the Ghibli Museum. A little Japanese girl saw one of my tattoos and pointed. She started laughing and so did her family. I had a laugh as well, so it was no harm and foul about it at all.
Baelish said: how many times were you abused by tentacles?
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