| Here's my story. I've never traveled outside the US, something I'd like to change before I die. I could probably list a dozen international destinations I'd enjoy the opportunity to visit, although realistically it's unlikely I'll make it to more than 2 or 3 of them. Before I became a big anime fan (<5 years ago) Japan was somewhere down that list but not near the top. Now however it's easily one of my top 2, possibly #1. Has watching anime made you want to visit Japan? Or have you actually done it, and if so, what was your experience? Of course, if you live there, you don't need to visit. Maybe you have an opinion about "anime tourists" visiting your country. |
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| Not just travel there, I wanna be one with them, or live there. :> Unfortunately, I have no experience in traveling to Japan, Heck, I don't even travel far from my room. |
| well not really, because i don't usually judge anime the same way as i do the real world. mostly because anime makes japan look like heaven when there's actually loads of problems there. |
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| Anime has not made me, but I want to to explore different cultures. |
| Anime has made me want to travel to Japan but not for long but for like a good three days. I just want to go so I can support my favorite creators by buying manga and stuff |
sekaiwaKIREI said: Yeah true, but for me their culture, environment, and the people there in real life are like heavens and angels compared to my homeland. well not really, because i don't usually judge anime the same way as i do the real world. mostly because anime makes japan look like heaven when there's actually loads of problems there. Still tho, like you said, there'd be tons of problems there too, like absurd work papers and such. |
| Yes. I'd like to go to Japan someday and I think anime is one of the reasons why |
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| Anime has made me, but I can't speak Japanese and I'd stand out like a sore thumb. |
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| Nah,i wanted to go to Japan even before i started to watch anime |
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| nob Japan is boring country and the food there is awful and expensive |
| yeah it definitely did. watching anime generally made me more interested in learning about not only the japanese culture, but also other countries'. plus, watching anime also made me embrace my own culture, as i wasn't really the proudest of being asian. |
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| It's definitely increased my want to visit Japan. But I've longed to visit it since being a fan of Kaiju (and some of their other) movies. And also just seeing how they incorporate different everyday technologies in their day-to-day life, from News/Documentaries. |
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| I live in Hong Kong, where almost everyone has travelled to Japan, and I've been to there twice. Anime is one of the reasons why I want to travel to Japan, but it's not the only one. There're a lot of things that are attractive in Japan other than anime, like food, sceneries, traditions and fashion. Of course, it's a good chance to buy many figures and go to anime exhibitions if you travel to Japan. |
| Anime made me more interested in Japan's rich culture . Is anime one of the reasons that I would go there ? No not at all . |
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| I wanted to go there for a long time because of like Pokemon stuff but now its more than that. The biggest problem would be Yu-Gi-Oh TCG cards cant be used in an OCG setting |
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| Well, anime made me interested and look into Japan. But anime isn't really the reason I wanna visit Japan. The nightlife and food makes me wanna go there. |
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| Well yes. But that's not the only reason. Even before i'm into anime/manga, i wanted to go there. Perhaps the main reason is because my school japanese teacher got accepted for scholarship in Japan. She's one of my favorite teacher that time and, yeah, i think that's when it's all started. |
| I have always wanted to visit Japan but it wasn’t really anime that made me. I love food so I always wanted to visit for food. Now food and some theme parks and maybe buy some manga and that’s pretty much it nothing special. |
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| It has made me want to travel there. Just to get some cool experiences there and see what everything is really like. Definitely wouldn't want to live there though. That would be more headache than a simple sight-seeing vacation lol |
| No it hasn't, i have traveled 2x to Japan now before I even started watching anime. Only started watching since beginning 2020. Japan is my favorite place to go especially akihabara 🤤 |
| Yes, id love to do a 21 day tour of Japan |
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| I've always wanted to go to Japan, as I have always been interested in the Japanese culture, however since watching anime I have wanted to go to visit Japan a lot more. |
| It did make me want to travel to Japan.. and I actually went coming up on 2 years ago now for the duration of a month during the cherry blossom season! It was a fantastic experience and I checked off almost everything I wanted to do. I took part in hanami (cherry viewing picnic with alcohol basically) with a couple of local Japanese and a bunch of travelers, I got a fantastic view of Tokyo from the mori art museum, I sang more karaoke than you could imagine (one night a pair of Japanese guys dueted Angels Thesis), I bought a copy of shonen jump, I "drank" those gooey cans from the vending machines, I fell in love with iced green tea and Pocari Sweat, I heard the going home music play over the neihbourhood loud speakers, I bathed in around 9 different onsens, I visited beautiful temples around Kyoto... and of course I geeked out around Akibahara. Honestly best month of my life, I'd highly reccomend anyone to travel there. In fact I liked it so much I plan to go over to teach and am seriously thinking about moving there long term. 10/10 would Japan anytime. |
| It has and I've travelled to Japan in 2019. A very polite and clean country. I enjoyed my time a lot. |
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| Nah.... I rather be on my Breakwater Country... |
| Travel? Yeah. Nice scenery and culturally, it's completely different from the West.; I would not want to live there, though. |
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| I've already been there a countless amount of times but admittedly, It's been quite some time now and anime has made me miss it more and more. |
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Conceptualhero said: sekaiwaKIREI said: well not really, because i don't usually judge anime the same way as i do the real world. mostly because anime makes japan look like heaven when there's actually loads of problems there. How does Anime make Japan look like heaven? Most of the anime I have watched either have something along the lines of suicide or bullying. Even some of the most popular anime that takes place in Japan like JJK shows some of the problem with Japanese society. most? it's very rare you get those types of anime. look at how the scenery is portrayed in some anime, for example in Your Name, which makes Japan look like heaven with its amazing artwork. |
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sekaiwaKIREI said: Conceptualhero said: How does Anime make Japan look like heaven? Most of the anime I have watched either have something along the lines of suicide or bullying. Even some of the most popular anime that takes place in Japan like JJK shows some of the problem with Japanese society. most? it's very rare you get those types of anime. look at how the scenery is portrayed in some anime, for example in Your Name, which makes Japan look like heaven with its amazing artwork. Well aesthetics and culture are completely different things. Japan looks amazing in real life too.   |
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| I like dub more than sub because I am not a weeb. |
| Nah, not really.. If I'd like to check something - I'd just do it on the net.. It's same with any type of traveling, really.. I don't find seeing thing in real life more fascinating or anything than on the internet, even if I did travel to some countries.. I'll waste lots of time, when I can do something else, what I like in that time.. |
| No, not really. I seriously doubt that Japan is a real life representation of anime, and even if it is, I'm not sure I'll want to visit it. (What happens in anime stays in anime and that) |
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Yeah but only japanese villages like the real location of Higurashi series: I'm not really interested with the cities. |
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| Yes just for the scenery, food and buying cheap merchandise. |
 just wanna feel wanted by someone other than the police 😫 |
| Anime hasn't gotten me interested in traveling to mainland Japan itself, though the possibility of finding tons of cool retro gaming stuff has. The anime series Umi Monogatari has gotten me curious about the Ryukyu Islands, though. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Yep. Not just anime, but their culture, as well as their folktales, are the reasons why I want to visit Japan. |
 I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao |
| Yes, only as tourist definitely, but not living there as it seems scary to live there. |
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| I already visited Japan 3 years ago, for multiple reasons though. Anime was one of them. |
| Yes, not necessary an Anime but wish i could travel to this place once on my lifetime |
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| I'd go to experience the actual Japanese Culture, and that doesn't include running around Akihabara like a kid in a candy store. |
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| Yes it has. Unlike in America, where I only want to visit New Orleans. In Japan, I want to visit all-over. |
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