Karma

Nine months in Kobe. Trips to Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara, Wakayama, Tokushima and Miyajima. Studied abroad at a University. Depends on your definition of "nice." Japanese people are usually very polite to others in public. You will find that the kindness you receive might not always be genuine, but rather a formality. Some people might apprieciate this, but others from more direct cultures such as America might have some difficulties adjusting.