Realities From Fantasies

What do you expect of Japan if you ever plan on traveling there for the first time? Do you expect Japanese guys with cool anime like hairdos,Ramen shops on every corner, everyone in stylish clothing or if you have visited there then what are some myths about what the real Japan isn't like and it is like?

I expect some people to be Xenophobic and well... i have average expectations; Remember guys it's japan- its nice... but the people are still human and it isn't atlantis.

Mostly, why I want to go is because japan brought anime to this world in the first place. So, I'm curious about Japan. Also, I love their culture. It is beautiful and they use traditions are really interesting to me. ^u^

I want to go to Japan's country side area see some wild life paint some landscapes study the culter for a while I have no expectations at all

I have visited Tokyo, and certain areas like Akihabara, Shibuya, Shinjuku. It's full of incredibly nice people. Me and my friend talked with numerous people our trip just because we were American (a bunch of elementary school kids even asked for a picture with my friend). More precisely they talked to us. Akihabara was geek central and had tons of awesome crap. I loved it there. There's also stores stacked on stores stacked on stores. They're hidden everywhere. Also maids in the street there are very common and maid cafes are expensive AF. They also have incredible amount of lovely parks, temples, and food spread throughout the city. Sadly many aren't very good English speakers, which caused some issues, but many are nice enough to help. My advice for any otaku visiting Japan is just to keep your anime boner in your pants, and for the love of god just treat the people like you would anywhere else(with respect to their culture). Edit: A few things that are true about Japan - facemasks are indeed rather common, some trains do sometimes have to cramp that many people, there a lot of businessmen in suits and ties everywhere, there are many indepenent ramen shops. That's just some off the top of my head.

I expect that it is crowded but everyone tries to give each other space. There is a lot of weird cool places like cat cafe's and manga cafes well a lot of cafes that would be so cool to see. Very little crime. And most likely think I am nuts for taking so many pictures. And maybe I will go to some robo bar which is pretty much you pay for a crappy meal and watch scantly cladded women in blinking neon bikinis doing stuff that you never seen before. ANd no it's not a strip show. it's insane. And when I saw it on youtube the guy was sitted between the most enthusiastic person to be there and the most unenthusiastic person to be there.

I do agree that it isn't Atlantis and the people there are human like any other country.But you do have to admit that it is one of the most unique if not thee most unique country of them all.Most countries cultures are mostly known for their ancient cultures but Japan also has a very unique modern culture with all their inventive technology, animation style,fashion style,hip music, cool video games and so on and so on but yeah I agree to keep that anime boner in your pants and keep your fan boy excitement in check XD.And also most importantly is try to pick up on how the citizens of Japan act.Meaning if they bow to you then bow back.Show respect as often as possible.I never been to Japan personally but that doesn't mean I am absent minded to some key cultural aspects.

I expect to see people who are much more outwardly polite, but inwardly would probably be feeling dislike, confusion, or even fear. Japan is reputably low on diversity, and big on xenophobia. Kind of like how most Americans can't see past our own shores, Japan is not much different. That said, I'm very interested in seeing some of the places most known for their legends, and I absolutely want to try and see the battle sites of Nobunaga Oda's campaign. Though I'm not sure how much effort was put into preserving those sites, or if anyone really even knows where they are. Still, I'm one of those people who thinks Oda was a visionary rather than a villain, and it would be great to see a few places where he fought.