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Originally Posted by tommasi
I think why isn't so important.
Just go and see how it's like first and decided.
I think it's retarded that people fall in love with something that they have never seen or experienced.
Japan is not all beautiful as some of you might think.
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I agree totally with your second line. Everyone that is curious should save up enough money so they can go and check it out in real life! Oh, and I think most people wanting to go to Japan have seen and 'experienced' it already, just not in real life (ofcourse it's not the same, but you _can_ get a picture of how it is if you look the right way).
I've just been in tokyo for about 4 months in total, but I seriously loved it. Before I went there... Hm, well, for me as for many others my thinking about Japan started with watching a few animes. I never really got so deep into anime I wanted to dress out and buy lots of stuff though (not saying there's anything wrong with that), instead it woke my interest for the language and the amazing big city that is Tokyo.
So when I graduated highschool and didn't have to do a years military service, I worked for a few months and then me and a friend went to Tokyo to study Japanese for a bit. After I came home to Sweden I had a feeling I wanted to go back there again sometime in the future, so I started at a university that had exchange programs with Tokyo (not the only reason why I began Univ. though). Now, three years later I'm going back to Tokyo in fall, to study a year at Waseda U.
So, what did i like most about Tokyo? The intense pulse of the city, the fun and (mostly) kind people, the fact that everything is availible, the language (well that's mostly Japan, not Tokyo). Also, I hope to really embark on a photography journey in my Tokyo year - maybe I'll post a link later to my photo site.