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Well, I'm back home after an amazing 3 weeks in Japan. I had so many great experiences there that I can't think of one specific experience that surpassed others by a long shot. Some highlights that come to mind are (order doesn't matter):

1 - Miyajima Island
2 - Okunoin graveyard on Mount Koya, especially walking there by myself with nobody around at night. One of the most magical and surreal places I've been to and probably will ever be in.
3 - Various restaurants I've eaten in. The Kaiseki dinner at Iwaso, The tasty sushi packs at the grocery store and other tasty bento box meals, Okonomiyaki meal in Hiroshima, various Yakitori eateries, The Manchinro Honten Chinese restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown, The New York Grill restaurant at the Park Hyatt and many more.
4 - Osaka aquarium
5 - Hotels/Ryokans that were an amazing experience were the Iwaso Inn on Miyajima Island, The Ekoin Buddhist Temple on Mount
Koya, The Hyatt Hakone resort, The Park Hyatt hotel in Tokyo.
6 - Japanese women and their fashion taste.
7 - Japanese hospitality towards guests and their willingness to help a gaijin.
8 - Japanese train system, best in the world hands down.
9 - Helicopter ride during dusk over Tokyo.
10 - Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo in the morning.
11 - Sensory overload in Akihabara electric town in Tokyo at night.

And many more...

It will take some time to go over the 1500 photos I took during my trip, not to mention the 30+ hours of video footage. I will post pics though, I promise.

I'd like to thank everyone who has posted suggestions/tips prior to my trip.