[Ultramantaro]

I'm going to Japan by myself this winter, and I'm not fretting over it. Sure, I would have preffered to go with someone, but none of my friends share the same interest in visiting Japan, and the ones that do simply don't have the money (I've been saving up for nearly two years !).

As it was already said, travelling alone has the advantage of allowing you to do anything you wish at any time, travelling around freely with no regards for time or obligations to the people you are travelling with. You might get lonely if your Japanese is insufficient to allow you to start conversations with locals, but you're never more than a phone call or e-mail away from family.