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Originally Posted by wasabijuice
nature, beautiful, snow, surf, ocean, beach, Hokkaido, Okinawa, hiking, mountain, outdoors, no cops, no rangers, no rules, cheap, free, inexpensive, healthy food, rent free, cheap rent, Then by all means come and explore the real Japan.
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Nature, beautiful, snow, surf, ocean, beach, hiking, mountain, outdoors (some overlap there huh?) can all be found in the US and many other countries, and I dare say they all look relatively the same.
Reasons I went to Japan... Language, different culture, different styles, different foods, and video games (my initial hook into Japan).
Sure, I actually did climb Fuji (to the highest building) and I did do some small hikes and all that, but that didn't feel like Japan. The nature is beautiful, but it's not much different from other forested, mountainous areas. So I'd rather spend my time in the heart of the cities and in rural communities than to be among the trees and mountains.
I'll leave the nature stuff for when I am in the US and have more of a variety of natural settings to go to and the time to enjoy it. (think Grand Canyon, Smokies, Rockies, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Death Valley, Louisiana swamps, Florida wetlands, etc... I've been to them and they are all amazing!)