Seems there are some real "elitists" here that are judging who is fit to go to Japan and who is not.
Some of these "elitists" haven't even been to Japan yet!
Get over yourselves. If someone is interested in the culture then the best way that they can get a real dose of the culture and get rid of any "delusions" is to let them experience it first hand.
They might love it, feel so-so about it, or hate it but the question I believe was what attracts young people (young btw? My 82 year old grandpa calls 50 year olds "kids" so young is relative.) It wasn't who is acceptable to go to a new country and experience the culture and who cannot because anonymous people online in a Japanese forum deemed you a "poser".
