>>6995
i went with two of my friends. we decided to play it safe since none of us really spoke Japanese and it was the first time any of us had been outside of an Anglo culture country for a significant period of time (i was only in France for 3 days). we did the classic first-time Japan trip with Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Went to many of the well-known cities like Akihabara,, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Arashiyama, etc. as well as some lesser known areas like Horikiri-Shobuen, Urawa, Sakura, etc.
i think my favorite was the airbnb apartment in Horikiri-Shobuen. casually walking around and taking in the areas not designed for tourists was easily the best part of the trip. i remember going clubbing in Shibuya until 3am and going on a drunken adventure back to the airbnb since i accidentally told our uber to take us to Horikiri instead of Horikiri-Shobuen.
you seriously need to go if you ever get the chance. this trip gave me memories i will hold onto forever. i'm now studying Japanese diligently so i can live there for an extended period by the end of the decade.