Well, I might as well say it straight: I love Japan. Sigh, I hear you, er, sigh. A travel blogger confessing their love for the country they're in. What else is new? Well, maybe nothing, but the thing is, I have no idea WHY I love Japan so much, and I fear it might be a slightly masochistic love affair. Firstly, Japan isn't really a conventional country to 'escape' to, is it? True, their impact on pop culture and modern life can't be denied: from Sony to Nintendo, Nissan to Kodak, Manga to Anime, these are words anyone with even half a finger on the pulse of today's world will recognise. But these are things you can experience and absorb quite happily in your own country, as authentic or not as you please, with the peace
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