Does anime encourage you to travel to other Japan and try out their culture? Not just going to Akiba.
But anime always made me want to visit shrines and those summer festivals. Also made me want to try on a yukata
>>158928781
No, Japan is for nerds.
>>158928781
Yes and tells me its for the best that I dont. Japan for the Japanese.
japanese fantasy has little to do with what japan is actually like. in fact, it often lies in stark contrast, particularly when it comes to interpersonal interaction. I have little desire to ever visit such a socially conformist, xenophobic, and concrete-covered nation. there is nothing to do there for a foreigner other than tourist-oriented stuff.
if you're secure in who and what you are, the only reason to travel is to relax. maybe someday I'll go chill out in a traditional style home if I can afford a lease, but you can learn anything you'd want to from their culture from a distance.
I want to go to an onsen and peep at girls
>>158928781
Yes. I've already been to Japan thrice. Though in all three times, I found out that anime culture is barely visible outside of Akihabara, and the regular Japanese person on the street usually isn't a fan of anime at all.
I live in Japan.
I wouldn't recommend it if you like anime. You're going to find more people that like anime in your home culture, and they'll likely 1) know more about anime, 2) watch it more often, and 3) have better taste than their average Japanese-counterpart, even if you think their taste is shit.
t. - someone who's lived in Japan for several years now