I just took my first trip to Japan, and found it amazingly easy to get by. There is actually a lot of English signage, but also just great design of public infr

I just took my first trip to Japan, and found it amazingly easy to get by. There is actually a lot of English signage, but also just great design of public infrastructure which makes everything kinds easy. (For example, one train transfer that I thought seemed dicey actually had enough time built in to figure out an ongoing ticket with the ticket both, get to the platform, and then wait around for twenty minutes explaining the local train's car numbering system to other tourists who hadn't figured it out yet.) There's a lot of understanding and tolerance of difference, in Japan in particular. You are a guest. Putting in some effort to learn how to do things is respectful, and there's a lot of tolerance for getting things not quite right of you're giving it an honest shot. I've lived a lot of places: US, Hungary, Kenya, and visited a lot more. if you approach the world with an open heart and good intentions, people will tend meet you there.