Awesome because:
1. Ridiculously good service—nothing/nobody is ever late.
2. Pretty, especially the countryside (around Toyama, where I lived!).
3. Warm snow weather.
4. Vending machines.
5. 100 yen stores.
6. Never ending biking paths.
7. 90% off + 1/2 off sashimi. <3
8. Desserts. <3 <3 <3
9. Really nice traffic guards
10. Public umbrellas in stores!
11. Awesome and ridiculous TV shows.
12. Kimonos. And people randomly walking in them.
13. Really unnecessary but adorable and awesome tools, like Hello Kitty binder clip dispensers.
14. And lots more!
Sucks because:
1. Racist (probably not more than a lot of other countries though).
2. Sometimes those molestation stories come true (personal witness).
3. Unbelievably high blood cortisol levels if you are working.
4. Never ending biking paths that have no railing and no lighting at night (I fell off the side once…).
5. Ridiculously violent and sexual manga that come in the mail for no reason (this was traumatizing when I was 8).
