Hello everyone.
I'm planning on visiting Japan for the first time early next year. (Maybe even during the cherry blossom season)
Since I'm working as a retailer I could get up to 3 weeks of vacation so I'm unsure which "method" would be the best for me to experience Japan (culture, language, and also some shopping, food etc) in the best way possible.
You see, I'm a 21 year old female so I kind of don't want to fly alone and spend my time alone there, without knowing anyone.
I'll be going to a 3 months long Japanese course starting from October at my local university (beginner's level) so that I'll at least have a little bit of knowledge of the language before I go there. (which I guess I could continue in Japan in March/April then but idk how clever that would be since I could only stay for 3 weeks)
Tbh I wouldn't mind staying in Tokyo all the time even though I would love to see as much as possible from different parts of Japan. I'm also a hobby/amateur photographer so of course I would like to take lots of photos.
So, what do you guys think which of the two options would be best suited for a first-time-Japan-traveler?
Looking forward to your answers and thanks in advance!
I'm planning on visiting Japan for the first time early next year. (Maybe even during the cherry blossom season)
Since I'm working as a retailer I could get up to 3 weeks of vacation so I'm unsure which "method" would be the best for me to experience Japan (culture, language, and also some shopping, food etc) in the best way possible.
You see, I'm a 21 year old female so I kind of don't want to fly alone and spend my time alone there, without knowing anyone.
I'll be going to a 3 months long Japanese course starting from October at my local university (beginner's level) so that I'll at least have a little bit of knowledge of the language before I go there. (which I guess I could continue in Japan in March/April then but idk how clever that would be since I could only stay for 3 weeks)
Tbh I wouldn't mind staying in Tokyo all the time even though I would love to see as much as possible from different parts of Japan. I'm also a hobby/amateur photographer so of course I would like to take lots of photos.
So, what do you guys think which of the two options would be best suited for a first-time-Japan-traveler?
Looking forward to your answers and thanks in advance!