Hello there, welcome to J-Ref! I aswell live in Toronto, Ontario and I am only an age older -- 16! Maybe you and I can be friends? I also have the same interest to go to Japan, and I don't know anyone really that has the same interest as me. I'd like to talk to others about it, because sometimes I feel no one understands why I want to go to Japan, etc.
Hope to hear from you soon. Take care!