I always love to read HN comments from people that live in Japan (I have a special interest in Japan, for many small reasons).

I visited Japan a few times, and during the pandemic I spent 3 months in Kyoto. It was an absolutely incredible experience that I will never forget.

I even started to learn some basic Japanese - ten times, maybe? And of course gave up every time :(

One day I'll visit again, and I hope I'll meet tens of people like you, and listen to stories and details like the one in your comment.