That’s great! I think that can differ a lot based on where one comes from and which part of Japan you’ll be living in. I’m from India and something that I found surprising was the traffic behaviour. Pedestrians are given like the highest priority so they’ll stop a mile away until you walk across.

Another is that if you have company with you, that’s nice. But if you’re coming alone to a remote part of Japan (like me), I think it can get super lonely - especially if youre not fluent with Japanese. Thankfully after a few months, I’ve managed to make some cool friends so I think I like this place :)

There’s quite a lot of things and it’s too much to write in this comment alone. Please do read another article of mine about my “First Impressions of Matsuyama, Japan” or something like that on my Medium profile. See you in Japan!