Why Japan?

I've always wanted to go to Japan ever since I was a little kid. I was very fascinated with the country, I use to watch lots of anime as a kid, which is 95% Japanese that has been dubbed into English. As I grew older, my interest in anime developed even further. Realizing that the episodes they showed on TV were 2 years out-dated to the episodes shown in Japan, I started watching numerous upon numerous hours of anime in Japanese with English subtitles online. I picked up a couple of words of the language as well as began to realize that I was being exposed to Japanese culture. The shows contained actual cities, sceneries and often issues that occurred in real-life Japan. From Edo Castle to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the famous Mt. Fuji. In world history class, we learned about the different periods in Japanese history, the feudal lords, the rebellions, things that made me dream about going to Japan. Well that time has finally arrived!