Until maybe the last decade people I knew rarely visited Japan. Growing up, I think it was like an accepted truth in my mind that no one would ever understand or know what my life was like when I visited my grandma during the summers. Now things are completely different! The downside is that things are expensive as a local and very crowded especially in Tokyo, but the upside is friends visit! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/how-japan-became-one-of-worlds-great-budget-destination/