Very interesting comments.
I will give Japan another try, but Japan just didn’t “touch my heart” the same way Taiwan did the first time I visited. I really like how Japan is set up and I love a lot of their things, but I can’t help but compare it to Taiwan.
Anyhow, I’ll give Japan another try in the future. I’m still studying Japanese so a longer trip in a less touristy place might be ideal. I want to bust-out the nihongo anyways.