Do I regret coming to Japan? Life in Japan update #2

After just over a week in Japan, he feels no regret, but finds the guesthouse boring, segregated, and excluding. He bonds with a Canadian over shared English-language interests; a birthday party leaves them isolated among Japanese and Korean groups. Disappointed by £60/month Pocket Wi-Fi, he rents a faster seven-day unit and says relationship failure would not ruin Japan.

His Japan trip remains worthwhile, yet belonging hinges on selective connection rather than broad socializing.