Traveling in a place that is very foreign for you. I suggest you don't travel alone.

Traveling alone has its pros (freedom, freedom and, hey, freedom) and cons (gotta find out everything on your own).

At the same time, getting lost may be less stressful if you're alone and don't have someone complaining... But if the person is easygoing, it would be comforting.

This all goes back to my original point: Who you go with is important...

If you don't know the person, you will surely get to know them in a foreign country (And fast, trust me).

Peoples true colors come out during travel (especially women). :vsign:

I have gone to Japan twice by myself the first time i knew very and i mean VERY little Japanese and i was fine. I guess it depends on your personality and how you adapt.

I'd go alone.
All of my friends are like 'Japan? Haha, why go to Japan?' and a few then start summing up random negative 'facts' that don't even apply to Japan.
Plus, I want to go my own way, not having to bother about other people's needs.

I'm going to Japan by myself this winter, and I'm not fretting over it. Sure, I would have preffered to go with someone, but none of my friends share the same interest in visiting Japan, and the ones that do simply don't have the money (I've been saving up for nearly two years !).

As it was already said, travelling alone has the advantage of allowing you to do anything you wish at any time, travelling around freely with no regards for time or obligations to the people you are travelling with. You might get lonely if your Japanese is insufficient to allow you to start conversations with locals, but you're never more than a phone call or e-mail away from family.