> I don't do it because I feel it is important, nor do I measure the
> strangeness of my actions by the standard of the Average Japanese person. I
> do it because I enjoy it, pure and simple. I'm American and one of my most
> memorable vacations was a 6 week driving tour of the United States that my
> wife and I did about 4 years ago. And the fact that you may have no interest
> in seeing Japan, Australia or wherever gives me no distress whatsoever.

And yet you choose to live in Tokyo for the 46 weeks a year that you
aren't on holidays. There's nothing wrong with wanting to spend 4 weeks
there on my limited budget.

I need to focus on daily life, I can't afford to be touring around any
country for 6 weeks.