Now I look at it as an experience, an adventure, in a new culture and am beyond thankful to have experienced it, in a strange way. Japan is a unique country with so much to offer, yet for a Westerner it can be hard to understand. Life is one big adventure, no matter how we look at it..."it's 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it."
One more lesson learned and one more cultural mystery solved! Oh Japan, why do you have to be so confusing at times? ;)