One of my guides in Japan said that they were born Shinto, married Christian and died Buddhist. I think this sums of the Japanese people well. They live a respectful and balanced life. Their gardens consist of three main elements; trees representing flesh, stones representing bones and water representing blood.
They go to temples on special occasions to celebrate life. Children are taken to Shinto temples at the ages of 3, 5 and 7 to celebrate those age accomplishments. The child will be dressed in traditional clothing of the kimono. Marriage may be traditional in a Shinto temple with the bride wearing red or the more western version in a church and white gown.
Japan is all about presentation. You will see this in the way food is presented, their everyday dress and when they hand you something, always with two hands and a slight bow of reverence.
Japan is beautiful, nature abounds everywhere and I was lucky to experience fall. I found the people to be kind and helpful. The children would come up and ask if you wanted to speak English with them. They are taught from a young age to not stand out but to blend in to a group. This was evident in how well the children behaved when on the same tours we were.
Their staple diet is fish and rice (sticky) and are only 39% self sufficient in providing their food requirements. Sake tasting options are everywhere and prices vary.
A guide told us that Mt. Fuji was iterating as it was hidden by clouds 80% of the time. We attempted for three days and only saw clouds.
Japan will test whether you are a travelor or a tourist with their traditional toilets and selection of food and drink choices. I found it to be a fun country that I wanted to explore more.