Well I just spent the most amazing and lovely 9 days in Japan and so I think it is pretty darn awesome. Of course you're not suppsoed to go there expecting it to be like anime or manga haha!! Real life is always different. I discovered so many interesting and unique things about Japan, from visiting all the different districts in Tokyo like Shibuya......
I find this topic/question really weird since real life anywhere isn't like manga. I'm going to japan for the first time next year April and while I dont expect it to be some sort of anime heaven, I do think, as tourists, we can find the aspects of Japan that we like the most and focus on that. Regardless of your destination, anywhere can feel like......
Eh, Japan is not such a good place