What comes to your mind when you think of Japan?

[Thandrell]

unique culture, sushi,  beautiful places, vigorous 90+ year old peoples....

[Musko]

Very good question asked
When we hear the name of Japan sudden business comes in our mind and quality products Japan has horrible war history but still people's of Japan was so ambitious they stood up on there feet's and raised the name of Japan in technology highly producing quality products..
I remember here in Pakistan people's buy Japanese product without any gurantee that is called trust of name

[GajchE]

Hmmm...Good question indeed.As a fan of anime i`d say "One Piece",but that`s not the first thing.
Katanas-Becouse i always wanted one (inbetween other reasons...)
Anime/One Piece-For obvious reasons already said (...and yes...hentai,too...thou i`m not that much fan of it)
Sushi-I never tried it
Guitar-Now,this demands some more explanation;Recently,i found out that I`m a proud owner of Suzuki E21T guitar,a first electric-guitar model that was made by that company in time period somwhere around 1963-1967,BUT I HAD THAT THING FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS,and i couldn`t find any info on its origins,or name,or even identity,for that matter.So you can`t imagine my happines when i finnaly found out what is it.Since then,one of my first associations on Jappan is that guitar.
Samurais/Ninjas-It speaks for itself
Weird things/Weird porn-Let`s face it,asians (NOT talking strictly about japanese)are a bit weird when it comes to some things,especially if we`re talking about the secound one mentioned here.Also to add,my intention when it comes to this part of post ISN`T insulting,but just calling things like they are.I like weirdness sometimes,but here and there, i`ve seen some pretty "WTF,man...just...WHYYY?" made/done by asians.
Culture/Discipline-Thing that you simply HAVE to admire to,when it comes to  japanese.Period.

[yu_shi]

I always dreamt of visiting Japan as a child, I even bought a small dictionary. So when I read this question I at once imagened the dictionary lying on my table in my old room.

[grabpopcorn536]

I love watching porns from Japan, that's my first thought about Japan.

[molallolll777]

anime and technologies

[Valkyries]

The cherry blossoms.
https://imgur.com/gallery/2I4rg59
https://imgur.com/gallery/bzKMQ
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[cryptovichkoff]

in my mind, my childhood TV Series ... Spectreman スペクトルマン

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectreman
 
and the music ...

"I have seen the light
It was always shining in me
Walk down of the light
Now i'm in the glorious country

Time and places they don't matter
All reality is shattered
And tomorrow is the first day of forever ..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzDVniuJrbM

зaвoды, пpoизвoдcтвo, мaшины, япoнцы мoлoдцы!!

[Calibee]

japan is a place i always want to travel. food are awesome. wide roads so that traffic will never been an issue. the japanese cultures are one reason why i always love japan, no discrimation at all. and they give respect to each and everyone.

[Emilytran]

Sleezy side of me would like to see school girls in skirts. Kid part of me wants to see them school girls in skirt and the giant gundam statue. The mature cultured part of me wants to see the cherry blossoms and street food

[Leeminhe]

Lot of stuffs actually, but these are the highlights; anime, horror stories(yukii onna, slit mouth woman, no face and etc)  JPOP, cherry blossoms, JPOP, discipline, samurai, gods, youkais

[Olywen]

Whenever I remember Japan, I think of technology. I also know the Japanese as a people with a rich unadulterated culture with a tough sounding language.

[Panrado]

that must be AV stars, they are beautiful and its a specialty industry of Japan

[Stellr]

Hi-tech technology Japan.

[Trephyna]

Raw fish, katana, sakura, kimono, beautiful little girls, sumo, earthquakes

[Brooku]

I think of robots, sushi and old school Japan like swords and ninjas

[Gabriellla]

Japanese gardens are very beautiful and harmonious.

[Halono]

Oh its naruto, so much fun in japan anime. hahaha

[Ilyli]

The food, sushi, sashimi, ramen. Also the anime characters.

[Lucica]

It also comes in my mine when I hear about Japan, sushi most of the time. But it may chance soon for the next generation when Bitcoin eventually be known. Japan is the first to really made it happen that their stores accept Bitcoin. If I was there I could have tried buying something with my BTC.