No; but Japan is the best country on Earth when you weigh the pros and cons.
I dated a girl from Shimonoseki-shi and flew-out to meet her parents before we got married. You want to visit anywhere outside the touristy areas to see the real country, in the way of any country.
Eight years of Trudy will do that to a guy. Only another year-and-a-half before that changes (and only that long so Jagmeet can collect his $2M pension). Almost ten years!