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My first trip to Japan was 2 weeks and I needed more. But it was good amount of time to pack in a bunch of things like Tokyo, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo again.

My 2nd trip to Japan was 4 or 5 weeks. It made me realize that I just wanted to live in Japan. Hence I now live here.

3 weeks is a great amount of time to start. Okinawa might be difficult, but the flights are cheap, so go for it! It depends how much you pack into your schedule to feel like if you are rushing or not.