These kids had an English class assignment. We gladly helped to fill in questions : "Where are you from?" "What Japanese food did you like the most?" Most Japanese people seemed to be very polite and friendly. If we looked a little confused, people stopped and asked if we needed help. We had one day an older gentleman come join us for several blocks just to show us where to take our lunch. There are stories about the peoplelooking down on foreigners or "gaijin". Hard to tell. It may be just the language barrrier. Those speaking some English were in general curious and trying to approach us. However, in many smaller places we had a hard time to communicate. We found groups of school children everywhere we went. Each group had distinctive uniforms or hats. We met even groups of businessmen, dressed in the same way.