Japanese

I took the first course in Japanese this Fall. I've always been somewhat interested in their culture and ways and I'd really like to visit the country one day. The class seems to consists mostly of martial arts and anime people. We've learned the basic greetings and most of the course will concentrate on teaching us the hiragana and katakana alphabets. I learned most of the hiragana already last summer so I have a small advantage there but there's a lot of new stuff to learn anyway. Argh, have to run to the class..