I think the country I would like to visit most is Japan.
I would fly into Narita and enjoy the Flashy city of Tokyo for maybe 5 days to a week. Tokyo is the just a small part of Japan. Tokyo has modern sites like Tokyo Tower & Ginza sector and cultural sites like Imperial Palace & The Great Buddha in Kamakura. Kyoto is the true culture center of Japan with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Himeji Castle and the Okayama's Hot Springs are also favorites among the tourists. Great Festivals go year around like Yabusame(Mounted Archery, Second Sunday in April),and SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL (For 7 days in mid February every year, hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures line the streets of Sapporo City, Hokkaido) I think you will enjoy and don't let dumb people scary you away from going to Japan