<human>: Hi all, I'm graduating from college in May, and as I've pretty much been sheltered my entire life, I wanted to go out and do something way out of my comfort zone. I figured backpacking would be a great place to start, but I'm unfamiliar with the activity, and was hoping for some pointers and enlightenment. Are there any resources on getting introduced? I'm looking to do around a month-long trip during June, most likely alone. I'm very interested in Japan, and stalking /r/backpacking, it looks like it wouldn't be a bad place to get started. Will language be a huge issue? I'm open to any suggestions/advice anyone is willing to give!

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<bot>: I want to start backpacking, but don't know where to begin, I have around a month to travel in June. Looking for tips/suggestions/advice!