Hi and welcome Max!

Indeed nightmares can be a great catalyst for starting to look into lucid dreaming. I had two dreams that although I do not consider them as nightmares, they challanged my beliefs and grabbed me by the heart, they were two of my most terrifying and at the same time magnificent experiences ever. And they were a big push for me to start looking into lucid dreaming, so I get where you're coming from.

I've never actually visited Japan, but I'd love to since I'm an anime fan and my fiancee is actually filipino, so it's great to hear such nice things about it.

Oh and also... is being 22 some kind of rarity here? 'Cause you can count me as +1 too