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Yeah I think the 'clueless foreigner' card is often a good one to play. Helps to just stay out of trouble in the first place though!
To the OP: if I were you, if you can spare the cash, I'd try to build a Japanese bike. Ride the shit out of it here then take it home as your one souvenir and reminder of your time in Kyoto. That's what I'm doing! If you can't afford a full-NJS build then maybe at least try for an NJS frame with non-NJS parts and take that home, splitting out the parts.
Or if it's a suitable size, build up my spare frame into a sort of fat-tyred FGFS bike and I'd consider taking it off your hands when you leave! ;)