Where should i go in japan and where could i vacation without spending too much and how can i make friends?

Question:

i'd like to go to tokyo, but cmon now i'm 19; i'm poor :(
where should i go that's cost effective, and i'd be able to find friends without being the victim of much racism'
well actually it doesn't bother me that much so long as i'd have cool friends to hang out with
i'd be going with 1-2 grand in my bank account so i'd have to be really budgety (scuse my bad english sorry, had several beers) so where in japan should i go that is modern, and i could have fun on my extremely tight budget (still want to go clothes shopping, and when in japan, i'd like my hair styled in a typical japanese long hair style, and i can totally rock it !!! )
if you're reading this and there's already many answers please answer too, i want as many opinions as possible so i can research each of them intensly (i'm not only a cool gaijin but i'm smart too and not really all that annoying, i just want to make some japanese friends when i go :) )

Answer:

Since you speak English, lots of Japanese will find you interesting. Many of them seek out people to speak English with. And speaking of racism, the girls like Caucasian males!

Money could be a problem, though. Japan is an expensive place.

My favorite hang-out area in Tokyo is Shinjuku. (There are other similar areas.) This is a night time entertainment district chock full of restaurants, bars, pachinko parlors, theaters, and shops of all kinds. You cannot fail!

Japan is an interesting mix of modern and ancient, but you will find that the modern is very leading-edge modern. The people are very stylish, very hip, and very much aware of the latest thing.

All you need is MORE MONEY.