When I was 5, my Aunty that I didn't know too well came back from a trip to Japan. She bought me a geisha doll, and my mum told me "This is from Japan".
From the day for about two years, I called her Aunty Japan.
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- I thought Oklahoma was a place in Japan (due to it weird name :P), and Japan gave it to USA later.— Luiz Alfonso
- I used to think China and Japan where the same.— Lunarmoon
- when i was young i used to think japan and china were the same country— i like star wars
- I use to believe that Godzilla was real. And thought I could see him if we traveled close to Japan.Anon
- My Sister Once Said That Polly Pocket Was A Real Girl That Got Shrunk To Doll Size And Turned Into A Doll.— Jamie
- When I was younger I cut my Barbie doll's hair and wondered why it never grew back.Anon