Saying it's my first time in (a place)


I want to say that I am visiting a place (= Japan) for the first time.

The sentences that I am thinking of are:

  1. これは私に日本中を始まるです。
  2. 私が日本を始まるです。

Which one sounds more correct? I am only one year into Japanese but I'm trying
to learn as much as possible.




I think you can say...

[日本]{にほん}は[初]{はじ}めてです。  
(Lit. As for Japan, this is (my) first time.)

OR

日本には初めて[来]{き}ました。  
(Lit. To Japan, I came for the first time.)

OR

日本に[来]{く}るのは(これが)初めてです。  
日本に[来]{き}たのは(これが)初めてです。  
(This is the first time I've been in Japan.)

