Originally Posted by
AlexSTC
You should know the address of your school. I think they ask for your final destination within the country (for USA) please correct me if I am wrong.
In Japan you could always just write Holiday Inn or something while on the plane. I would think that if the info is there they wouldn't double check/ask about it.
It's the first night, not where you will end up, so normally a residence, hotel, hostel etc.
I read the actual rules, and one option they give is that you can give the 'general area' if you are going to be touring
e.g. Street address: Touring the Grand Canyon
City: Grand Canyon
State: AZ
but I am guessing that may draw extra attention from the border agent - "well where do you think you are going to sleep, you can't just kip in the Canyon you know" etc etc. It might also prompt them to ask you for proof of sufficient funds (and if you don't have them, they could assume that you will need to work (illegally) to pay your way etc).