My shy and introverted kid just graduated from Bates. Her experience far exceeded what we could have hoped for. She had fantastic professors, made great friends, had internships, did research, won awards, participated in many wonderful events and activities, and has not one but three firm job offers in hand. She is currently working and will start a new job next month. She had to decline an amazing job to take a new one more aligned with her long term goals.
I will address the music and Japanese part of your question, @yumidesu . There are many ways to be involved with music at Bates. There are seven ensembles and so many musical events on campus. I was always impressed by the level of talent I saw when we attended various events at Bates.
As for Japanese, I can tell you that the program is fantastic. My D minored in Japanese. She studied abroad in Kyoto and had an amazing time. Her Japanese (no previous knowledge) is now excellent. She won a prestigious national scholarship to study Japanese intensively in Japan. She would give Bates’ program five stars.
Bates has no Greek life. Its whole ethos is based on inclusion. Its history is interesting. You can get a good summary here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_College