Tokyo. Japan’ s capital and largest city, known as Edo until 1868.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
Honshu Island. The largest island of Japan.
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japanmaps/l/blhonshumap.htm
Japan’s Population. 127.77 million people. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Whats_japans_population-2008
Ginza. A popular up-scale shopping and entertainment district of Tokyo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginza
Isetan. A Japanese department store based in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetan
Tsukiji. The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market.
http://www.tsukiji-market.or.jp/tukiji_e.htm
Where we stayed
The Imperial Hotel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Hotel%2C_Tokyo
Our guides
Shinji Nohara.
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/11338?pageNumber=3
Weston Konishi.
http://www.cfr.org/bios/13369/weston_s_konishi.html
Where we went
Sensoji Temple. (Asakusa Kannon). Buddhist temple founded in the seventh century. Renowned for its huge red lanterns.
http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/tokyo/sensojiindex.htm
Kagurazaka. A trendy neighborhood in Tokyo near Iidabashi Station.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagurazaka
Shibuya. A shopping area of Tokyo near the Shibuya Railway station. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya,_Tokyo
Akihabara. A shopping area of Tokyo known for consumer electronics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara
Toto Super Space. Tokyo merchandiser of well-known kitchen and bathroom products.
www.sunnypages.jp/travel_guide/tokyo_leisure/show_rooms/Toto+Super+Space
Shinjuku. A major commercial and entertainment area of Tokyo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku,_Tokyo
Where we ate
Daiwa Sushi. A popular sushi restaurant in the Tsukiji market.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo/Chuo
Dai Sushi (Suchi Dai). A popular sushi restaurant in the Tsukiji market.
