Plastic Fantastic

The Japanese are crazy about their plastic food - these life-like replicas conveniently placed in the windows of your restaurant to show whatever they have on their menu.

Sushi Aoki

You can have your best sushi experience ever in Tokyo, but the good joints can be hard to find. Take Sushi Aoki, one of the few sushi restaurants rewarded with a Michelin star. When you finally find the block in Ginza, you still have to figure out that you enter through an unmarked door behind this chopstick store, then climb the stairs of the apartment building and enter through the curtains on the second floor. But trust me, if you find it you will be rewarded with some of Tokyo's best sushi.

Engrish

Their Engrish has improved a lot over the last years but you can still come across some funny ones.

Shinkansen

Trains in Japan are so much fun. They are a fairly good representation of the Japanese too – punctual, fast, clean, and not always easy to understand.

Nakamise Dori

Nakamise Dori is a short pedestrian area in the Asakusa district. The stalls sell everything from rice crackers, local folk crafts, handmade candy, and all types of souvenirs.

A Room With a View

When in Tokyo, get a room with a view. This might mean a room on the 30+ floor in one of the more vibrant parts of town. May I suggest Shinjuku?

Tokyo, Baby!