Excellent point IMO. Perhaps made unwittingly. There are people here who live in Japan or travel there frequently (for various reasons - probably mostly business). Then there are people like me and my husband and others for whom it is a once or twice or perhaps thrice in a lifetime trip - often a *very* long distance trip.

Just to give you an idea. On our first trip to Japan - the best connection we could make from JAX was JAX ---> EWR on an afternoon flight. Overnight at EWR. Than an early flight to NRT. Left on Monday and got to Tokyo on Wednesday. Ditto when going home. We have better connections now through ATL - but it is still about 24 hours door to door. And we are no spring chickens (65 and 68). So this kind of travel tends to wipe us out.

If someone in the first category goes to Tokyo for a week - and has one or two bum meals - no big deal. Next time will be better. If people like us in the second category have the same experience - it's a waste of a large part of a big deal trip. Especially for those of us who like to eat. So you will perhaps excuse those of us in the second category for not being especially adventurous at times. Robyn