ok i'm gona just type......so here goes....

i might be getting separation pay from the telecoms company i current work at. with that in mind i'm planning to travel to japan in the month of january....say midmonth for ~10 days or so.

i studied there from like aust 1990 until april 1993 or so as a nondegree student at sophia university, when they had the campus at ichigaya campus....

my friend has never been to tokyo and is interested in going w/me if this happens...we both are avid photography guys (i run topspeed2nr.com) but we plan to take aloooooooot of pics....day time...night time...long exposure....etc....

anyways, say what 5~8 things do you suggest be done whilst there? in no particular order i am thinking:

• morning fish market
• akihabara
• shinjuku/harajuky (def on a weekend)
• hopefully a hot springs (not sure where though, but somewhat near tokyo and < 3 hour train ride)

anyone with ideas?

as for lodging, a ryokan is all i think will be ok. hope to find one near a train [subway and/or JR] station for those that have been, what and where do you suggest staying at?

arigao gozaimasu! ^