It depends a lot on what you want to shoot. Based on your website and the timeframe I assume one of the things you're looking at is tokyo autosalon? Are you looking for anything else in this area?


I'll also assume that you're not planning on staying in Tokyo the whole time? Places like matsumoto-jo, takayama, shirakawa-go, magome-tsumago etc can be quite stunning in winter with the snow however you'll be a touch early for big events like sapporo snow festival.

There's a lot of truth to the statement that Tokyo is a city of neighbourhoods so I think you'd get a lot out of a bit of research of those neighbourhoods, pick a few which are interesting to you and plan some street photography walks. Cosplay at harajuku/akihabara, street fashion at shibuya etc have been photographed a million times before so heading places like Shinbashi or Ueno at night or interesting areas almost no tourists visit like shimokitazawa or sugamo jizo dori I think would make for some more unique photos.

For places to stay if you're in Tokyo or other cities I generally stay in the business hotels, cheap, clean, comfortable and generally right next to a station. Out in the sticks (or in cities like Kyoto) I'm more likely to stay in ryokans but to be honest your question is pretty broad.