My wife got terribly sick and was unable to fly so we sadly had to postpone the Banff trip the night before we were supposed to leave; just as I had finnished packing our bags. I'm incredibly disappointed. I had to make the executive decision as she has a debillitating viral and ear infection, laryngitis and zero energy so it would have been really unpleasant and the flight would have been too painful. The cold and altitude would likely have only made things worse. As sad as we both are about our turn of bad luck, I've been trying to focus my attention towards our upcoming Japan trip to feel a bit better about this week.

Anyhow, to answer your initial question, there is no way we'll get around to visiting every last bar on that list. I'm hoping that we can beat our jetlag and try to blow through 2 bars (avg.) each night; perhaps a pre-dinner cocktail and at least one or possibly two destinations (we'll play it by ear and logistics) for a nightcap. We're big into drinks and are both very excited about the Tokyo cocktail scene as I've read a lot about it and it's supposed to rank best in the world. I was hoping to solicit some advice or feedback from those familiar with my choices on which to prioritize.

As for dinners, we have too many sushi selections, as you've pointed out. I've done this purposefully as I wanted to have at least one or two back-up options since I understand they aren't the easiest to get reservations for and book up months in advance. I doubt this will be a problem since we have plenty of time, but I wanted to keep a couple on reserve just in case. I'll have to weigh them all in and determine which to nix when it comes time to making reservations. I'm going to contact JTB about this in the new year as I imagine their 2014 calendars should open up.

Re. lunches, while I only have a number of certain choices selected, there are still plenty of options far exceeding the number of days we'll be in the city. I've done this purposefully as well, as I'd like to have a bit of flexibility with our afternoon meals. There are also izakayas, market stalls and other places that we'll be checking out. Breakfasts are not on the menu at all. I've noted a couple of spots but we want to save room for more interesting meals. Apart from dinners, for which our schedule is a bit more set in stone (I just have to coordinate with our daytime activities and meals) due to the nature of many of the type of restaurants we're planning to dine at, the rest of our eating schedule is pretty flexible and I'd like to make the final decisions based around where we'll be, which is what this thread is really about -- I'd like some help and advice in planning out an itinerary for first-time Tokyo travelers. I spent a couple of hours this afternoon collecting addresses (translating to English and accurately mapping everything out is not the quickest task) and I plan on connecting the dots from there. I still have no clue about transit times, commutes and traffic, crowds (Novemeber is high season for western tourism for koyo), prime visiting hours for many destinations, etc. so advice on building a more detailed itinerary based on the above info would be really helpful! I figured the first post was sort of a skeletal guide of preferred interests and activities (architecture, culture/art/history, shopping, food/drinks, etc) but I would welcome any and all advice in tackling this! The slate is clean right now... we have 9 days and would like to check out many of the above listed places, eat & drink at many of the above listed establishments... putting it all together in a way that makes sense and would be most enjoyable and optimal is what I could really use some help with!