Originally Posted by
brenc3
If you plan any sightseeing in Yokohama or south of Tokyo then it's not as bad. There are plenty of places to eat around there so you can head back after a day of sightseeing and find enough there. Nearby is the Ramen museum, Cup Noodle museum, Yokohama Chinatown. Not as exciting as staying closer to Tokyo, and not as much going on late at night, but there's still plenty to do. It's reasonably convenient from Haneda, or a very long but single train ride on the Narita Express.
My first trip to Japan was Christmas-New Year's week and it was amazing. As others have said - never a bad time to go.
If this is a shorter trip and Tokyo-focused, Yokohama perhaps combined with a visit to Kamakura and the Great Buddha there is worthwhile and an easy day trip. I did that one day as part of that first winter visit.
If you are looking at ICs - did not see The Strings mentioned. That is my normal hotel for business trips and I would think it would be about the same points as the others. Though as the last post mentioned rates are really low right now -- was looking recently for a possible business trip in January and they are about 1/3rd of what I would pay pre-pandemic.