Joe and I spent the last week in Tokyo. It was our first official trip to the mainland of Japan. Joe attended a dental conference, while I got to see the city! Since there were a lot of pictures & sights, I'll take the next few days to post pictures & info about Tokyo.
Joe and I stayed at The New Sanno hotel in downtown Tokyo. If you want to look it up on a map, we were within 3 blocks of the Hiro-o subway station.
Hiro-o was a cute little part of town. There were lots of sidewalk cafes, bakeries, high-end retail stores and.......
Hiro-o was a cute little part of town. There were lots of sidewalk cafes, bakeries, high-end retail stores and....... ....dental clinics of course! The cherry blossoms (sakura) were beginning to bloom in Tokyo while we were there. 
Joe and I quickly learned how to use the Tokyo metro/subway systems. I must say, the Tokyo metros are about as clean as the D.C. metro, but as expansive as the NYC subway. We traveled on the subway all week.
The only "inconvenience" was that the Tokyo subway/metro is owned by three different companies. So you can't buy a "Super-Saver" pass and hop between the different tracks. We opted to pay before each ride.
Most of the signage and announcements are in Japanese. Fortunately, there was enough English to get around. And when there wasn't, the Japanese were very kind to us. When we first got to Tokyo, we took the Monorail to the JR line, then the JR line to the Hibiya line. Well, the JR line ended early and there must have been an announcement to get off the train (which we missed!). A very nice Japanese man gestured for us to get off the train with everyone else and another woman told us that a new train was coming.
I tried to post a picture of the subway map, but it might be too small. You can click http://www.tokyometro.jp/global/en/index.html to see a map on the website. 
Here's inside the Hiro-o station.
Here's inside the Hiro-o station.
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