I've been away from you all for too long! It's been a few days in Tokyo so far and have had some awesome sushi and getting a little more used to the subways. We activate our JR pass today, so that opens up some new options. I'm just researching now of spots to go to in Tokyo (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Roppongi Hills, etc.) but I'm still not sure where I'll end up. The language is still foreign, but I'm glad I took a little time out to study even just some very, very basic hiragana. Doesn't really help me much, but there's some comfort in being able to recognize it as well as basic phrases like "thank you" and "can I have _____?"
Thanks for the tips on Kyoto! We'll be over there on the 6th, I believe and will be there for a few days.
Ok, now back to researching on any cool gamer-related spots.