Leaving Friday from LAX. This is a trip that's entirely paid for with miles/points, so shoutout to @Spankytoes on that. We're on Singapore Airlines to Narita.
We decided on four days in Tokyo, staying in Shiodome. Probably not my first pick of neighborhoods to stay at, but again--this one is on Hilton points. Anyway, it's reasonably convenient to a bunch of transit, so that's nice.
I say four days in Tokyo, but that's misleading as one of those days is going to be at Tokyo Disneyland (at Mrs.LL's insistence). I was initially interested in going out early one morning to the Toyosu fish market, but that now seems very sterile and kind of boring. Perhaps we'll go over to Tsujiki--it's fairly close to the hotel--but I think I'm a lot more excited about the department stores and the basement food courts.
Then we have the Shinkansen down to Kyoto. I have to say--that's something I'm super-excited about. Picking up a bento box at Tokyo Station to eat on the goddamned bullet train. Oh--and a beer or five.
I have three days in Kyoto. Mrs.LL wants to take a day trip down to Hiroshima and Miyajima. We'll see about that.
Still wondering about these places that serve sushi while it's still flapping. Haven't really seen that from any of the restaurants I've looked at. And I might be down, but I think Mrs.LL would probably puke.
And first thing's first when we arrive--tamago sando at 7-11!