To do list...
On Miriam's request, I have started actually writing down my Japan to do list....
Inevitably this will go through a few edits...
X means I did it
EAT....
X zaiten sushi
X proper Tokyo sushi
X okonomiyaki
fugu
X yakitori
X lots and lots of ramen
X traditional soba, in an old style restraunt
sushi off a naked person (not sure they still do that here)
Sendai cow's tongue
X lots of izakaya food
natto
sea urchin
VISIT....
X Tokyo
X Matsushima
X a castle
XSendai
X Aizu
Yokohama
Kyoto
Nagoya
Hokkaido
Nikko
Mt Fuji
Okinawa
everywhere...
DO...
X Karaoke
X Join in a Mikoshi Festival
Go to an onsen
Go to an indoor ski slope
X drink loads of expensive sake
X Mini-bowling
X Stay at a Love Hotel
X stay in a Manga Cafe
X Go to a crazy Japanese punk concert
X Meet alot of crazy Japanese people
Do some Kyudo
X Visit a Japanese dojo
Go to the Sumo
Go to a fire festival
Go to the masked faces festival
See the cherry blossoms
Go snowboarding on Mt Bandai
X Meet lots of crazy Japanese people
Go to a hostess bar
Go to a maid bar
Go to a snack bar
X Buy beer from a vending machine
X Play with fireworks
X Go to a fireworks festival
X Ride the shinkansen
X Go clubbing
Suggestions....