Just spent last week in Tokyo. Oh my god it was amazing.
Some things to know, if you're buying a Japan Rail pass - very useful for high-speed rail travel and somewhat useful for travel inside Tokyo- you DO NOT need to buy it from Canada. You absolutely CAN buy it within Japan at major stations. I bought a JR East (Nagano/Niigata) pass at the Ueno train station.
The best part of Tokyo was wandering around and finding awesome neighborhoods. Ueno is a great part of town to stay in, I would avoid Roppongi, it's all bars and expats. Shinjuku is pretty amazing and I really, really liked the neighborhoods of Daikanyama and Sangubashi. Highly recommend checking out a baseball game and just eat absolutely everything. The food is tremendous.
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