Made it to Tokyo

After a wonderful flight, bumped into business class, I made it through immigration and to Kim`s apartment without much trouble. Tokyo is, so far, everything that the Chinese government would like China to be, but can`t manage to pull off... that is, orderly, clean(er), respectful of lines, service oriented... which comes at a ridiculously steep price. My late night, sushi and beer dinner that I grabbed with Kim was 4,480 Yen, roughly $40!! While Kim teaches English today, I`m off to try my hand at the world`s most complicated metro system in an attempt to get to the beautiful shrines and skyscrapers in the heart of Tokyo. I did cave though, and am currently armed with her Lonely Planet - Best of Tokyo guide book, what can I say, the place is a little intense and a little intimidating...