Japan Links:

subway maps etc: YES!TOKYO - Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tokyo tourism info: http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/

search for places to stay in Japan: http://www.jnto.go.jp/a-search/search/search_form.php

trips:

where I stayed in 2002: Ryokan Katsutaro

where I stayed in 2005: Sawanoya Ryokan

shopping:

LaOX dept store - 3 locations in akihabara (one just for games called Laox Game): Welcome to LaOX Homepage

UNIQLO store - really comfy t-shirts - there's one in Ueno in the ABAB building: ユニクロトップ - UNIQLO ユニクロ

other stuff:

Passport Office

A Guide to Japanese Visas

AKIHABARA Home Page

Guide to Japan

J@pan Inc Magazine - Business, Technology, People

Japan National Tourist Organization Website

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre - Toronto, Ontario

The Japan Times Online

theJapanPage.com KODANSHA english

Tokyo Food Page

Tokyopia

Tour East Holidays (Canada) INC. - www.toureast.com

TourEAST.ca

Welcome to Makuhari New City frame

Welcome To Tokyo - Fast find Billboard System.