Arrived in Japan
This is a rather useless post about our arrival in Japan, so please feel free to skip this. 
After landing at Narita International Airport, it took only about 45 minutes to clear customs and claim our bags. Like the US, Japan is fingerprinting and taking pictures of all foreign visitors. The only thing the counter was missing was a live rating system of the custom’s agent’s customer service skills. We first saw this in China. I think the US should implement this system.
We boarded a shuttle bus for an 1.5 hour ride to our hotel, the Sheraton Miyako. This bus was very clean. I mean super clean! It was just as our new friend John had described. Not a speck of dust on the floor, seats were neat with doilies on the headrests, and the windows were crystal clear and streak free.
When we arrived at our hotel the restaurants were closed so we walked to the nearest convenience store, which happened to be a 7-11. The streets were immaculate! Not a piece of trash, a cigarette butt..nothing! One the walk there were several vending machines selling a wide range of beverages. Certainly different than my walk around NYC.
The Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo will be our place of residence for the next few nights. Once again, this hotel was booked with points. Thank you MSFT! :) The gym in the hotel is NOT free for guests, but is only $7 for access to all of the equipment, a pool, and a sauna. Internet access on the other hand is free in all rooms. I guess you have to pick and choose your battles. Breakfast on the other hand is quite expensive. Normally hotels are more costly but this is over the top. We were looking thought the menu at it was ~$18 for a bagel and cream cheese!
Tomorrow morning the tour starts at 7:50AM. More to come.
-Allen
