Yo, Happy New Year!!!!
I just checked your itiniery & realized that I will be in Tokyo & Yokohama the week before you get to Japan; so I will just miss you by 2 days. Anyway I have no vacation time until July which sucks b/c I used it all this past month in Thailand exploring the golden triangle, Burma & Hong Kong. Nevertheless contact me before you get here & come & visit me on my southern island of Shikoku. I am a 45 minute ferry ride from Hiroshima & a 6 hour bus ride from Osaka or you could take the overnight ferry which is cheaper & more comfortable. So excited for you, see you in a few months :)