Hi Guys,
just thought I'd lend you all a dose of inspiration for potential Japan trips. I went for 5 weeks in March/April this year, and with the help of some japanese night classes plus a healthy dose of JapanesePod101 I was able to make my way from Tokyo to Okinawa via Kawaguchiko, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Yakushima........... phew!
Click the link below to see my (nearly finished) photo set on Flickr... there are some descriptions of some of the things I did on the photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stunt_penguin/sets/72157604103506368/detail/