What a dazzling, seductive beast the city of Tokyo is! My thirteen days in Japan’s enchanting capital marked what I can only describe as perhaps the definitive highlight of my global wanderings these past twenty years! And, no I’m not exaggerating.

After all, where else could one get hands on with a sumo wrestler, hang out with rare owls, have dinner in a vampire’s lair, wield a samurai sword, meet the humanoid robot Asimo and retrace Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s hallowed steps as a special guest in one of Japan’s most luxurious hotels?