Where would you go to experience the great outdoors in the city? Ueno Park is where you would go to see the cherry blossoms in cherry-blossom season. It's one of the biggest public parks in Tokyo and has the ­Tokyo National Museum, the largest museum of Japanese art in the world, as well as a zoo and a shrine. The museum is amazing. I was so used to museums in the States. It was quite interesting to be there and to have everything in the context of Japan. Most of the artwork there was about the history of Japan and Asia. But Ueno Park is famous for its more than 1,000 cherry trees. It's beautiful during cherry-blossom season. There is a parade and festival and the whole nine yards.

What about lunch? Kitazawa Club is a sushi restaurant close to the Park Hyatt Tokyo. It has two levels: One is more formal, sit-down, traditional Japanese; the other, where we ate, is a sushi bar with a very cool, casual dining level. The sushi was the best I've ever eaten - so fresh. No one in the restaurant spoke English, so we had to point to the menu and hope for the best. We definitely ordered things that were mysterious, but it was all fantastic. The sushi chef was sort of like the Soup Nazi, as he was not welcoming of our attempt to speak the language, but he warmed up to us by the end of the meal. The club also has the best sake in Tokyo.

What can you buy in Tokyo that you can't buy anywhere else? Ariba is the area where you go specifically for electronics. There are stores there where you can buy Japanese-made electronics that have not reached America yet - video cameras, computers, and things of that nature. That was kind of cool to know that. It's a huge community with a bunch of different electronics stores all together, one after the other. Ginza is another incredible shopping area in the city; it's the most expensive part, as is Shibuya. The biggest department store is called Tobu, in the area called Ikebukuro. It's a city in itself. Harajuku is where you go for the trendy shopping. They have some really good restaurants as well. Roppongi is the shopping, restaurant, and nightclub district for the young people. That's where you can see whatever the latest trends are. Everybody is into the crazy outfits and ­cutting-edge style.