Thanks for the comments, folks. Here's a few more.
This is somewhere in Shinjuku. At night the city just lights up with excitement. Somehow it's brilliant and extraordinary, not gawdy and worn out like Vegas and NYC.
My favorite photo of the trip (aside from the Minnie Mouse girl)
In Harajuku, the entire street was lined with food stands for the big New Year's event at Meiji Shrine.
One of the alley markets. Gorgeous.
Annnnd ... an HDR shot from the woods near the Meiji Shrine.