ender, did you go to any strip joints (nudo gekijo) when you were in Japan? I love those places - the music, the outfits, the banter with the sweet and generous ladies. There's no better cure for the blues or a bad hangover.
Heh, actually I didn't. But pantsless shabu shabu was on the list. Unfortunately we never quite got to it. If you find yourself in Tokyo sometime soon, get a hold of Danz and Jaime. I am sure they would be down.