Serge that is a nice trip, hits all the major stops and gets you to do many of the "things to do in Japan". riding the shinkansen. There seems to be a good amount of time for "doing what you want" as well, which helps. This will certainly get you to see a good chunk of Japan. Staying in ryokan style accomidations is a nice plus, although I am sure it will be "americanized" to a certain extent. It is a nice experience, for sure!
This one made me laugh:
"the evening, visit the Kabuki-cho entertainment district to see how the Japanese businessmen let off steam"
Kabuki-cho is the red light district... massage parlours, pink salons, fashion health, role playing clubs... however, 99% of the are off limits to non-japanese. I can assure you it is a bunch of fun! ;-)
My recommendation is if you are going to travel that far (it is a pretty long haul) you might want to consider some other countries in the area as well for a visit, such as Hong Kong, Thailand, China mainland, etc. Hong Kong is looking like the chinese are finally going to screw it up, so you might want to see it before they kill it.
Alex
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