I was in Japan for about 2 weeks. One of my most memorable and favorite nights was out to dinner with Mariko and her friend. Mariko took me to a really cool izakaya in Shibuya. It was really nice to go to a dinner like that with a local, where it would otherwise be difficult to know what were the most interesting/exciting foods/drinks to try (the menu was non-english). It was especially good going with Mariko because she was so interesting and fun to talk to! I will definitely go to another one of these dinners if I am ever in Tokyo again.