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1 month is quite nice. Since it's cold why not visit Hakone? It's not far from Tokyo. Stay the night there, go to some onsen and take a look around. You'll also have a good view of Mount Fuji. If you find it expensive to stay the night, come back soon after you leave the onsen.

Also, if you're going to kansai to visit Kyoto and Osaka you might as well go to Nara.

I don't see the point of buying a KFC dinner but to each his own. Christmas is basically Valentine's day over here. If you want to go to some restaurant be sure to book it early. Your girlfriend (and you possibly) might enjoy Disney Sea. Just avoid going during Christmas again. It's very close by in Chiba. You can just take the regular train to go there from Tokyo.

For restaurants I recommend checking the reviews on tabelog. This is the English site: https://tabelog.com/en/

I'm not sure if it the English version is worse but the data should be basically the same.

Around December you can check out the Roppongi Hills Christmas Illumination. It's really pretty. That said, I find Christmas around here quite boring but it can't be helped as they don't have this tradition here.

Ah, avoid taxis if you can, they are really expensive. Also,if you get lost, miss the last train and it's hard to get back to the hotel or wherever you're staying look for some manga cafe. It's not expensive. Many McDonalds are 24h but it's not particularly comfortable.

I don't know much about shops to buy old games, consoles etc. I reckon they're a bit expensive in Akihabara. There's a small mall in Nakano, just outside the North exit called Nakano Broadway, in the upper floors you'll find quite a lot of stuff. Old comics, games maybe. I can say for certain though.

I hope you enjoy your trip.

@wackojackman: I highly recommend the games if you own a 3ds. It's all ages. The show however is for kids. Not that there's anything wrong in watching it. As you might have noticed there are plenty of adults who know the theme song.

Though it shares some concepts with pokemon it's quite unique and fun as well.

Here in Japan the Youkai Watch fever hasn't died down yet. If anything is stronger than ever. Obviously Level 5 has plans to expand the fan base. Having set the next game in the US might have being an interesting choice for when it's released in the west. I'll be buying anyway. Some of the most fun I had with handhelds (and games in general) the last few years.

The trailer:

Much like the PSP, the Vita is the go to console for visual novels. There are loads of them cattering to different niche markets. Since those are mostly for Japanese public it gives the impression of lack of titles for the console.

That said visual novels are a bit different compared to a "regular" game and a find the Vita lacking a lot in this respect. It's a shame, the hardware is fantastic compared to the 3DS but sometimes it feels as if Sony has been gradually giving up on it. Doesn't help the fact that the 3DS is a huge success and in my eyes one of the best Nintendo systems ever despite the disappointing 3D and lack of a proper account system.

It does have its fair share of exclusives though. Too many ports though. I like ports but it needs more than that.

Used to be one of my favourite companies in the early/mid 2000s. Nowadays I don't even buy their games anymore. Don't regret it though. Simply can't stand it anymore. A shame really, because they've got plenty of talented people working for them.

It'll come to Vita eventually, we all know that :P

They've mentioned before that if it was only Japan they'd probably develop for handheld only the series. Or something along those lines.

As much as I like Persona 3, the dungeons were a step back from Persona 2 to me. Persona 4 was definitely an improvement from the previous game's dungeons but I believe there's room to better integrate with the rest of the game. Overall all of Persona 4 current formula can get even better. Many things felt like hardware limitations. The kind that I don't see like an obstacle for the ps3/ps4.

I hope it really gets released. It'll probably sell well enough. Most people will still complain about it though. I'll probably buy but hopefully they don't released as full priced games.

@ulquiokani: you mean 好評発売中? It's something along the lines of "the popular/highly praised (game/item/whatever it's been talked about) on sale now". "発売中" means currenly on sale but they sometimes add something before like 好評　or　絶賛 to add this "well regarded" quality to the thing being sold.

There'll will be plenty eventually. First I think games need some sort of unofficial standards for some gameplay elements. Every company tries their own completely different control schemes for the same actions so it's frustrating and takes a while to get used to the controls some time. Most lack controller support which reminds me of old pc gaming. Also obviously this "hardcore" (hate the term too) market needs to grow on the platform.

Let's not forget there are a lots of pc ports already too such as Half Life 2, Portal, Bioshock, Knights of The Old Republic, The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead Season 1 & 2, XCOM: Enemy Unkown and console/haldheld ports such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy games, The World Ends With You, Monster Hunter etc..