To begin, some responses to earlier columns:
On the best way for getting around Tokyo, Doug in Wellington, New Zealand, has news of another good web site for information on traveling to-and-from Narita, and Tokyo public transport in general. "Run by Keith Wilkinson," he says, it's at narita.ispjapan.org
On temples in or around Tokyo that welcome people to stay, Yukari is good friends with the owners of Komadori on the western side of Tokyo. "I stayed overnight, and have since returned twice more."