Quote Originally Posted by SkyTwo
I think you might run into a very basic obstacle: my understanding is that establishments in Japan have a 'no foreigners' policy, whether you speak the language or not.
Uh, not EVERY place in Japan is like that. Sure, there are a good deal of them, but not as many as you might think. You would be more likely to find businesses like that if you, say, were to go to a more conservative city like Kyoto than, say, a more liberal place like Tokyo.