Next January I´ll move to Tokyo, Japan. I´ll be there for 2 months working. I would like some information about touristic spots to visit, places to shop (specially Surefires), etc...
I intend to get some electronics, a new camera...
Does someone know Tokyo? If yes, some general tips would be highly appreciated.
Thanks!
ps: I´m from Brazil - South America.
Since you're from Brazil, maybe you'd like to at least pay a visit to an area with many other Brazilians? If so, you can get to Hamamatsu and back easily on a day trip leaving out of Tokyo, Shinagawa or Yokohama and experience a little of Japan in a community with lots of your fellow Brazilians.
A couple places I'd like to suggest would be Sengakuji, near Shinagawa, for a bit of historic Japanese study. Nagareyama is where Kondo Isami, leader of the Shinsengumi at their strongest was captured. There are many great places to wander in Tokyo that instantly have the ability to remind you that while it is a very modern city, it has roots going back into times that are hard for us in the present to comprehend. One such place I was at last night was in Monzennakacho and fairly close to the Kayabacho exits.
Shopping for electronics allows a dizzying array of places to do so, but a couple of my favorites are Yuurakucho and Kawasaki. I avoid Akihabara for the most part anymore for the same reason I avoid Ochanomizu when it comes to music stores - too many customers and too little patience granted from the employees in these over-crowded and over-rated areas. If you're a musician, I prefer going to Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ikebukuro, where the stores are a little bit less accessible, and as a direct result, quite a bit less crowded.
Definitely hit the Tokyu Hands stores, especially the multi-storied one out the south exit from Shinjuku. If you like hamburgers, try Freshness Burger and Mos Burger. A little bit more expensive, but just as with any other restaurant, the uptick in price is coupled with some very good food. I've always liked Lotteria and First Kitchen too, but spend most of my time eating out at places that serve ramen, tonkatsu, okonomiyaki and other dishes that aren't easily found overseas. Because there is so much competition among these favorite dishes, the prices are very reasonable too, unlike stateside where affordable generally means inedible and great means unaffordable.
Make sure you get some Japan Rail passes to allow you some freedom to move about much more affordably than you'll be able to do otherwise, but also try to identify how much free time you'll have for travel and if it's justifiable to pay for passes you may not make proper use of.
I know I've seen Surefire's in Japan, but the only place I can think of right off is in Kobe. Others have mentioned a shop in Ueno at Ameyoko that's got them, but I haven't been there in a while and it can be difficult to find what you're looking for there at times. Worth a visit at any rate, and while you're in Ueno you can wander around the Ueno Park grounds for a whole day pretty easily.
Go to Yoyogikoen for another huge park and lots of colorful characters, and great music most of the time too. Get to it from the Harajuku station and another must while there is going down to the crepe sellers and finding my favorite Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese crepe for about $5. I think there's still two of the crepe stands that have them, along with all of the more predictable desert-like crepes.