There's an app and a website called Beer in Japan which has a pretty good listing of where to find craft brew (ji biiru 地ビール
. If you can, try visiting one of
Baird Brewing's taproom.
You may be shocked to find that meal combos come with beer as an option but it's only half a pint.
Food is amazing in Japan. Some of the best french food, italian food, etc. I've ever tasted were in Japan. The only thing they can't get right (food wise) is American food.
Tsukiji fish market is a great place to start once you get there.
The Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Akihibara, and Shibuya are must-sees.
There's a famous temple in Asakusa and there'll be rickshaws there to tour you around the place. You can take a boat tour around Sumida River too. You'll get to see the new Sky Tower and there's a building shaped like a beer mug complete with the foam/head... I was there last month and there were protestors out in the street. Nothing to worry about - they were very civilized and if my wife didn't tell me they were protesting, I would've never known.
Akihibara is full of the weird stuff Japan is known for. Shibuya is more about the insane crowds and the lights at night. Harajuka is there too.
Ginza is the Beverly Hills/Rodeo Drive of Tokyo. Expensive stores everywhere.
Summer time is brutal - hot and humid.
If you can, take the bullet train to Kyoto. Tokyo is modern. Kyoto is more traditional/ancient.
I can post pics, if you're interested.