From: 	Reg Lee[SMTP:yoghurt@portal.ca]

Nerima is about 8 km NW of the palace, but it takes a long time to travel

anywhere in Tokyo. By subway, it probably takes over 40 minutes to make
that trip.<<

Thanks for the info. Thats better than I could have hoped for. 
Now, one last question, Eastern Standard Time is about 14 hours behind Tokyo time, is that right?