On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Chan Wei Lik wrote:

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? 

I hope you explain what this is for...  eventually.