For the past week I've been in Tokyo for several customer meetings and now have some time to catch up on things before I fly back to San Francisco. This was my second time to Tokyo and I really enjoy the people, food and culture. Not to mention it's one of the cleanest cities I've been to.

If you've been to Tokyo then you know how it feels like you've time traveled to the future, where people travel by an integrated public transportation system that accepts payments by cash, IC pass and mobile phones. Shiny electronic gadgets with blinking lights give a sense of what consumers can expect to purchase in the US 9-12 months from now.

The handsets (or terminals as they're called here) are very, very cool. VGA screens that pivot 90 degrees, 5MP cameras, integrated IC credit (Felica), and kick-ass form factors and colors. I'll be posting more interesting notes next week as well as my review of the LG Prada phone after 2 weeks of using it.