Touring Tokyo, 'All-Access' Pass In Hand

Dave Price And Trip Recipient Todd Pippin Visit

(CBS)  In the wee hours of last Friday morning, Dave Price was in San Francisco, seeking someone who really, really wanted to go to Japan.

He picked Todd Pippin, of St. Helena, Calif., to go with him on a whirlwind weekend in Tokyo, "All-Access"-style.

Pippin has studied the Japanese culture for years, and going there was a lifelong dream for him.

They kicked off the weekend in style, with big, comfy first-class seats on Japan Airlines.

After 11 hours on a flat bed, Price and Pippin made their way to their home-away-from-home for the weekend, the Four Seasons, Marunouchi.

Pippin called the accommodations "awesome."

The first place they visited in Tokyo was a city icon, the Meiji shrine, where they immersed themselves in the rich tradition of the Japanese Shinto culture.

"I think I'm turning Japanese. I really think so!" Pippin remarked.

Japan, Price said, not only has an incredible culture and natural beauty, but "consumerism at its best," such as at the food court inside Isetan, a mega-supermarket/department store. Price and Pippin went around tasting everything in sight.

And Price pointed to an item on sale that most Americans have never seen — tuna eye!

Price held it up to his own eye and kidded, "We can write off this whole trip right now. You're watching CBS!"

From there, it was on to the Duty Free Show in Tokyo's famed electronics district, Akihabara. Tokyo is, of course, a hub of advanced electronics, and Pippin was given the latest Sony digital camera at Akky International.

Later, Price and Pippin headed to Namimura for a traditional Japanese dinner in the company of Japan's famous geishas, consuming, among other things, blowfish, which can be deadly if it's not cut correctly.

They also took in a geisha show.

Their Monday morning was an early start, at the Tokyo tuna auction, at 5 a.m.

After that, Pippin's shot at stardom. Sort of.

The All-Access pass got Price and Pippin the opportunity to be voices in a Pokémon cartoon, at the Anime Center in Tokyo.

When Pippin left for home, Price reminded him that he had to "take a left, and continue for 5,000 miles!"

The trip was arranged with the help of the Japan National Tourist Organization.

For more on visiting Tokyo, visit the Web sites of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau (TCVB), and the Tourism Industry Association of Japan: Tokyo Project Commercial Division.

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This was the last "All-Access" trip in the current series.

But even if you couldn't get to the cities Price visited to hand out the trips, you can still win the ultimate "All-Access" weekend by playing at home.

Simply answer this question:

Which of these potentially lethal fish did Pippin eat at the geisha restaurant?
A. Lobster
B. Blowfish
C. Killer whale

You have until Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern time to try. Every correct answer enters you for a chance for that ultimate "All-Access" weekend — a trip for two to Super Bowl XLI in South Florida, which airs on CBS on Feb. 4, 2007.

Click here for details and to enter.

The lucky recipient will announced on The Early Show on Tuesday.