Coffee, Tea or Diet Coke?

I ordered my first Java Chip Frappacino today at a Japan Starbucks. There are Starbucks all over Tokyo. I can't say I spoke brilliant Japanese to the clerk to place my order; I basically pointed at the picture of it. She said something in Japanese and I nodded. But I did understand when the drink was ready at the bar and said it was mine in Japanese!

I haven't tried lots of tea varieties yet, but I hope to as we hit the road to Kyoto where we'll probably be eating out in little restaurants more.

There are vending machine with beverages ALL over. Pretty much every street corner has several. It's great -- you can buy bottled water easily. Or green tea, other flavored teas, beer, soda, etc. Interestingly it's harder to find diet coke than I thought. Coke is sold everywhere and in these vending machines. But I have to hunt for a diet coke vending machine. And I don't see Pepsi much at all.