A few questions

[kvcnext]

In short, I'll be in Tokyo over Christmas and New Year. My hotel doesn't offer breakfast, so I'm hoping someone will have the answers to these questions:

Is there anywhere especially good around the Asakusa area that sells Namagashi?
Is there anywhere/restraunt where you can be served a traditional Japanese breakfast?
Is there anywhere that does a tea ceremony in English? I've heard of this, but know no individual places.

[MMM]

What are you considering a "traditional Japanese breakfast"?

[kvcnext]

Originally Posted by MMM

What are you considering a "traditional Japanese breakfast"?

Rice, miso, tea with side dishes consisting of either fish or tamago, or even vegetables.

[MMM]

I don't think many people go out for breakfast, so chances are you will need to go to a hotel that serves breakfast. (Not necessarily stay there, but go there after you wake up.)

There are lots of hotels in Asakusa...

[Polar]

When I was in Tokyo a campaign was running promoting the eating of breakfast amongst working class.

Outside of the Denny's most places idea of breakfast was a coffee and two thick pieces of toast

[Sashimister]

Originally Posted by kvcnext

Is there anywhere especially good around the Asakusa area that sells Namagashi?
Is there anywhere/restraunt where you can be served a traditional Japanese breakfast?
Is there anywhere that does a tea ceremony in English? I've heard of this, but know no individual places.

So many places sell namagashi in Asakusa. That's what Asakusa is all about, "Good Ol' Tokyo". Just take a walk and you will easily find a few places.

For a cheap, full Japanese breakfast, I must recommend the gyuudon (beef bowl) places such as Yoshinoya and Matsuya. If you go to another hotel for breakfast, you could pay a few times more.
http://www.yoshinoya.com/menu/morningset/index.html

I tried to find a tea ceremony lesson in English near Asakusa but didn't find any.