Transportation to the venue and hotel is usually done by small vans or taxis, depending on how large your crew is. In general, though, the Japanese will go out of their way to make you happy and honor your requests if they can. Hotels you'll be staying in are usually four or five-star with several bilingual staff members. There's usually at least one English channel like CNN and bilingual stations as well. Television is pretty boring, so a good idea would be to bring a SEGA-Genesis game or the like to keep you occupied after the show.
All major hotels have taxi stands.
If you're unsure on how to pronounce your destination, have the concierge write it out in Japanese. Tipping is not common in Japan. Give and receive gifts with both hands, and don't open a gift in the givers presence. It standard for passengers leaving Japan to pay an airport tax. To the first-time visitor, Japans size, its maze of streets without names, the masses of people, the signs in Japanese and the constant movement can be overwhelming, but it also one of the worlds safest countries, and the Japanese are among the worlds most hospitable people.