a month in japan.
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If you stay in net-cafe's you'd have to lug around your stuff with you. Or go get fresh clothes out of a coin locker, if you choose that route. Both cumbersome if you ask me.
Instead, if you want to stay cheap for weeks/months, I'd go for a "foreign" guest house. Shared so not too much privacy, but at least a place to dump your stuff and have access to a proper kitchen if you run out of a food budget -or simply crave something that's not dunked in soy.
Oakhouse or Sakura would be some of the biggest networks for that:
http://www.oakhouse.jp/eng/
http://www.sakura-house.com/en/As for places to see I'm sure you've already marked down the regular attractions. Go for those, they're all pretty decent, but read up on the more specific things in your interest online.
Since you'd be here in April I'm sure you're coming partly for the hanami. I prefer it in Yoyogi, it's big enough of a park with a fun enough crowd, but that's just me. Ueno has more salary-men, but on the other hand they tend to get far more drunk and fun. Hit them both up.
Or, if you want to watch your flowers and get drunk inside (it gets chilly outside) you could hit up my station, Nakameguro, and walk along the river then hit up the taproom for some really tasty microbrews afterwards.
http://bairdbeer.com/en/