things you should do on Earth
You can take public transit into Tokyo from Haneda airport for around 800JPY with a few transfers. But in my experience, transiting through Tokyo with luggage is an unnecessary world of anxiety. For 1230JPY, you can get on the Tokyo Haneda Airport Limousine Bus and …
Flying from LA to Tokyo again in ANA economy (All Nippon Air). I’d fly with them over AA or United any day since the overall experience is pretty good.
You’ll probably figure out that once you land in Chitose airport, you’ll need to take the train into town. It’s about 45 minutes ride between the airport and Sapporo station.
The best value with avios is short distanced flights. For only 4500 avios and $2.56 USD, I flew from Tokyo to Sapporo and back.
I love Japanese Curry and end up mostly eating at Coco Ichibanya. But, as I was walking around Tokyo I found a place called Hinoya Curry that served an amazing plate of curry.
The ANA Intercontinental Tokyo is very old and isn’t as modern as their sister property the Intercontinental Osaka. I regret wasting my IHG free night at this location.
The amount of subway lines in the Tokyo Metro system is significantly more complex than you would find in Osaka, Sapporo and other parts of Japan. It would actually be easier to understand if you tried to learn the subway system in any other city …
The capsule hotels I’ve seen have been much nicer than hostels and more private. I found an amazing last minute deal on Agoda (30% off) and booked a stay at the Centurion Hotel Residential Cabin Tower in Tokyo for $13/night. With only two nights left …
On a bright Saturday morning, I made my way towards Ginza for the Kabuki theater in Tokyo. I haven’t seen a kabuki show before nor have I researched what that type of show was about. Surprise me!
In Los Angeles, Kang Hodong Baekjeong is my favorite KBBQ place. That’s favorite KBBQ in the world. In January 2017, I ate at 678 KBBQ in Sydney, Australia since it’s part of the chain. Since I’m in Tokyo, I couldn’t miss this opportunity to try …