Japan

A second new country this year, Iceland being the other country! After a transfer in Minneapolis and an uneventful 14 hour flight, I arrived in Haneda airport in Tokyo. There are two airports - Narita handles more international flights, but Haneda has some too and is closer to the city.

I cleared immigration and got my luggage with no problem. And at my second ATM, I was finally successful in withdrawing money. I bought a bus ticket from the kiosk for the airport limousine bus which was recommended by my hotel. I could have taken the train, but luggage is highly discouraged on crowded trains, so people use luggage forwarding services. 

I waited for my bus for about 10 minutes - the weather is warmer than expected at around 55 degrees. After stops at 2 more terminals, we headed into the city.

So far navigation has not been an issue as signs are not only in English, but in Korean too. The bus ride into the city was about 50 minutes and I checked into Hilton Tokyo in Shinjuku area.

After showering and a quick nap, my plan was to head out to dinner. However, I must have been beat and since I wasn't that hungry, decided to sleep in after a few alarm snoozes. Here's a picture of my view from my room when I arrived:



I'm starting to unwind and decompress as I slept so much!