Visa-Run Japan

Our trip to Japan - Tokyo, Osaka and a day trip to Kyoto

Flight from Saigon via Shenzhen to Tokyo

First flight Saigon - Shenzhen

Shenzhen Airport

stylish charging station

USB charging ports at all seats

Second flight Shenzhen - Tokyo Narita

Off to the metro for the ride to the hotel.

and that was the first major challenge

But over time we've come to understand.

It's an incredibly large network in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto; you can get anywhere every 2-5 minutes!!!

our first trip

Return flight: Final transfer to Haneda Airport

We took this trip on the Tokyo Monorail. The Tokyo Monorail is a fast, 17.8 km long railway line that connects Haneda Airport (Terminals 3, 1, and 2) with central Tokyo (Hamamatsucho Station) in about 20 minutes. Fares are around 520–690 yen. It opened in 1964. It was already night, and we traveled mostly over water, which was a bit eerie since we didn't know it was a monorail when we boarded, and when we looked down, we saw ONLY water, no track or anything like that.

Foto: Wikipedia

Tokyo Monorail in action

It's amazing, built in 1964, and the train is fast and doesn't look outdated at all. Here's a picture of the inside: wikipedia

Airport Haneda

We arrived at Terminal 3 and despite the people visible in the photo, we heard almost nothing!! Unbelievable.

We flew back on March 26th, thankfully, because a day later, due to the end of several events such as Formula 1 and two big concerts, there was a huge crowd gathering.