As an American Airlines Elite, while flying with Finnair, I had access to the JAL Sakura Lounge at Nagoya Chubu Airport. It is a fabulous lounge. It offer great food, great drink selection and a fantastic panoramic view of the airport. … Continued
Flight review: Japan Airlines (JAL) in Economy Flight number: JL 3083 Equipment: 737 Origin: NRT (9:55) Destination: NGO (11:05) Flown: July 2016 Cabin occupancy: 90% Narita Airport and lounge experience: Please read my report on the Narita Airport JAL Sakura lounge can be found here. … Continued
I took the early morning train from Ueno and reached Narita. Compared to Haneda, Narita is really quite far from the city and just a bit of hassle (and bit more expensive) to get into. Anyways, I was using my … Continued
An age-old Japanese proverb goes something like this… “If you come to Japan and don’t climb Mt. Fuji, you’re a fool; but if you climb it more than once, you’re an even BIGGER fool.” Apparently, I have climbed Mt. Fuji … Continued
Fuji 5th station, is the basecamp for the Yoshida trail, before you begin your climb. If you are coming from Tokyo, this is where (most of) you will begin your Mt Fuji climb. Even if you are not climbing to … Continued
Gansomuro hut is on the 8th station, of the Yoshida trail, while climbing Mt Fuji. While searching for more information about the huts, I realized how little English information is available about the huts. Also, I read on many sites … Continued
Recently, we were in Japan and booked a 4 night stay at Prince Hotel Shinagawa. Location wise it is a fantastic hotel. Right next to the Shinagawa station. We arrived at Haneda airport, and after a quick immigration/customs we were … Continued
After our arrival in Tokyo, from Shanghai, we quickly checked into our hotel at Shinagawa. We were staying right next to the train station, at Prince Hotel Shinagawa. My review about the hotel is here. The plan was that we … Continued
While flying with Japan Airlines (JAL) from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND), we were given access to Business Lounge (B11) at Hongqiao’s Terminal 1. It is a third party operated lounge, and offers decent space to relax and … Continued
Usually, I am not a large city guy and love small and cosy cities. However, at Shanghai I felt right at home. My brother and I stayed right in the city, on Nanjing Road. Everything was at a walkable distance from … Continued