I arrived to Tokyo after a long day of traveling, 20 hours door to door. 2.5 hour flight to Los Angeles, 90 min layover, 10.5 hour to Tokyo, Narita Express train to Central Tokyo station 60 min, Taxi to hotel, 5 min...
I did enough research about transportation to figure out what train to take from Narita and which train card to purchase for daily use. Found the Citibank ATM in the airport and after two unsuccessful tries of trying to remove $2500 way past my daily limit, my brain woke up and realized, 25,000 Yen ($250USD) would be an allowable amount. I wanted to take the train from the airport versus a bus, because where I live (Denver, CO), we have no trains to take us to and from the airport, and I like trains. I promptly fell asleep and fortunately woke up at my stop. The signage in the Tokyo train stations are exceptional with most in English as well and its really tough to not find your way. Taxi station was found right outside the north main exit and I was at the Dai-Ichi Hotel Tokyo in about 5 minutes. I could have taken another train one stop down and walked to the hotel, but my two bags weigh about 125lbs together and I was too tired to save $5...
I will be at the Dai-Ichi for two nights . Monday I'll move into my apartment a few trainstops North of here near Kanda Station.
Here are two photos I've taken from my room.
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Glad to see you are settling into a routine. It's still cold and snowy and should continue for the next few days. We are off Ridgway and Telluride tomorrow and will keep following.
I notice the cleanliness of the streets. In all those shots I only saw one empty water bottle near a curb.
Enjoying the blogs and pics. Keep them coming. Tokyo is so clean and no litter.
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