Tokyo Japan 2009 Day 1 SYD -> HKG -> NRT Airport -> Shinjuku

16th October, 2009 Day 1

Arrived HK at around 5:30am HK time in the morning.  The plan was to transit in HK for a few hours before heading off to NRT.  Because I've chosen a different airline carrier to fly from HKG-NRT, I had to go to the transfer desk to get my boarding pass.  First time to do international transit in HK.

During the flight...

Snack

Lunch

After a short rest, I arrived on the Nippon Land.

Luckily I passed customs and got my luggage with no delay.  I then needed to find the ticket office to get a train ticket to Shinjuku.

Ticket Office

Narita Express (N'EX)

Ticket to Shinjuku :)

So far, so good. I have actually arrived Shinjuku earlier than my planned time! I was meant to meet up with my friend A for dinner that night, because she hasn't finished work yet by the time I arrived Shinjuku, I walked around the place while I wait for her.

When I finally met up with her, she took me to this Izakaya for dinner - my first meal in Tokyo.

different types of Chicken Yakitori, green beans (left), Asahi Beer

Fried potato, Japanese wine on the back corner of the picture

Grilled fish

After the dinner, I went back to hotel and hit the (real) bed straight away - what a long day!