Hello, Japan, Land of the rising Sun

Welcome Wall Mural in Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan

The eagle has landed! We are in Tokyo, Japan visiting our son.  E.T.  landed a new job SF in July and he was relocated  for his new job. No sooner had he landed on the west coast, his company sent him to Japan for a six week training program.

E.T. was generous enough to give us a free trip to Japan and how could we turn it down?

We were in Tokyo before in 2009 for a four at visit with our friends. This time we are here by ourselves and are looking forward to explore places we did not visit before.

Everything was explained clearly around Japan

We visited many countries before but Japan give us the impression that it is a very organized country.

 We were in Europe last year travelling for two weeks by train and often worrying about the possibility of our luggage being lost or stolen after we deposited it at the designated place. 

A rope lock for luggage on the airport train

This time there was no worry as there was a rope lock system on the airport train. It was easy to use and  as we simply put the rope around our suitcase and set the security ourselves to lock it in place. It gave us the peace of mind. A thoughtful design indeed!

It cost 5000  yans ( about Canada $50.00)  for both of us to take the 1 hour ride airport express train to downtown Tokyo. Not bad at all. If we were to take a cab, that would have been very expensive. 

The scenery and some of the houses on our way to downtown Tokyo surprisingly reminded us of Canada!

Nice two story houses and neatly worked farm fields lined the railway route.

Entrance to the Osaki Subway Station, Japan

We checked into our hotel in the Shinagawa district and we look forward to our next few days in Japan.

R.T.

Tokyo, Japan