Having arrived at Tokyo Narita International airport at just after 7am we had 3 hours to kill, until Peter and Scott arrived. So we took our time getting off the plane and made use of the facilities on our way to passport control.
Anyway by the time we'd worked out how to use the flush we were last collecting our bags as we must've got stuck behind another flight coming in as we had to queue through passport control.
Now that's something else. I lost count of the number of times I had to check my passport and get fingers scanned. It seems to be part of Japan's involvement of the senior members of the community, as they employ post retirement aged individuals to greet and funnel you through the process. Over an hour from getting off the plane before we eventually exited customs - another stress inducing process as there are signs all over the place about imprisonment if you bring fruit, veg or animal products. Despite binning an apple I kept worrying that I might have a rogue piece of fruit stashed in my bag!!
After checking out where to get the train into central Tokyo (Narita is about an hour away), and the types of tickets we needed, Peter and Scott had arrived. Then it was navigating the complicated ticket process but luckily with Peter translating we got the correct tickets and onto the Narita Express without any issues.
After our 5 hour train ride and a bit of a walk we got to our apartment. We've got four nights here exploring the area so I'll let you know what we get up to.
