Highlights From My Japan Trip Visiting Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka in December 2022
In early December of 2022 I finally visited Japan again after five years. I had been planning on going back in the year that COVID first hit, but then the borders to Japan pretty much shut down for three years. This visit to Japan was kind of bittersweet in some ways, but I was also very happy to be able to visit and enjoy travelling and the experience of being there again. Flying to Japan I flew out of Vancouver, Canada and landed in Narita. One of the best flights to arrive earlier in the day was an ANA flight that arrives earlier than 3 PM, otherwise you are arriving later at 5 PM. You need to clear immigration, pick up your bags, clear customs, then get Narita Express or Skyliner Tickets to get into Tokyo. By the time this is all done it will be after 6 PM. Then the trains will take about an hour for the Narita Express to get into Tokyo Station and a little less for the Skyliner. You will then need to transfer or walk to your hotel to check-in and drop your bags. It will b