Let’s set the scene. You’re in the Green Car (first-class compartment) of a high-speed train on Japan’s Tōkaidō Shinkansen line between Tōkyō and Ōsaka. You start feeling peckish but you’ve neglected to stock up back at the station. “Ah, there’s the cart person who rolls up and down the train selling provisions!” Then it hits:Continue reading “How to order snacks in the Green Car on a Tōkaidō Shinkansen train”
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Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia flight 3K763 (06 Jul 2024)
Welcome aboard Jetstar Asia flight 3K763, which will take us from Manila (Philippines) to Ōsaka (Japan).
Rail Report: Tōkyō to Takamatsu on Japan’s “Sunrise Seto” Sleeper Train (28-29 September 2023)
In this post, we’ll hop aboard an overnight service that carries passengers on a 500-mile journey across Japan – all whilst they’re sleeping soundly in bed. (Or as soundly as they can manage on a moving train, anyway!) Welcome aboard the Sunrise Seto.
Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Japan Airlines Flight JL 745 (09 October 2023)
In this report, we’ll look at the Economy Class experience aboard a Tōkyō-Manila flight operated by Japan’s flag carrier. Welcome aboard Japan Airlines flight JL 745.
Offices on the go in Japan: STATION WORK’s shared booths
A couple of years before the pandemic, commuters passing through one of several Tōkyō-area railway stations might have noticed a change in the landscape. Black-walled booths had materialised out of nowhere, looking similar to instant photo kiosks. In fact, these were meant for a very different purpose: to provide a mid-commute refuge in which toContinue reading “Offices on the go in Japan: STATION WORK’s shared booths”
Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK 41 (31 March 2023)
In today’s Flight Report, we’ll continue the tale of my round-trip March 2023 LCC journey with Jetstar Japan. This time, we’re focussing on the homebound leg from Tōkyō to Manila. Welcome aboard Jetstar Japan flight GK 41.
Airport Guide: Narita International Airport (NRT) Terminal 3, Departures – Airside
This Airport Guide introduces the airside departures zone – covering the restricted area after security and immigration – at Terminal 3 (T3) of Narita International Airport (NRT). This dedicated budget terminal houses some, but not all, of the low-cost carriers that serve NRT.
Airport Guide: Narita International Airport (NRT) Terminal 3, Departures – Landside
This Airport Guide introduces the landside departures zone – covering the area before outbound security and immigration – at Terminal 3 (T3) of Narita International Airport (NRT). This dedicated budget terminal houses many, but not all, of the low-cost carriers that serve NRT.
Flight Report: MNL-HND on Japan Airlines Flight JL 78 (27 September 2023)
In this post, we’ll experience what it’s like to travel with Japan’s flag carrier from Manila to the more centrally located of Tōkyō’s two airports. Welcome aboard Japan Airlines flight JL 78.
Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Jetstar Japan Flight GK 40 (25 March 2023)
Where budget airlines are concerned, “no frills” means exactly that: just the bare essentials and nothing more. But on a relatively short route like the one linking Manila and Tōkyō, it’s easy enough to let go of the frills in the name of fare savings. Welcome aboard Jetstar Japan flight GK 40.
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