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To add insult to injury, the descend down to SIN was the worst I've ever experienced 😡 My eardrum hurt so bad I thought they ruptured... Had only about 30 mins in SIN since we were late. Grab something to eat in the lounge before running to the next flight. It was already past mid-night so...

Now here's when things started to unravel...I actually checked the time stamp of all pictures to make sure I wasn't imagining things! So the flight schedule departure was 5.05pm, we were probably 20 mins late. Satay was served at 6.35pm. Then bam! Turbulence hit, seat belt sign on, everyone...

Well the flight started alright if a bit late... *I deliberately chose a seat closer to the aisle because I didn't like the narrow opening of the true windows seats. With the big wraparound headrest the privacy was not a problem. This was a mocktail, quite nice. Satay.

Off to Haneda... The ANA lounge near Gate 110 was filled to the brim! If you want to shower remember to take a numbered ticket first thing! Found a seat near the buffet area. Ramen was good. In less than 20 mins the weather turned... A friend who was in Takayama that day told me...

Last day! I managed to squeeze in an early lunch ha ha The tofu was sensational! Hida beef hitsumabushi. Yummm 😍 So with hitsumabushi, first you eat the meat on rice as it is. Then with condiments Lastly chazuke. As per usual, my favourite was the 2nd one.

Waiting for the ryokan post! I'm quite interested in Lake Akan but winter in Eastern Hokkaido is kinda difficult to plan....sigh...

Wow just saw this....in what world is that a sale fare? ! Worst time to visit as well!

On level 3 there's a restaurant/cafe, vending machine etc - all paid with the keycard. Level 3 was mixed gendered. I love super sentos! Damn wish they are more popular elsewhere. I know in S Korea there's something similar... Most of these you can even stay overnight with additional...

Many different lounge area to choose from too! These are all from the female only floor. I remember people were skeptical about JAL's new J seats with built-in speakers. But really, these things had been around like forever....every super sento I've been to have loungers with built-in...

Sento銭湯 is a communal bath house. Onsen is wherever the bath uses natural hot spring water. So what is a super sento? As the name suggested, it's one level above a normal sento! They are generally larger, multi-story, with baths and saunas and many other facilities for you to stay the whole...

Overall this was a great experience, language barriers notwithstanding. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Tokyo! I think I'm going to book the ANA tour next time 😉

Now the all important hangar tour! We were divided into 3 groups. My group was led by an older gentleman, apparently he was a retired 747 pilot - that's about all I got from his self introduction. First hangar was for heavy maintenance I think. We were only allowed to view it from a platform...

JAL Sky Museum Tour https://www.jal.com/ja/kengaku/reservations/ Both JAL and ANA run factory tours near Haneda airport. JAL dates/times worked for me better so I booked this one. Bookings open one month in advance at exactly 10am Japan time. Sounds familiar? Well yes... Good news was, after...

You were very lucky! I've seen reports of very long queues...like, 1.5 hours or something...

I hear "space" & "Japan" I see $$$$$$$ 🤣

I don't do much sightseeing in Tokyo these days, mostly just shopping and food 😎 So I tend to fast forward this part of the TR. But! This trip there were several things I want to write about, that's for a nice change! First was the lunch at Esterre, Palace Hotel...

My go to place in Tokyo Station, Rikyu, had shut down! 😭😭 Oh what horrific news... Luckily I found a new place looking promising.... Few more Tokyo food pictures... Yakitori Ugani Hitsumabushi Lobby Lounge at Shangri-la Tokyo And their seasonal special Kumamoto beef bento Nakamura...

Green Car on Hokuriku Shinkansen. I think the colourways are way better than Tokaido Shinkansen! Good leg room, very comfy seats. And not crowded! Drink holder on armrest, very clever.

I see you have made acquaintances with the Japanese unit bath 🤣

I loved the night markets!! 🤩