After we landed safely at Narita, found our luggage quickly, and breezed through immigration and customs, we were ready to find the train to Yokohama. I had maps of the airport and knew where to find the train station several levels below arrivals. However, we went into the Japan Rail Service Center first when we didn't need to. As soon as we walked into the service center we were greeted by a very kind young woman who asked us if we had rail passes. I told her t...

We planned about as easy a way to travel to Tokyo as possible. Flying first to Los Angeles late Saturday afternoon for an overnight stay, before leaving on an 11:45 a.m. flight across the Pacific. All flights were easy and on time. We booked the bulkhead seats in Economy Plus which turned out to be a good choice. There were only two seats in the row giving us a fairly comfortable ride with lots of legroom. The only problem was the lack of storage space on the flo...