Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tokyo Station Hotel
(
www.tokyostationhotel.jp
)
Classic luxury inside the newly
renovated Tokyo Station in Marunouchi.
Best Ryokan
Sawanoya Ryokan
(
www.sawanoya.com
)
A gem in quiet Yanaka with wonderful
hospitality and traditional baths.
Hōmeikan
(
www.homeikan.com
)
Beautifully crafted, 100-year-old wooden ryokan,
near Ueno.
Sukeroku no Yado Sada- chiyo
(
www.sadachiyo.co.jp
) Gorgeous old-world oasis
in Asakusa.
Annex Katsutarō Ryokan
(
www.katsutaro.com
) Minamalist, modern ryokan with
friendly managers in Yanaka.
Arriving in Tokyo
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Narita Airport
Narita Airport
(
0476-34-8000;
www.narita-airport.jp/en
;
Narita-shi, Chiba-ken)
is 66km
east of Tokyo.
every half-hour, 7.30am to 9.45pm, to Tokyo Station (¥2940, 53 minutes), with
branches heading to Shinjuku, Shibuya or Shinagawa stations (all ¥3110, 1½
hours). Seats are reserved, but tickets can be purchased immediately before de-
parture, if available, from ticket counters near the arrival gate in either terminal.
Ueno Station (¥2400, 45 minutes), where you can pick up the subway. Trains also
