Hi!
Visiting Japan from San Francisco for the first time this weekend and will land at Narita at 8:30pm and plan to go straight to Osaka very first train – from what I am seeing, trains going that way shut down around 9pm, so will be in Tokyo until then.
Question is – should I just get a cheap hotel room until the first train or challenge myself to wander around somewhere around Tokyo until that train? Only there for a week, so i'd absolutely prefer not to waste time. Also, would there be anything to even do in Tokyo on a Sunday night/Mon morning?
Thanks and welcome to any suggestions!
(Also, what time is the first direct train to Osaka? lol)
by SinnersSandwich
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Narita Airport pretty much shuts down at night so there’s not much to do or eat late at night. There’s a capsule hotel and a regular hotel in the airport but they’re kinda expensive as expected, the capsule hotel gets booked up pretty quickly. There’s a few hotels near the airport that have free shuttle buses to and from so it’s worth checking them out. I stayed in one for like $60CAD a night and it’s definitely better than camping at the airport.
Trains run later than 9pm into the city center. The Skyliner goes until 1030-11pm so you could catch that to get to Ueno and find a cheap hotel there for a night. After a long flight, it’s best to get some decent rest.