These were the tickets with reserved seats. Each costed 2,400yen, 2.4 times more expensive than the limited express @1,000yen.
Mural on the wall of Keisei Ueno Station
This was the skyliner train.
Train platform at Keisei Ueno
Interior of the skyliner with luggage compartment. Not many people on board so you could choose where you would like to sit.
This train is very fast - it will reach Narita Terminal 1 at 10:24am. We will be getting off at Terminal 2 to catch the 10:55am free shuttle bus to Holiday Inn Tobu Narita. Upon arrival at terminal 2, went to refund all the Suica Cards at the same JR counter.
After that, we proceeded to the hotel bus stand no 25 to wait for our shuttle bus. It was quite cold this morning.
Many hotel bus stands in the vicinity.
Our shuttle bus arrived before 10:55am and shuttled us to Holiday Inn Tobu Narita. It was short drive, about 10mins.
Hotel Exterior
Lobby Area
As priority club member, I could get a free room upgrade at the West wing but because we were early and wanted to check in asap, the reception gave us two rooms in the old East Wing. I orignally booked 1 double room and 1 twin room with 2 queen beds but she kindly gave us 2 twin rooms with 2 queen beds in each room wiith no extra charge.
This is the room - 2 queen beds. Spacious by Japan standard. But very basic.
Bigger bathroom too
Basic amenities
Open Wardrobe
Our room key and coupons with few options to select from (for priority club member only). We took welcome drinks in the cafe.
We took the 12:10 shuttle bus to Narita Town. The hotel bus dropped us off in front of a family mart in Narita Town before going to Aeon Shopping Centre. We had lunch at Edokko Sushi, recommended by Mike Wagner. This was not the main shop. The main shop is at Omotesando Street which normally does not welcome foreigners. This branch near Narita Town welcomes foreigners.
Shop Front
Restaurant Interior. The chef could speak some English.
We ordered the 1,680yen set.
It came with crab soup and green tea.
Anago, similar to the mouth-watering goodness of unagi.
Verdict: hubby said the sushi were fresher than those at Tsujiki Fish Market. That was what the bloggers said too. It is a must try if you are in Narita Town.
To get to Edokko Sushi, cross this orange bridge (Kaiun bridge with its orange balustrade) to the left side. Edokko is the 3rd or 4th shop on the left after crossing the bridge.
Our Japan Itinerary
Day 1 - Flight to Incheon-Seoul
Day 2 - Breakfast -> Incheon Transit area -> Lunch -> Tokyo, Narita -> Limited Express to Ueno -> Checked in Sardonyx Hotel (Review) -> Matsusaka Beef Steak Dinner at Satou, Kichijoji -> Shinjuku at Night
Day 3 – Breakfast -> Odyaku Romance Car to Hakone-Yumoto -> Small train to Gora Station -> Leave luggages at Setsugetsuka Hotel -> Gora -> Sounzan -> Owakudani Boiling Valley -> Black Eggs -> Togendai -> checked into Setsugetsuka Hotel (Review)-> Dinner at hotel restaurant -> Outside the hotel at night
Day 4 - Breakfast -> Gora Station -> Checked out -> Gotemba Premium Outlet -> Togendai -> Check in to Hakone Green Plaza (Review) -> Dinner
Day 5 - Breakfast -> Checked out -> Odawara Castle -> Checked in Sardonyx Ueno -> Ueno Unagi Dinner at Izuei Honten, Ueno -> Ameyoko
Day 6 - Breakfast - > Ueno Park -> Lunch at Tsujiki -> Imperial Palace -> Ginza -> Asakusa -> View from Shinjuku Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Ramen Dinner
Day 7 - Breakfast -> Early Lunch at Kyushu Jangara, Harajuku -> Meiji Shrine -> Harajuku -> Shibuya -> -> Dinner at Shinsuke, Shin-Urayasu
Day 8 - Tokyo Disneyland -> Lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace -> Dinner at Hokusai
Day 9 - Breakfast -> Tokyo Disneysea -> Lunch at Vulcania -> Dinner at Sakura
Day 10 - Breakfast - > Check out -> Skyliner to Narita Airport-> Holiday Inn Tobu Narita (Review) -> Lunch at Edokko Sushi
-> Old Narita Temple Town -> Naritasan Temple -> Dinner at Aeon Shopping Centre
Day 11 - Breakfast -> Flight back to Incheon -> Transit -> Lunch at Incheon -> Home Sweet Home
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