Narita to New Chitose Airport

Hokkaido, Japan

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January 29th 2007
Once we landed in Narita, the airport was so big that the plane had to park very far away. Then we had to WALK down the stairs out of the plane and onto the tarmac where buses picked us up and shuttled us to the main terminal. Japan Customs was very little fuss, and not much wait at all. Then we took a domestic flight to New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. We met a Virgin Airline pilot on t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more