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    The scene that greeted us at Haneda Airport.
    The monorail at Haneda Airport.Rainy scenes on the Tokyo Monorail.My lunch at Tokyo Ramen Street.Figurines on display at our ramen restaurant.The crowds at Tokyo Station sheltering from the rain.Rainy street scenes round Tokyo Station.Rainy street scenes round Tokyo Station.Rainy street scenes round Tokyo Station.Scenes from the train station near Tokyo Station.Robot billboard at Haneda Sky Garden.Terrarium at Haneda Sky Garden.Underwear store at Haneda Sky Garden.Underwear store at Haneda Sky Garden.Haneda Sky Garden.Haneda Sky Garden.Haneda Sky Garden.The scene that greeted us back at the lounge.Jeff having a Big in Japan moment.Jeff having a Big in Japan moment.

    Layover in Tokyo

    October 9, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    I had planned to explore Yokohama during our layover, but those plans were shelved when we landed at a cold and rainy Haneda Airport. I didn’t have a Plan B, so on the fly I decided to go to Ramen Street in the basement of Tokyo Station as the entire journey would be under shelter.

    Tokyo Station was far more crowded than I expected, and it seemed as if the entire city went underground to avoid the rain. We later learned it was a long weekend, which explained the crowds and all the children around on a Monday.

    We had a tasty lunch at Ramen Street, which is a collection of eight award winning ramen stalls. After lunch, we wandered the malls around Tokyo Station before we decided to give up on sightseeing and return to Haneda. When we got to Haneda, we explored the recently opened Haneda Sky Garden Mall adjacent to Terminal 3 before we resigned ourselves to a long wait in the lounge.

    In hindsight, I should have had a Plan B for rainy weather. In future, I will spend my layovers at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi if it is rainy.    Read more