Day 1, Jakarta-Tokyo, December 2012

At the date of December 5, 2012 I traveled from Indonesia to the Japan . This is the first time I went to Japan as an office job in order to go Rewenable Energy Exhibition. This is the first time I went to Japan. The journey taken for about 8 hours. Flights depart from Soekarno Hatta Jakarta Airport Indonesia at 23.15 and arrived at Narita Airport Japan at 09:00 local time.

Narita Airport 

In the end of 2012, the season is winter. The temperature was about 9 degrees Celsius. When leaving immigration, I started to feel quite cold temperatures.

The next trip was to the city of Tokyo using The Narita express train or NEX, This train is convenient and pleasant to ride, directly connecting Narita International Airport with major urban areas in and around Tokyo. The NEX takes me from Narita to Tokyo Station in only 53 minutes.

on N'EX Train

Along the way I can see the various sights such as rural areas where yellowing grass seen. Other sights such as the number of apartment buildings and the most interesting, from a distance looks a high tower. Arise my desire to visit the tower in the next day.

The Tower View

Countryside view

I arrived at Tokyo Station around 10.00 am. The journey will continue using Tokyo Metro Subway Train to the Hotel where I stayed at the Hotel Asia Center of Japan in the area of ​​Akasaka, Minato-ku. I have to specify 1 of 9 subway lines available. I was confused to choose the appropriate path, but lucky because around the walls of the station there is a train line map.

Tokyo Metro Map

After checkin at the hotel and rest, I decided to take a walk around town and visit Harajuku street.Harajuku has become world famous as a center of Japanese street fashion. Along the road is crowded with shops that sell harajuku style clothes and accessories. Many people come here to shop, hang out, and see what the latest trends.

Sights around Tokyo

Harajuku Street

When down Harajuku Street I saw a shop called AKB 48 Official Shop. This store sells accessories as the icon of the music group AKB48. AKB48 is the holder of the Guinness World Records as the biggest pop group in the world. AKB48's name is taken from Akihabara, an area in Tokyo. I am so curious to visit this area and will be visiting the next day.

Finally the night has come and I go back to the hotel for a rest and prepare for tomorrow's second day of the trip.