Narita Airport is the main international airport and is 70 kms northeast of Tokyo . The Narita Express train is the main way to travel to the city. Haneda Airport is mainly for domestic services and connected to the city on the Tokyo Monorail.

By train
The intercity Shinkansen service runs to and from Tokyo Station where you then connect to local destinations on the JR Yamanote or Metro Marunouchi lines.

By bus
The main JR depot who are the main bus operators use Tokyo Station's Yaesu-minamiguchi.

Japan did not always have visitors from so many points on the globe. When the first westerners had contact with the residents of Japan , they sailed into a Japanese port. Today, a traveler headed for Tokyo does not need to board a ship in order to get there. Today a traveler can catch a plane to Tokyo . The traveler then lands at the Tokyo airport.

After leaving the airport, the traveler should think about looking for a hotel that is near the Japan Railway. The Yamanote line passes by most of the spots that are of greatest interest to visitors in Tokyo . That line forms a loop, a loop that circles the central part of Tokyo .

Getting to Tokyo airport does not pose as great a challenge as getting to different spots in Tokyo . A visitor to Tokyo soon learns that even the Japanese can seldom find a location, when all they have is an address. Most streets in Tokyo have no sign that bears their name (if the street even has a name).

A visitor in Tokyo must not be shy about asking directions. The visitor who refuses to ask directions could spend countless days and nights wandering over the streets of Tokyo .