AJTravel

26 Oct 2019 Sat - Arrival and Dinner This is my first trip to Japan and I am loving it. The Japanese are meticulous as for the first time of all my travels, I was asked to complete the full name, address and phone number of my hotel on the arrival card. Who remembers but luckily I had it on print. I was curious why a queue was forming at the customs exit and realized that the customs officer meticulously collected each declaration form and thanked the passengers. Good work attitude. We went up to 2nd floor to buy the Icoca cards from the JR vending machines. Transactions for purchase and topups were a breeze as instructions in English were clear and precise. Each card is 2000 yen (500 deposit + 1500 value) The airbnb was conveniently located just 3 minutes from the Nankai Namba Railway station. It was fairly high tech as entry to apartment building and flat was by passcodes using the automated keypad. It was newly built in Dec 2018 and was clean and equipped with all faciliti