Originally Posted by
jib71
The best way that I can think of to kick off your holiday in style would be to spend the first night at a luxury hotel in Tokyo. Book a spa treatment. Splash around in the hotel pool. Have a good meal. Go to Haneda airport early the next day and catch the 6.25am flight to Ishigaki. You will be rested and relaxed and on the beach by mid-morning.
I would definitely recommend doing this -- although given the prices of luxury hotels in Tokyo and the fact that you may well be too wiped out to enjoy it, you might want to consider just crashing at an ordinary hotel.