Originally Posted by bocastephen
even better, check out NW's partner route map within Japan...after landing at NRT, there isn't a city, town, or prefecture that doesn't have a JAS line drawn to it. That is a much easier way to get around Japan than taking CO via HNL/GUM....however, I will add that taking the island hopper as part of a vacation adventure would be alot of fun - just not the ideal way for most customers to get there.
Depends on what you're looking for... If you are one of those people who want a quiet/none busy airport... I would imagine connecting though GUM is much better than NRT, which is a very very busy airport...