Originally Posted by
asdf098
Last Friday (3/31) landed at NRT around 4pm on JL8005 from JFK. Absolutely massive lines, never seen it like this before. Took about 2 hrs 45 minutes to clear immigration, was only able to leave the airport just before 7pm (nearly making me late for a dinner reservation in Roppingi - had to take a taxi direct to the restaurant with my luggage...)
Timing and terminal are important! I landed 3/31 around 3:20 pm (NH7) and immigration had about 4 or 5 lines of pax in the queue. Used APEC - no line; paper customs form, and on the 3:44 N'ex.