Originally Posted by
Seyan
Thanks for your advice. The main thing is: my wife wants to fly in the evening so we also arrive in the evening and she can get so sleep soon (she cannot sleep well in an airplane). So JAL is the preferred airline here.
But after checking all the different options we decided a connecting flight after entering Japan is no good idea (as you have to get all your baggage for customs and checking in again). We will fly FRA-NRT and NGO-NRT-FRA when leaving Japan (so we can check-in the baggage at NGO with no problems and just doing security at Narita).
The only thing left is when to buy the tickets
I am in a similar situation too. Want to take my mom ( in her 70's) to Japan. I want to do Kyoto first and then Tokyo, since that is where I want to to do the shopping. Like you if I do Kyoto I have to transfer in Tokyo which meant I have to get the luggage, go through custom and recheck all the luggage again before jumping to another flight. I think it will be too tiresome to drag my mom for the transfer
So I going to flying from NYC to HND and stay a few days then take the bullet train to Kyoto and fly out from Osaka airport to Tokyo to NYC. Just want to confirm I don't have to collect and check in my baggage at Tokyo? Just security and immigration at Tokyo?