Greetings! I'm an eager gaijin who will be flying NH and visiting Japan (or Asia, for that matter) for the first time next week. I'm flying JFK-NRT-JFK on NH 9 & 10 on a *Alliance C class award. I've really enjoyed getting educated about NH on this forum, especially the thread about the new T1 facilities. This will be a very special trip for me: I'm graduating from college this week!

I know that ANA offers Sky Porter service to deliver baggage to NRT, but I was wondering if the service also exists from NRT. NH 9 arrives NRT at 1545, so I know that I'll be riding N'Ex (and the Yamanote Line, and Tokyo Metro) during the height of rush hour. I really don't want to burden myself or other passengers by having my suitcase with me. It's a standard rollaboard, but I know even that can be troublesome during a Tokyo rush hour.

If there's no way for NH to deliver my suitcase to me in Tokyo, are the private companies based in T1 good alternatives? Are prices reasonable, and are advance reservations required? This web page isn't very helpful.

I guess my alternative would be to hang out in the Arrivals Lounge for a while and wait for rush hour to pass. But I'd rather arrive before sundown so that my first view of Tokyo will be in daylight.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice!