Hi everyone....this is slightly different than layover at NRT thread... I'll have a 12 hour day in Tokyo - arriving HND early, departing NRT evening in January. I'll be coming from Sydney so will have mostly summer clothes. I'll bring a coat but not all my winter stuff as I want tp pack light in OZ. Any thoughts on spending a day and transferring airports with my carry on that might keep me warm?

I know Tokyo fairly well, but many here have more ideas/experience that me..... I have a good friend in Tokyo but she's out of town that day which is a bummer.

Arriving at HND business class ANA so will use the shower room. Then....? Any tips suggested.

Before panicking about the weather, check the forecasts for Tokyo. It may be cold and snowy, or it may be nearly 10�C. Even so, a coat and sweater should be sufficient. I took students to Japan one January, and we were fine with cloth coats and sweaters. You're not going to be landing in Sapporo, after all. If worse comes to worse, there's always Uniqlo or Muji. I've used both stores to deal with sudden changes in weather, buying short sleeves in a warm October and long sleeves in a cold April.

Hi,

If it is cold or wet , how about the museums in Ueno park or the Edo-Tokyo museum?

On a nice day, some of the gardens, the observation towers ( ie Mori tower or the Sky Tree combined with Asakusa and the Senso ji temple. The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace follwed by a stroll through Ginza is good also.

Regards

TBS

You could actually easily spend the entire day indoors if you were so inclined. Many of the Keikyu trains continue through to the Toei Asakusa subway line, which has a few stations connected underground to a number of interesting buildings. Higashi-Ginza Station in particular is in one corner of a massive grid of tunnels that runs all the way to the far side of Tokyo Station (clearly visible if you zoom in on Google Maps) and you can walk around for several km down there, popping up to look around inside the Ginza department stores, Tokyo International Forum, Palace Hotel, Bic Camera Yurakucho, numerous mall-like office building spaces in Marunouchi, etc. Another option is to ride up to Oshiage and visit Tokyo Sky Tree.

Excellent tips everybody! DOMO!

Bring a lightweight windproof/waterproof jacket, like an outershell, if you're going outside, and layer rather than have one heavy coat if possible. Even if the temperature isn't that cold, the wind can be fierce. We spent a blowing day in the East Gardens earlier this year, and a waterproof shell over light wool sweater was more than enough, along with gloves and a cap..