Angie saw a flight deal to Tokyo just after our trip to the UK and I took the opportunity to take a trip there as well. After some indecisive people decided to go, we needed one more person to pair everyone up (as rooms for 2 were significantly cheaper than singles or triples) and dad ended up as the last addition to the party of 6.
It is also dad's first trip there and we were both excited about the food, culture, flowers and the weather. He didn't have much things planned for himself and was up for all the things I've told him about, especially Disneyland. After passing immigration in Narita, we had to take another long trip (but not as long as the plane trip) down to Ikebukuro, where our main stay in Japan would be.
We managed to get a train about 15 minutes after getting past immigration, and the wait was actually for the cleaning of the cabins and the direction change of the train seats. It was rather cool seeing a man that looked older than dad just glide through the cabin, releasing the seat and just spinning them around like he was dancing with them. The ride on the N'EX (Narita Express) was so smooth, you can easily fall asleep. However, the very first Sakura sighting left dad and me wide awake staring into the beauty that is Japan.
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