Nonreving to Tokyo, DL style

Hello Everybody,

First and foremost thank you to everyone who kindly assisted me with the planning of my trip to Tokyo. I ended up choosing Delta for the outbound and return, DL 283 (LAX-NRT) on 11/3/10. Flight 283 was open and we ended up getting the bulkhead in the first coach cabin on the 744. One flight attendant in particular on this flight was fantastic, provided us with a big bottle of water, food from business class and extra breakfast items for the second service. All in all this DL crew was a pleasure to fly with. The return was on flight 264 (NRT-SEA) which was on 11/10/10, crew on this flight was very professional and handled the pssengers as best as they could (quite the challenging group of passengers). This flight was very bumpy, it seemed like we bounced across the pacific. Flight attendants still completed the final meal service, eventhough we were going through some rough air up until 15 minutes before touching down. All in all the flights were great and the DL ground crew in LAX and NRT were both helpful nd professional. I have flown DL now across the Atlantic and Pacific and they re truly a good airline, as a nonrev I was treted better than on my own airline. ;)

I am so pleased to have you share what sounds like a pleasant experience! Very much appreciated to have a report back so soon.
Now--tell us about Tokyo!!

Tokyo is a great city with plenty to do for al, we stayed in the Shbuya district which is centrally located and has a convenient metro stop, JR line and is a stop for the Narita Express. If you enjoy shopping Tokyo is a great city to visit, you can go to Ginza and Harajuku as well as Asakusa and downtown Tokyo. I went with a friend who knows people in Tokyo so this proved to be very helpful. English is not widely spoken everywhere so it might be very helpful to learn some basic Japanese words before you go. Hotels can be on the pricey end, I was planning on burning some Marriot points for my stay there but they could not accommodate 3 people in a room. So we decided to rent a small condo in Shibuya for $800.00 a week, this ended up being a great deal for it's location and overall price. Food- my partner is a vegetarian so this was one of the most challenging things as most Japanese cuisine either includes seafood or is cooked in fish stock. Granted we managed, we learned how to order vegetarian tempura, found vegetarian okonomayaki, encountered an excellent Indian restaurant, and would hit the French bakery near our condo for breakfast everyday. We did a side trip to Kamakura, which is past Yokoama and Kawasaki and found a beautiful temple with a Japanese garden. Kamakura is also home to the great Buddha (a huge statue of a Buddha). The last day we visited Tokyo Disney Sea, which is part of the Tokyo Disney Resort. This was nice, but I would skip it- its pricey and nothing out of the ordinary (for a Disney park), it's very similar to the Disney California Adventure Park in the Anaheim. The weather while in Tokyo was wonderful, sunny everyday and highs in the upper 60's, lows in the upper 50's. I would recommend Tokyo to anyone; great city and people are most helpful and friendly.