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Museum's observation deck.
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Control tower equipment.
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ANA (All Nippon Airways) offers free tours of their maintenance facilities at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. You can see planes in a huge hangar being serviced.You have to make reservations at their website, but everything is in Japanese. They have four 90-min. tours almost daily, but only in Japanese. (Pamphlet has some English.) You should reserve weeks or months in advance because tours get booked up quickly. However, when people cancel their reservations, tours may open up. You have to keep checking. Children must be at least elementary school age. http://www.ana.co.jp/group/kengaku/outline.html
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The ANA (and JAL) Maintenance Facilities are next to each other near Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail going to Haneda Airport from JR Hamamatsucho Station.
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Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail. ANA's maintenance hangar is a 10-15 min. walk from this station.
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From Haneda Airport's International terminal, you can see ANA's maintenance hangars at the end of Runway A which is one of the airport's original runways.
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After passing the JAL maintenance hangar, you will see this overpass connecting the ANA buildings.
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On the left is the ANA Component Maintenance Building where you check-in for the tour. Show the security guard your reservations (printout of the email confirmation) to enter the building.
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When you enter the building, you will be in the reception lobby.
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Reception lobby of the ANA Maintenance Facility's ANA Component Maintenance Building. There's a gift shop, model planes, and other exhibits. At lunch time, they sold bento so we had lunch here after the tour.
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Gift shop sells ANA goods.
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Pose
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ANA Gundam in the lobby.
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ANA cockpit in the lobby.
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ANA model planes in the lobby.
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Panel about the 747. ANA retired its last Boeing 747 in March 2014. ANA first flew 747s in 1979. Will be missed.
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In this lecture hall, ANA's tour started with a 30-min. talk and video about flight, their planes, Haneda Airport, etc.Part of ANA's talk was about how planes fly. They demonstrated how wind can lift the wings of a toy plane.
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ANA's lecture hall has some exhibits like model planes.
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ANA's whale plane.
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ANA's Peanuts (Charlie Brown) plane.
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Tire, cockpit window, lights.
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Free souvenir of the tour. Cell phone strap with an ANA maintenance man.
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After the slide show lecture, we wore a hard hat and walked on the overpass to the plane hangars. There were around 80 people in the tour and they divided us into around 15 people per group for the hangar tour. Each group had a guide explaining things in Japanese.
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ANA's airplane maintenance hangar at Haneda Airport. Photography was permitted, but no videos. You can post photos online, but you need their approval. These photos here have been approved by ANA. They don't allow ANA personnel and the other tour participants to be pictured. Also cannot show any non-ANA plane.
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ANA's Boeing 787
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ANA's Boeing 787 inside the maintenance hangar at Haneda Airport.
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Engine removed from the plane.
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Passenger seats were taken out and the cushions replaced.
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Where the tail fits.
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Tires
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Tires
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Tires are not that huge. Tires are inflated with nitrogen, not air (one thing that they always mention).
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They have to replace the tires quite often, every 2 months or so.
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Extra hangar space.
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Jet engine undergoing maintenance.
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Jet engine undergoing maintenance.
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The hangar can get very noisy when they are testing an engine.
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ANA plane
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Always impressive to see a jet plane up close. We see it only on the outside, cannot go inside the plane.
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ANA plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.
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Extra dock in the maintenance hangar.
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Jet engine cowlings.
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How workers get around. Enjoyed the tour.
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On approach to New Chitose Airport on an Air Do Boeing 767.
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Landing on New Chitose Airport's runway 19L from a northerly approach.
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Hello Hokkaido, it's been a long time since I've been here.
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Arrival at the New Chitose Airport terminal.
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The baggage crew worked very quickly. That's my bag rolling off the plane while I was still sitting in my seat waiting to get off.
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New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido's main gateway, is the first place you see G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome signs as we get off the plane.
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Air Do Boeing 767 at New Chitose Airport.
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New Chitose Airport, another Welcome sign as we head for the baggage claim area.
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New Chitose Airport, another Welcome sign as we head for the baggage claim area.
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Inside New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza, more G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome signs.
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Inside New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza, more G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome signs.
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New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza
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New Chitose Airport's beautiful Central Plaza.
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New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza
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New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza
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Inside New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza, G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit countdown.
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Inside New Chitose Airport at the check-in terminal, more G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome signs.
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The airport has a huge shopping area full of gift shops.
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise. They all seem to be unofficial goods. They don't bear the official logo.
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Ramen shop sign.
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New Chitose Airport terminal
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Going through the boarding gate at New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido.
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Ze plane...
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On the boarding bridge to the plane. Notice the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome signs.
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In my seat. Calbee is a sponsor, selling potatoes and potato chips.
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Rainy night for take-off.
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Bye-bye Hokkaido...
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Descending toward Ishigaki Airport adjacent to farmland.
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Landed on Ishigaki Airport's runway.
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Ishigaki Airport's runway.
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Bird's eye view of New Ishigaki Airport. Only one runway, 2,000 meters long, long enough for widebody jets. Terminal has four jet bridges.(Photo from Wikipedia.)
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This new Ishigaki Airport opened in March 2013. Due to the Yaeyama islands becoming a popular tourist destination, there were calls to built a bigger airport since 1979.
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It took years to decide where to build the new airport. One disturbing plan was to reclaim part of Shiraho coral reef. Fortunately, this plan was scratched.In 2000, the location was finally decided inland on the island's east side and more northerly from the old airport. Construction began in 2006 with a 2,000-meter runway. New Ishigaki Airport opened in March 2013. Airport terminal with the control tower on the right.
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Approaching the jet bridge.
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View of Ishigaki Airport terminal from the jet bridge.
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Our JTA plane that landed at Ishigaki Airport.
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Baggage claim at Ishigaki Airport.
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At Ishigaki Airport, a large welcome and warning sign after getting out of baggage claim in fall 2020. It says to please wear masks, wash your hands, avoid crowds, etc., to protect local residents. We of course took all the necessary precautions.
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Ishigaki Airport Arrivals gate on the frist floor. Where local friends or tour guides can meet you after you arrive.
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First floor of Ishigaki Airport terminal also has a restaurant and gift shops.
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First floor of Ishigaki Airport terminal has a restaurant and gift shops.
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First floor of Ishigaki Airport terminal has a restaurant and gift shops.
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First floor of Ishigaki Airport terminal has a restaurant and gift shops.
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First floor of Ishigaki Airport terminal has a restaurant and gift shops. Second floor is the departure gates.
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Ishigaki Airport's nickname is "Painushima Ishigaki Airport" (南ぬ島 石垣空港) which means "Southern Island Ishigaki Airport." When it first opened, it was also commonly called "New Ishigaki Airport" to distinguis
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Outside Ishigaki Airport terminal for ground transportation.
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Car rentals across the road.
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Giant clam decoration at Ishigaki Airport.
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Some tropical plants at Ishigaki Airport.
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Ishigaki Airport can be seen.
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Ishigaki Airport's control tower.
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Ishigaki Airport terminal lookout deck on the top floor.
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Jet way
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JTA plane
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Another lookout deck at Ishigaki Airport.
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ANA at Ishigaki Airport.
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Another lookout deck, round, open-air structure.
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Oceanside from Ishigaki Airport.
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Ishigaki Airport control tower.
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Lookout deck, round, open-air structure.
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Ishigaki Airport
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JTA Boeing 737-800 plane at Ishigaki Airport.
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Ishigaki Airport
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Our JTA Boeing 737-800 plane at Ishigaki Airport.
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Passenger waiting area in front of the boarding gate. Very modern.
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Boarding gate at Ishigaki Airport for our flight to Naha. We just scan the QR code on our smartphone screen.
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Jet bridge
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View of Ishigaki Airport from the jet bridge.
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RAC commuter plane.
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Jet bridge
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View of Ishigaki Airport terminal from the jet bridge. The circular structure above the roof toward the control tower is a lookout deck.
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Pushback at Ishigaki Airport on JTA Boeing 737-800 for Naha. Didn't see any ground crew waving goodbye to us.
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JTA in-flight magazine "Coralway" had a nice Japanese article about the reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Naha.
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RAC (Ryukyu Air Commuter) prop plane.
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Leaving Ishigaki Airport.
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Boeing 737 winglet waving goodbye to the control tower at Ishigaki Airport.
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Ishigaki Airport control tower.
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Runway traffic stop for an incoming plane.
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Here it comes for a smooth landing.
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ANA Boeing 787 landing at Ishigaki Airport, probably from Haneda, Tokyo. Thanks to the new airport's longer runway, such wide-body jets can land here.
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Cleared for takeoff, Captain. Roger!
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Taking off from the runway at Ishigaki Airport.
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Up, up and away...
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Lots of farmland next to the airport.
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This is the old Ishigaki Airport before it closed in March 2013 and was replaced by the new and current airport slightly north of this old airport.
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Approaching the old Ishigaki Airport terminal.
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Old Ishigaki Airport terminal, Arrivals. No jet bridges. Jets (Boeing 737) started flying here only from 1979.
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Old Ishigaki Airport terminal for JTA, Arrivals. No jet bridges.
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Old Ishigaki Airport terminal for JTA. Small building. The old airport first opened in 1943 for military use. It became a civilian airport in 1956.This passenger terminal building was built in 1961 and used mainly by JTA (Japan Transocean Air) and RAC (Ryukyu Air Commuter). ANA had its own adjacent terminal.
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At the old Ishigaki Airport, inside the JTA passenger waiting area at the boarding gate.
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At the old Ishigaki Airport, JTA boarding gate. One of the check-in staff wears a yukata. Also notice the old digital signage.
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No jet bridge, but it wasn't a problem when it didn't rain.
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I liked walking on the tarmac to the plane at Ishigaki Airport.
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Walking on the tarmac to the JTA plane at Ishigaki Airport.
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JTA plane's see-sa at Ishigaki Airport.
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Inside JTA plane, flight attendants figuring out what to tell us.
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Ground crew at the old Ishigaki Airport waving goodbye to us. I waved back.
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Runway at the old Ishigaki Airport. The slanty white building visible is the ANA hotel on the beach. That's how close the old airport was to town.
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On Runway 04 at the old Ishigaki Airport. At 1,500 meters, it was too short for jets larger than a Boeing 737. So the new airport was built on a different location.
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Taking off at the old Ishigaki Airport.
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Taking off at the old Ishigaki Airport.
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JAL (Japan Airiines) offers free tours of their maintenance facilities and their Sky Museum at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. You can see planes in a huge hangar being serviced. You have to make reservations at their website, but everything is in Japanese. They have four 90-min. tours almost daily, but only in Japanese. You should reserve weeks or months in advance because tours get booked up quickly. However, when people cancel their reservations, tours may open up. You have to keep checking. Children must be at least elementary school age. Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail. JAL's maintenance hangar is a 10-15 min. walk from Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail running from JR Hamamatsucho. http://www.jal.co.jp/kengaku/tour/
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Go to the JAL Maintenance Center 1 Building and show your reservation to the reception. They will give you a pass. You can arrive 30 min. before the tour starts. Use the time to see this Sky Museum.The tour pass is on a JAL cell phone neck strap that you can keep.
*Note that if you take the tour and take pictures and want to post pictures online, you will need JAL's approval. They don't allow photos of JAL personnel and tour guests in online photos. All these photos have been approved by JAL for posting here.
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JAL's "Sky Museum" shows JAL's history, interactive exhibits like a cockpit, first-class seats, and a special room showing special plane seats used by the emperor before Japan got its own Japanese Air Force One. In Japanese only though
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A visitor tries an interactive exhibit for directing a JAL plane to a gate.
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Cabin attendant uniforms throughout JAL's history (including TDA aka Japan Air System that merged with JAL).
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JAL's first cabin attendant uniform appeared in Aug. 1951.
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TDA's (Toa Domestic Airways) cabin attendant uniform (left) and JAS (Japan Air System) cabin attendant uniform. Bot TDA and JAS merged with JAL.
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JAL's cabin attendant uniform worn in the 1970s (left) and 1980s (right).
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History of JAL planes.
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Historical model planes in JAL's Sky Museum. The museum is quite big, and we didn't have time to see everything.
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Model of JAL Boeing 747.
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The same type of happi coat the Beatles wore when they got off the JAL DC-8 ("Matsushima") at Haneda for their Budokan concerts in 1966.The back has the kanji for kotobuki (寿) meaning "celebration." Famous story behind how a JAL stewardess got John to wear the happi coat. "Wearing a happi coat when you land in Japan would make the fans really happy!" "Good idea!," said John who then wore it. The other Beatles followed and wore one too. A major, historic PR coup for JAL.
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Vintage JAL luggage tags.
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JAL's tour also started with a 30-min. talk and slide show in Japanese.
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Wore hard hats and toured JAL's maintenance hangar for about 40 min. JAL's airplane maintenance hangar at Haneda Airport. Huge facility.
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JAL Boeing 787.
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Photography was permitted, but no videos. You can post photos online, but cannot show personnel (I assume faces) and the other tour participants. Also cannot show any plane from another airline which might be taxiing or flying outside in the background.
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The lucky treat of the JAL tour was seeing Japan's Air Force One (actually, Air Force Two). The Japanese government plane that carries the prime minister or emperor.They are normally parked at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. Flown by the Air Defense Force, but maintained by JAL. Japan's Air Force One/Two will be retired in 2019, to be replaced by Boeing 777. The new Boeing 777 will be maintained by ANA. Photos were allowed, but not allowed to be posted online.
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One corner of the hangar preserved the cockpit/lounge section of the JAL "Fuji" DC-8. This was Japan's first passenger jet put into service in 1960, replacing prop planes. This plane had 104 seats, 36 first class and 68 tourist class.
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About the JAL "Fuji" DC-8.
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First class section of JAL's "Fuji" DC-8.
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Tail of the JAL "Fuji" DC-8. Looks like they are restoring the plane.
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JAL plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.JAL sent out an online questionaire afterward for feedback about the tour. I told them that many foreigners were also interested in the tours so they should provide foreign language info too. I'm told that there are no tours like this in the States.
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Upon landing in Naha Airport, taxiing to the terminal. The main terminal can be seen in the distance.
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At Naha Airport, the jet way after getting off the plane. One thing I love about Naha Airport are the orchids.
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Jetways at Naha Airport are decorated with orchids. A very nice touch.
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Orchids inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Orchids inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Orchids and shishi lion inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭
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Main concourse also has orchids. Orchids in Naha Airport. They are real, not fake. They also last many years with minimal water and soil requirements. 胡蝶蘭
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Outside the arrivals lobby are buses taking you to nearby rental car agencies.
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If you won't rent a car, take the Yui Rail to central Naha.
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Overpass passageway from the airport terminal to Yui Rail's Naha Airport Station.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station tickets. There is only one line and two directions. Easy to figure out.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station turnstile.
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Yui Rail schedule for Naha Airport Station. It's quite frequent from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm.
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station platform.
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Yui Rail train at Naha Airport Station.
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Yui Rail train
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Japan's Air Self-Defense Force base is also at Naha Airport.
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These planes look to be on display, as seen from Yui Rail.
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Naha Airport terminal map.
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Naha Airport departure counter.
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Stained glass at the end of the terminal.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates.
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Orchids on the concourse to the gates at Naha Airport.
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Naha Airport departure gates.
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Naha Airport departure gates.
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Exhibition space at Naha Airport departure gates.
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Waiting area at Naha Airport gates.
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Waiting area at Naha Airport gate.
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Naha Airport gates also have gift shops for last-minute gifts.
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At Naha Airport, my last treat on Okinawa, Beni-imo soft-serve from Blue Seal.
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Urinal with a view at the men's restroom at Naha's departure gates. This photo was taken on a previous trip to Okinawa. The window was transparent.
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On a later trip to Okinawa, I noticed that the window is now frosted and no longer transparent...
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Departure info on screen.
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We flew on a Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 to Ishigaki, Yaeyama's main island. JTA is jointly owned by JAL (majority stake), Okinawa Prefecture, and others.
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At Naha, Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 to Ishigaki.
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Gate 23 at Naha Airport.
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Gate 23 at Naha Airport for Ishigaki.
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Jet way with flowers at Naha.
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Even the pilots of our plane wore masks. Partially visible is the plane's slogan, "Uchina no Tsubasa" (Wings of Okinawa). ANA also serves the Okinawan islands.
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Aircraft door.
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The Yaeyama Islands (Ishigaki) are a one-hour flight from Naha. Japan's most remote islands, but easy to get to on flights from Naha or Tokyo. We simply call them "Yaeyama."
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Back at Naha Airport for another flight. Leaving for Haneda.
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane painted like a whale shark (blue). There's a pink one too. It's advertising the Churaumi Aquarium which has a whale shark. ジンベエ ジェット
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane painted like a whale shark (blue). ジンベエ ジェットNot my plane back to Haneda though. This video shows how they painted the plane: https://youtu.be/MbrK-8Bkjx0
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Helicopter landing in Naha.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Blue whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane at Naha Airport.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 at Naha Airport. Very eye-catching.
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 plane taking off from Naha Airport.
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