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Narita to Oshiage/Shinjuku to Narita 2017/12/30 18:25
Hi Everybody happy new year!

Ifm planning on getting the Narita Express roundtrip ticket and need some help with directions to Oshiage.

Reason for getting the NEX is because Ifm staying at One@Tokyo near Oshiage from 31Dec to 2Jan and APA Shinjuku Gyoemmae from 2 Jan to 7 Jan and I donft really want to via for space with my 36h luggage so NEX seems best with the luggage compartments. Or does the SkyAccess seem better?

Does anyone know when the shops around Tokyo station open? Probably look at what Tokyo station shops have for fukubukuro if they are open at 10am.

Could anyone please advise please?
by Zhicongyang  

Re: Narita to Oshiage/Shinjuku to Narita 2017/12/30 19:07
I have not heard of NEX having more room for luggage.


Is there a space to store my luggage for the ride?
The vestibule area located on each of the Skyliner's passenger cars has an oversized luggage storage space (5 feet wide / 1.52 meters wide). Security cameras can also be found in the luggage storage space and vestibule, ensuring safety and peace of mind.

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/faq/index.php

ONE@Tokyo would assume a use of Kesei train.
Even for APA Hotel Shinjuku-gyoen-mae, Keisei Skyliner could work fine. A transfer at Nippori is quite easy,
while NEX takes a longer time by a detour to JR Chiba.
You would need one transfer from ONE@Tokyo to APA; Sumiyoshi, Otemachi, or Higashi-Nihonbashi.

36 Fukubukuro are listed in this site.
https://translate.google.co.jp/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=j...

No Fukubukuro at JR Tokyo. Nihonbashi and Ginza are nearby. But most of them start to sell on Jan 2.
Why you move on that peak day? You may be better go with the luggage to Higashi-Nihonbashi.
There could be some luggage keeping services at major department stores.
by Luisjp rate this post as useful

Re: Fukubukuro sales around Tokyo Station 2017/12/30 20:21
No Fukubukuro at JR Tokyo.

I wonder why Daimaru is not mentioned here....

In the department store Daimaru Tokyo
(near Yaesu North Gate of JR Tokyo Station),
many shops plan to sell fukubukuro [New Year's grab bags] on 2 January 2018.

The store is scheduled to be open from 10:00 of that day, which may be advanced if there are crowds of customers.
by omotenashi rate this post as useful

Re: your luggage 2017/12/30 23:24
Luisjp: I have not heard of NEX having more room for luggage.

It is easy, especially when you can type keywords in Japanese, to find some photos of the luggage space in a JR Narita Express (Series E259) car.
A security camera is on the ceiling .
Unlike the Keisei Skyliner storage, this JR Narita Express storage is provided with combination locks.

https://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1152&bih=...

I donft really want to via for space with my 36h luggage

When you travel in Japan, it is strongly recommended that you pack lightly.
Dragging a huge suitcase is not the best style.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2274.html

by omotenashi rate this post as useful

Re: Narita Airport to Oshiage hotel 2017/12/31 01:06
Luisjp: ONE@Tokyo would assume a use of Keisei train.

That is never a Keisei Skyliner train.

Keisei Skyliner trains run not via Oshiage Station.
Nippori and Keisei Ueno Stations are off the route for Oshiage.
http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/railmap/railmap.pdf

NEX seems best with the luggage compartments.
Or does the SkyAccess seem better?

What does "SkyAccess" here refer to?

It is very misleading but...,
"Narita Sky Access" is a nickname for one of the two Keisei routes connecting NRT and Keisei Takasago Station,
while "Access Express" is a name of the train service which is offered also outside the Narita Sky Access.

For backpackers, taking one or two Keisei non-liner trains can be the easiest way to get from NRT Terminal 1 or 2 to Oshiage; in these trains, there are neither seats which can be reserved nor separate storage for larger-sized luggage items.

How about making a combination of bus and subway?
When you arrive by limousine bus to T-CAT,
you can go down by escalator to the basement,
walk on the pathway to Suitengumae Station (Z-10) on Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line
then take a train to (Z-14) Oshiage Station.

- Airport Limousine Service
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/platform_searches/index/2/10

- T-CAT
http://www.tcat-hakozaki.co.jp/en/
: Actually its airport function was discontinued, but it is still officially called Tokyo City Air Terminal.

- Tokyo Subway Route Map
https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/rosen_en_1702.pdf

Oshiage Station building is composed of two separate parts and the common concourse between them.
In the east part, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tobu Skytree Line are jointed.
In the west part, Keisei Oshiage Line and Toei Subway Asakusa Line are jointed.
You can go out from the common concourse to Exit B3 then walk to the hotel.

- Map of Oshiage Station
https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/oshiage/i/solid.png
by omotenashi rate this post as useful

Re: Shinjuku-gyoen-mae hotel to NRT 2017/12/31 01:50
Lusip:
Even for APA Hotel Shinjuku-gyoen-mae, Keisei Skyliner could work fine.
A transfer at Nippori is quite easy

You don't need to travel via Nippori Station on your way from this hotel to NRT.

To get from this hotel to Nippori Station (for a transfer to Keisei),
probably you have to
either make another transfer in Tokyo Station,
which is longer than that from subway to JR N'EX,
or walk to JR Shinjuku Station,
which is further and more complicated than subway Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station,
so that you can take a direct train.

You can
walk a little from this hotel
to the north side of Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (M-10),
go down by escalator,
take a subway train to (M-17) Tokyo Station,
make a simple transfer to JR via the pathway outside the gates
then take a Narita Express train bound for NRT.

- Map of Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (M-10)
http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/yardmap_img/figure_yardmap_shinjuku-g...

Lusip: NEX takes a longer time by a detour to JR Chiba.

The route via Nippori sounds a detour to me;
it can narrow the gap in the length of required time between the two routes.
by omotenashi rate this post as useful

Correction: typo 2017/12/31 02:03
A typo is found in my description regarding Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (M-10).

NOT: go down by escalator
BUT: go down by elevator
by omotenashi rate this post as useful

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