Tokyo

[Runon99]

And Runon99, to be sure I understand how love hotels work, do they have their own girls to choose from? Or girls walking and standing in front like I see in this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhU-bNAOP4
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GutP3d6o524

Also, for someone who wants to try younger college aged Japanese girls with tier Manga uniforms, not MILFs, what is the best recommendation for the college girl aged providers? Any specific recommendations?

Basically, if someone wants to have a mind-blowing first experience in Japan, which establishment is a MUST TRY. Or is Tokyo the best city for this, maybe another city has more of the college aged talent? Thanks.

Love hotels are just short-time hotels. You rent a room for an hour, two hours, whatever you want. They don't provide girls. If you hire one of those street girls from the youtube videos you can bring her to a love hotel close by if you want. I didn't use any love hotels the first time I went to Japan, that was too advanced for me, but I used them a lot on later trips.

I don't have any specific recommendations for you. I haven't been to Japan in a few years. If you read my old reports from 2018/2019 trips, I mention lots of places and experiences, but I don't think most of them will be very relevant now, especially for a first time visitor. But you would get a good idea what kind of experiences someone can have after learning a little bit about how to navigate Japan's adult customs industry.

But forget about my old reports; my best advice to you is to READ lots and lots of the more recent reports on here, maybe from the past couple years or at least six months. This forum isn't so busy that it would take all that long. The more you read, the more you'll understand. You can can also research other ways, just google things and follow links and take notes. That's how I prepared for my first trip to Japan, I don't think I even knew about this forum back then.

If nothing else, read a bunch of Traveler X's reports. He explains a lot of concepts that will make your research and experiences a lot easier to understand. You can start here before you read trip reports:

http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...elivery-Health

[Sympalogy]

In Tokyo I stayed in a business hotel (APA) in Shinjuku close to the Higashi-Shinjuku metro station.

Thank you, that hotel recommended to rent an apartment using this website, which seems to have more reasonable rates than AirBnB:

https://www.tokyoapartments.jp/

And Runon99, to be sure I understand how love hotels work, do they have their own girls to choose from? Or girls walking and standing in front like I see in this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhU-bNAOP4
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GutP3d6o524

Also, for someone who wants to try younger college aged Japanese girls with tier Manga uniforms, not MILFs, what is the best recommendation for the college girl aged providers? Any specific recommendations?

Basically, if someone wants to have a mind-blowing first experience in Japan, which establishment is a MUST TRY. Or is Tokyo the best city for this, maybe another city has more of the college aged talent? Thanks.

[AllTaken123]

I'll be in Tokyo later this month and just wanted to preemptively thank the veterans and sharers on this thread. Special thanks to:

Traveler X. I've never read someone more generous than you and I look forward to both Luxe and Kira.

Rick Rock. I can't stop reading back all the past reports and wish you had 1000 more reports to share.

[AllTaken123]

Tokyo Hentai Club: Got lucky with an absolute smoke show. Quite possibly the best sexual experience I have had in my life. I will not go into details on the encounter as the girl explicitly asked me to keep specifics a secret, but that alone should tell you what you need to know. Ngl, I think I fell in love a little bit.

Hi. Any hints at who the girl is? I'd really appreciate it, if possible.

[Traveler X]

Anyone have any experience being black in Tokyo and getting service, either from a soapland or from the delivery health services? Any recommendations on providers who will see black customers? I know racism is a part of life everywhere, and that Japan can be particularly difficult. Not going to lament it, just don't want to waste time going to places or trying to order something, only to have people cancel on me once they see me. I'm an English only speaker as well. Appreciate if there are any guides or suggestions to help navigate. Thanks much.

I want to add that the very first time I entered Luxe oppai pub, first customer I saw inside was black. He spoke English. Other customers were British. Eventually I noticed there were some Japanese customers. It's random but quite a mix depending on when you go. I have heard black restrictions are less common than they used to be in Japan, don't know much more though.

In Roppongi and Shibuya lots of black customers in clubs, pubs, and bars. There are a small subset of Japanese women that prefer black men, it's not a lot but once you combine that with places like Shibuya where open minded women tend to go, guys do have some success. Same way I've told the story where I picked up 3 girls in Roppongi over 6 nights (separate trips). Wouldn't have happened in other random parts of Tokyo.

An important tip I want to give you is to go to the Manzoku station. They will simply know and tell you upfront which shops you can and can't go into. It's not their decision, but they have every shop on speed dial and will just ask. In my case they said exactly "We have a Japanese speaking foreigner, what do you think?" and the answer was an immediate yes as long as they weren't full (which happens 10 pm most days or 9 pm Friday Sat for oppai pubs). They never mentioned my race to the shop, the shop never asked. Every time. I'm standing right next to him as he makes the phone call. Now granted, you might not speak any Japanese at all, so you are being blocked by that. But you can 100% get into Luxe for example since they are English friendly and I confirmed with my two eyes that all races are welcome.

It sucks, but there is a 20% versus 80% entry gap due entirely to language skill alone. A Japanese speaking black person would get into way more shops as an English speaking white guy, no contest. But I can only speak for my experience in these cities, I'm sure some countryside places are still more backwards in thinking.

It needs to be said that even my Japanese speaking Japanese American friend could not get into a few 'elite' shops. He was high level fluent but had a clear accent, and in any case never pretended to be a local. This was 20 years ago, I think things have improved a bit all around though. There are way more foreigner friendly and even English friendly shops.

I'm Black American and have not had any real problems. It's all about how you carry yourself. In the ones that let foreigners in, just remain calm and don't make a big fuss over things if they are not up to your liking and that will go a long way. The best one I found was GFE down in Kawasaki. They take all foreigners.

You're right that impressions matter. When I was in Nagoya 20 years ago I was one of the few foreigners let into oppai pubs. But I spoke some Japanese, and I was a well-spoken well-dressed nerd so their assessment was no problem. I knew I was one of the few because most girls said I was the only foreigner they had ever seen, while girls who worked longer could recall weeks or months back when they saw another. The irony was oppai pubs were one of the few places that consistently let me in, since it required minimum language skills.

I remember a few times the staff checked in on the girls after our session, with the girl saying no problem at all (in taking care of with me). One time I took a girl to VIP (in Nagoya it was super cheap) and the staff walked in on me on top of the girl, we were quite passionate. She was perfectly fine and safe, but he came in to tell me the VIP was up. I informed him that I needed one more hour. I like to think that I did my part to open the gates to foreigners a little that day.

Places that had more or less action than oppai pubs didn't. Like with hostess clubs they refused since it's all about talking and I'd disturb other customers. And with full service they were worried about communication and following rules. But just two years later when I learned more Japanese, it was less a problem. Now, I can get into 80% or 90%. It used to be 10% or 20% depending on the city.

[Drbombay]

Anyone have any experience being black in Tokyo and getting service, either from a soapland or from the delivery health services? Any recommendations on providers who will see black customers? I know racism is a part of life everywhere, and that Japan can be particularly difficult. Not going to lament it, just don't want to waste time going to places or trying to order something, only to have people cancel on me once they see me. I'm an English only speaker as well. Appreciate if there are any guides or suggestions to help navigate. Thanks much.

I'm Black American and have not had any real problems. It's all about how you carry yourself. In the ones that let foreigners in, just remain calm and don't make a big fuss over things if they are not up to your liking and that will go a long way. The best one I found was GFE down in Kawasaki. They take all foreigners.

[Runon99]

For a Non Japanese Speaker, how would I be able to find the nearest action to where I am staying? Is there a kind of "monger maps" for Japan? Or how to go about finding some good soap action and fun nearby any area.

There's some kind of action in every area, but that doesn't mean it's good action and / or easily accessible for foreigners. I've been to Tokyo several times, but I don't speak Japanese and I am in no way an expert in this -- I don't know if I could quickly find action if you dropped me in some random neighborhood. I would just start googling and searching on review sites.

You probably shouldn't be thinking "how can I find action close to wherever I end up staying" and just figure out where the action is you want to try and then figure out where to stay based on that. There's a pretty good chance you will end up wanting to try action in different areas, so just stay someplace reasonably central, like Shinjuku, and you can get all over town with ease and you will never feel like you're in the middle of nowhere.

There are Japanese websites where you can search for adult services by city and I think even by area, but the majority of the shops listed are probably only for Japanese customers or at least Japanese speakers.

I don't think there are soaplands in every area. The main cluster of them are in Yoshiwara. I think there are also some in Shinjuku and Ikebukuro, but I haven't been to any of them.

I think the best starting place for you to do research is this forum; read back many pages and you'll see reports for lots of places. You can focus on some of Traveler X's posts. He has lots of guides with links that will be very informative. After you've done a lot of reading and a lot of research, then you'll be more informed to ask more specific questions.

[Sympalogy]

There's probably some kind of action in every other neighborhood and close to every JR station. .

Thank you for this, that is great information and it answers many questions.

For a Non Japanese Speaker, how would I be able to find the nearest action to where I am staying? Is there a kind of "monger maps" for Japan? Or how to go about finding some good soap action and fun nearby any area.

[Runon99]

Another thing, for someone who is visiting Tokyo for the purpose of our hobby and would not mind saving money on accommodation as long as there is good WiFi for work and a nearby subway station to reach Shibuya-ku and the other parts where the action is located within reasonable times; which part of Tokyo do you recommend looking for an AirBnB or Hotel within to be close enough to the action, have a good bed, good WiFi and not break the bank?

I checked the AirBnB prices in Shibuya-ku and they are much higher than nearby areas. It will be my first time in Tokyo so I don't want to choose wrong and be stranded in the middle of nowhere.

How close you are to the action depends on where you're going for action -- there are numerous action areas in Tokyo proper (leaving out Kawasaki and not-too-far Yokohama). Shinjuku and Shibuya are fairly close to each other and it sounds like that's where you're focused, but there's also lots of action in Gotanda, Ikebukuro, Sugamo (the infamous cheap pinsaro Jan-Jan), Uguisudani, and of course the soapland mecca Yoshiwara. There's probably some kind of action in every other neighborhood and close to every JR station. You can't stay close to all of them. You can fairly easily GET to all of them by subway / train provided you are on your way back to your home base before the last train.

I have stayed in several different areas: Yoyogi, Ebisu, Nakameguro, and Shinjuku. Ebisu and Nakameguro are my favorites but not for proximity to action (although I found some in both). They are more expensive and if you're not on the way back before last train you'll be taking a taxi or Uber or whatever else there is that isn't riding on tracks. I have walked back to Ebisu from Shibuya after hours, it's not a crazy walk. Shinjuku to Ebisu would be a more ambitious walk (70+ minutes).

My last couple times in Tokyo I stayed in a business hotel (APA) in Shinjuku close to the Higashi-Shinjuku metro station. Just one metro stop away (or a brisk walk) to link up with the JR Yamanote line. Less than five minutes walking to the large love hotel district in Kabukicho, which I took advantage of. No worries about last trains there. A taxi ride from Shinjuku to Shibuya or vice versa wouldn't be SO bad, it's not like you would be going clear across the city.

If your main action will be at the soaps in Yoshiwara, you would want to stay on the east side, maybe in Asakusa. I've never stayed on the east side, so I can't really say.

[Sympalogy]

Another thing, for someone who is visiting Tokyo for the purpose of our hobby and would not mind saving money on accommodation as long as there is good WiFi for work and a nearby subway station to reach Shibuya-ku and the other parts where the action is located within reasonable times; which part of Tokyo do you recommend looking for an AirBnB or Hotel within to be close enough to the action, have a good bed, good WiFi and not break the bank?

I checked the AirBnB prices in Shibuya-ku and they are much higher than nearby areas. It will be my first time in Tokyo so I don't want to choose wrong and be stranded in the middle of nowhere.

[Sympalogy]

II will later compile some posts made over the last 2 months into another volume of info on the User blog section. Then I'll take a break.

Thank you! I look forward to that.

[Traveler X]

Hello everyone,

I remember a while ago I read that anal sex is more available in Japan because it is not considered illegal prostitution while vaginal sex is.

Either way, for those who have the fantasy of enjoying anal sex with japanese girls, where to find the best providers?

Any websites or soap lands or streets / clubs to go?

It's not a matter of where, but which girls offer it. You may want to try Delivery Health, some places clearly list which girls offer what. For example some girls offer 3P or toys, whatever. A few girls are pro at it, one report by AnalKnight with numbing cream for example (combined with condom so your dick isn't numb). I don't know much myself, just passing on what I know. Anal is ymmv meaning just because a girl offers it, she might back out when she sees your giant American cock. Who knows. Take it as a compliment, I wouldn't give a girl a hard time over it this is supposed to be fun I think if she makes an effort and it doesn't work out just find other ways to enjoy things. Not every cock fits every hole. If it's a must have, then I would rely on intel and reviews but no one is going go to out of their way you have to figure it out yourself.

http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...25#post2972725 Analknight gets it done

A few girls offer anal but intend to switch to vaginal. At that point it was "spontaneous" and therefore okay. Also, there are also a few shops on Yoasobi that specialize in it. I remember seeing it. I'm not going to help people by doing every step for them, I just want to help people get started and skip past unnecessary steps. If you have specific must-haves like anal, I hope you can find your hole. Good luck.

I've passed on most of my knowledge already, no need to repeat myself too much since enough people know it. I will later compile some posts made over the last 2 months into another volume of info on the User blog section. Then I'll take a break. I believe in you guys, have fun and share what you think best. There is no pressure, it should be a pleasure to share. I do believe the foreigner friendly market in Japan will grow well, but after 2-5 years of growth who knows if it will peak or keep growing. So like the Once-ler I'll just say that unless Japan lovers like you care very much, the foreigner friendly market is not going to get way bigger, just some. But either way there is plenty of fun to be had already.

[Sympalogy]

Hello everyone,

I remember a while ago I read that anal sex is more available in Japan because it is not considered illegal prostitution while vaginal sex is.

Either way, for those who have the fantasy of enjoying anal sex with japanese girls, where to find the best providers?

Any websites or soap lands or streets / clubs to go?

[Askevi]

Anyone have any experience being black in Tokyo and getting service, either from a soapland or from the delivery health services? Any recommendations on providers who will see black customers? I know racism is a part of life everywhere, and that Japan can be particularly difficult. Not going to lament it, just don't want to waste time going to places or trying to order something, only to have people cancel on me once they see me. I'm an English only speaker as well. Appreciate if there are any guides or suggestions to help navigate. Thanks much.

[Exoticspirit]

This post is to help everyone in a similar situation, no matter where you're from and no matter what language you speak. Everyone who loves Japanese women is a brother here. The following is the advice I would have given to myself 20 years ago, assuming I had at least been to Japan 1 time before OR traveled other countries a few times. In the future if someone asks this question again, I will just point to this post and any variation you will just have to figure out yourself. My goal is not to plan each person's trip, just show an example of the process.

So your request is quite a long-shot for different reasons, 10 hours works but 9 hours doesn't leave room to enjoy things like food. Even though I'm crazy about Japan, I can have fun in the US but I can't have the best Japanese food and casual shopping except in Japan. So if I had 9 hours in Japan I'd just go have a nice meal, shop around the airport which is quite nice, get a souvenir, probably meet and chat with strangers I run into by chance, then have another great meal, and board my flight. Those are special things I can enjoy in Japan. It's a relaxing day and I'll probably chat with a few people like me and share stories. Randomly stumble into future pussy by meeting a girl and promising to meet next time. But a younger me might want action and adventure now.

If you've never been to Japan before, the problem is familiarity. I can make it to anywhere in Tokyo or Yokohama and back to my flight easy. But first timers, they are much slower at every step. So I will give you the easiest plan. I assume you have been to Japan at least once or traveled several other countries. Let's say you speak English but no Japanese. Note that it is super lucky that your layover starts around 8am in the morning, if it was overnight layover I don't see the point nothing in this guide will work. Lastly, I will simulate this using Kira Kira soapland even though there are many other choices. FYI it is 1 hour 30 minutes for a Limousine bus from Narita to Yokohama station (it is 1 hour 10 minutes to reach Shinjuku), and you need to pass through immigration and customs as well as stow your luggage.

1) Before you land at Narita, check if your plane is on time. If it's late, reconsider. Also before you land the flight attendant hands out immigration and customs forms. Ask for one if you prefer, I like the old fashioned paper ones even though the trend is to do online forms with QR. So if you are like me, fill it out before you land. You need your passport and flight info. Make sure to stow your passport and valuables securely so you don't drop them.

2) Land at Narita, disembark your plane, walk to immigration. The lines/wait varies wildly. I have done it in 30 minutes, I have seen 90 minutes. Let's assume 60 minutes which is above average. You finally reach the front of the line and they gesture you forward. Show your passport, stand in front of machine to take photo and fingerprint. If all is in order, less than 60 seconds. Or maybe they ask you a question or two or ask you to fix a mistake on the form. Then you go down the escalator to baggage claim. If it's been 60 minutes it's probably there, grab a cart if it's a lot of luggage (I know you are layover but this is for other people too). Go to one of the customs lines and show your passport and form. Once in a while they check your bags, most of the time you're good to go. You pass through.

3) There is a Mizuho currency exchange, use it. The rate is excellent in Japan (other countries are hit and miss). Convert what you need. I forgot the daily limit (per person) but it was maybe 300k yen (30 man en) which is $1900. You don't need that much, if you run out later you can use a credit card but soapland is best cash / evidence free. Alternatively, 5% of ATMs in Japan take a US bank card (every single 7-11 ATM will, as will some at Narita). Remember in Japan never to think 300k, it's 30 man en (man = 10k). Otherwise you confuse locals the same if someone said "ten hundred dollars". This is a very common confusion. Next, stow your luggage if any. There is JAL ABC. Btw for those who need luggage forwarding, it's incredibly cheap and reliable in Japan to send a luggage to your hotel. It will 100% arrive and nobody will steal anything from it, it's Japan.
https://www.jalabc.com/en/hands-free...e-storage.html JAL ABC for luggage storage
https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel...age_at_narita/

Let's suppose we are 8:00am + 90 minutes here, so 9:30am.

4) Next buy a ticket for the next limousine bus from Narita to Yokohama station. Go to an information booth and ask the lady there in English "Excuse me, how do I buy a ticket for the limousine bus from Narita to Yokohama station" (the destination bus terminal is called YCAT). She will use her gloved hand to show you where and explain how. Give her a wink and ask if all Japanese women are this cute before turning to go on your way. Wherever the ticket booth is, you can ask them again for help, they deal with travelers all the time. The bus is direct, fast, reliable, reasonably priced, AC, free wifi. After having a ticket, note which # is the spot you should stand and wait. You go outside to fresh air and see a bunch of numbered stands. Go there. There's a guy in uniform there, show him your ticket and he will make sure you went to the right stand or point to you the right one. If you have suitcases, tell him how many and he will give you a receipt for it. Now if your bus ticket says 10:00am it will probably arrive at 9:58am and it will fucking depart at exactly 10:00am - the staff rush to put every suit case on, it takes 2 minutes. You board the bus and show your ticket. Look out the window at lots of cool stuff on your way to Yokohama. Buses depart often as long as it's normal hours like now, especially to major destinations like Yokohama YCAT. 4000 yen ($25). This is just my example, go wherever you like.

Let's suppose we board the bus at 9:50am and reach Yokohama YCAT 11:20am. If you are new, you probably board 10:00am or later. If you are me, you boarded 9:40am even after taking a moment to flirt with the information lady.

Skip this paragraph if you trust me to take the limousine bus instead of train: I do not recommend the train to or from Narita/Haneda airports. Let's illustrate why. If you want to do the train to Yokohama, google says walk 6 minutes to Narita Terminal 2-3 station board the Skyliner. 41 minutes with 2 stops to Keisei Ueno. You walk 7 minutes to Ueno a major hub. If you wanted Shinjuku instead, you'd have gotten off the previous stop at Nippori Station and walked 3 minutes to the JR Nippori station next to it, then take the Yamanote line 10 stops. But instead you board the Utsunomiya line to Yokohama, 26 minutes and 4 stops. Total cost 4370 yen or $28, 1 hour 31 minutes if you didn't miss a connection (you must be a veteran to do this). At least you missed rush hour, but I cannot recommend this way to a beginner. On the Limousine bus you can take a fucking nap, probably nobody is next to you. The train route you keep getting up and walking and changing trains and during the train ride commuters get on and off with an exhausted look. The train repeatedly jerks to accelerate or decelerate on the last parts. There is also the Narita express but google knows it takes longer (but is nicer). Compared to limousine bus the train is more expensive, takes longer, uncomfortable. Don't.

4-2) Note that during your bus ride, you can connect to the bus wifi and read my posts about Kira Kira (or wherever you're going). See each of these:
https://kirakira.eroticguide.tokyo/ Kira Kira website English
http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...=1#post2963631 Kira Kira Yokohama first experience
http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...=1#post2963459 Kira Kira mega guide

I find it useful to do international roaming, my carrier offers flat rate $12/day and I would use it. Make sure you sign up for a plan rather than "no plan roaming" which can be expensive if you use a lot of data. My carrier will text me that I've started international roaming and what the rate is. Or if you don't want this, stay in airplane mode.

At Kira Kira it is 31,000 yen for 70 minutes. I speak fluent Japanese and can enter most shops, yet this is still where I would go if I had only one chance. Whereas if I had a whole week, I'd take my chances at more hit and miss places where there is high risk high reward. During the bus ride, if you really have too much time to read:
http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...elivery-Health All guides

5) You arrive Yokohama YCAT. There is a Starbucks you can hang out at if you are ever waiting here. Instead look for signs pointing to the taxi stop nearby. Places like these have good signage. Or you can cheat and ask the YCAT ticket booth "I'm America. Where to do the taxi?" They will point the way, it's easy. Or maybe they point to the sign that says Taxi with an arrow, but that's rare in a polite country like Japan. You go there, and if you're lucky a taxi is already there. Since it's 11:30am now chances are good. Be patient, taxis are common since this is downtown Yokohama. A veteran would take the train to Hinodecho for 7 minutes (150 yen or 95 cents), but a beginner should do the last short bit by taxi for 11 minutes (Just guessing 1500 yen or $10) so they don't have to learn public transit on the spot.

Now here you want Kira Kira on google maps to be ready on your phone. The taxi shows up, if you have luggage he will toss it in the trunk (I know this is not you but useful to other beginners). Then like magic the rear left door will swing open on its own mechanically. Step inside, it's safe. Tell the taxi driver either: a) It's near Hinodecho station, it's Kira Kira soapland. b) Go to Hinodecho station c) Go to Hinodecho station and when you're 95% of the way use your phone and say drop me off here 1 block before the station. Don't worry what the taxi guy will think, to him it's just obvious that he'd want to do the same thing if he had your money. This stuff is normal in Japan. When you pay him, he will give back change, no need to tip in Japan. It's not normal so don't tip. Here is the google maps link to Kira Kira soapland
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FPZJmDsaAjvraKE6A Google Maps link to Kira Kira

If you are me, the time is now 11:40am and he dropped you off 1 block before Hinodecho. It is a 3 minute walk to Kira Kira but if it's your first time maybe you walk past it twice before bravely entering.

6) The shopkeeper sees you're a foreigner (regardless of your race) and asks Yoyaku? meaning if you have a reservation to which you say "arimasen" which means no. Of course if you only speak English, you can either wait for him to try English or say "No reservation". They are 100% foreigner friendly for many years. Then if it's your first time, then what country and your name (pick any name), then how long you want (70 minutes), then you pick your girl. My first time is described in a previous link, I'll link it again here. For first-time visiting the shop you sign a document saying you wont' hurt the girls etc.. super common sense stuff. They have forms in English, Chinese, Korean. Read the next link now to see the full process. I always start by making the girl feel safe and comfortable, be respectful, and she should worship you. I got 4 blowjobs and 2 bangs my first time, but it depends on the girl with others I did 2 and 1:
http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...=1#post2963631 Kira Kira first time

I hope you have a great time. So at this point you are done and the staff all bow down to you as you leave. I don't recommend smoking, but if you must this is the time to do it. When I did 70 minutes, I was lucky there was no wait so I walked out 75 minutes later. Sometimes, there is a wait. Let's be optimistic and say it's 1:00pm. Note in Japan it is helpful to think of it as 13:00.

I'm feeling great at this point, let's grab some lunch. Take a 10-15 minute walk to Sakuragicho station. This is good for a lunch after workout, it is good for an alibi*
http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...=1#post2964777 Sakuragicho station

* Traveler X is not responsible for what you tell your friends and family

It is also just good in itself, Sakuragicho has a ton of amazing food. Maybe Ichiran if it's a weekend without a line. Right next to the station there is a Paul's bakery where you can get a fantastic panini. It's in Colette Mare, and at the bottom floor is a fantastic supermarket. Go up and down that building, lots of great shopping. Or if you are super confident on time, go top two floors for a sit down meal like a baller. Every restaurant has clear samples of what food there are, for dumb hungry foreigners like us. Think about the hour bang you just had or journal or how you're going to come back to this country asap. For a light lunch, there is a Tokyo soup stock attached to Sakuragicho station. In this mall is Anderson bakery and another cafe and lots of snacks, food, souveniers for your alibi too. Do not go to Burger King, this is Japan. If you have extra extra time go to the outside of Collete Mare for the fruit parlor, it is just ridiculous. Or see that very tall tower called Landmark tower and realize that Collete Mare is a quaint tiny shop and the Landmark area is where everything's at. Whatever, the pressure is off and I assume you can manage your time like an adult.

From Sakuragicho station it's 1 stop to Yokohama station. Or if you wandered to Landmark and Minato Mirao, take the Minato Mirai subway to Yokohama station. You can ask the station guys for help, or if you don't mind your pride ask any random Japanese person and they will help you. It's okay, you'd do the same in your home country too right?

If you see that you have extra time at Yokohama station, walk to Sogo department store. Be amazed at how much better Japan is than your country. Then be on your way again.

Just for the sake of illustration, let's say you were super cautious and only did a 30 minute lunch, some browsing, grabbed 1 souvenier, and took a train to Yokohama station. The time is now 2pm aka 14:00. If it were me, that's my limit but others could push 15-45 minutes more here assuming a 15 minute wait for the bus. Of course if your layover was 9am instead of 8am you have to adjust and maybe do a quick lunch. I think for Narita you want to arrive 90 minutes before but even 60 minutes would cut it but just don't aim for that.

At this point, you find the Yokohama YCAT bus terminal which is next to Yokohama station. You buy a ticket from the guy that passive-aggressive pointed at the Taxi sign earlier this morning. Don't mind him, you're never going to see him again now. Make sure you choose the right terminal. If you have 10 extra minutes, you can grab something from the Starbucks, the convenience store, or a vending machine. Give a wink to the Starbucks girl saying Japan is full of fun shops. Then you board your bus as before. You log in to the bus wifi, and come onto ISG and start writing your post. Hopefully about your balls deep adventure for 70 minutes, but whatever you got just say it.

Let's say it was a 10 minute wait for the bus, so you arrive at Narita 3:40pm. There's some walking, maybe use the bathroom, etc.. You'll have time both before and after passing security for your flight.

Good luck!

Thanks so much for your detailed directions. I will study it.