Before you land
Fill in Visit Japan Web for immigration and customs and save both QR codes.
Set up Suica on your iPhone, or plan to buy a card at the airport.
Download offline Google Maps for Tokyo and Osaka.
Narita (NRT)
N'EX to Tokyo, Shinjuku or Shibuya: about ¥3,140–3,330, or ¥5,200 for the foreigner round trip.
Keisei Skyliner to Ueno: ¥2,580, about 45 minutes.
Access Express to Asakusa: about ¥1,290, no reserved seats.
Haneda (HND)
Haneda is only 15–30 minutes from central Tokyo.
Keikyu Line to Shinagawa (~¥330), then the JR Yamanote Line.
Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsucho (~¥520).
Kansai (KIX)
Nankai Rapi:t to Namba: ¥1,490, 38 minutes. The Airport Express is ¥970.
JR Haruka to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto. Foreign visitors can buy the discounted ICOCA & HARUKA set.
Terminal 2 (Peach) connects to the station by free shuttle bus.
Landing late
The last trains from Narita and Kansai leave in the late evening. After that you're looking at a limousine bus (if any are still running), an airport hotel, or a very expensive taxi. For late flights, Haneda is the easiest airport.