This page includes information for those who plan to transit from Tokyo to Osaka and those who need to stay at a hotel at night near Haneda airport (Tokyo International Airport) (see below).

Transit from Tokyo to Osaka

Narita Airport to Osaka
(including information on Tokyo Haneda airport, and Osaka Itami airport)

Narita Tokyo International Airport:

Major domestic airlines: Japan Airlines (JAL), and All Nippon Airways (ANA)

• *JAL:
  please check Narita to Osaka, last flight will be JL3007, 18:30 from Narita Airport on March 14, 2010)
  
• *ANA:
  (Final flight from Narita to Osaka is 17:55 around. Your arrival time will be 17:00, it might be difficult to catch this flight..)

Narita-Tokyo-Osaka(Train)
From Narita airport, take Narita Express (train) to Tokyo, Yokohama etc… (Please see JR website)
Every 1 hour, up to 20:44 (from Narita airport to Tokyo). It roughly takes one hour.

From Tokyo to Kyoto/Osaka
Take Superexpress Shin-kansen (Nozomi/Hikari): Choose Nozomi!
Tokyo -Yokohama-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka(2.5 hours from Tokyo)-・・・・Hakata(Fukuoka)
Every 10-15minutes from Tokyo to Osaka area, up to 20:19 from Tokyo to Osaka (Nozomi).
See JR website

If you prefer to stay one night near Narita Airport…please visit to
http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/travel/hotel/index.html

* Information about Haneda Tokyo airport (mainly domestic flight).
http://www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp/en/

* Information about Osaka Itami International airport:
Wikipedia
also, info at Japan-Guide.com.

Hotels near Itami airport:
Private websites of hotels-and-discounts.com and undercovertourist.com

Enjoy Japan!

Hotels near Haneda airport (Tokyo International Airport)

Hotels near Narita Tokyo International Airport:

• Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyo
  You may find some cheaper plan, such as ‘Ladies’ plan’ ‘early bird reservation discount plan’ etc..check the website!
• JAL City Haneda Tokyo
  (free shuttle bus and reasonable price, good for females!)
• Hotel villa Fontaine Hamamatsucho
  Takeshi’s favorite hotel, reasonable, good access to several sightseeing spots, such as Tokyo Tower, Zoujouji shrine. Only 15 minutes monorails from airport, direct connection to Haneda airport.
• Hotel com’s:
  You can enjoy famous Tokyo vegetable market!