Greetings, This is the first time I have ever tried to blog a trip/cruise in real time.  But we know there is an interest in Asia/Japan and its recent reopening to tourists and crusie ships.  So we start now.  Kathy and I flew (Business Class) from Washington Dulles to Heathrow and changed to a JAL flight to Tokyo (Haneda).  We booked that strange route because HAL had a terrific Business Class deal at the time we booked.  It turned out to be a bargain because of recent air fare increases.