Opposition forces killed several police officers, rioted on several occasions and constructed a giant 200 ft tower to interfere with test flights. Hundreds of acts of vandalism have occurred over the years, even into recent times.
Kansai International: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_International_Airport
Kobe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Airport
Kitakyushu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakyushu_Airport
Chubu International: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubu_Centrair_International_A...
That was the first time I appreciated how hard it is to navigate the modern world if you're illiterate.
There is still a very obvious house in the middle of Narita Airport that you can see when flying in or out. There are roads to it underneath the airport.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/narita-airport-farm-takao-shito...
"The best outcome would be for the airport to shut down," he said. "But what's important is to keep farming my ancestral land."
I imagine most countries would just use eminent domain?
Japan also did it in this case in general, but not everywhere. Because having a law and enforcing a law is not the same - because there was determined resistance of all kinds. And by law they could have also expropriated that land, but that would have sparked more violent opposition. Apparently letting this farm as it is, was one of the compromises to have the airport at all, without riot police guarding it 24/7.
That's not a runway, but a taxiway. Runways have no curves ever.
PS: That's really pretty dangerous, imagine having to compensate for crosswind changing directions, avoiding the trees at each side etc.. wow.
They are talking about their lives and families, which they know intimately and on which much of their life depends. I don't know anything about them. Now if they talked about me, about whom they know nothing, then they'd be yadda yaddaing if you take my meaning.
Trying again: they were banned from buying land for reasons that are politely obscured, beyond it relating to their actions in the Japanese military during WWII.
Also https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cf343b06-f4a8-46fc-b124-1c61392...
[1] https://www.ptua.org.au/2015/10/29/busiest-airports-rail/
And it's a bit stupid because the stations before and after the airport are the normal cheap price.
Some of the Japans biggest shipping companies (I’ve personally only used Kuroneko Yamato; but I’m pretty sure others do this too) will pick up your luggage from the airport, and deliver it to your room for ~15 USD per bag.
This also works in reverse, and even between cities — don’t take your heavy bags on Shinkansen, have a concierge or front desk ship them to your next hotel.
The Google keyword for this are ta-q-bin/takkyubin.
Trains are great in general. They also tend to be a poor fit for anything much more than carry-on. I've done it and managed but it's better not to if you can.
But Japan is the kind of place that people want to bring a whole lot of stuff back - I know a lot of people who basically fly out with empty suitcases and just fill them to the brim with random tchotchkes over here — and hey, whatever makes them happy.
It’s Japan. Obviously I knew about the train lol. Their trains are awesome!
Took the bus back from the hotel.
Given how far NRT is from Tokyo, $200 doesn't seem too bad...
You'd be an idiot to use a taxi.
Or it's some exceptional situation (flight super delayed?)
Many travelers will just grab a ticket that sounds vaguely correct and then fare adjust at the end. Grabbing an IC card or one of the apps is the easiest course for virtually everyone though.