Tokyo Attractions｜Special Free Attractions—Set Your Time and Grab a Spot—Japan Airlines "Hangzhou" Tour

#100 Ways to Travel Both of Japan's two major airlines have free "cage observation" activities. Adhering to the spirit of social contribution, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have spared no effort in contributing to the "air development". The educational activity of "Granaku Observation" is open to the general public. Since there is no restriction on domestic or foreign nationals, I was lucky enough to grab a spot. Transportation Tips: The field trip is located on the artificial island of Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport). The correct location is the Japan Aviation Safety Promotion Center (日本航空安全启發センター). There is no private car parking available. You can only take the Tokyo Monorail (東京モノレール) to the "New Maintenance Center Station" or take a taxi from the airport, but I am afraid that the taxi driver will not be able to find the location. First of all, this activity is by appointment only. Online reservations will be open one month before the visit date (only official website reservations are available). The official website is only available in Japanese and English. In principle, there are four sessions a day, and some dates have only three sessions, of which the 13:20 session is a paid session that includes a life jacket experience. I would try to get a spot whenever I had time every day, and finally I got the 14:45 class. You can enter the Japan Aviation Safety Promotion Center 20 minutes before each session starts. Check in first to receive your identification card. First comers can go to the welfare store to buy souvenirs. It is strongly recommended that you buy anything you like first, because the guided route is one stop at a time, and you cannot go back after this stop. You will leave after visiting the maintenance hangar at the last stop. At 14:45, the waiter will lead everyone into the aviation classroom, where senior or retired employees will give an introduction and tour. The entire process is only in Japanese, and there are interesting questions and answers interspersed. Japanese children are very enthusiastic to answer, and those who answer correctly will receive small prizes. During breaks, the JAL Sky Museum is open to everyone for a visit, which includes a JAL model, a display of historical flight attendant uniforms, a simulated cockpit, aviation trivia, etc. The tour guide will also help everyone take photos, so there is no need to worry about going alone. This shows how much manpower and effort Japan Airlines has invested in air development. Then there will be a roll call, and helmets will be distributed in order to prepare to enter the hangar. The hangar to be visited may not be fixed each time, and the number and models of passenger planes maintained inside are also not fixed, but we will try our best to satisfy everyone's desire for knowledge. We were quite lucky that day, as there were three aircraft under maintenance or overhaul, and one was Japan Air Force One approaching. In principle, the facilities and equipment in the hangar could not be touched. There were movement lines drawn on the ground, and we could not cross these lines. Because the employees were still at work, we had to be careful not to take pictures of their faces. The on-site staff we met along the way were all very friendly. The climax of the activity was when the tour guide led everyone to the fuselage to take pictures, and then went outside the hangar to watch the sunset and the planes take off and land. At the end of the activity, the tour guide led everyone away. On the way back to the new maintenance station, I was still very excited. This activity was really great. It should be noted that the official reservation website has reminded that if you want to upload photos to SNS, you must first be reviewed by JAL. So after returning to Taiwan, prepare the photos to be uploaded to SNS and send them to JAL (JAL factory tour mailbox). You can only upload to social media after receiving a reply and permission. So this time I can’t upload photos of Japan Air Force One, so you can only take them yourself! #jal #JapanAirlines #HangzhouVisitingTravel #Tokyo #Japan