✅ Before you fly
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✈️ Flights booked
Going · Fri Oct 16
| UA 2838 | Omaha 9:07 AM CT → Denver 9:55 AM MT |
| UA 143 | Denver 11:25 AM MT → Tokyo Narita, lands Sat Oct 17, 2:45 PM Japan time |
Coming home · Wed Oct 21
| UA 882 | Tokyo Haneda 5:15 PM → Chicago 3:05 PM CT |
| UA 5638 | Chicago 5:45 PM → Omaha 7:32 PM CT |
⚠️ You land at Narita but fly home from Haneda. Be at Haneda by 2:15 PM Wednesday.
United Basic Economy. Confirmation codes are in your email and Google Calendar, kept off this public page on purpose.
🎯 Quick facts
Time: Japan is 14 hours ahead of Omaha.
Plugs: same 2-prong plugs as the US. Chargers just work.
Weather: mild, about high 60s to low 70s °F. Light jacket for night.
Money: cards work most places. Carry some cash. 7-Eleven ATMs take US cards.
Tipping: none, anywhere.
Emergency: police 110 · ambulance 119
Fri · Oct 16 · Fly
9:07 AMLeave Omaha (UA 2838)
11:25 AMDenver → Narita (UA 143), Mountain time
Sat · Oct 17 · Land + check in
2:45 PMLand at Narita Terminal 1. Immigration and customs, about 45 to 90 min.
~4 PMNarita Express (N'EX) to Shinjuku Station, about 80 to 90 min
~5:30 PMWalk 15 to 20 min to the hostel, or a short taxi
~6 PMCheck in. Screenshot the door code.
7 PMOptional: hostel night walking tour (Ideas tab)
Sun · Oct 18
Not planned yet.
Mon · Oct 19
Not planned yet.
Tue · Oct 20
Not planned yet. Pack at night for the morning checkout.
Wed · Oct 21 · Fly home
MorningCheck out. The desk can hold your bag.
1:15 PMLeave Shinjuku for Haneda
2:15 PMAt Haneda Terminal 3
5:15 PMFly to Chicago, then Omaha at 7:32 PM CT
🏨 UNPLAN Shinjuku booked
| Address | 5-3-15 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 For a taxi: 東京都新宿区新宿5-3-15 |
| Dates | Sat Oct 17 → Wed Oct 21 · 4 nights |
| Room | Mixed dorm, shared bathroom, pod bed with curtain |
| Booked | Through Super.com. Number and link are in your Google Calendar. |
| Stations | Shinjuku-sanchome 8 min · JR Shinjuku 15 to 20 min walk |
| inquiry_shinjuku@unplan.jp · no phone listed |
🔑 Hours + door code
| Check-in | From 4 PM, self check-in on the lobby iPad |
| Front door | Locks at 11 PM. Use the PIN code after that. |
| Front desk | Closed at night. Rent a towel before it closes. |
| Breakfast | Free and light: toast, eggs, yogurt, coffee |
| Bar (B1) | 4 to 11 PM · happy hour 4 to 7 PM, 30% off |
| Rooftop | 8 AM to 9 PM |
🔢 You booked through Super.com, so the PIN may not be emailed. You arrive around 6 PM, before the lock, and get it at check-in. Screenshot it.
🎉 Hostel events
| Day | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sat | Shinjuku night walking tour (needs 5+ people) | 7 PM · lobby |
| Sun | All-you-can-drink | 7–9 PM · bar |
| Mon | Game night, prize is a free drink ticket | 9 PM · lobby |
| Tue | Movie night, free popcorn and Coke | 9 PM · lobby |
💬 Guest WhatsApp group
Where guests plan outings. Scan it with your phone camera.
🧳 Dorm tips
- Bring earplugs and flip-flops.
- Dorms are quiet. Take calls in the lounge.
- Pack the night before you leave, so you don't rustle bags in the morning.
💇 Perm in Tokyo? maybe
Not decided. Your Aug 14 perm will be about 9 weeks old. A cold perm lasts about 3 months, so a redo here is reasonable, and Omaha has no salon that does Asian men's perms.
| Best days | Sun or Mon morning. Leaves time to go back for a fix. Skip Tue and Wed. |
| Time | About 2.5 to 3 hours |
| Cheaper | Cut + down perm only at PALAN, ¥11,000 |
| Skip it | Just get a trim anywhere, re-perm on a later trip |
Options
PALAN K-Beauty
Shinjuku · 15 min walk
¥16,000 ≈ $107
Korean-owned. Korean perm + cut + down perm + treatment in one menu item. Korean + English OK. 4.95 rating. Ask for stylist ITSUKI.
Their perm is labeled "karma". Ask for a loose wave. Closed days vary.
GROOMERS TOKYO
Shibuya · 7 min train
Price at booking
Men-only salon with the most men's reviews. 4.7 on Google. Stylist Ryo Nakagai explains in English.
Known for curlier styles. Say "loose, not tight". Down perm not confirmed.
📝 If you book: paste in the notes
Loose wave perm on top (not karma perm), down perm on the sides. Do you have a low-odor perm solution? Please confirm the total price.
トップはゆるい波巻きパーマ（カルマではない）、サイドはダウンパーマでお願いします。においの少ない薬剤はありますか？
- Bring photos: front, side, back, plus one "not this".
- Aftercare: 48 hours no shampoo, no hats, no heavy sweating.
- Faint sulfur smell for a few days. Cologne on your neck, not your hair.
🛬 Narita → Hostel
- Narita Express (N'EX) straight to Shinjuku Station. About 80 to 90 min, about ¥3,250. Buy at the JR counter in arrivals.
- Walk 15 to 20 min east, or take a short taxi (about ¥1,000).
Backup: Airport Limousine Bus to Busta Shinjuku, about ¥3,600, they load your bag. Skip a taxi from Narita: ¥25,000 or more.
🛫 Hostel → Haneda
- Train: JR Yamanote Line to Shinagawa, then Keikyu Line to Haneda Terminal 3. About 45 to 50 min.
- Bus: Airport Limousine from Busta Shinjuku. About 35 to 60 min, depends on traffic.
🚃 Shinjuku → Kawasaki
Easy. One transfer, about 35 to 45 min, about ¥500.
- JR Yamanote Line (light green) to Shinagawa, about 20 min
- JR Tokaido or Keihin-Tohoku Line (light blue) to Kawasaki, about 10 min
💡 Train tips
- Tap Suica in and out. No tickets needed.
- Shinjuku Station is huge. Follow the "JR Lines" signs and give it 10 extra minutes.
- Weekday rush: 7:30 to 9:30 AM and 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
- Last trains are around midnight.
Things you could do. Nothing here is booked.
🏨 At the hostel (free to join)
| Day | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sat | Shinjuku night walking tour. Runs with 5+ people, mostly solo travelers. | 7 PM |
| Sun | All-you-can-drink in the bar | 7–9 PM |
| Mon | Game night | 9 PM |
| Tue | Movie night | 9 PM |