Thu 8 Oct. Landed, Welcome Suica in hand (¥3,000 loaded). First Keikyu about 05:25; gates open 10 to 15 minutes before. Tap the Suica, no ticket needed. Room is booked from the 6th, so check in on arrival.
- Immigration and customs. Visit Japan Web QR twice: immigration, then customs. Out with the bag by about 05:45.
- Cash and card. ¥10,000 in hand covers today. 7-Eleven ATM after customs with the Niyo card only if needed; always charge in yen.
- Ticket. Done: Welcome Suica with ¥3,000. Tap in and out; the ride to the hotel takes about ¥520 off it.
- Keikyu platform. Red Keikyu Line signs, not the Monorail. Gates B1, platforms B2, elevators. First train about 05:25; the board shows the exact minute.
- Board a train for Shinagawa 品川, Sengakuji 泉岳寺, Oshiage 押上, Keisei-Takasago 京成高砂, Narita Airport 成田空港 or Inba-Nihon-Idai 印旛日本医大. Not Yokohama 横浜, Zushi 逗子 or Kanazawa-bunko 金沢文庫. If the board says Shinagawa only, ride to Shinagawa and take the next Sengakuji or Oshiage train from the same platform.
- Off at Daimon 大門: after Shinagawa the stops are Sengakuji, Takanawadai, Mita, Daimon, about 25 to 30 min in all. Follow the magenta Oedo Line 大江戸線 signs, 3 to 4 min, elevators both ends.
- Oedo Line, platform for Roppongi and Shinjuku 六本木・新宿方面. Akabanebashi, Azabu-juban, Roppongi, Aoyama-itchome, then Kokuritsu-Kyogijo 国立競技場, about 13 min.
- Exit A2. Elevator up; the hotel is at the exit, no road to cross. Check in with the passport, shower, sleep.
Fallback: fixed-fare taxi from the T3 rank, about ¥8,000 to ¥9,000, 30 to 40 min, card or cash. Keikyu trains have luggage racks by the doors; follow the elevator pictogram on the Oedo Line.