Sapporo resident here. Raised my eyebrows more than slightly when I saw you took a taxi from the airport to JR Tower Hotel of all places. There's an airport train which runs about every 10-15min that goes to Sapporo Station, which is directly connected to JR Tower Hotel without even you needing to walk out of the complex. Could've gotten to your hotel in less than an hour for like 10% of the price lol Also CTS is actually in the city of Chitose, which is three cities removed/away from Sapporo. It's called "New" Chitose because the old was located in another part of Chitose. The current CTS is also shared with Self Defence Force, you can regularly see military jets land/take off there too- sometimes at the same time as your own flight which I've had the pleasure of seeing a few times. Don't forget to check out the observation deck of CTS! You can also book Air DO flights on the ANA website since they code share. Also the reason why you saw pretty much only ANA aircraft in HND was because you were in the ANA terminal, the other terminal is primarily JAL and its affiliates. I'm sure you know, but CX does daily flights (two daily 3 times a week) to CTS too. But guessing you wanted to try out Air DO hence the odd routing.

Just a suggestion, I love the aviation and accommodation side of things and understand you're trying to get lots of trips in in a few week period to get time at home but I'd love to see you try at least one thing in each location. I think it would really add to your videos.

Frequent train shuttle between New Chitose Airport and Sapporo station - bit cheaper and quicker than taxi 😊

Having lived in Japan for 6 years and worked for Japanese airline businesses, you will never fail to have a warm welcome by courtoeus people. Everything is organised, clean and on time. It possibly could be your favourite country of all time Noel, enjoy it and dont forget KIX (Kansai). Now thats a great airport !

Have lived in Japan for 4 years, after being based in several countries across APAC; public transport, customer service, scheduling and cleanliness of vehicles from taxis to airplanes absolutely second to none.

Yes, flying domestic in Japan is on another level - super easy process and super quick at the airports. Indeed „Air Do“ is pronounced like the ‚do‘ in Hokkaido (北海道). Hokkaido translates literally to ‚the northern sea route‘. This last syllabus (道) means road, way, path or route. Therefore, „Air Do“ is something like the connecting route in the air 😅 Cheers from Tokyo! PS great to hear that you like Japan so much!

Japan is an amazing country, I fell in love with it when we visited in January, and we've already booked our next trip for February. We stayed in Tokyo and we're doing the same thing again but travelling out into the countryside next time. Everyone is so friendly, helpful, and it feels super safe and clean. It's incredible.

I'm impressed! with how many flights you've taken that this is your first time in Japan! I hope we will see more Japan travel content soon since they are known for there huge variety of planes, trains and boats used to get around the whole country! Always awesome video Noel keep'em coming!

Lufthansa/Austrian/Swiss now uses the Window, Middle, Aisle seat boarding too with boarding groups 3, 4, and 5.

Air do and Peach Airlines are real cost-savers while flying domestically in Japan. The barley tea (mugicha) is an acquired taste. I hated it at first--tasted like an ash tray to me. One day when it was over 36C outside, someone offered cold mugicha to me. I was hot, thristy and sweating. It was the best stuff I ever drank. Try some, at least once. Loved staying at the JR towers. Breakfast views from the restaurant are awesome! Take public transportation as a first option in Japan. Taxis are for short trips...or in bad weather.

The "do" in Air Do is pronounced like "Dough" or the do in "Hokkaido". As others mentioned, the best way from Narita to Haneda is by bus. They leave every 10 minutes and take 60 minutes. The cost is about 3,000 Yen. Taxis are not the way. In Japan everything just works and is civilized that is one of the major up sides of the country.

Japan is a wonderful Country, only spent five days there but I'm desperate to return to Tokyo and visit more of the magical place.

Don't think I've ever come across anyone who's been to Japan and not say what a beautiful and hospitable people they are. And what a beautiful country it is... Brilliant video from a guy with a brilliant sense of humour.....nice one

The check in assistant was lovely. Happy to have a conversation and not just gaze at the monitor and ignore you.

The little hotel segments at the end of your flight videos are fast becoming one of my favourite bits to watch - nice touch. Watching this video makes me want to go to Japan even more now!

I dreamt about travelling in Japan last night and I think this video is a sign that I should really act on it. Anyway, Noel, I waited for you to realise that the ‘Do’ in Air Do sounds the same as the ‘do’ in Hokkaido and it was hilarious when you actually realised it 😂

I was in Japan Tokyo back in 2007 with the British lifesaving team for an international event. Super clean and immaculate city. Trains run spot on to the second arriving at stations. Planes they did regularly use 747s for internal domestic flights within Japan. Love your videos Noel keep them coming. Mark

It was great to sense your excitement at being in Japan for the first time. As someone who has visited a number of times, I could really relate to this. There is so much to appreciate: from the natural scenery and cityscapes to the big variety of user friendly experiences connected with everyday living and transport etc.

Keep on keeping it real Noel Philips. Thank you for flying like everyone else.

I flew Spring Japan from Narita to Hokkaido and the service was impeccable. The legroom was crazy for a low-cost airline and the efficiency was remarkable and really ontime. Love flying domestic in Japan

I was in Japan for the first time this past May. I fell in love with the country and it easily became my favorite place to visit. I plan on returning next April and have planned an epic road trip from Tokyo to Hokkaido. Your video convinced me to fly back to Tokyo from Sapporo using Air Do. Looks like another great Japanese airline.

That smily face is actually the mascot bear of the airline called Bear Do. On their 737 they have Bear Do drawn drawn on the winglets. They used to have special livery jets with Bear Do on them, but they all retired sadly.

I have always wanted to visit Japan and this just makes me want to go even more. Excellent video, as always!

In Haneda, the terminals are separated for JAL and ANA. It's the reason you haven't see JAL airliners from yours.

Welcome to Japan Noel! I’d recommend boarding trains to and from the city instead of using a taxi - you can get a rapid train to Sapporo station from New Chitose Airport for ¥880, which would be ~USD$6. Not only in Sapporo, but in other major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. JR trains are way cheaper than taxis.

I’ve always thought that window first boarding made sense. So many airlines give boarding no thought. Here in Thailand one airline boards premium first who are at the front of the plane first - and that blocks up the whole boarding procedure and it takes ages

YAY ANOTHER NEW VIDEO !!!! I really love your style of videos Noel !! Keep it up !

The initial check-in desk girl was so sweet.

Just the sheer efficiency, friendliness, and experience of Japan. Looks amazing. As you said, very civilised, just as it should be.

Absolutely amazing video, Noel. I can't wait to see the next video and visit Japan myself !!!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY You stayed in Japan for a bit and experienced more of it, I'm so happy. It also looks like you're getting plenty of footage of different things too. I think this trip should've given you ample opportunity while also getting to experience some great culture. Hope you enjoyed the food and Japanese hospitality. Can't wait for the train video :) Hope you tried a capsule hotel too. Lastly, fingers still crossed for JAL PE :D (though I know that's a long shot).

Japan is awesome for plane spotting, every airport seems to have large roof top viewing terraces, camera holes and well stocked shops. The best one I’ve been to is the new international terminal one at Haneda.

Note also that ANAs main low-cost subsidiary is Peach. Air Do is more independent. Equally JAL has full control of Zip Air and part control of Jetstar Japan (with Qantas). Youve also got SkyMark, Spring (of China), Solaseed and StarFlyer

Flew on Vanilla Air a few years ago from HKG to NRT. They are a Japanese airline who were taken over by Peach Airlines. They were very efficient and friendly as well. The welcome received in Narita was also a very positive experience.

I've flown into Japan 4 times and going again in November. Taxis are expensive there, but that's Japan for you. Saying that, all forms of transport there is super clean and everyone I've come across are wonderful.

As a 30-year resident of Japan I have flown Air Do (read as 'Do' as in 'Just do it') on several occasions and have to say I agree with you Noel. They are a very pleasant way to get up to the 'Scotland of Japan'. By the way on your departure on 34R at HND you flew straight over my apartment around 90 seconds after departure. Something akin to a near miss!

I've heard Haneda pronounced Ha NAY da (I use this) Ha NEH da and now HaNAda. Also, they give you slippers in Osaka too.

❤ Japan. One of my favorite countries in the world. Glad to see you enjoy it as much as I did when I visited the country. Hope to return next year, and I might do some of that Air Do myself as well :)

Great review. Being a tall guy myself, your reviews are very helpful for gauging the seat pitch.

I'm hopefully going to Japan later this year, flying in on Cathay, and plan to fly from Tokyo to Sapporo with Air Do. Noel comes up trumps again with this itinerary, I hope my trip goes as smoothly as yours (minus the taxi fees)!

I took a flight on them from Sapporo to Tokyo on their 767 in Jan, and I thought they were great! Staff lovely, good English, and served up some hot soup in a cold winter. Lovely!

I smiled watching this video. Japan is a lovely country. I miss it. I lived there for a couple of years when I was in the Navy. I loved taking the trains over there, loved the people, loved the culture. That airline looks just delightful. Quick way to get to Hokkaido from Honshu. I've never been to Hokkaido, but have heard a lot about Sapporo. The Japanese people are some of the nicest most courteous in the world. I would have stayed there 10 years if I could.

Nice one Noel. Great vid as usual. The flight was worth it for the views alone. Amazing!

Great video, crazy how much that taxi was. Would have told him to do one! But for £104 to fly onboard a 767 you can’t complain!

I was stationed in Japan in the late 80s there isn’t a day I do T dream of going back it’s an amazing country!!! Great video!

I can always count on you for my Sunday morning chuckle....DO DO DO RONRON.

Great video Noel!!!! 2 thumbs up my friend!!!!

Absolutely love Japan probably one of my favourite destinations :D that is insane price for a Taxi ride still cannot believe how much that was :O haven't seen a 767 in awhile still glad they are still flying around another amazing video Noel 😁

Another good video again I did see Rachel is with you today on the flights happy to see she’s better but I hope you both are doing very well.

Rookie mistake taking a Taxi in Japan longer distances! There's frequent train services between New Chitose Airport and Sapporo.

I fly with Air Do on the route Tokyo - Hakodate several times per year when visiting my wifes parents. Great airline, always happy with them!

🇯🇵 Never heard of Air Do either, in all my years of flying from UK to Japan, it’s my home away from home. Definitely agree Noel, I love Japan as well! 🇯🇵

Air Do is a subsidiary of ANA, thus it use the "blue" side of Henada. While the other side is "red", all JAL plane. Both ANA and JAL offer free hanger tour at Henada. It is amazing. You will love it.

I have flown air do ! It’s a very cute & amazing experience ❤❤ glad you enjoyed it too

I love and miss Japan sooo much! And yes - the "Do" in Air Do is pronounced like the do in "domestic"!

Ahh AirDo... I do not know if some people are into Flight simming here, like FS2004 and FSX. Project OpenSky was a project where they had 767s and 757s, as well 747s for free. In 2009, Hiroshi Igami from Posky announced a new version of the 767, the SkySpirit2010 767v5, one of the most detailed 767s made for the Microsoft FlightSimulator 2004 and FSX. One of his Demo livery was one of AirDo. Everyone on the forum was like "what is AirDo?" and Hiroshi answered "this is a local Japanese airline". This is how I heard from AirDo. Never been to Japan. 4:23 There was a video by CGP Grey about the boarding methods, how bad by row is for the flow of passengers and how good the boarding with the window seat first and then to the middle of the plane.

Super video, and I absolutely love Japan; I found by using basic Japanese greetings like hello, and thank you very much goes down really well! ☺️🌞

Thanks a lot Noel for uplifting my spirit

As always, Noel , a great video about some new corner of the world, Looks like a very civilized low cost carrir.. Love those 767s

Planespotting is an absolute delight there, have done it many times. I will be back there later this year, can’t wait😊

Wowzers. Those taxi fees are breathtaking...and not in a good way. Yikes! We've never been to Japan but would love to go. Your footage already is stunning; that view of Tokyo!!! Can't wait to follow you through on the rest of the journey. -- Greg & Sandi

Hey Noel you ask sometimes about little known airlines to fly on for a video I’ve found a really cool one I think would be interesting Nauru air 🇳🇷 national carrier of the 3rd smallest country wish u the best Noel hope you found this interesting

There is Keisei Railway Sky access train from Narita to Haneda, cost only 1730 yen (12.2 USD) and only around 100 mins. And its always to make buffer for transfer these two airport as it always got road traffic jam

6:30, yes i regularly watch haneda airport live on KZfaq,they have some beautiful artwork!

Yes FINALLY you went to Japan! Hope you enjoyed it

Japan is the number one country in the world I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see, but with my fibromyalgia even a trip into my own city's downtown is too painful, plus no health = no wealth, Japan being so expensive, these videos mean even more to me. Thanks for sharing! (Living in earthquake prone, yet sadly not earthquake resistant Turkey, Japan fascinates me even more)

yet another lovely video good job Noel love it

Wow, never heard of the airline. I must try out when I visit Japan next time.

Great video Noel! However 1st thing it is pronounced Air Do (Doh) and 2nd it looked like an interesting flight especially on that Boeing 767-300! 🎉 I love how the Japanese carriers in particular still utilize a lot of B767s (and eventually phase them out with B787s) just like here in the 50 US states 🇺🇸 😂 Great job as always I can’t wait to fly Air Do someday soon and to visit Japan! 🇯🇵 Cheers 🥂 😊

Japan is our main country to visit. Love it there. Yes we take the train. Never been to Sapporo, but hope to some day for the Snow festival. Aizu area is our main stay!

HI Noel, thanks for talking about this airline. i must admit i have never heard of it before. i must say i cannot believe you have never been to japan before. japan is always the no1 or no2 destination for us in singapore. i myself i have in japan twice since dec 22.

As always, great job! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself in Japan. Happy & save travel.🛫 🛬. ☮️

Fun video as always! One little thing. I know you were running short on time from Narita to Haneda, but I think you should've tried the train from the airport to Sapporo. You would've been pleasantly surprised by the cost and efficiency of Japan's public transport even in the relative countryside of Hokkaido. I get being new to Japan and not speaking the language but someone would've been happy to help you out at the Information Desk. More importantly, you would've experienced one of modern Japan's greatest public innovations.

i love your sense of humor more of it please!!!!!!!! x

Noel another awesome video. You air dodo fantastic video capturing. I have never been to Japan myself so now you are 1 up to that country over me. I was thinking as to rating your fights and accommodations around this world of ours you should add a segment with the video of a meal from the country or region of the country you are at. And rate the food as well not just on the aircraft. Looking forward to more videos tomorrow

The mountain+water combo of Japan is so beautiful (but so is every country around the Pacific Ring of Fire)

Great video. I will plan to fly Air Do and visit Sapporo in the future

I am glad that you like Japan. I am the girl who has always wanted to be a Flight attendant since i was a child. And this month, finally I have a final interview for AIRDO flight attendant. I felt energized by this video, thanks✈️

I'd really recommend looking into some alternative ground transportation options when in Japan :) Not only are they quite a bit cheaper than taxis and often similarly fast, they're also quite fun. Wouldn't you rather take a high-speed train than a boring old taxi? But you saw how well things run there - even the limousine bus is perfectly acceptable and usually costs about $15 for a ride from the airport to the city center (in any city). Anyway, first time flying Japan domestic was quite an experience for me as well, with all the little slips of paper and everything. I flew Skymark on that same route. Cool thing was they actually sold desktop plane models on board and they were only about $50, with a wood base and everything. Of course I had to buy one.

NRT to HND is not a short hop across Tokyo - it's 50 miles. Been to Japan 15x my next visit in 3 wks. Only ever made the mistake of flying into NRT once.

Any day Noel uploads is a day that I am happy! Happy Sunday!

Great review Noel! I'm going to have a flight with them in September- also to Sapporo, to study Bachelor there for 4.5 years. Truly exciting times👍

Oh yes, Airdo definitely seemed like a worthwhile experience. Tai so much Noel!

Can’t wait for the video next week! I’ve been in love with Japan for decades but never been able to go cause disability isn’t really into paying enough for world travel. Happy to see how much you have appreciated it already so far!

Great Job Air Do,Nice One Noel 👍😉💪

I always liked the 767. I will be sad when they disappear from the skies, someday.

Noel the Japanese are tought from an early age that their actions can affect others around them! Thats why everyone is so approachable and friendly as they been tought this

That sunset was amazing!

Very nice. Thank you.

Now that you've visited the "Scotland of Japan", I'd heartily recommend a flight to warmer climes, somewhere like Yoron (JAL) or Yonaguni (Ryukyu Air Commuter), both of which are accessible from Naha, Okinawa.

Great video Noel 😊

Fantastic content as always.

Can't believe a man of your knowledge and experience why you did not book hotels closer to the airports 😮

I have been to Japan a few times, and it is so Clean. Even if it is old is really clean. Everything feels brand new and clean

Who doesn't love Japan lol. The last time I flew from Haneda to New Chitose just before the pandemic, we were on the tarmac for like an hour - there were about 20 planes queuing for take-off! Never seen such a queue on the runway in my life!

Nice video as usually! First time heard of Air Do after living in Japan for 7yrs lmao. I think most of the people do not know of it existence. Japanese people prefer shinkansen over plane. It is more convenient but the price is higher then flight lol.

Funny airline name, nothing can beat Air Seoul when it comes to naming though!

Imagine an air Loo do review! Keep up with those amazing videos Noel!

Hey Noel will you ever do a tier list of airlines? :D I think that would be fun!

Japan is a lovely country that is defo on my bucket list. Just so clean and advanced