Haneda's proximity to Tokyo means a long layover here can genuinely be a great thing. Here's how we'd spend two hours, five hours, or a full day near the airport, from a tattoo-friendly onsen to the birthplace of winged gyoza.

Stuck at Narita with hours to kill? Forget the duty-free shops, there's a whole side of Chiba worth exploring, from a 60-restaurant-deep unagi street to sake breweries and a samurai town with a bamboo grove running through it. Here's exactly what to do depending on how much time you've got.