Review: Japan Airlines First Lounge Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)

They should add a cordoned-off area for FC customers with enhanced/more personalized service.

Otherwise, this lounges looks perfectly nice, and then some.

One disappointing thing about this lounge is the lack of a lounge chair or a bed. The lounge's great for dining and drinking but not for relaxing when you have a long layover.

Was there massage therapist available for 10 minute massage when you visited? Or did they discontinue that service at this lounge?

@ JY -- Unfortunately that's no longer offered.

I grab one of the leather chairs with ottomans that are in the back corners of Red Suite and take a nap. I’ve napped there quietly for a couple of hours. The room is quiet.

I spent a few hours in the Red room enjoying champagne last fall. Didn't see another passenger the entire time. I like this lounge, but to me the food was a bit of a miss (and I typically love Japanese food). I'd rank this behind Cathay's The Pier first class lounge in HKG. Fortunately I'll be visiting both in the coming weeks.

To vast number of OW emerald members is due to how easy to keep it once granted in JAL FF program.
If you don't fly enough to renew, you can keep your status by paying with points (2000 I think) which is a bargain.
It's almost a lifetime status !

There are additional ways though but only for japanese residents having JAL co branded CC.

@Lucky, did you and Mr. Klint travel around the same time? He just posted his review yesterday :).

You can retain quasi-lifetime OW Sapphire through the way you explained (JAL Global Club), but not OW Emerald.

In order to acquire OW Emerald through with JAL Global Club, you are required to earn 80,000 Fly on Point (JAL status point) through OW flights, and half of them must be earned by taking JL coded flight.

Or, you can have lifetime access card by accruing 2 million in-seat mile with JAL operated flight.

The photo of the entrance with the Japanese art and red glass does no justice. The walk of tranquility. Land of endless sushi and real Luis Vuitton bags. I crushed 8 of those 200 ml Perrier bottles. Then board AA in J and sleep all the way for 9:40 hrs.

You drank almost half gallon of sparking water and sleep 9 hours?

There's plenty of endless sushi in Texas. Endless Texan roll, Cowboys roll, Maverick roll, Rockets roll, Astro roll, Rangers roll etc.

And who cares about real LV when you have the real Kardashians.

Everything is so tiny in Japan and very big in Texas.

The footfall in the lounge have dropped quite a bit compared to pre-pandemic. It seems that the OWE populations of the world have taken a hit.

Looking at the luggage tags people have on their luggage, I would say JAL and AA are the main drivers of OWE in the lounge. Also a decent population of BA Golds around the London flights. Or they are just the more likely people to use their status luggage tags.

I was just there 3 weeks ago and the lounge was great but it was empty at the time (5pm-ish). I was dreading the sushi but it was actually good (though not as good as in town). I don’t remember the Narita First Class lounge but Haneda’s was impressive.

Indeed. Look at how narrow those urinals are.

I find it tough to find a JAL F seat and I use point.me

No, I'm just slow. 😉

Just spend 5 hours in the JAL F lounge last week. One thing to point out about the showers: You show showers 6 to 10, which have a toilet. However, showers 1 to 5 (not mentioned) do not have a toilet. There is one or two separate shared toliets in the walkway for showers 1 to 5. Unless you ask for one with a toilet, you will get on without.

Flight arrived at gate 112 at 5:30am. Lounge doesn't open until 6am - so lots of people waiting for the lounge to open. By 9am the lounge was very crowded.

agree - some flights are 5 hours or more connect time. Like a very crowded restaurant. You order from the phone app you install on your phone.

Have visited a couple of times in the past few months, and the RED SALON and Sushi Tsurutei were definitely my favorite places to sit. Luckily, it wasn't particularly crowded in either of those areas, even though the main sitting area had plenty of people.

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Haha I was gonna say the same thing!

Fukucho Hattanso is an absolute banger of a sake.

Yeah, what I guess is just booking a random Oneworld award flight and cancelling it after entering the lounge.
It may not be recommendable as a blogger.

Red Suite shoe shine staff are super nice, and yes, they can help with cleaning and conditioning your sneakers, not only dress shoes.
Food quality is actually not as good as I expected, especially comparing to The Pier.

Unfortunately most of the food is unsuitable for coeliacs.
We found this a problem when we visited Japan as many dishes contain wheat or barley.
It looks as though coeliac disease is not known here or undiagnosed.

I spent several hours in this lounge 2 weeks ago on a long layover. While the author's description of the food, drinks, and amenities are accurate, I was disappointed that the Salon on the fifth floor closed each day at noon. This felt very arbitrary, as the Salon level is far more quiet, comfortable, and easier to find a couch to nap on. I was in a restful slumber when an employee, with reliable Japanese efficiency, woke me at 11:55 am to tell me the Salon was closing soon and to head back downstairs. While I would not expect anything different from the rule following culture in Japan, I really could have used some extra sleep.

Serene and Heavenly. Japanese Minimalist Modern at its best.

Would I be able to get to this lounge if I'm flying a domestic JAL flight? Purely a domestic itinerary - no international connection.

One World Emerald should get me access, but will I be able to physically get to the lounge with only a domestic boarding pass?

Sorry, but you cannot use the international lounge with JAL domestic ticket. The terminal is completely separated.
Domestic terminal (Terminal 1) has its own First-class lounge (Diamond-Premier lounge), which has limited accommodation.

The wine selection is horrible, no Chianti at all !!!