For foreigners visiting Japan or Japanese returning from holidays abroad, it takes an hour or more to get from Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture to central Tokyo.
But not any more if you are willing to shell out the equivalent of a diamond ring or a bottle of vintage wine for a helicopter ride.
Mori Building Co., a developer of luxury urban properties in central Tokyo, will in April begin a 20-minute copter transport service flying passengers from Narita to central Tokyo for about ¥500,000.