Japan are not friendly to Malaysian wallet. Ringgit are too low. A 3 days Tokyo wide pass ( https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_06.html ) will worth it if u plan to travel far to Mt. Fuji, sking at Gala Yuzawa and Samurai town "Nikko". The pass are Jpy10,180 with unlimited travel on shinkansen and JR trains for 3 consecutive days

There are plenty of nice food around Tokyo but famous food will not be cheap.

Wagyu are really worth it in Tokyo compared to Malaysia. (highly recommend Seiyuxan restaurant near Shimbashi Station)

Things must try when in Japan:
1) Tempura shop (quality a lot better than the best u had in Malaysia)
2) Grill Unagi
3) A5 Wagyu beef + beef tongue BBQ
4) Sashimi n grill fish roe (Tarako Yaki)
5) Ichiran Ramen
For budget meal:
Yoshinoya, Sukiya and Song wu. All 3 have good value set meal (they have english menu for ordering)

When the sun sets, temperature drops very fast. Be prepared and bring extra clothing if u plan to stay out until late

yep thats why opted Narita, HND one would arrive at 9.30, then need rush luggage collection then last train/bus at 11pm+

but man narita.. is far from tokyo

I think I arrived around the same time when i flew with Singapore Airlines. It wasn't that rush tbh. I was traveling alone and i walked quickly to try and bypass as many ppl as possible. When I reach the luggage collection place, the luggage was arranged nicely, in colour and size, ready for you to pick up already. From the moment I get out from my seat to the luggage place, probably around 30 - 40 minutes. They are quite efficient i think pre-Covid to handle high amount of inbound travellers. Now i'm not sure though.

Can I also recommend tonkatsu and gyukatsu ?

Tonkatsu is fried pork cutlet
Gyukatsu is fried beef cutlet but the way you eat this is slightly different.. you put the meat on the stone grill so the doneness is to your liking ..

gyukatsu motomura used to be very good before they opened many branches across Tokyo.. i think the quality dropped slightly
my friend preferred Asakusa Gyukatsu.

Conveyor belt sushi is worth trying also. Please try their tuna (Akemi, Toro or Otoro) . Malaysians like to order Salmon when eating in japanese restaurant i think.

If you have extra money, try their omakase. Totally different level compare to the ones offered here and similar pricing. Try Kyubey in Ginza. Just go at opening 11 or 11:30am to put your name down and they will tell you when to go back. Try to get counter seats. There's like 3 different menu .. 6k , 8k, and 14k not including 10% tax

JR seems to have removed their JR EAST PASS Flex 5 days pass (any 5 days in 14 days travel) and replaced it with continuous 5 days.
Value reduced considerably compared to the old pass.

Latest guideline for entering Japan

i my flight transit at Changi before heading to Narita, quite a long transit

ill get to explore Jewel Changi right hehe

what if i book with philippines airlines and need to transit in manila but layover duration 22h? flight to NRT is with philippine airlines too

need to go through transit gate too if i plan to go out of airport?

or still can re-check in after i bring my luggage out?

i found airasia X has the route direct to haneda intl

but there's a note indicating pending government approval

i wonder whats the status/outcome if anyone has any ideas?

cuz its significantly cheaper than PAL

Haneda are not clear AirAsia X to land on it.
If you look back few post I post, Haneda currently just opened for Premium Airlines under Star Alliance & One World & Skyteam only.
My guessing was, All low cost airlines will be push to Narita since Narita Terminal 3 are low cost terminal.

thats interesting, for AA still promote the route

and all they did to warn is to just place a small exclamation mark on the route selected, if no hover over cant see

means that they can reroute to NRT instead 

thats interesting, for AA still promote the route

and all they did to warn is to just place a small exclamation mark on the route selected, if no hover over cant see

means that they can reroute to NRT instead 
** but since philippines airlines also not part of any alliance like the one u mentioned

yet they also offered HND as their route on top of NRT (verified via their FB post as well)

does that mean that they might reroute too?

Philippines airlines allow to landed at Haneda because ANA are partners with Philippine airlines. When ANA aircraft landed at Manila or any cities of Philippines, ANA allow to used any ground equipment & staff of Philippine airlines same goes at Philippine airlines in Japan.

thats interesting, for AA still promote the route

and all they did to warn is to just place a small exclamation mark on the route selected, if no hover over cant see

means that they can reroute to NRT instead 
** but since philippines airlines also not part of any alliance like the one u mentioned

yet they also offered HND as their route on top of NRT (verified via their FB post as well)

does that mean that they might reroute too?

The uncertainty with AA now is not sure if those flights will be rerouted with similar schedule or cancel totally. Too much risk to take with scammer AA. If you want affordable price can try Scoot. Short transit at SG and land in Narita.

i my flight transit at Changi before heading to Narita, quite a long transit

ill get to explore Jewel Changi right hehe

Japan are not friendly to Malaysian wallet. Ringgit are too low. A 3 days Tokyo wide pass ( https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_06.html ) will worth it if u plan to travel far to Mt. Fuji, sking at Gala Yuzawa and Samurai town "Nikko". The pass are Jpy10,180 with unlimited travel on shinkansen and JR trains for 3 consecutive days

There are plenty of nice food around Tokyo but famous food will not be cheap.

Wagyu are really worth it in Tokyo compared to Malaysia. (highly recommend Seiyuxan restaurant near Shimbashi Station)

Things must try when in Japan:
1) Tempura shop (quality a lot better than the best u had in Malaysia)
2) Grill Unagi
3) A5 Wagyu beef + beef tongue BBQ
4) Sashimi n grill fish roe (Tarako Yaki)
5) Ichiran Ramen
For budget meal:
Yoshinoya, Sukiya and Song wu. All 3 have good value set meal (they have english menu for ordering)

When the sun sets, temperature drops very fast. Be prepared and bring extra clothing if u plan to stay out until late