17 FEB 2026 lounges
Inside the JAL First Class Lounge at Narita Terminal 2: The Itamae, the Sake, the Sushi Ritual
Japan Airlines' Tokyo Narita First Class Lounge remains the carrier's flagship ground product, anchored by the made-to-order itamae sushi bar, a sake program that runs deeper than most Tokyo restaurants, and a service philosophy — 'Inspiration of Japan' — that the rest of the oneworld alliance has spent fifteen years trying to imitate. This is the long-form review.