Review of Japan Airlines flight from Jakarta to Tokyo in First

Greetings Flight Reporters and welcome to another whirlwind Asian adventure. This was an especially exciting trip for me because I was bringing along a friend who was a complete newbie to most of the experiences I had planned for this trip. New to first class on top airlines, premium lounges, and new to a couple of the cities we visited. It's always a special treat for me to share experiences that I I value with someone else that I think will value them as well. To see things again through the newness of someone else's eyes. The reports of our travel will be broken down as follows:
Star Alliance Lounges LAX and ANA LAX-HND (777-300ER - First)
ANA Suite Lounge HND and Singapore Airlines HND-SIN (777-300ER - First)
SQ The Private Room and T2 First Class Lounge and Singapore Airlines SIN-CGK (777-300 - First)
Pura Indaih First Class Lounge and Japan Airlines CGK-NRT (777-300ER - First) (This Report)
JAL First Class Lounge NRT and Cathay Pacific NRT-HKG (777-300ER - First) (Coming Soon)
This Pier and The Wing and Cathay Pacific HKG-LAX (777-300ER - First) (Coming Soon)
The "transit experience" took about an hour. We occupied our time having wheelchair races up the deserted concourse. The row of chairs for waiting was new. My last time I was offerd one of the broken office chairs the staff are made to sit on.

After our boarding passes were delivered we headed upstairs to the Pura Indah Lounge and the ultra exclusive First Class section. The lounge was not terribly crowded but the furniture was so close together it was difficult to move about. I believe we enjoyed some water here before heading to the gate.

The security screening was about 10 passengers deep and then it was on to D7. I very much enjoy the tropical/jungle architecture of the terminal. It appears dated but exudes charm.

The holding area for boarding is quite crowded but the wait was brief and after pr-boards First Class was invited to board. We descended the jet way to a warm welcome and escor to seats 2A and 2D. The seats are large, comfortable, and the finishes are pleasing to my eye and touch. There is ample storage. Amenity kit, male grooming products, slippers, and headphones were pre-provisioned at the seats.

Mark and both donned our JAL sleeper suits before takeoff.

Pre-flight oshibori and welcome champagne were offered and accepted.

We were soon off for Narita.

Service started promptly with the omni-present oshibori and my beverage of choice, the 2004 Salon Cuvee 'S' Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs. It's a lovely wine from the Champagne region of France. ;P

The menu was distributed and unfortunately I neglected to capture the wine portion. I'm always impressed with JALs menus on these late departure flights. Perfect light yet luxurious options like caviar and sushi.

Based on novelty alone we decided to enjoy our romp through the menu my suite as neither of us had ever had the opportunity to do so on an airplane.
The caviar to so start. Beautiful presentation and to pair with the Salon.

Also the assorted sushi and egg custard.

The wine was thoughtfully topped up whenever needed. This made for very happy customers.

We both opted for the cheese plates next. Rather sparse but it was still a nice finish to the meal.

Not wanting to succumb to sleep just yet I enjoyed Suntory time with the Hibiki 17. Snacks were offered as they should be with any serving of alcohol.

Eventually slumber beckoned and the seat ws converted to bed.

A trip to the lav for dental care.

There is a display of water and snacks near door L1. Also a placard with aircraft reg and staff names.

Sleep comes over Malaysia.

It was a quality slumber and I regained consciousness somewhere off the coast of Japan near Wakayama.
Water and OJ are promptly delivered and I am offered breakfast. What the heck, I'll have a look at the western option and some coffee too, please.
The excellent JAL coffee presentation.

Fruit was up first. Someone has been working on their knife skills…Ms. Kuramoto I'm looking at you.

Bread rolls were served.

A green salad, I guess to make the tabel look more full or generous.

Smoked salmon omelette.

Nothing really stands out here…its a western breakfast…on an airplane.
Nice view of the mighty GE90 as the sun was reporting for work this morning.

I received a nice note from the senior cabin attendant.

We near the coast of the Chiba prefecture and the is broken cloud cover. The wind whipped waves are present but I didn't really pay much mind to the conditions. Well, that wind would thwart our visit to Hong Kong but there is nothing I could have done differently.

We landed on time and were through immigration and customs quickly to enjoy a few hours of wandering around Nartia.