Haneda to Beijing

(L) Boarding gate information plate (R) Tokyo International Airport seen from the aircraft

(L) A snow-covered Japan Alps (M) (R) The aircraft is just flying the eastern edge of China.

Air view of the buildings next to Beijing Capital Airport

(L)(R) JAL aircraft arrived Beijing Capital Airport.

JAL aircraft is arriving at Bejing Capital Airport.

北京国際空港へ向かう航空機の眼下には無数の高層住宅が立ち並ぶ。日本では所謂タワーマンションの増加が
目立ち始めているが、 中国では個人には土地の所有権はなく国家が保有するので、政府の計画で自由に建築
プロジェクトを進めることが出来る。 その結果、都市近郊には巨大な高層建築群が誕生する。国民はこうした
建物を購入できるが、70年間は建物の所有権は認められず、70年後に初めて自分のものとなる。しかし、
建物自体は60年を過ぎると、その価値をほぼ消失することが多いので、生涯、賃貸住宅で 生活することになる。
そうしたことなどを思い巡らしていると航空機は、世界第二の巨大空港、北京空港の滑走路に降り立った。


A charming lady of the special support service was waiting at a passenger board bridge on time of the aircraft arrived at in Beijing Capital Airport.
She immediately received a carry-on-suit case and began a walk on a moving walkway towards the immigration inspection.

(L) So many passengers were waiting in a long line before the immigration inspection desk ( Border Control ).
However, we were taken to the special lane （特別通道）, and we could pass the barrier very quickly.
(R) The platform of the train, connecting the arrival lobby and baggage-claim site

(L) A tram is running, connecting the arrival lobby and baggage-claim site. (R) Baggage-claim lobby

(L) Baggage-claim lobby
(M) This picture shows a meeting place. However, the woman airport assistant ignored these lines and turned to the private aisle.
(R) A private elevator, for which a security card is mandatory to ride it.

(L) This is a private corridor to the lower-level parking lot, where a particularly arranged hire was waiting.
(M) Beijing subway was observed in the left of the highway. (R) ETC car gate

(L) ETC car gate (R) A hire was approaching just before the Beijing's expressway gate.


Beijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world's busiest airports in the past decade.
It became the busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger traffic and total traffic movements.
It has been the world's second busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic since 2010.

予め別料金を払い手配しておくことにより空港の入国管理バリアーでも極めて短時間に通過できることが出来た。
一般客が長い列を並んで多大の時間を費やしている傍らで、「特別通道」,「Special lane」と表示されたデスクで、
効率よく指紋採取と写真撮影が行われた。私は高齢とのことで、そうしたこともなくパスポートを提出すること
により直ぐ通過できた。空港のボーディング・ブリッジまで迎えに来てくれた若い女性は、入国審査後に
「 baggage claim」行きのエアポートトレインに乗り、税関を通り抜け、荷物を受け取った後には、誰もいない
プライベートの空港の廊下を通り、セキュリティカード認証の必要なエレベータで、一般客とは全く別の車寄せ
まで、私どもの手荷物を予約していたハイヤーまで運び届けてくれた。


China in 2019
Arrival to Beijing Airport High-grade Hotels in Beijing Great Wall in China Forbidden City in Beijing
Jingshan Park and Temple of Heaven, Beijing Summer Palace in Beijing Beijing Restaurants
High-speed train in China Hotels in Nanjing and Shanghai Metro in Nanjing and Shanghai
Cities of Nanjing and Shanghai A fast-growing nation, China Smoking ban in China in 2019
Departure from Shanghai Airport

Shanghai in 2013
Shanghai's Smoking Ban Smoking Ban in Restaurant looks hazy Smoking Ban in Restaurant appeared to fail.
Suzhou Shanghai Shanghai Hotels Shanghai Railways Shanghai Life Smoking in Shanghai in 2013


北京首都国際空港
2019年5月写真撮影および執筆　医学博士　宮本順伯
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The article was written and photography was taken in May 2019,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
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