A Day at the Airport / 成田空港の一日

Oh my, you know how you see those people on television waiting for their favorite stars at the airport? I was forced to become one of those people. Mikako being the big Bon Jovi fan read on a fan site that Bon Jovi would be coming to Japan on Sunday (which happens to be our day off). Being the good hubby, I said okay, we will go to Narita Airport and wait with the hundreds of other fans there to see Jon and company. So, on my day off, I woke up early and we headed out to the airport. Once there though, we didn't see anybody who looked like Bon Jovi fans. We went from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 checking the Arrival board for flights from New York. Not seeing any fans or any members of the press, we went to the Airport Mall and had lunch. After lunch, we went back to the arrivals lobby but still nothing. I was getting a little bored so suggested watching the planes take off and land before the next flight from New York. By this time is was nearing dinnertime. We waited for one last flight with one last hope. Alas. Can it be? Jon Bon Jovi? No, it was Koji Yakusho (popular Japanese television and movie star). We finally gave up and went home. However, the next day, it appears that Bon Jovi did come to Japan, and they were at Narita. The thing is at Terminal 1, there is a North Arrivals Gate and a South Arrivals Gate. For some reason, we didn't check the South Arrivals Gate until sometime after 4pm. It appears Bon Jovi and company appeared sometime around 2:45pm and 3:00 (probably when we were either at the North Arrivals Gate or at the View Square watching the planes). Needless to say, Mikako was blue for the rest of the day.



や～この間の公休日に貴重な体験をしましたよ。皆が知ってると思いますが、美香子は熱狂的のボンジョヴィファンである。美香子がボンジョヴィのファンサイトで得た情報がなんとボンジョヴィが日曜日に日本来日だ。それで成田空港まで行って良いと聞かれ、仕方なく休みなのに早起きして、朝から成田空港まで行ったよ。到着ロビに行ったらファンらしきの人誰一人も見当たらない。もしかて、第一ターミナルじゃなくて、第二ターミナルかも。それで第一と第二行ったり来たりして。時刻表もみて、何時にニューヨークのフライトが到着するのもチェック。でもやっぱり居ない。報道陣も居ない。それでエアポートモールに行って昼食を食べた。食べ終わったら再び到着ロビへ。この時間でも居ない。次のニューヨーク便はあと二時間後。時間つぶしに飛行機の上陸・着陸でもみたりして。また到着ロビに行って。その時間で気づいたことに第一ターミナルで到着ゲートが二つある。北と南。私たちはなぜか南ゲートは夕方しか行ってなかった。時間が過ぎ、最後の望みでまってた便が到着。来た～！と思ったら役所広治でした。結局ジョンか他のメンバーは見ませんでした。翌日美香子が朝のテレビ番組やファンサイトにちゃんと成田空港に到着し、３００人のファンがお出向かいに行った。やっぱり私たちが北ウィングに居たか上でウロチョロしてる間にバンドたちが南ウィングに来たらしい。あれを読んで美香子が超ブルーになった。ちょっと可愛そうと思ったが、自分の休暇どうしてくれんだ？ト・ホ・ホの一日でした。

It was time to make the long trip home but some friends insisted on meeting them at a mutual friend's restaurant in Ushigome Kagurazaka where we had a light dinner. It was about 10pm when we finally got home. What a day!

帰る前に友達の強引の誘いで共通の友達の店に牛込神楽坂に行った。そこで軽く夕飯を食べた。家に着いたのは夜の十時位だった。大変の一日でした。