A friend from Xi'an who came to Japan for sightseeing decided to return after a two-week private trip. Actually, I wanted to send it to the airport, but I couldn't take a break on weekdays, so I decided to see it off at the bus stop bound for Narita Airport near Tokyo Station.
There are trains (Narita Express, Keisei Skyliner) and airport buses to access Narita Airport from Tokyo, but since 2012, LCC 
has begun full-scale operation in Japan, and in addition to the airport limousine bus from Hakozaki TCAT, the cheap express bus (LCB) that departs from around Tokyo Station has started. 
Today, I would like to introduce the LCB departing from Yaesu, which I interviewed when sending a friend, and its waiting room. Two LCBs are operated from Yaesu, the gateway to our Chuo-ku. One is "THE Access Narita". It is operated by Heiwa Kotsu and JR Bus Kanto, departs Ginza Sukiyabashi-mae bus stop and connects to Narita Airport via Tokyo Station Yaesu Exit JR Express Bus Terminal (Chiyoda-ku) for 1,000 yen.
The other is the Tokyo Shuttle. It is operated by Keisei Bus, and it is also 1,000 yen from Keisei Bus No. 3 bus stop (Chuo-ku) along Sotobori-dori St. (Departure auline Net / Rakuten Travel, in which case it is discounted to 900 yen).
There are more than 50 round trips a day each (3 companies operate 164 round trips per day), and in particular, LCB2 also operates late at night for LCC's early morning flights, so its convenience and low fares (about 1/3 of limousine buses), and it seems that there are quite a lot of tourists not only from Japanese but also from overseas. On the other hand, as the number of users increased, the ride was not a fine bus terminal like TCAT, but a bus from a bus stop that was blowing, so it was a bit difficult to wait for the bus when the rain and wind were strong.
In response to such users' voices, each LCB has a bus waiting room since last year. In the case of THE Access Narita, with the commencement of joint operation with JR Bus Kanto from December last year, the Narita Airport departure platform (until then) moved from the bus stop along Yaesu Street to the JR Express Bus Terminal No. 7 bus stop, users will be able to use the JR Express Bus Waiting Room under the Grand Roof of Tokyo Station.
In July last year, the Tokyo Shuttle also installed the Keisei Express Bus Lounge on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Yaesu Rotary Building along Sotobori-dori St. 
The Keisei Express Bus Lounge is available from early morning to late night. There are benches
where you can sit comfortably and wait until the bus departure time, as well as vending machines for drinks and toilets
.
LCC launches not only from overseas but also from all over Japan (Kansai, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Takamatsu, etc.) are increasing year by year, and I think the use of LCC via Narita Airport, where LCC dedicated Terminal 3 has been established, will continue to increase in the future. Chuo-ku is directly connected to Narita by LCB, and it seems that more and more visitors from Japan and overseas can be expected in the future. We correspondents want to continue to introduce secret places that will allow such customers to enjoy Chuo-ku more.
[Keisei Express Bus (Tokyo Shuttle) Lounge]
〒1-7-17 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, 103-0028 Yaesu Rotary Building 1F and 2F
(As soon as you leave Exit 18 from the Yaesu underground shopping mall)
Business hours 0400 (early morning) - 0200 (late night)
＊The Tokyo Shuttle takes the Sotobori-dori St. in front of the lounge, about 150 meters north of the communal building (Keisei Bus No. 3) (see the map above).
