Zeppelins over Tokyo

This item appears on page 68 of the June 2010 issue.

Air tours over Tokyo in helium-filled zeppelins holding 12 passengers and two crew members are offered by Nippon Airship Corp. (St. Luke’s Tower 27F, 8-1, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan; phone +81 3 5148 2650).

Tours range from a 40-minute tour of Tokyo for ¥63,000 (near $680) per person, daytime, or ¥68,000, night, to a two-hour tour of sprawling Yokohama at ¥168,000 ($1,814) weekdays or ¥178,000 weekends/holidays.