430-431
Photo taken by: dfwops
Route: Tokyo Narita - Shanghai Pudong, 25 Sep 2006
Ticket price:
Flight duration: 2h 40m
Class: economy
Aircraft: B747-400
Meal: Lunch - Simmered fish with daikon and turnips, steamed rice, sushi, dumplings, soba noodles and gelatin dessert.
Drink: Kirin
Comments: No entree choice on this short flight. However, this Japanese-style lunch was pretty decent and filling.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

429
Photo taken by: Sean Brunnock
Route: LAX - NRT, 22 May 2006
Ticket price: $6,700
Flight duration: 10h 00m
Class: business
Aircraft: 747
Meal: Dessert - Creme brulee,
Grand Marnier cake
Drink: Coffee, tea
Comments: Not memorable.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

428
Photo taken by: Sean Brunnock
Route: LAX - NRT, 22 May 2006
Ticket price: $6,700
Flight duration: 10h 00m
Class: business
Aircraft: 747
Meal: Mukouzuke, Nimono, Dainomono (Japanese main courses) - Tuna and octopus sashimi,
Fried tofu and kelp roll,
Steamed sea bass & prawn with bamboo shoots sauce,
steamed rice, miso soup, and pickles
Drink: 2003 Ironstone sauvignon blanc
Comments: The sea bass was very good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8.5

427
Photo taken by: Sean Brunnock
Route: LAX - NRT, 22 May 2006
Ticket price: $6,700
Flight duration: 10h 00m
Class: business
Aircraft: 747
Meal: Appetizers (Japanese,Zensai) - King crab leg,
Prawn mousse with salmon roe,
Grilled chicken and vegetables,
Rolled conger eel with burdock,
Asparagus with egg yolk vinnegar sauce
Drink:
Comments: The crab leg was a challenge for me with the chopsticks.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5

426
Photo taken by: Sean Brunnock
Route: LAX - NRT, 22 May 2006
Ticket price: $6700
Flight duration: 10h 00m
Class: business
Aircraft: 747
Meal: Appetizers (Western) - Smoked salmon timbale,
Prosciutto with papaya,
Vegetable soup
Drink: 2003 RH Phillips Dunnigan Hills merlot
Comments:
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5

425
Photo taken by: Alexandra C L
Route: Sao Paulo - New York, 5 May 2006
Ticket price: US$650.00
Flight duration: 9h 00m
Class: economy
Aircraft: 740-400
Meal: dinner - Japonese crackers and peanuts
Bun
Butter
Salad: lettuces, tomatoes, carrots and cucumber
Sushi and rolls with soy sauce
Grilled chicken with potatoes and carrots
Dessert: flan

Drink: juice, water, green tea
Comments: There were choices of beef and fish.
Service as always was very good and efficient on the ground and in the air.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5

424
Photo taken by: furiko
Route: Nagoya(NGO) - Busan(PUS), 12 May 2006
Ticket price: JMB award
Flight duration: 1h 30m
Class: economy
Aircraft: B777-200
Meal: drink service - Japanese snuck"otsumami",beer(sapporo EBISU)
Drink:
Comments: drink service only,not meal service,
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5

423
Photo taken by: Justinus Andjarwirawan
Route: Kansai - Bangkok, 25 Feb 2005
Ticket price:
Flight duration: 4h 00m
Class: economy
Aircraft: B-777
Meal: International - Macaroni, Chili, Pepper, Fish, Bread, Fruit
Drink: Tea, Coffee, Orange Juice
Comments: Nice
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8.5

422
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Grilled flounder, rolled omelet, and fish cake from the Japanese breakfast.

419-420-421
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Iceberg peach jelly (tasted quite good!).
Japanese grilled fish breakfast tray - braised bamboo shoots, grilled flounder with "sake" lees, rolled omelet, fish cake, Japanese pickles, miso soup, "yakinori"
(toasted seaweed), steamed rice.

416-417-418
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Breakfast before landing - Western choice of French toast with peach, brown sugar crepe, fresh salad, roll and butter, and "iceberg peach jelly".
The salad with breakfast always seems rather unusual!
Western breakfast close-up.
Drinks with breakfast - freshly-made espresso and orange juice.

413-414-415
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Prepared fresh fruits (from the a la carte menu). Very nice presentation, in a shelled orange.
Pennette pasta "Amatriciana" (from the a la carte menu). Pasta was cooked perfectly!
Breakfast service prior to landing (next pictures with details).

410-411-412
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Blackcurrant ice cream (from a la carte menu).
"Ochazuke" (steamed rice and vegetables with Japanese tea, from a la carte menu).
Beef curry Japanese style (from a la carte menu).

407-408-409
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: "Sushi log", unwrapped. Very interesting!
Sushi arranged on dish, with ginger and soy for dipping.
Sushi close-up.

404-405-406
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Japanese sweet to end the meal.
Sea bass and eel "sushi log", in leaf wrapper (from the a la carte menu), with "Skytime" specialty drink from Japan Airlines (made from citrus "yuzu" fruit, and delicious).
Sushi log, still wrapped.

401-402-403
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Close-up of Mukouzuke (sashimi).
Japanese Tray 4, with Dainomono ("sake" steamed fillet of sea bream with Japanese green vegetable sauce), seasoned rice with bamboo shoots, Japanese pickles, miso soup.
Close-up of Dainomono.

398-399-400
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Close-ups of Japanese tray 1 (described on previous picture). Tray from a side angle.

395-396-397
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Japanese table-setting.
Caviar appetizer (taken from the western menu, served "Japanese style"!).
Japanese Tray 1 with Sakizuke (sesame curd "tofu" with steamed sea urchin) and
Zensai (fried lobster with egg yolk sauce, sea-bream "oshi sushi", rolled conger eel with kelp, deep-simmered bamboo shoots with "miso" sauce).

392-393-394
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Close-up of desserts.
FA offering of petits fours with after-dinner drinks.
Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee (the best!), petits fours, and Bailey's as an after-dinner drink.

389-390-391
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Assorted fresh fruits.
Close-up of fruits.
Dessert selection. I was the last one in the cabin to have dessert, so I got a tester plate with all 3 selections (green tea opera cake, cheese and hazelnut cream cake, and espresso panna cotta with coffee jelly). The panna cotta was especially good.

386-387-388
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Fruit selection from the cart. You could choose what you want.
Cheese service with 5 kinds of cheese, vegetable sticks, and dried fruit.
Close-up of cheese service.

383-384-385
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Close-up of "Wagyu" fillet. Very tender. I asked for it to be prepared "medium rare", and that is exactly how it arrived! Perfect.
Cheese, fruit, and dessert cart.
Cheese assortment close-up from cart (5 kinds, with vegetable sticks and dried fruit).

380-381-382
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Fresh salad. The detail with the vegetables cut into star shapes was a nice touch!
Japanese-style dressing was served on the side in a small container. Notice how they carefully arrange the vegetables on the plate.
Close-up of the salad.
Main course of fillet of "Wagyu" beef with Chasseur sauce and vegetables.

377-378-379
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Soup course of "broad bean cream soup", delicious!
Close-up of soup.
Sashimi course from the Japanese menu, consisting of sea bream and tuna (I couldn't resist diverting from the western menu for this!).

374-375-376
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: Western place-setting.
Appetizer of caviar with accompaniments and foie gras terrine with balsamic oil sauce and sliced almonds.
Close-up of appetizer.

371-372-373
Photo taken by: James Barclay
Route: NRT-ORD
Date: March 2006
Flight Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Class: First
Aircraft: 747-400
Meal: lunch, snacks, pre-landing breakfast
Contents: see individual pictures
Comments: Excellent service and quality. JAL are the best when in comes to food presentation. Beautiful, whether it's Japanese or western-style (French on this flight). The FAs are always meticulous with how things are arranged and the effort really shows. Have a look at the pictures and you be the judge. No one else can compare (some may come close!) at the present time. Their snack menu is the most extensive of any international F class I've ever flown - 13 different a la carte items are available after the main meal! The cabin was also kept spotless. The service level is outstanding - someone is there within seconds if you need something, and the FAs are very quiet in the galley to allow the sleeping passengers to rest. I really love this airline. I can't wait for my upcoming flight in July to Bali - will get more pictures from those flights!

details for set 1:

Amuse bouche served after take-off (topped with sea urchin, or "uni"),
with Champagne and white wine.