TOKYO TO TAIPEI and another security check

We got into Tokyo some time between 4 and 5 in the morning, and we had lost a day because we crossed the international date line during the night.  Walking zombies, we just followed  the rest of the passengers, went through customs with no problems, and were directed to the next waiting room.  Because our flight did not leave until after 9 in the morning, we had plenty of time to explore.  We got something to drink and a not-so-creamy ice cream cone in the upper level food court and went to find our gate.  When we went through customs, they scanned our boarding passes and gave  us a small slip of paper with our gate number.  Very efficient.  We went and sat there as a home base; one of us staying with the suitcases and the other shopping for souvenirs.  Haneda Airport is not as big as Narita and it probably does not offer as much, but there were enough shops to keep us busy for a while.    We bought some souvenirs, played with the buttons in the bathroom(see picture below), read our e-books , and played some games on our tablets.  

We watched two flights leave from that same gate. One to London and the other to Hong Kong.  And then it was our turn to leave on the final stretch of our journey.