I have to agree. I fly a flt that gets into HND around 1130pm. It is a round robin HND~KIX~HND. Tokyo Tower is not lit up at that time and all you have is the JCAB blinking red lights on top of the the tallest towers. It would be very easy to misjudge your position if you are not on course. This was a major crew erorr (CRM)in not briefing the approach and not knowing what to brief. A lot of us have not been to some of the airports that we land at. Do you go blind or do you insist on a full and comprehensive briefing. It's better to know before you go. I am not judging the crew I am only offering an oppinion. The uncanny thing is is that a lot of the Orient Thai B747s are ex JAL and have flown that approach a hundred times......too bad the airframes don't have a memory.