Narita Airport
Travelers who come from other parts of the world by air usually take their first step on Japanese soil at Narita Airport, in the city of Narita. Narita is in the northern part of Chiba and has prospered as the main gateway to Japan.
The airport was renovated in 1999 and the terminal building has shopping malls and restaurants for travelers to enjoy their time before and after their flights.
Though shopping at the airport is one choice, there are numbers of fascinating tourist spot around Narita Airport.
Among those tourist
spot, let us introduce you Narita-san Shinsyo-ji Temple. The temple is
located in the heart of Narita City and within walking distance from both
JR Narita Station and Keisei Narita Station. You can take JR or Keisei Line
from the airport train station on basement floor and takes 10 to 15 minutes
to Narita Station.
From Narita Station, you can walk Omote-sando Path to the temple for 15 minutes. You can find many Japanese traditional shops and restaurants both side of the path.
Narita-san Shinsyo-ji Temple
Omote-sando Path
Narita-san Shinsho-ji Temple which attracts more than 13 million worshippers a year. Shinsho-ji Temple has always been much worshipped since it was erected in 940 and there are many Buddhist statues in towers that are characteristic of the mid-Edo Period in the 18th century. In early summer, the Narita Gion-matsuri Festival is held. Goshintai, or the Shinto object of worship, on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and many decorated floats and carts parade through the city. It is an exciting sight to watch.
Three-storied Pagoda
Three-storied Pagoda
Map of Narita
Narita City
Narita Airport Authority
Comprehensive Guide for Transit in Narita
There
By JR Narita Line for 11min. from Terminal 1, and 9 min. from Terminal 2) to JR Narita Sta. 15 min. walk.
By Keisei Line for 9 min. from Terminal 1 and 8 min. from Terminal 2 to Keisei Narita Sta. 15 min. walk.
From Major Hotels around the Airport: Take shuttle bus service to Downtown Narita, 15 min. walk.
The town of Sawara, located 70 km to the northeast from the center of Tokyo, might be thought of as one of the most charming towns of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Sawara is often referred to as "KO-EDO" (Little Tokyo, "Edo" is old name of Tokyo), for it retains in its historic district a number of well-preserved,more than a century old townhouses once common in Edo. Sawara prospered as a port town on the Tone River in the Edo period and the decades after the Meiji Restoration (1868). Merchants were engaged in trade with Edo and the neighboring areas. Breweries of sake and soy sauce also thrived. Backed by the prospering businesses, merchants introduced into Sawara various building styles of Edo,such as the heavily-walled, black plastered townhouse.
Historic District
Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden
Suisei Shokubutsuen (Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden) was opened in 1969 as a sightseeing and recreation spot in the Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. A wide assortment of aquatic plants raised in the garden offer stunning displays, particularly the various species of iris and lotus.
Katori Jingu Shrine
Sawara Matsuri Festival
There
By JR Narita Line for 9 to 11min. to JR Narita Sta. Change to JR Kashima Line to Sawara Sta. for about 30 min..
