Narita Travel Guide

Make sure you are on an airport train going to Narita Airport and not a local train going to the town/city of Narita. If this mistake is made you will have to wait for the next train on the platform and risk missing your flight home.

28/06--成田機場...東京...

轉乘車站...
   
   

坐早上八點的飛機...去到日本已是中午一點半...

坐上機場15:15 的成田Express...

列車行駛在一片竹林中...向東京開去...
本來按時間是可以趕上早一班的列車...
不過斑竹在火車通票辦理處沒看清指示...結果排錯隊... 東京這個地方就是什麼指示都有...但指示又太多...沒有先後輕重...
看漏一眼就多花時間... 剛到東京...覺得什麼都是新鮮的...
街邊的房子是那麼小巧...路旁的稻田是那麼翠綠...

不過過了幾天後便麻木了...這是後話...

If you are on a layover in Narita, one of the many airport hotels there, dont fret.  Narita has enough  to offer if you have a day or 2 to spare.  Narita temple complex.  Most airport hotels provide a shuttle from hotel to narita JR line, if not then a shuttle to the airport.  Bring your passport and take the shuttle to airport and then take the JR line to Narita station.  Ticket cost abot 230 yen one way.  At the JR line station walk out to the taxi waiting area and walk down the road about 20 metres to the traffic light.  At this junction take a left and walk for about 20 to 30 minutes.  The street itself is very colourful in that it is not touristy and you see a lot of locals with their daily life.  There are abundant signs to the temple.  Once at the temple complex do explore the whole complex including the three storey pagoda, the Naritasan Shinjoshi temple, Naritasan park.  There are many interesting features to the temple complex and what struck me was the many statues and commemerative stones whithin the park between the trees giving it a slightly eerie feeling.  There are occasional small shops at the fringes of the whole complex which sells authentic japanese fare, dont miss it.