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.

Narita Japan is the quantest ity I have been to, the streets are narrow so the traffic is slow. The temple is amazing to visit. The gyoza is delicious.

From Narita the train is te quickest and easiest way to get into Tokyo proper, the bus ride is ok once, but it's pretty slow

Getting from Narita downtown is easy and you got several options such as a.) JR Narita Express Train b.) Keisei Line (cheapeast option available) c.) Bus services d.) Taxi if you are willing to pay 200 EUR plus for a oneway trip. In case you only stay at Narita do not miss to visit the Naritasan Temple and the Aeon Shopping mall not that far from the airport!

If you ever had a stop over flight in the Pacific Rim, chances are you were at the Narita International Airport.

Desde el ingreso a Japón uno ya se da cuenta que Japón es diferente. Desde los baños en el aeropuerto hasta el cumplimiento de los horarios de los buses. Una Maravilla.

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.

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...

This is for the airport, not the area. Go grab a SuicaN'EX combo from downstairs, the JR line office (the green one) cause it IS a good deal. And no one can argue that a Suica card isn't just damn useful, no figuring out how much a ticket is going to cost anymore, just go and swipe it at the gates. The combo is advertised clearly at the JR office so just point if you can't speak. It's like 3500 yen I think.

Hilton Narita, very nice Hotel and not too expensive. If you are in transfer stay there, if you wanna go to Tokyo get a room in DOwntown