stuck at NRT - Makes sense to go into Tokyo

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We have a miserable 8 hour layover at NRT.  Arrive at 8:40am leave at 5:05pm.  First time in Japan.  Is there a QUICK trip into Tokyo and back to Airport to make flight.  Should we just hang out at NRT and be miserable?
Doug

dytokyo · Accepted Answer

Anything must be better than spending 8 hours at Narita:

- spend some time at a airport hotel just outside the terminal

- travel into Tokyo on a flying visit. The train takes 60 minutes to central Tokyo so if you can clear customs quickly (not so easy and times can vary greatly and then not worry about luggage) then possible. Landing at 8.40am the earliest into Tokyo would be say 11am and then you need to be on the 2.30 train back to Narita (arrive 3.30pm and then check through customs 30 minutes so air side around 4pm for boarding at say 4.40). Is it worth all the rush and connecions - a bit doubtful if you look at the times above ?

nomonomo · Answer

Kidsdad,

How about going to Naritasan Shinshoji Temple?

This is a famous temple in two aspects.

1. Many people go to this temple for Hatsumode. Hatsumode is a custom to visit a temple on New Years Day to prey for the happiness of the new year. Number of visitors to Naritasan is in the best ten list in whole Japan.

2. When we buy a new car, we go to temples/shrines in order that the priests prey for the safety of driving. Naritasan is the most famous temple for this safety preying.

How to go to Naritasan Sensoji? Look here.

http://www.naritasan.or.jp/english/index.html

Enjoy Naritasan!

nomonomo · Answer

Kidsdad,

The city of Narita is also interesting. This city is essentially build for tourists who visit and prey at Naritasan Sensoji. We cal this 'In front of the gate town.' There are many souvenior representing locality of Narita City. One of them is Yokan sweet. Toraya is the best known shop where they sell this Yokan. And many others.

Look.

http://www.nrtk.jp/ht/e/index.html

Enjou Naritasan!

yuzu · Answer

http://www.mgnewman.com/narita/index.html

Please read this site.

and this one

http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/

you do not have enough time to go to Tokyo but you can go to the town of Narita. Check if there are still tours to there from the airport, or you can go on your own.

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