Narita
Travel Blogs from Narita, Japan
Transit through Narita
Northwest just re-opened the evening direct flight from Narita to Saipan. It avoids that annoying unloading and re-loading that happened in Nagoya on the other route and the plane is an A330, which has more comfortable seats and the individual ...
Japan--land of the uber modern
... be somewhat closer to home in terms of "civilization"....that's all I need to say. Those who have travelled to both China and Japan know what I'm talking about! Met up with Todd who showed us around Asakusa (visited the big famous temple there) and the ...
Long Layover in Narita
Ah, the food is so much better in first class. We had a nice A330. On the way off the plane, I met a couple whom I had heard about while I was in Saipan. She has opened a shop on Capital Hill that sells lots of high-end cheese, wine, beer, chocolate, ...
Narita City
... way). Narita City is a modern city or better known as Transit City for transit tourist and airline crew members nightstop. Narita is a well developed city with combination of eastern and western culture. Most shops along the streets of old narita has ...
Day 2: Narita
... us on. This six day trip is more like 3.5 days discounting air travel. After departing LAX Friday afternoon, I arrive in Narita Saturday evening. In time for a quick dinner with my sister and parents in the hotel. Tomorrow the actual ...
Transfering to Takayama
... grabbed a coffee at Starbucks (sorry) as we were really starting to flag and headed for the first of our three trains. The Narita express was pretty typical of airport transfer trains, but MUCH MUCH cleaner! An hour later and we changed at Tokyo and got ...
On route home!
... Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and met Sara at the airport there. Our flight to Tokyo left at midnight. Christmas Eve!! We landed in Narita, Japan at 7:30am. Sara, Tyler, and I put our carry on bags in a storage service at the airport. Our checked bags were ...
Airplane riding
Today is the national holiday in Japan called, Spring Equinox Day. I watched the weather forecast about cherry blossom front. I can see buds on cherry blossom now. I'd love to stay in Japan to see the cherry blossom out, but I have to go. ...
Tokyo
... for her flight to New York and I took a shower and walked around the airport a bit checking out what I could of Japan. The flight from Narita to O'Hare was about 12 hours on a 747. The meal on this flight was a traditional Japanese plate with Sake. ...
Day 6: Naritasan Shinsoji
Before heading to the airport, we headed to temple Naritasan Shinsoji which is actually a few temples set on a large park with garden paths, ponds and trees. Quite relaxing and nice end to the trip. Stopped over for some ramen at Ramen ...
Where dreams come true...... my arse!!!!!!
We all stirred around 08h00, and were sat enjoying our breakfast in our room by 08h15. The plan for today was to try and get as much of our final packing done as possible and then head east to Disneyland Tokyo. We thought it would be the least we could ...
Ready to crash
... fact that my map called it Keisei Narita, and so did the directions I was given, but the station map was just labeled Narita. (AN this has happened several times since). It was further complicated by the fact that I was wearing glasses and ...
BBQd Eel Anyone?
... of English, we then went to sign language, and then just toasting to each other. That is pretty much a universal language. Narita was a great place. Loved getting out of the city and seeing small town life in Japan, and having some fun with the ...
Ankunft von Pez in Japan (Narita)
Heute kommt Pez in Japan an, dann können wir mit unserer Rundreise starten. Die Fahrt zum Flughafen war schon mühsam, da ich mit meinen Arbeitskollegen am Vorabend noch meinen Abschied gefeiert habe, mit Karaoke singen, Bier, ... :-). lg ... ...
I think I'm turning Japanese
After getting up at 430am, I arrived in Narita, Japan at 445am so exactly 24hrs of fun. But after two cokes, four waters, two glasses of wine, three juices, a japanese beer, two massive meals, complimentary socks and tooth brush with hot face towls on the ...
For the longest flight
I lucked out. I made it onto the flight from Atlanta to Narita, sitting business class none the less. The flight was very long to the tune of 12 hours, but nothing a few good movies and some Advil PM can't handle. I'm sitting right now in the Narita ...
Compulsory stopover in Japan
Staying overnight at the Nikko Narita airport hotel, compliments of JAL, Japan Airlines. Having previously been given 10,000 yen from a Japanese friend back home (~$140 NZ), spent about half of this on an authentic Japanese style meal at the hotel ...
Landed
The lading was smooth but five minutes into the 11 hour flight I asked myself if we were there ...
Landed
The lading was smooth but five minutes into the 11 hour flight I asked myself if we were there ...
...still travelling :)
Well I survived that 10 hour flight to Tokyo. I guess it's actually Sunday because we crossed the Date Line but it impossible to say as its been light for hours -I won't see Saturday night. It's 01.15 in Brandon but 3 pm here. . A culture shock on JAL ...
And the journey begins
... in Japan, we had pretty much lost a day. With the flight and time change, I was dead tired. We stayed in Narita, which is actually separate from Tokyo (our hotel was like in the middle of nowhere). Nothing happened really since we were stuck ...

