Day Trip from Tokyo
Day Trip from Tokyo to Narita (temples + shopping)
Travel Time
60 min by Keisei Skyliner from Nippori (or from Narita Airport itself)
Round Trip Cost
¥3,600 (Skyliner) or ¥1,600 (limited express)
Most visitors pass through Narita Airport without realizing the historic city just minutes away. Narita's 1,300-year-old Naritasan Shinshoji Temple and the preserved Edo-era Omotesando shopping street make for a fascinating half-day trip, ideal as a first or last stop in Japan.
Highlights
- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple — 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple complex
- Omotesando shopping street — preserved Edo-era merchant buildings
- Narita Traditional Arts Museum and Narita Airport Aviation Museum
- Fresh eel (unaju) — Narita's signature dish for 300 years
- Peaceful Japanese garden behind Shinshoji Temple
Model Day Trip Itinerary
Depart Nippori Station on Keisei Skyliner — arrives Narita in 36 minutes
Exit Narita Station and walk 10 minutes to the start of Omotesando shopping street
Stroll Omotesando — browse traditional crafts, lacquerware, senbei rice crackers, and local sweets
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (free entry) — explore the main hall, Great Pagoda of Peace, gardens, and incense ceremony
Lunch in Omotesando — unaju (grilled eel on rice) is the Narita specialty served in many historic restaurants (¥2,000–¥4,000)
Naritasan Botanical Garden and carp ponds in the temple precincts
Return along Omotesando for souvenir shopping before departure
Depart Narita for Tokyo or proceed to Narita Airport
Stay Overnight?
Narita is a perfect half-day to full-day stop. Ideal as your first activity on Japan arrival day (store luggage at airport) or your final sightseeing before an evening flight home.
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