Narita

Japanese international airport

Narita is a city in Japan, east of Tokyo, known primarily as the site of Narita International Airport—Japan's main gateway for international flights.

In travel contexts, Narita often refers to the airport itself: My flight lands at Narita, the Narita Express train.

The city also contains Naritasan Shinshoji, an important Buddhist temple.

location

Chiba

Japanese coastal prefecture

Kanto · rice paddies · temple town · suburban · farmland

airport

terminal

At the endpoint

baggage · customs · boarding · departure · arrival · jetway · concourse · duty-free · security · lounge

travel

luggage

Traveler's packed containers

destination · sightseeing · transit · layover · stopover · departure · arrival · exchange · backpacking · globetrotting

gateway

hub

Central connection point

layover · stopover · international hub · portal · access point · transfer · junction

Japanese culture

temple

Sacred worship structure

  • unagiJapanese cuisine's eel
  • ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
  • incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin

pagoda · taiko · pilgrimage

Opposites
distance from tokyo center

NaritaTokyo Station

Major Japanese rail terminal

airport distance from city center

NaritaReagan National

Arlington commercial airfield

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G