Days eight to fourteen
25th to 31st July 2010
To Narita
The last section of our trip was to be spent in Narita. Narita is the airport town for Tokyo, a satellite town of the metropolis and about 40 miles from the centre of the city.
We stayed at the Mercure, not a glamorous Hotel, but fine, and very convenient for the train station, shops and Mc Donald's, I am sorry to say!
It felt strange and a slight relief to be in the world of Western living again. We had beds with mattresses, comfy chairs and full length baths - luxury.
Narita itself is famous for two things - the airport and also the very large and impressive buddhist temple in the town. As a place it is a perfect microcosm of Japan. A mixture of new and old - an international airport on the doorstep and an ancient and beautiful temple in the centre of the city, complete with beautiful Japanese Gardens.
In to Tokyo
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