Two days in Narita

We had an overnight flight from Hanoi to Tokyo arriving at 7 o’clock in the morning. Neither of us got much sleep on that flight and the plan was to go do something for the day and then come back to the hotel at 3. We decided just to pay for an extra night so we could go to bed for a few hours. It was a good decision.

After a much needed nap, we walked over to terminal 2 and caught the train to Narita Station. There is a very old temple there and a lovely traditional street leading up to it. Wandered along the street having a look in several shops. At the bottom of the hill is the temple, with of course the requisite steps heading up to it.

The rain and thunder had been threatening for a while and just as we got to the top the heavens opened and it pelted down.

The rain eased off after a while but everything was so sodden we decided to leave seeing the gardens and the top pagoda until tomorrow.
Back in the shopping street we tried some eel at one of the little cafes. Seemed to be a speciality here, so many little cafes selling eel.
Totally disgusting seeing them skin them and chop them up but they really are very tasty.
Back up near the railway station we tried another restaurant but after a beer and a few skewers we weren’t really getting a great vibe from it so we moved on.
Found another little bar that looked more our thing. Graham quickly befriended the guy next to him and then another older man sat next to me. He was a bit standoffish to start with but he warmed up as the night went on. Lovely way to end our last night in Japan.Læs mere