Narita Round II

My plan for this layover was to visit the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences and Sora No Yu onsen, both located just southeast of the airport. However, my flight arrived early, and I unexpectedly cleared immigration in no time, which left me in the arrivals hall with more than two hours to spare before the 10am opening time for both the museum and the onsen.

I didn't want to wait in the arrivals hall for two hours, so I decided to hop onto the train to Narita - which is west of the airport - in the hope that the sweet potato street food stalls may be open. I snacked at one of them on my earlier layover and I was hooked.

When I reached the omotesando in Narita, it was clear that the sweet potato stalls were not open. But, the sky was a brilliant blue and so I decided to revisit the temple to take some photos. They turned out very nicely.

After about an hour, I headed back to the station to take the 9.40am bus to the aeronautical museum.Read more