Visiting Narita

Welcome to Narita City, Japan

This page offers advice about where to stay and what to do in Narita during long layovers and short visits.

Here you can find information about the best places to stay and the most interesting things to do in Narita during a long layover or a short visit to Narita. This information is especially useful if this is your first time visiting Narita or Japan in general.

We want to help provide you with the most enjoyable experience for the least amount of money.

Upcoming Special Events

July 6: Narita Gion Festival A traditional Japanese festival honoring the arrival of summer; this is the largest festival of the year in Narita. Features a large parade with portable shrines pulled through the city.

August 7: Tanabata Festival (Japanese Star Festival). Shops at the entrance of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple will be decorated with large colorful streamers. On this day people celebrate by writing wishes on tanzaku (small pieces of paper) and hanging them on bamboo sticks or other places.

August 23-24: Naritasan Mitama Matsuri Festival. A large festival with lively dancing in honor of Japanese Soldiers who died in war. Expect lots of foreign visitors, children wearing taditional yukata, and lots of fun!

For more a more complete calendar of Narita Events, click the events tab above.