Narita

Here are some photos of Narita. Narita is the town closest to the airport, I really liked it, the streets were narrow and windy giving it the feel of a place with a lot of history. I don't think any of the buildings were very old but many of them were built in a traditional style . I wish I could have spent more time sightseeing here.

The station master at Narita Airport station (an important person for gaijin tourists):

The view from my hotel room:

The view from the train of the countryside between the airport and Narita:

The vending machines near the hotel had some fairly strange beverages:

I took this phoo because not only has the phone box never been vandalised, no-one stole or vandalised the phone book either:

In case you were wondering where the Nazis live in Narita, this map will help you find them:

One of the many local drinking establishments:

This is downtown Narita:

I saw man familiar franchises here, which I was somewhat surprised by:

Narita town hall:

Near the JR station (there are two stations, owned by competing firms, JR and Keisei):

Near the centre of town:

With the next picture I was trying to convey how crowded the buildings are. These two buildings are on the edge of a cliff. there's a small valley and more buildings on the other side.

One of those windy roads that I liked so much, in on of the older parts of town filled with houses:

One of the houses:

Inside a cemetary that is right next to the JR station:

Here are some friends I made, Sarah (on the left) and Kazuo. I went with Sarah to an arts cafe, half of it is a cafe (a vey casual one, more like being in someone's apartment) and the other half is an arts and crafts store. We sang karaoke, I did some Bon Jovi song. We went with Kazuo to a sushi kaiten resturant, one of the places where you get sushi on a conveyer belt.