What to See in Narita, Japan: Free Audio Guide
Things to Do in Narita: Historic Places Near Tokyo’s Airport
Looking for things to do in Narita? This city in Chiba Prefecture is home to historic buildings and one of Japan’s main international gateways, making it more than just a place to catch a flight. Narita offers an opportunity to explore a different side of Japan, with a free Neywo audio guide featuring two narrated places.
What to See in Narita
Former Main Hall of Gakushuin Primary School
The Former Main Hall of Gakushuin Primary School, also known as the Old Hirano Family House, offers a glimpse into school architecture from Japan’s Meiji period. The historic building was constructed in the late nineteenth century and is located in Otake, Narita City, in Chiba Prefecture.
Its designation as an Important Cultural Property of Japan reflects the building’s historical value. For visitors interested in architecture and the history of education in Japan, the former school hall provides a concrete connection to the country’s modernisation during the Meiji period.
Narita International Airport
Narita International Airport is one of Japan’s main gateways to the skies. Known in Japanese as Narita Kūkō and by its airport code, NRT, it serves the Greater Tokyo Area from Narita City, about 60 kilometres east of central Tokyo.
The airport opened in 1978 as New Tokyo International Airport. Its construction became the focus of the Sanrizuka Struggle, a prolonged series of protests by local residents and farmers who opposed the airport’s development and the expropriation of land.
The airport’s unusual history is still visible in its physical character. The original plan called for five runways, but only two were ultimately built amid difficulties acquiring land. Privately held properties remain within the airport complex, including a farm around which one runway was built. The wider site also contains homes, a shrine, ruins and monuments, alongside high walls and underground passages.
Noise concerns in nearby communities have led to a curfew, with aircraft operations generally prohibited between midnight and six in the morning. Covering about 1,137 hectares, Narita International Airport is not only a transport hub but also a place connected to a complex chapter in the region’s history.
A Narita Self-Guided Walking Tour with Neywo
A self-guided visit can help you discover Narita at your own pace, whether you are exploring the city during a trip to Japan or taking a closer look at the area around the airport. Neywo’s free Narita audio guide includes two narrated places, with stories available in 11 languages.
Download Neywo and explore Narita with the app. There are currently no tours listed for Narita, but the guide’s two narrated places let you listen as you reach each location, at your own pace, with no group and no schedule. Each story is designed to accompany your visit and explain the place in front of you.
If you are continuing through the country, you can also explore other destinations with Neywo, including Nikko, Naha and Nagano.
Places with an audio guide in Narita
2 places in Narita with a Neywo audio guide. Each one starts telling its story as you reach it.
Walk Narita with Neywo
Neywo turns Narita into a self-guided audio tour. Stories arrive as you reach the place they belong to, and the route reshapes when you wander off it.
