Narita JR Station
Narita Town - Omotesando Street Entrance on the left
Wine shop at start of Omotesando Street
The street was pretty deserted this day. Quite a few shops were closed. There were many eateries, restaurants, snack shops, shops selling dry seafood and clothes.
At this junction, need to keep right to got to Naritasan Temple.
Statue of a great Japanese Poet
Nice, old Japanese styled shophouses lined the road towards Naritasan Temple. This is the temple town, I guess.
Grilled eel eatery. The aroma from the grilled unagi was simply tempting. At the shop front, workers were killing and cutting live eels.
Almost at the Temple Grounds
Here we are - entrance to Naritasan Temple. Daiichi shinto assembly hall (daiichi shinto kaikan) on the main pathway (Omote-sando)
Stairways leading to the Nio mon Gate. Korinkaku hall on your left.
Washing area on the right
The large lantern hanging from Niomon Gate. What does the inscription say ? The answer is 'fish market'. Since Edo period, it has been a tradition of the fish market to contribute the lantern. The current lantern was given in 1968.
Beneath the green lantern
More stairways leading to more temples in the temple ground.
Great Main Hall, (Dai-hon-do) which has additional halls on both sides
3-storey Pagoda
On the right is Issaikyo-do(stock of sutras). Shoro bell Tower on the left
Great Main Hall
Shakado Hall, (national treasure). It was built in 1858 and used to be the main hall. Inside there is a image of Shaka-nyorai, the founder of Japanese buddhism. On its sides, there are reliefs, carved towards the end of the Edo period. These reliefs are know as "24 koh"(24 thoughts) and show characteristics of the late Edo period.
Shakado Hall
Stairways leading to Gakudo Hall
Gakudo Hall, with its abundance of votive tablets and Ema (votive picture of a horse).
Gakudo Hall
Kaizan do Hall
Komyodo Hall
Seiryu Gongen do Hall, Myokengu Hall
Daito , Great Pagoda of Peace, constructed in the year 1984. The pagoda symbolizes the doctrines of the Shingon-mikkyo sect principle idea of mutual respect and dedication.
Naritasan Garden/Park
Discovered a very refreshing waterfall
En route
En route to Nio mon Gate
Nearby the temple
Doniwa, Market square, with many stores selling local products and souvenirs.
En route to Narita Town along Omotesando Street
Noodle Shop Ramen Bayash, a very popular noodle place that caters to foreigners.
Back at Narita Town Square - need water badly. We were spoilt for choices at the vending machines
Nearby was a bus stop
JR Narita Station
Shops around the square. Family Mart is the last shop on the right. Hotel Shuttle dropped us in front of the family Mart.
Family Mart
Crossing this orange bridge to the left side will bring you to Edokko Sushi.
We took the 3.10pm shuttle bus back to Hotel for a short rest...
Beautiful Maple Trees at Holiday Inn
before taking the 5.10pm bus to Aeon Shopping Centre. Dinner was at the food court.
Bibimbap
Pepper Lunch
Ramen
After dinner, did some window shopping. Hubby bought his music book. I bought some cut fruits from the supermarket before proceeding to the bus stand to wait for the 7:55pm hotel shuttle bus. The bus was packed to the fullest. And after 15mins, we reached the hotel. Rested early since we had an early flight to catch the next day. We would be having our breakfast at 6am. This is the end of Day 10.
Our Japan Itinerary
Day 1 - Flight to Incheon-Seoul
Day 2 - Breakfast -> Incheon Transit area -> Lunch -> Tokyo, Narita -> Limited Express to Ueno -> Checked in Sardonyx Hotel (Review) -> Matsusaka Beef Steak Dinner at Satou, Kichijoji -> Shinjuku at Night
Day 3 – Breakfast -> Odyaku Romance Car to Hakone-Yumoto -> Small train to Gora Station -> Leave luggages at Setsugetsuka Hotel -> Gora -> Sounzan -> Owakudani Boiling Valley -> Black Eggs -> Togendai -> checked into Setsugetsuka Hotel (Review)-> Dinner at hotel restaurant -> Outside the hotel at night
Day 4 - Breakfast -> Gora Station -> Checked out -> Gotemba Premium Outlet -> Togendai -> Check in to Hakone Green Plaza (Review) -> Dinner
Day 5 - Breakfast -> Checked out -> Odawara Castle -> Checked in Sardonyx Ueno -> Ueno Unagi Dinner at Izuei Honten, Ueno -> Ameyoko
Day 6 - Breakfast - > Ueno Park -> Lunch at Tsujiki -> Imperial Palace -> Ginza -> Asakusa -> View from Shinjuku Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Ramen Dinner
Day 7 - Breakfast -> Early Lunch at Kyushu Jangara, Harajuku -> Meiji Shrine -> Harajuku -> Shibuya -> -> Dinner at Shinsuke, Shin-Urayasu
Day 8 - Tokyo Disneyland -> Lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace -> Dinner at Hokusai
Day 9 - Breakfast -> Tokyo Disneysea -> Lunch at Vulcania -> Dinner at Sakura
Day 10 - Breakfast - > Check out -> Skyliner to Narita Airport-> Holiday Inn Tobu Narita (Review) -> Lunch at Edokko Sushi
-> Old Narita Temple Town -> Naritasan Temple -> Dinner at Aeon Shopping Centre
Day 11 - Breakfast -> Flight back to Incheon -> Transit -> Lunch at Incheon -> Home Sweet Home
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