French version
Narita Airport
成田空港
成田国際空港
成田飛行場
成田
alternative words: Narita, Narita International Airport, New Tokyo International Airport
keywords: airport
related topics: Haneda Airport , Chiba Prefecture , Keisei electric railway
related web sites: http://www.narita-airport.jp
explanation: Principal airport of Tokyo and its environment. Initial airport of Tokyo, Haneda being saturated, the government decided to build a new airport in Chiba prefecture in 1966. Due to a protestation coming from farmers and students, the airport opened very lately in 1978 with only one runway. In order to reach the airport from Tokyo, take a train from Tokyo or Ueno railroad stations (one hour of trip) or a bus from major stations and hotels (between one and half and 2 hours of trip)