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12211 ／なりたし

Narita City

A temple's gate is roofed with thatch.

Ryushoin Niomon, thatched gate

Photo by tak1701d (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Shrine forest

A cedar said to be 1,200 or 1,300years old stands in a forest on a plateau.

Shrine forest in Narita City — Photo by Hoku-sou-san (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The shrine forest of Makata Shrine lies on a plateau about 30 m above sea level, 1 km east of Lake Inba, and is a prefectural natural monument. The Kozu giant cedar has a trunk about 8 m around and reaches 40 m in height; it has lost its lower branches and has a large hollow, but remains vigorous.

Prefectural natural monument (1977)
Trunk about 8 m, height 40 m
Forest covers 6,386 square meters

02 ／ Foundation stones

Foundation stones of a pagoda rebuiltin 1703 remain at Daijionji.

Daijionji has the foundation stones of a pagoda (rishoto) rebuilt in 1703, a municipal historic site. The temple's group of 27 Shimosa-type itabi stone tablets, from the Nanbokucho to Muromachi periods, became a municipal historic site in 1990.

Pagoda rebuilt in 1703; foundation stones
Foundation stones: municipal site, 1976
27 Shimosa-type itabi: municipal site, 1990

03 ／ Guest house

Clapboard walls under a thatched roof:the former ranch's guest house.

The guest house of the former Shimosa Imperial Ranch was built in 1876, moved in 1888 and extended in 1919. It has clapboard walls and a thatched roof (partly tiled, per the city list), with a Western-style hall at the north. It is a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

Built 1876, moved 1888, extended 1919
Clapboard walls, thatched roof
Registered national property in 2024

Narita City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot November 2024)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Tokyo in 49 minutes at best, by Narita Express.

about 130,000 people
60 min to a city centre

The city has JR Narita Station and Keisei Narita Station. The fastest daily trains are the Narita Express, 49 minutes from Tokyo (an evening service), and the Evening Liner, 62 minutes from Keisei-Ueno (October 2026 timetable). City Hall is about a 10-minute walk from either station. In 2006 the city took in the towns of Shimosa and Daiei.

People living here: 132,906people
Area: 213.84km²
Households: 60,231households
Rent (average for rentals): 50,738yen
Healthcare: 6 hospitals ／ 88 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2010 onward (municipal boundary changed).2006-03-27 に編入合併（下総町・大栄町）。2010年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —23 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Narita City in Japan35.777°N 140.318°E

to TokyoLtd. exp. Narita Express49min
to Keisei-UenoKeisei Main Line Evening Liner62min

Travel times follow 【東京→成田・JR】JR東日本の駅の時刻表（2610版＝2026年10月ダイヤ）。佐倉駅の成田線成田方面（下り）tt0739/073901x と、成田駅の成田エクスプレス tt1129/112905x・成田線 tt1129/112901x の各列車ページ（timetables.jreast.co.jp/2610/train/…）で、起点の『発』と成田の『着』の差を数え、平日・土曜休日の両方に載る列車の最速を採った（docs/handoff/tools/jr_count.py の『毎日』絞り版）。【日暮里→京成成田・京成】京成電鉄の駅別時刻表（keisei.ekitan.com。京成電鉄の公式の時刻表検索。2025年12月13日改正）の日暮里（下り・成田空港方面）の列車ごとのページ（onetraintimetable）で、日暮里の発と京成成田の着の差を数え、平日・土休日の最速を比べた。2026-10-22 確認。 (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 9 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Narita City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

19.9km

Chiba Prefecture: Shibayama Town, Kozaki Town, Katori City, Tomisato City, Sakae Town, Tako Town, Shisui Town, Inzai City
Ibaraki Prefecture: Kawachi Town

Narita City isthis kind of town.

01Ryushoin's Niomon is a thatched eight-legged gate (hakkyakumon) built in the mid-Muromachi period, designated a national Important Cultural Property in 1916
02Makata Shrine's forest is a prefectural natural monument; the Kozu giant cedar reaches 40 m, with a girth of about 8 m and an age said to be 1,200 or 1,300 years
03Daijionji keeps the foundation stones of a pagoda rebuilt in 1703 and a group of Shimosa-type itabi, and the former ranch's guest house is a nationally registered property

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Narita City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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