Narita
Airport Station
Narita
Airport Station is
located in Terminal 1 of Narita
International Airport in Narita,
Chiba Prefecture, in the eastern
end of Tokyo. Originally built for
Narita Shinkansen, it is now used
by JR East Narita Line and Narita
Express, and Keisei Electric Railway's
Keisei Main Line.
Sakura-no-Yama
Hill
Sakura-no-Yama
Hill, which literally means ‘Cherry
Mountain Park', is a popular hanami
spot located near the northern
end of the main runway of Narita
International Airport. As the name
implies, the hill is a beautiful
park with lots of cherry trees.
Visitors to the park are also treated
with a spectacular view of the airport
from one end of it.
Museum
of Aeronautical Science
The
Museum of Aeronautical Science is
located about 10 minutes walk from
Terminal 1 of Narita International
Airport. It is Japan's first aeronautical
science museum and displays materials
related to the history and development
of Japanese aviation.
Exhibits
inside the building include a full-sized
replica of Henri Farman's biplane
(the first plane to fly in Japan),
airplane engines, and several audio
and visual displays. Various airplanes
and helicopters are also on display
on the lawns of the museum building.
Visitors can sit in the cockpits
of some of these planes to get a
feel of flying. The most popular
exhibit of the museum is the flight
simulator located inside the building.
Here visitors can sit inside the
plane and get an on-board experience
as a pilot. There is also an observation
deck on the 5 th floor of the building
from where visitors can get panoramic
views of the airport.
The
museum is open every day except
Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission
fee is 500 yen.
Chiba
Prefectural Flower and Tree Center
A
short walk from Narita International
Airport is the Chiba Prefectural
Flower and Tree Center (Botanical
Garden). This beautiful garden is
spread over 5.7 hectares of land
and has 55,000 plants and flowers
of 430 different species from 90
families. These plants and flowers
are spread over 4 “gardens” – the
stone garden, the model garden,
the wild grass garden, and the greenhouse.
The
Chiba Prefectural Flower and Tree
Center also holds lectures and provides
training to budding horticulturists.
Gardening classes are also offered
to the general public. The Center
is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
every day except Mondays. Admission
is free.
Sanzurika
Goryo Ranch Memorial Hall
Goryo
Ranch Memorial Hall is a museum
located in Sanzurika Memorial Park,
a few minutes' walk from Narita
Airport.
Till
1969, Sanzurika Memorial Park was
home to the Imperial Pastures, after
which it was moved to Tochigi Prefecture
to make way for Narita International
Airport. The Imperial Pastures,
which is administered by the Imperial
Household Agency, is a
place for the development of the
latest stock breeding techniques.
After it was moved, the museum was
built in the park to preserve the
Imperial Pasture's 100 years of
history.
The
Park is spread over 30,000 m?. At
the center of the park, there are
rows of giant horse chestnut trees
that line the path to the museum
building. The building of the museum
Goryo Ranch Memorial Hall has been
constructed to look exactly like
the original Imperial Pastures.
On display inside the building are
materials
and articles related to the Imperial
family and stock breeding devices.
M onuments
to well known poets Kotaro Takamura
and Yoshu Mizuno are located in
the yard in front of the building.
The
museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
every day except Mondays. Admission
is free.