Harbour, temple and exhibitions, or a day at Disneyland?
For separate harbour, Naritasan, Sawara and calligraphy visits, stay in Chiba on the first night, then move to Narita. For a full Disneyland day, rest on arrival, spend two nights in Maihama and the final night in Narita. Check calligraphy museum fees and opening separately for your date.
Choose a 3 nights, 4 days itinerary
Chiba Port Tower, Naritasan and Sawara
Choose this route for Chiba harbour views plus Narita and Sawara’s temples and exhibitions. Spend only the first night in Chiba before moving to Narita. The final-day calligraphy exhibition is optional, when opening dates and flight times allow.
Chiba Port Tower, Naritasan and Sawara →3 nights, 4 days BDisneyland, then one night in Narita
Choose this route to rest by the station on arrival day, then give Disneyland the full second day. Spend two nights in Maihama and one in Narita, combining a temple visit with departure.
Disneyland, then one night in Narita →Chiba Port Tower, Naritasan and Sawara
Choose this route for Chiba harbour views plus Narita and Sawara’s temples and exhibitions. Spend only the first night in Chiba before moving to Narita. The final-day calligraphy exhibition is optional, when opening dates and flight times allow.
Day 1 · Central Chiba and Port Tower
From Narita Airport, take a JR service stopping at Chiba Station. From Haneda, you can travel via Tokyo Station and take a Chiba-bound Sobu Line rapid service. Add separate travel time if visiting your hotel first.
- Narita Airport or Haneda Airport → Chiba Station
From Narita, check the actual stops of your Chiba-serving JR train. From Haneda, take Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsucho, JR to Tokyo Station, then a Chiba-bound Sobu Line rapid service. Immigration, baggage collection and transfer time are separate.
Narita Airport railway guideJR Tokyo-area route mapDisney official railway access
- Chiba Station → Chibaminato Station
Take Chiba Urban Monorail towards Chibaminato and get off there. Chiba and Chibaminato are different stations.
- Chibaminato Station → Chiba Port Tower
Walk about 12 minutes from the station to Port Tower. This excludes travel from Chiba Station and train waits.
- Port Tower entrance → Observation deck
Adult admission costs JPY 420. View Chiba’s harbour and Tokyo Bay from the observation deck. Cloudy weather can obscure distant mountains and buildings.
- Observation deck and tower exit → Chibaminato Station
Retrace your route to the station after visiting. If walking further nearby, leave enough time for your return train and onward travel first.
- Chibaminato Station → Chiba Station
Return by monorail towards Chiba. From Chiba Station, continue to your hotel along the route for its booked location.
Port Tower opens 09:00–21:00 from June to September. From October to May, it opens 09:00–19:00 on weekdays and 09:00–20:00 on weekends and public holidays. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Regular closures are generally the fourth Monday of even-numbered months and 28–31 December; check your date against the official annual closure calendar. Omit the observation deck on regular or temporary closure days, including strong winds.
Day 2 · Naritasan and Omotesando
Leave your Chiba hotel and move to Narita today. If going to your new hotel first, add that time before starting the temple visit.
- JR Chiba Station → JR Narita Station
Use a Narita Line service stopping at Narita town, distinguishing this from a journey to Narita Airport Station.
JR Tokyo-area route mapJR Narita Station directional timetables
- Around JR Narita and Keisei Narita stations → Naritasan Somon gate via Omotesando
Walk through Omotesando’s shopping street to the Somon gate. Omotesando extends about 800 metres from the station area; the main hall is a further walk beyond the gate.
- Naritasan Somon gate → Great Main Hall
Follow steps and slopes through the grounds to the Great Main Hall. If you need to avoid stairs, check lift locations on the official grounds map and their availability for your date first.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs and lifts
- Great Main Hall → Temple visit and grounds
Visit the temple and explore around the main hall. Buildings and reception desks have different hours; on a late arrival, visit only the areas still open. Separate activities such as requested prayers and sutra copying are excluded.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs and lifts
- Great Main Hall → Somon gate and Omotesando
Retrace the grounds route down to Somon and return to Omotesando. For a meal, check hours and queues at your chosen restaurant, such as an eel specialist. Temple opening hours do not apply to restaurants.
- Omotesando → Around Narita Station
Follow the same Omotesando route back to the station area. Add time beyond the walk if you want to browse streets or eat.
Narita station-area hotels and airport hotels are in different locations. Compare station-area accommodation for Omotesando walks and Sawara trips.
Day 3 · Sawara exhibitions and old streets
Make a return day trip from Narita to Sawara. See maps and surveying material at the museum, then walk by the river before returning to Narita.
- JR Narita Station → JR Sawara Station
Take a Narita Line service towards Sawara or Choshi that stops at Sawara. Distinguish airport-bound trains. Check the return train towards Narita before departing.
JR Narita Station directional timetablesJR Tokyo-area route map
- Sawara Station → Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum
Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the museum. Choose this stop to combine exhibitions with an old-town walk.
- Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum → Maps and surveying material
Adult admission costs JPY 500. Explore surveying tools and material used to make maps of Japan. Open 09:00–16:30; the official guide recommends entering by around 16:00.
- Around the memorial museum → Onogawa old streets
After the exhibition, walk through the shops and riverside around Onogawa, allowing time for a meal. Boat rides and meals are excluded from this route’s cost.
- Around the memorial museum and Onogawa → Sawara Station
Retrace your route to the station. Add time for street browsing and meals beyond the walk from the museum.
- Sawara Station → JR Narita Station
Return on a service stopping at Narita. Reach the station to suit the train intervals; you can choose dinner near Narita Station after returning.
JR Narita Station directional timetablesJR Tokyo-area route map
The museum closes on Mondays, the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday, and 29 December–1 January. On closure days, omit the exhibition and walk the old streets, or stay in Narita for the day. In heavy rain, shorten the riverside walk and reach the station for your return train.
Day 4 · Calligraphy exhibition, then Narita Airport
Choose this visit if calligraphy interests you and an afternoon flight leaves enough time. Include the return walk and airport transfer when deciding.
- JR Narita and Keisei Narita stations → Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy
Walk about 25 minutes from the station to the museum. This requires more return walking than the nearby tourist pavilion.
- Calligraphy museum entrance → Calligraphy displays
Open 09:00–16:00, with last admission at 15:30. General admission costs JPY 500 through 12 October 2026 and JPY 800 from 20 October. Check the exhibition schedule and closure calendar first.
Official operation informationCalligraphy museum fee revision from 20 October 2026Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy monthly closure calendar
- Calligraphy museum → Around Narita Station
Retrace the roughly 25-minute walk to the station area. If your hotel has stored your luggage, collect it there first, then go to JR Narita or Keisei Narita Station for the airport train. Check the hotel journey time and luggage collection hours with your booked accommodation.
- Keisei Narita Station or JR Narita Station → Narita Airport Station or Airport Terminal 2 Station
Take a train stopping at Narita Airport. JR Choshi-bound trains are not airport trains. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3.
Narita Airport railway guideJR Narita Station directional timetables
- Your arrival airport railway station → Your departure terminal
For Terminal 3, continue from Terminal 2 by the connecting walkway or free shuttle. Allow train waits and terminal travel to meet your airline’s check-in arrival guidance. The airport lists station-to-terminal walks of about five minutes for Terminals 1 and 2 and ten minutes for Terminal 3. These are not total times including train travel, waiting and departure procedures.
Closed Mondays, the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday, during exhibition changes and at year-end. The official October 2026 calendar marks 13–19 October as closed. Omit the exhibition on closure days or when airport timing is tight.
Included: This adds Port Tower JPY 420, Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum JPY 500 and calligraphy museum admission. The latter costs JPY 500 through 12 October 2026 and JPY 800 from 20 October.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, monorail, airport and hotel travel, meals and hotels are outside this total.
The official calendar lists 13–19 October 2026 as closed, so omit the calligraphy museum then. General admission changes to JPY 800 from 20 October. Check exhibition-change and year-end closures in the visit-date calendar too.
Facilities and feesKatori City visitor guideOfficial operation information
Disneyland, then one night in Narita
Choose this route to rest by the station on arrival day, then give Disneyland the full second day. Spend two nights in Maihama and one in Narita, combining a temple visit with departure.
Day 1 · Meals and shopping in Maihama
Rest at Ikspiari without entering a park on arrival day. If going to your hotel first, add travel time from Maihama Station to its booked location.
- When departing from Haneda Airport → Hamamatsucho Station
Take Tokyo Monorail to its terminus, Hamamatsucho. Add terminal-to-platform travel and waiting to the train journey time.
- Hamamatsucho Station → Tokyo Station
Change to a Tokyo-bound JR Yamanote Line train and get off at Tokyo Station. From Narita Airport, take a Narita Express service stopping at Tokyo, then continue with the next step.
- Tokyo Station → Maihama Station
Walk to the JR Keiyo and Musashino line platforms and take a service stopping at Maihama. Allow separate time for the walk between other JR lines and the Keiyo Line platforms at Tokyo Station.
- Maihama Station south exit → Ikspiari
Go to Ikspiari by the station for meals or shopping on a day without park entry.
- Ikspiari → Meals and shopping
Choose a restaurant or shop and take a break. Facility hours are 10:00–22:30, but individual businesses set their own hours. No park admission ticket is needed; meals, shopping and films are paid for separately as used.
- Ikspiari → Maihama Station south exit
After eating or shopping, leave by the station-side exit. To reach your hotel, follow its walking route or shuttle boarding location.
Check your dated Disneyland ticket and park operation for tomorrow.
Day 2 · A full day at Disneyland
With arrival travel finished, give today to Disneyland’s rides and shows. Group nearby rides around your chosen show times, including meals and rests between them.
- Maihama Station → Tokyo Disneyland entrance
Walk about five minutes from the station to Disneyland’s entrance. Allow separate time from your hotel to Maihama Station and for entry queues.
- Disneyland entrance → Admission and your visit plan
Enter with a ticket for the correct date and park. Use the official map and that day’s operation information to choose your priority attractions and shows. Suspensions, height limits and accompanying-person conditions affect what you can use.
Official tickets and date-dependent pricesDisney date-specific operation calendarDisneyland suspended facilitiesDisneyland rides and boarding restrictions
- Around World Bazaar → Fantasyland and your chosen areas
World Bazaar · ワールドバザール Fantasyland · ファンタジーランド Walk through World Bazaar towards Fantasyland and choose your rides. Group nearby attractions together, switching to another if a queue is long. Include meals and rests between your chosen areas.
- Your chosen visitor area → Disneyland exit
Check transport back to your hotel before choosing a show or final attraction. When it is time to return, move towards the exit and finish shopping within that time.
- Disneyland exit → Maihama Station
Retrace the entrance route to Maihama Station. For a Tokyo hotel, use a JR service towards Tokyo; for a nearby hotel, follow its walking route or use its shuttle.
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Check your date’s opening and closing, ticket sales and chosen facilities’ operation. Allow plenty of park time. If staying until closing, check the last JR service or hotel shuttle back too.
Day 3 · Move to Narita and visit the temple
Leave your Maihama hotel for Narita. Add the walk between platforms at Tokyo Station and access to your new hotel before visiting the temple.
- Maihama Station → Tokyo Station
Take a Tokyo-bound JR service to Tokyo Station. Allow time to walk from the Keiyo Line platform to your next train’s platform.
- Tokyo Station → Chiba Station
Take a Chiba-bound JR Sobu Line rapid service. If choosing a through service to Narita, continue there without the change in the next step.
JR Tokyo-area route mapJR Narita Station directional timetables
- When changing at Chiba Station → JR Narita Station
Change to a Narita Line service stopping at Narita town. Distinguish the airport station from the town station and check the train’s actual stops.
JR Tokyo-area route mapJR Narita Station directional timetables
- Around JR Narita and Keisei Narita stations → Naritasan Somon gate via Omotesando
Walk through Omotesando’s shopping street to the Somon gate. Omotesando extends about 800 metres from the station area; the main hall is a further walk beyond the gate.
- Naritasan Somon gate → Great Main Hall
Follow steps and slopes through the grounds to the Great Main Hall. If you need to avoid stairs, check lift locations on the official grounds map and their availability for your date first.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs and lifts
- Great Main Hall → Temple visit and grounds
Visit the temple and explore around the main hall. Buildings and reception desks have different hours; on a late arrival, visit only the areas still open. Separate activities such as requested prayers and sutra copying are excluded.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs and lifts
- Great Main Hall → Somon gate and Omotesando
Retrace the grounds route down to Somon and return to Omotesando. For a meal, check hours and queues at your chosen restaurant, such as an eel specialist. Temple opening hours do not apply to restaurants.
- Omotesando → Around Narita Station
Follow the same Omotesando route back to the station area. Add time beyond the walk if you want to browse streets or eat.
If moving hotels takes longer, shorten indoor temple sightseeing and eat on Omotesando. The following day covers the nearby tourist pavilion and airport transfer.
Day 4 · Tourist pavilion, then Narita Airport
If time allows before departure, see festival floats at Narita Tourist Pavilion. Omit it and go to the airport if the pavilion is closed or transfer time is tight.
- Around JR Narita and Keisei Narita stations → Narita Tourist Pavilion
Walk about ten minutes along Omotesando to the tourist pavilion. Visit the float display, then return to the station. Allow separate time for the further walk to the temple’s main hall.
- Narita Tourist Pavilion entrance → Tourist information and festival float display
Browse local information on the ground floor, then the festival floats upstairs. Admission is free. Before going upstairs, check the official notice for lift availability on your date. If stairs are difficult and the lift is unavailable, visit only the ground floor.
Official operation informationNarita Tourist Pavilion air conditioning and lift suspension notice
- Narita Tourist Pavilion → Around Narita Station
Return along the same Omotesando route after your visit. The station is about ten minutes away; allow extra time for meals, queues and reaching your hotel.
- Keisei Narita Station or JR Narita Station → Narita Airport Station or Airport Terminal 2 Station
Take a train stopping at Narita Airport. JR Choshi-bound trains are not airport trains. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3.
Narita Airport railway guideJR Narita Station directional timetables
- Your arrival airport railway station → Your departure terminal
For Terminal 3, continue from Terminal 2 by the connecting walkway or free shuttle. Allow train waits and terminal travel to meet your airline’s check-in arrival guidance. The airport lists station-to-terminal walks of about five minutes for Terminals 1 and 2 and ten minutes for Terminal 3. These are not total times including train travel, waiting and departure procedures.
The pavilion opens 09:00–17:00, closing Mondays and 29–31 December. If Monday is a public holiday, it closes Tuesday; for consecutive holidays, it closes the following day.
Included: This is the lowest date-dependent adult one-day Disneyland ticket price. Separate Naritasan activities on day three are excluded.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, monorail, airport and hotel travel, meals and hotels are outside this total.
JPY 8,900 is the starting price in the official one-day ticket guide, not the price for every October date. Choose your date and park, then recalculate using the actual ticket price.
Frequently asked questions
Does the calligraphy museum cost JPY 500 or JPY 800?
General admission costs JPY 500 through 12 October 2026 and JPY 800 from 20 October. The official calendar marks 13–19 October as closed. Port Tower, Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum and calligraphy museum subtotals are JPY 1,420 or JPY 1,720 according to date. Omit the calligraphy museum on closure days.
Official operation informationCalligraphy museum fee revision from 20 October 2026Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy monthly closure calendar
Can you spend the final night in Narita after Tokyo Disneyland?
Yes. Spend two nights in Maihama for a full Disneyland day, then move to Narita the next day for Naritasan and Omotesando meals. This suits a town-station stay the night before Narita Airport departure. Change towards the Sobu Line at Tokyo Station, then to the Narita Line at Chiba, or choose a through service to Narita.
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Official sources and confirmation dates
- Disney official railway access ·
- Disneyland official areas ·
- Disneyland map ·
- Narita official tourism guide ·
- Omotesando and food ·
- Katori City visitor guide ·
- Facilities and fees ·
- Directions ·
- Official tickets and date-dependent prices ·
- Transport and shuttle ·
- Official access guide ·
- Official guide ·
- Official operation information ·
- Narita Tourist Pavilion air conditioning and lift suspension notice ·
- Access and name comparison ·
- Official operation information ·
- Calligraphy museum fee revision from 20 October 2026 ·
- 2026 Narita guide ·
- Katori City English guide ·
- Narita Airport railway guide ·
- JR Narita Station directional timetables ·
- JR Tokyo-area route map ·
- Disney official railway access by hotel ·
- JR Wakashio route guide ·
- Disney date-specific operation calendar ·
- Disneyland suspended facilities ·
- Disneyland rides and boarding restrictions ·
- Fares from Keisei Narita ·
- Naritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs and lifts ·
- JR TOKYO Wide Pass covered lines and three consecutive days ·
- JR pass purchase, passport and eligibility ·
- Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy monthly closure calendar ·
- Chiba Urban Monorail routes and directional timetables ·