Spend the middle day in Sawara or at Tokyo DisneySea?
Stay two nights in Narita for Sawara's historic streets and exhibits, or two in Maihama for a full day at Tokyo DisneySea. Add Port Tower on the Maihama itinerary's last day only with enough time for the port round trip and airport check-in. Add a hotel detour to collect any stored luggage.
Choose an itinerary for 3 days, 2 nights
Narita and Sawara's historic streets
Choose this option to stay several nights in Narita and devote a day to Sawara's surveying exhibits and historic streets. Temple visits, exhibits, and meals can fall on different days.
Narita and Sawara's historic streets →3 days, 2 nights BDisneySea and Chiba Port Tower
Choose this option to stay in Maihama and give the middle day to DisneySea. A port visit on departure day is optional only if you still have time for the airport after returning to Maihama.
DisneySea and Chiba Port Tower →Narita and Sawara's historic streets
Choose this option to stay several nights in Narita and devote a day to Sawara's surveying exhibits and historic streets. Temple visits, exhibits, and meals can fall on different days.
Day 1 · Naritasan and Omotesando
Combine a temple visit and an Omotesando walk near Narita Station. If you arrive late, enjoy the street and a meal, and move the indoor temple visit to the next day. In that case, shorten the Sawara visit or spend the day in Narita instead.
- Airport railway station at Narita → Keisei-Narita or JR Narita Station
Choose a train stopping at Narita's city station. Distinguish it from Skyliner services toward Nippori and Ueno. If you arrive at Terminal 3, go to Terminal 2's railway station first. Airport hotels and hotels near Narita Station are in different locations.
- Near JR Narita or Keisei-Narita Station → Naritasan Somon gate via Omotesando
Walk along Omotesando's shops to Somon gate. The approach from the station is about 800 meters; reaching the main hall requires additional travel beyond the gate.
- Naritasan Somon gate → Great Main Hall
Go up the grounds' stairs and slopes to the Great Main Hall. If you need to avoid stairs, check elevator locations on the official grounds map and their availability for your visit first.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs, and elevators
- Great Main Hall → Worship and a walk around the grounds
After worship, explore around the main hall. Buildings and reception counters have different hours; on a late arrival, visit only open areas. Prayer ceremonies, sutra copying, and other separate activities are not included in this itinerary.
Narita official tourism guideNaritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs, and elevators
- Great Main Hall → Somon gate and Omotesando
Return down the same grounds route to Somon and Omotesando. For a meal, choose an eel restaurant or another shop after checking its hours and wait. Temple hours do not apply to restaurants.
- Omotesando → Near Narita Station
Follow the same Omotesando route back toward the station. Browsing and meals require time beyond the walk.
The main hall and reception counters close at different times. To explore the park too, consider the extra walking and return time.
Day 2 · Sawara's museum and the Ono River
Make a day trip from Narita to Sawara. See the exhibits first, then eat and walk beside the river before returning to Narita.
- JR Narita Station → JR Sawara Station
Take a Narita Line service toward Sawara or Choshi that stops at Sawara. Distinguish it from airport-bound trains, and check the Narita-bound return before leaving.
JR Narita Station schedules by directionJR Tokyo area route map
- Sawara Station → Ino Tadataka Museum
Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the museum. Choose this visit to combine exhibits with a walk through the historic streets.
- Ino Tadataka Museum → Maps and surveying exhibits
Adult admission is ¥500. See surveying tools and materials used to map Japan. The museum opens 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; the official guide recommends arriving by around 4:00 p.m.
- Near the museum → Ono River historic streets
After the exhibits, leave time for shops, a riverside walk, and a meal near the Ono River. Boat rides and meals are not included in this itinerary.
- Near the museum and Ono River → Sawara Station
Return to the station along the same route. Add street browsing and meal time to the walk from the museum.
- Sawara Station → JR Narita Station
Return on a Narita-bound service that stops there. Arrive at the station for your chosen train; you can eat dinner near Narita Station afterward.
JR Narita Station schedules by directionJR Tokyo area route map
The museum closes Mondays, or the next weekday if Monday is a public holiday, and December 29–January 1. On a closure day, skip the exhibits for a historic-street walk or stay in Narita. In heavy rain, shorten the riverside walk and reach the station for your return train.
Day 3 · Tourist Pavilion, then Narita Airport
If time remains before departure, see festival floats at Narita Tourist Pavilion. On a closure day or when airport travel is tight, skip the visit and go to the airport.
- Near JR Narita or Keisei-Narita Station → Narita Tourist Pavilion
Walk along Omotesando for about 10 minutes to the pavilion. This visit sees the float exhibits before returning to the station. Allow separate time for a temple visit farther along the route to the main hall.
- Narita Tourist Pavilion entrance → Tourist information and float exhibits
Look at regional information on the first floor, then the festival floats upstairs. Admission is free. Check the official notice for elevator availability before going upstairs. If the elevator is unavailable and stairs are difficult for you, stay on the first floor.
Official visitor informationNarita Tourist Pavilion air-conditioning and elevator outage notice
- Narita Tourist Pavilion → Near Narita Station
Return along the same Omotesando route. The station is about 10 minutes away; meals, waiting, and travel to your specific hotel take additional time.
- Keisei-Narita or JR Narita Station → Narita Airport or Airport Terminal 2 Station
Take a train that stops at Narita Airport. JR trains toward Choshi are not airport-bound. Use Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 and Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3.
Narita Airport rail guideJR Narita Station schedules by direction
- Arrival airport railway station → Your departure terminal
For Terminal 3, continue from Terminal 2 via the connecting walkway or free shuttle. Allow train waiting and terminal travel to meet your airline's check-in arrival time. The airport lists walks from the station of about five minutes for Terminals 1 and 2 and about 10 minutes for Terminal 3. These are not total journey times including the train, waiting, and departure procedures.
The pavilion opens 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and closes Mondays and December 29–31. If Monday is a public holiday, it closes Tuesday; for a run of holidays, it closes the following day.
Included: Adult admission to the Ino Tadataka Museum. Separate temple activities at Naritasan and boat rides are excluded.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, monorail, airport and hotel travel, meals, and hotels are outside this subtotal.
DisneySea and Chiba Port Tower
Choose this option to stay in Maihama and give the middle day to DisneySea. A port visit on departure day is optional only if you still have time for the airport after returning to Maihama.
Day 1 · Maihama and Ikspiari
Travel from the airport to Maihama for meals and shopping near the station. If you stop at your hotel first, add travel to and from its specific location.
- If departing from Haneda Airport → Hamamatsucho Station
Take Tokyo Monorail to its terminus at Hamamatsucho. Add travel from your terminal to the platform and waiting to the train ride.
- Hamamatsucho Station → Tokyo Station
Transfer to a Tokyo-bound JR Yamanote Line train and get off at Tokyo Station. From Narita Airport, take a Narita Express stopping at Tokyo to this station, then continue with the next step.
- Tokyo Station → Maihama Station
Go to the JR Keiyo or Musashino Line platforms and take a service stopping at Maihama. Walking between other JR lines and the Keiyo platforms at Tokyo Station takes additional time.
- Maihama Station south exit → Ikspiari
Go to Ikspiari in front of the station. It offers meals and shopping on a day when you do not enter a park.
- Ikspiari → Meals and shopping
Choose restaurants and shops for a break. Facility hours are 10:00 a.m.–10:30 p.m.; individual shop hours differ. No park ticket is required. Meals, shopping, and movies are paid separately as used.
- Ikspiari → Maihama Station south exit
After eating or shopping, leave through the station-front exit. For your hotel, use the booked hotel's walking route or shuttle boarding point.
If you arrive late, shorten shopping and prioritize meals and travel to your hotel.
Day 2 · A full day at DisneySea
Spend today on DisneySea's attractions and port scenery. Take the Resort Line from Maihama to enter the park, then return along the same route after your visit.
- Maihama Station → Resort Gateway Station
Walk about two minutes from the station to the Resort Line platform. Stairs, platform access, and waiting after leaving JR take additional time.
- Resort Gateway Station → Tokyo DisneySea Station
Take the Resort Line and get off at Tokyo DisneySea Station. The official ride estimate is about nine minutes; an adult paper ticket costs ¥300 per ride.
- Tokyo DisneySea Station → DisneySea entrance
Walk about one minute from the station to the entrance and enter with a ticket for the correct date and park. Admission lines are not included in that walk.
Disney official rail accessOfficial tickets and date-specific prices
- DisneySea entrance and Mediterranean Harbor → Port scenery and your chosen areas
Mediterranean Harbor · メディテレーニアンハーバー American Waterfront · アメリカンウォーターフロント See port scenery at Mediterranean Harbor, then walk toward American Waterfront. Use the official map, daily show schedule, and closure notices to choose where to go first. Group nearby rides and leave time for meals and rests.
DisneySea official themed portsDisneySea mapDisneySea facility closure guideDisney date-specific operating calendar
- Your chosen park area → Tokyo DisneySea Station
After your visit, pass through the park exit and return to the Resort Line station. Choose your final stop around your return JR train or hotel shuttle.
- Tokyo DisneySea Station → Resort Gateway Station and Maihama Station
Take the Resort Line back to Resort Gateway Station and walk toward Maihama. Two adult paper-ticket rides cost ¥600; additional rides increase the cost.
Check your date's opening and closing times, ticket sales, and chosen attractions. Allow ample park time; if you stay until closing, check the last return JR train or hotel shuttle too.
Day 3 · Chiba Port Tower, then the airport
Add the port only with a late flight and enough time for the round trip and airport travel. After visiting, return from Chibaminato to Maihama before leaving for the airport. Collect any luggage left at your hotel before departure.
- Maihama Station → Chibaminato Station
Take a JR Keiyo Line service toward Soga that stops at Chibaminato. This itinerary returns to Maihama after the visit.
- Chibaminato Station → Chiba Port Tower
Walk about 12 minutes from the station to Port Tower. Travel starting at Chiba Station and train waiting are not included in this walk.
- Port Tower entrance → Observation deck
Adult admission is ¥420. Look over Chiba's port and Tokyo Bay from the observation deck. Clouds may obscure distant mountains and buildings.
- Observation deck and tower exit → Chibaminato Station
After visiting, return to the station along the same route. For more walks nearby, first leave time for your return train and onward travel.
- Chibaminato Station → Maihama Station
Take a Tokyo-bound JR Keiyo Line service stopping at Maihama. Continue airport travel from Maihama Station.
- Maihama Station → Tokyo Station
Take a Tokyo-bound JR service that stops there. Allow time at Tokyo Station to transfer to an airport train or a train toward Hamamatsucho.
- Tokyo Station → Narita Airport or Haneda Airport
For Narita, choose an airport train such as Narita Express stopping at your terminal. For Haneda, continue by JR toward Hamamatsucho, then Tokyo Monorail stopping at your terminal. Add travel inside stations and terminals to meet the check-in time your airline specifies.
Port Tower opens 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. June–September; October–May, it opens 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. weekdays and 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. weekends and public holidays. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Regular closures are generally the fourth Monday of even-numbered months and December 28–31; check your date on the official annual closure calendar. Skip the deck on regular or temporary closure days, including strong-wind closures. If airport connections are tight, skip Port Tower and leave Maihama directly for the airport.
Included: The sum of DisneySea's lowest adult one-day price of ¥8,900, Port Tower ¥420, and two Resort Line rides ¥600. Admission alone starts at ¥9,320.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, airport travel, hotel shuttles, additional Resort Line rides, meals, and hotels are separate.
¥8,900 is the starting price in the official one-day ticket guide, not the price for every October date. Select your visit date and park and recalculate with the actual ticket price.
Official tickets and date-specific pricesFacilities and admissionOfficial fares
Frequently asked questions
Do you go straight to the airport after Port Tower?
This itinerary returns from Chibaminato to Maihama, then travels via Tokyo Station to the airport. Visit Port Tower only with enough time for that return route and airport check-in. Collect any luggage at your Maihama hotel before leaving for the airport. Skip the port for an early flight or tight connections.
JR Tokyo area route mapDisney official rail accessNarita Airport rail guide
Can you see Sawara's museum and historic streets together?
Walk about 15 minutes from Sawara Station to the museum for maps and surveying materials, then explore the Ono River area. Plan around museum closures and your Narita-bound return train. Boat rides are excluded.
Katori City visitor guideJR Narita Station schedules by directionKatori City English guide
Official sources and dates checked
- Disney official rail access ·
- Resort Line official guide ·
- DisneySea official themed ports ·
- DisneySea map ·
- Narita official tourism guide ·
- Omotesando and food ·
- Katori City visitor guide ·
- Facilities and admission ·
- Directions ·
- Official tickets and date-specific prices ·
- Official access guide ·
- Official guide ·
- Official visitor information ·
- Narita Tourist Pavilion air-conditioning and elevator outage notice ·
- Access and name verification ·
- Official fares ·
- 2026 Narita guide ·
- Katori City English guide ·
- Narita Airport rail guide ·
- Skyliner stops ·
- JR Narita Station schedules by direction ·
- JR Tokyo area route map ·
- Disney date-specific operating calendar ·
- DisneySea facility closure guide ·
- Naritasan official grounds map: facilities, stairs, and elevators ·