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Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple, Narita

4.4
#1 of 337 in Historic Sites in Chiba Prefecture
Historic Site · Landmark
One of the largest complexes of its kind in the country, Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple represents one of the country's most important religious sites. The 10th-century Shingon Buddhist temple, just a short jaunt from the city's airport, sits within sprawling grounds dotted with many shrines, halls, and pagodas, each featuring classic swooping rooftops adorned with gold and red accents. Don't miss the complex's main pagoda, a 58 m (190 ft) tall structure erected in the 1980s. Arrange to visit Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple and other attractions in Narita using our Narita vacation maker tool.
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Tours to Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple

FROM $84 BOOK WITH VIATOR Private Narita Layover Tour including Sake Tasting
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
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FROM $337 BOOK WITH VIATOR Narita 4 hours private walking tour for transit and layover customers
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FROM $133 BOOK WITH VIATOR Private Tour - Tracing the Sutras At Shinshoji Temple
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Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple reviews

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  • By brosinjapan
    The Naritasan is a beautiful and big temple complex near Narita Station that's definitely worth seeing, but you'll want to choose the timing of your visit carefully. Since the Naritasan is one of...  more »
  • By Jus W
    The Temple was big and very nice the monks were very helpful. Beautiful architecture and the grounds were very well maintained.  more »
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  • By anagha godbole
    If you have a layover at Narita airport for more than 4 hours, I would highly recommend you stepping out and taking the tour of this beautiful shrine not too far away from the airport. A quick 20 min ride and some walk through this pretty area leads to you to this shrine. You get a glimpse of Japanese food, Eel is a specialty here, some crafts and so much more The shrine itself is set on beautiful grounds, almost Forest Lake area and pretty landscape. The structure is a wooden Pagoda and the minute you enter you feel meditative. I have not been to Japan so I felt that this was a great introduction to that amazing country
  • By Ian Gore
    For somewhere so close to the airport this place sure is out of the way. And touristy. And expensive. ぜんざい for 750円? Really?? The temple itself is nice and expansive, but this place really is a tourist destination so I wouldn't lose sleep over giving it a miss. There are billions of nice temples in Japan for you to visit.
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