Narita easy-to-understand guide

About 214 square kilometers in area, the population that the Narita city is located on the north total plateau of the North Chiba center, and the west contacts with Lake Imba in the Tone River in the north are cities of about 130,000 people. It prospered mainly on famous Naritasan Shinshoji Temple and a family temple, Sogo Reido Sanctuary of Sogo, Sakura that made an effort for general public in the Edo era as hallowed ground for a long time as the temple town that was full of taste. In addition, Japanese central station, Narita International Airport are had, and about 14 million a year customers are greeted as International Tourist city. In 2016, as for the Narita city, story "north total four city Edo travelogue, north total の cityscape to feel Edo" received the authorization of the inheritance of Japan with Sakura-shi, Katori-shi, Choshi-shi. It is the city that traditional charm to enjoy walk of the cityscape full of the Edo emotion as nearest "Edo" from the world and the charm that is full of international atmosphere harmonized.

The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple got close to by the nickname of "the Fudo state of Narita" is the head temple of the Shingon Buddhism intellect mountain group. In one of the best hallowed ground in the whole country proud of history 1,000 years or more since a founding, the prayer visitor more than 10 million a year visits it. It is full of about 3 million New Year's visit to a Shinto shrine visitors on the first three days of a new year for New Year holidays and is proud of the national first place for a Buddhist temple. Five of the triple tower, Deva gate, ex-voto gallery are appointed including Shakado the light temple which is the old main hall of a Buddhist temple by the important cultural property of the country. It is extremely exceptional that five are appointed in a mass at one temple by an important cultural property, and know the early modern temple architecture; come to be valuable. Open basis 1080 was reached in 2018, and memory University exhibiting a Buddhist image was held. During a large exhibiting a Buddhist image period to have the relationship once in ten years, various events are held in Naritasan.

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The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple marries the Danjuro Ichikawas known for a name of "the Narita-ya" in a bond of the Naritasan God of Fire faith since the Edo Genroku era, and the Muneie Ichikawa school visits it in Naritasan every turning point. After Kabuki actor first generation Danjuro who won popularity in the Edo era not being blessed with children, and praying the Naritasan which I believed in since ancestors, a long-awaited child (second generation Danjuro) was given. After first Danjuro being pleased with this miracle very much, and staging Kabuki concerning the Narita God of Fire, the play is a big success. Taking this occasion, the name of "the Narita-ya" came to be used. By achievement of Danjuro, Fudo Narita was widely known to many people, and Naritasan prayer spread out among Edo general public. When a string removes history, there is a story to feel the Danjuro Ichikawas and depth of the relationship with the Naritasan a lot, and there is the ground of the connection around the Naritasan. This city was visited in Naritasan open basis 1,070 anniversary memory event and 結婚奉告, and, in the Narita city, Danjuro Ichikawa was appointed "a Narita city guide" for the familiar thirteenth generation. Through Danjuro taking the traditional arts, culture succession of Japan, charm of Narita is sent.

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In front of Narita Station of JR and Keisei, Omotesando for about 800 meters prospered to a Naritasan Shinshoji Temple outer gate as a temple town from the old days of Edo. Buildings full of the emotion form a line and still leave a feature of the Edo era strongly.

A restaurant and a souvenir shop providing the specialty Freshwater eel dishes of the meal of Narita link the eaves and receive much prayer visitors through the year and show the turnout full of the vigor.

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There is the attractive food culture that reflected climate and history of the land in Narita. Above all, I seem to have come to be known as "a town of the Freshwater eel" because Freshwater eel was done with an article for sale as service dishes to a prayer visitor when the Freshwater eel dishes were famous, and 成田詣 became popular in the Edo era. Among shops in Omotesando of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, many restaurants still take in Freshwater eel dishes on a menu. In addition, the Pickles such as soaked in "gun" which foods rolled with Japanese basil and blue chili pepper are cut down in a Japanese confectionery including the yokan and a gourd dug out, and were pickled is known as standard of the Narita souvenir. In addition, the dairy farming to assume rice growing and Peanuts, production of the Agricultural products including the sweet potato, the fishing of the freshwater fish in the north Lake Imba, the Shimousa Imperial Stock Farm where I made use of the fertile soil in the origin is prosperous.

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