Who would have thought that long layovers at airports can be interesting? On my return flight from Bangkok with the excellent Singapore airlines, I learned that I would have to spend 12 hours at the Tokyo International Airport. Originally I thought of going to Tokyo. Upon further research (including Worldisround), I learned that there were many interesting things to do around the town of Narita. Since I had never been to Japan before (except for transit a long time ago), I was very excited to have this stopover. Narita offers a very ... (more)