Narita Rekishi-kan

Learn about the Fascinating History of Protest Behind Narita Airport

You may not know that Narita Airport is the site of the longest on-going protest in modern Japanese history. In fact, there is still a house in the middle of one of the runways because someone held out to protest the construction of the airport there. Interesting, right? If you want to learn more and have some free time at Narita, take a quick shuttle ride over to this museum. It's not very big, but it tells the fascinating story of what happened when the Japanese government decided to build a big airport in Narita in spite of opposition from the local communities. In fact, the reason the museum exists is that one of the conditions from citizens in stopping the protests was that a museum would be built and maintained to tell the story of what happened at Narita. The museum is open 10:00 to 17:00 daily, and it is free to enter.