Narita Hotels

Narita is a city located in Chiba, Japan. It is the site of Narita International Airport, the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 127,182 and population density of 595 persons per kmē. Its total area is 213.84 kmē. There are various theories regarding the origin of Narita's name, composed of the characters for "become" (nari) and "rice paddy" (ta): that the name "Narita" comes from the ringing (nari) of thunder in the area, that nari is derived from an obsolete word for "fertile," and that the nari is derived from the word for "livelihood" (nariwai). Narita is known to have been inhabited since prehistoric times; rice farming began in the area around 100 BCE. As the city is located roughly equidistant from the Pacific Ocean and Tokyo Bay, around a number of small rivers, it was a natural political and commercial center for the region. Urbanization of the area began during the Nara period. Narita-san Temple was founded in 940 CE.