We took the train to Sakura and visited the National Museum of Japanese History. The building is a sculpture set in manicured grounds; modern architecture unafraid of using minimalist design and modern materials. We particularly liked Gallery 1 which had exhibits from Paleolithic age to the time of the Nara court in the eighth century. You would need hours to view all of the museum because it is vast in content. An Englich audio guid is available free - we didn't else we would still be there!
Lunch at a modern Japanese fast-food restaurant proved to be very tasty and coffee kept the energy levels sufficient for wandering about town gawking at buildings and the odd temple.
Back at the U-City Narita we started to re-pack for tomorrows travels ... once we were fortified by an excellent beer ..
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...