Narita Airport's Refurbished Shopping Mall Opens

Above, some of the stores at Narita Airport's Terminal One. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Narita International Airport's Terminal One shopping mall opened today after refurbishing.

According to Kyodo News:

A refurbished shopping mall officially opened Tuesday at Terminal 1 of Narita airport east of Tokyo, featuring various outlets including those selling local Japanese products. 

The shopping area was expanded by 800 square meters to 5,900 sq. meters after a fountain was removed and now houses more than 70 stores, ranging from shops selling shoes, hats and sundries to a cafe featuring cakes produced by a renowned Japanese chef of Italian cuisine, the airport operator said.

Last February, while waiting for the boarding time for my flight back to Los Angeles, I wandered around the mall. It was open, but much of it was still under construction. As the article states, there were plenty of shops selling clothing goods, shoes and other items. There are so many shops there that it is easy to forget that one is in an airport terminal.

Also, there are many restaurants to choose from in the mall area.

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