Originally Posted by
smithrh
Arrive NRT at 4pm, leave next day at 11am (Friday night, Saturday morning). Generally thinking I'd like to stay that night in Tokyo - was there 18 months ago so I'm relatively familiar with the transportation options.
I'd definitely go into Tokyo. At the times you're talking about, you'll be in time for a dinner and wander around and you won't have to get up at silly o'clock to get back to the airport. Taking the Skyliner into town requires barely more effort than taking a bus / train to a hotel near the airport.