First of all, thanks and my apologies. I didn't even realize there was a Japan forum. I normally don't make it past the Mileage Run forums. I went to the initial list of forums and took the first one that made sense. Duh! I should have read the entire list. Again, my apologies!

The timing of our NRT layover is from 2:15 pm until 2:10 pm the next day. We did get a good rate at the Radisson Narita and we do plan on getting some sleep. Otherwise the flight home is going to kill us, lol! This comes at the end of a China trip where I expect to be going non-stop.

I know Toyko has a wealth of things to see and do. I loved Tokyo. What I'm trying to determine is if NRT has its own merits and worth and is worth spending the time. Thank you to those who sent me links to past threads on this subject. Again -- I'm a moron for not finding to Japan forum and doing a search.

We're comfortable on our own in Japan. We can parrot out a few Japanese phrases, enough to get around (although China will probably melt the few good language brain cells we have left). What we loved most about our trip to Japan last year was the people -- we just couldn't get over how wonderful the people were. This has got to be one of the cleanest, politest, kindest places on the planet. I'm THRILLED to have any time there at all. When we chose our flights (actually we "chose" what was left for ff award redemption) and saw that we had to connect through NRT, I knew we had to find a way to stop. We originally just had a 2 hour connection. DH would probably have to drag me kicking and screaming onto the plane and we'd takeoff with my jet-lagged tear-streak face smashed against the window. I loved Japan that much -- the thought of connecting in the airport but not being able to stop was too depressing not to find a way to visit. While the fare rules don't allow the full stop-over, 23 hrs and 55 min is better than nothing.