Access for the 8th Face to face meeting: Aug 1 - Aug 3, 2013 @ University of Toyama

From abroad to Tokyo or Osaka

You will arrive at Narita International Airport (NRT, English) or Kansai International Airport (KIX, English). If you choose Narita (Tokyo), you will go to Toyama by train of airplane. If Kansai (Osaka), you will go to Toyama by train.

• After you arrive at Narita (Tokyo),

  • if you adopt train for Toyama, you are going to center of Tokyo. There are two stations in Narita airport (Narita Airport station (Terminal 1) and Airport terminal 2 station). At both the stations, you can take Narita Express (JR line, about 1 hour (2940Yen) to Tokyo station,English) or Skyliner (Keisei-line, about 40 minutes (2400 Yen) to Keisei Ueno station which is near JR Ueno station, English)

  • if you adopt airplane for Toyama, you are going Haneda airport (unfortunately, there is NO DIRECT flight between Narita and Toyama). The easiest way is that you take Access Express (Keisei-line, English) at Narita Airport station (Terminal 1) or Airport terminal 2 station. It takes 1.5 hours (1740Yen) to Haneda Airport and you do NOT NEED to transfer. It must be noticed that, again, there are two stations in Haneda airport (International terminal and Domestic terminal). You will get off the train at Domestic terminal (terminal station of railway).

• After you arrive at Kansai (Osaka),

  • You are going to center of Osaka by train. It takes 65 minutes to Osaka station (JR Kansei Airport Rapid Service, 1160Yen, English), 50 minutes to Shin-Osaka station (JR Airport Express Haruka, 2770Yen, English), 34 minutes to Namba station (Nankai Rapi:t alpha, 1390Yen, English).

From Tokyo to Toyama

• By train: You take Joetsu Shinkansen at JR Tokyo or JR Ueno station. At Echigoyuzawa, you transfer to Special Express Hakutaka. It arrives at Toyama station. In total, it takes about 3.5 hours (10740Yen).

• By air plane: Only ANA (English) manages the flight between Haneda (Tokyo) and Toyama　(about 1 hour). After you arrive at Toyama airport, the bus to Toyama station departs (about 20 minutes, 400Yen, Japanese time table).

These hotels are near Toyama station.

• Concept Hotel Wakyu(Japanese,English). This is Japanese style hotel. I mean that it is different from European style.

• Hotel Relax Inn Toyama(Japanese).

• Hotel alpha one (Toyama station branch)(Japanese).

If you would like to be sure that staffs can speak English ...

• ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama (Japanese,English). It is slightly far from Toyama station (15 minutes on foot).