Travel Information
Anyone can participate in the event free of charge. Those attending the meeting, however, must arrange their own travel, accommodation, and meals.
TRAVEL TO TOKYO
Plane
Narita International Airport (Tokyo)
Getting from Narita International Airport to Tokyo Station:
Train
For rail access, use JR Narita Express (N'EX) or JR Airport Narita (Rapid Service). JR Narita Express (N'EX) takes you to Tokyo station in 60 minutes which costs 2,940 yen each way. JR Airport Narita (Rapid Service) will take you to Tokyo station in 90 minutes which costs 1,280 yen each way. Morer details are available from http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/train/index.html.
Bus
Airport Limousine Bus will take you to Tokyo station in 85-110 minutes which costs 3,000 yen. More details available from http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/bus/index.html.
ACCOMMODATION TOKYO
A number of hotels are located around Tokyo station. Here are some hotels which are a short distance away from the Tokyo Office of Doshisha University.
http://www.marunouchi-hotel.co.jp/english/index.html
http://ryumeikan-tokyo.jp/english/index.html
http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/tokyo/shangrila
http://www.presso-inn.com/en/hotel/otemachi.html
Additional Information about Tokyo:
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
TRAVEL FROM TOKYO TO KYOTO
The best public transportation is to get JR Tokaido Shinkansen "Nozomi". "Nozomi" will take you to Kyoto station in 150 minutes which cost 13,520 yen each way. To search time table for "Nozomi", please visit http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/index.html.
Plane
The nearest airport to Kyoto station which operates international flights is Kansai International Airport (Tokyo). However if you fly to Japan via Narita International Airport and leave through the same way, there are several ways to travel between Kyoto and Tokyo.
Kyoto Station -----> Tokyo Station -----> Narita International Airport
Take JR Tokaido Shinkansen "Nozomi" from Kyoto station to Tokyo Station. For traveling from Tokyo Station to Narita, use JR Narita Express (N'EX), JR Airport Narita (Rapid Service), or Airport Limousine Bus. To search time table for Narita Express, please visit http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/narita.html. For detailed information for Airport Limousine Bus, please visit http://www.limouseinbus.co. jp/en/.
Kyoto Station -----> Osaka International Airport (Itami) -----> Narita International Airport
Take Osaka Airport Limousine Bus from Kyoto Station. To search time table for Limousine Bus, please visit http://www.osaka.co.jp/eng/html. For traveling from Osaka International airport to Narita International Airport, the major domestic carriers to Narita are ANA (http://www.ana.co.jp/asw/index.jsp?type=de) and JAL (http://www.jal.co.jp/en/).
Kyoto Station -----> Kansai International Airport -----> Narita International Airport
Take JR Airport Express "Haruka" or Osaka Limousine Bus from Kyoto Station. To search time table for Aiport Express, please visit http://www.westjr.co.jp/english/global.html. For detailed information for Airport Limousine Bus, please visit http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/. For traveling from Kansai International airport to Narita International Aiport, the major domestic carriers to Narita is ANA and JAL and it is well served by other carries. for detailed information, please visit http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/flight/index.html.
ACCOMMODATION KYOTO
There are a number of hotels located near Kyoto station. Here are some hotels which are a short distance away from Central City.
http://okura.kyotohotel.co.jp/english/
http://www.rihga.com/kyoto/index.html
http://www.miyakohotels.ne.jp/newmiyako/english/index.html
http://www.apahotel.com/hotel/kansai/01_kyoto-ekimae/english/index.html
http://www.kyoto-centuryhotel.co.jp/english/index.html
Additional Information about Kyoto:
