How to Access to Tsukuba from Narita International Airport

Important Travel Information:

Most travelers to Japan arriving in Tokyo will land at Narita International Airport. Once you have cleared customs you will enter the Arrival Hall. Leave the Arrival Hall and proceed to the bus terminal or train stations. From the airport to Tsukuba, we recommend bus transportation, since it is more convenient than train.

 

By bus:

Airport Limousine named “NATT’S” is operated daily. The travel time is approx. 120 min and costs JPY 2,540. Bus tickets are available at the “Keisei Bus” counter on the arrival floor of the Airport. If you cannot find the counter, please ask at the information desk in the arrival hall for guidance.

 

Note that:

・  Tsukuba Center is not the final stop. After Tsukuba center, the buses go to Tsuchiura JR Station.

・  There are two terminals at Narita Airport. The buses go to two terminals. Allow about 5 minutes time difference for the departure time of the buses. It depends on which of the two terminals is involved.

・  Please also see

http://www.info-tsukuba.org/english/traffic/highwaybus/hyway04.html 

 

By train:

Take the train to Akihabara Station, which is the closest one from which to travel to Tsukuba, which is 58 km north. There are two ways to travel to Akihabara Station:

[1] The first one is more expensive (around 3000 Yen (¥) but perhaps more convenient. Take the JR Narita Express from the airport to Tokyo Station (takes 60 minutes), disembark and transfer to the Yamanote line (identified by the green stripes). Look for the entrance identifying the Ikebukuro station (this will place you on the right platform heading north). Take the JR Yamanote line north to Akihabara Station (two stations away). Get off but stay within the station and look for the entrance to the Tsukuba Express. Take this train north (about 36km) to Tsukuba Station (takes about 45 minutes).

[2] The second train is less expensive (around ¥2000). Take the Keisei Line called the Skyliner from Narita airport to Nippori Station (takes 55 minutes). Look for the entrance identifying the Shinagawa Station (this will place you on the right platform heading south). Then take the JR Yamanote line south to Akihabara Station (also two stations away). From there the route is the same as in [1] above. Once you arrive at Tsukuba Station, look for the A3 exit. It is an 8 minute walk to both the Okura Frontier Epochal Hotel and Hotel Grand Shinonome.

 

How to access to the workshop venue

The organizer will arrange transportation between the recommended hotels and the venue. The details will be announced by e-mail.  Those who stay in other hotels need to take a taxi to the venue (ca. US$30, max of 4 passengers).

 

The name and address of the venue is:

Tsukuba Research Gallery, National Agricultural Research Center,

3-1-1 Kannondai, Tukuba, Ibaraki