Travel Info
Traveling from the airport to tokyo
From Narita Airport (NRT) to Tokyo
JR Narita Express (Narita Airport → Tokyo sta., 50 minutes)
From Haneda Airport (HND) to Tokyo
Tokyo Monorail (Haneda Airport → Hamamatsucho sta.) + JR Yamanote Line (Hamamatsucho sta. to Tokyo sta.) (30 min)
Keikyu Line (Haneda Airport → Shinagawa sta.) + JR Yamanote Line (Shinagawa sta. to Tokyo sta.) (30 min)
traveling from Tokyo to the fujihara seminar location
From Tokyo to Echigo-Yuzawa
Joetsu Shinkansen Line (Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa sta., 90 minutes)
From Echigo-Yuzawa Station to Naeba Prince Hotel
From the East Exit of Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, take the Naeba Prince Hotel Free Shuttle Bus (approx. 40 min. under normal conditions). Time tables are below.
Please make a reservation on the web by 2 days prior to your arrival date at https://www.princehotels.co.jp/naeba/informations/bus/ (Japanese only). If you need any assistance booking, please contact Fujihara-LOC@elsi.jp.
Echigo Yuzawa Station EAST EXIT
Bus stop to Naeba Prince Hotel
Free Shuttle Bus Timetable
Public scheduled bus
There is a local scheduled bus from Echigo-Yuzawa station to Naeba. Here is the timetable; http://www.minamiechigo.co.jp/pdf/jikoku-R04.12.17/muikamachi/crystalR4-12-w.pdf
If you miss the last free Naeba Prince Hotel shuttle bus (17:30), there is a local bus departs Echigo-Yuzawa station at 18:40. This is the last local bus.
If you take a local bus, only the express bus stops at Naeba Prince Hotel bus stop. If you take a local bus, please get off at "Naeba Ski Resort(苗場スキー場)" bus stop.
The local bus fare is JPY 700. Cash only. You are not able to use ¥10000 and ¥5000 bill. ¥1000 bill is OK to use.
RETURN TRIP
A reservation is also needed for the return bus to Echigo-Yuzawa station. Booking is available at the bell captain desk between 7:15 am and 9:00 pm during your stay. There is no online option for the return bus reservation. If you need any assistance booking, please contact Ayame Okuyama (ayame@elsi.jp).
You will receive a booking confirmation slip upon booking. They will collect it when you get on a bus.