Around the bus terminal at the airport, you will find a vending machine for airport limousine buses. Purchase a ticket for an Airport Limousine Bus to Abenobashi Station (also shown as Tennoji Station). The cost is 650 yen.
Here is a map of the bus stops at ITM.
Board the Airport Limousine Bus to Abenobashi Station at bus stop 11 (but check the sign to be sure).
Get off at Abenobashi Station Bus Stop. This ride takes around 30 minutes.
Tips: Remember the location of Abenobashi Station Bus Stop. The return bus to ITM will likely depart from the same stop. Observe that the bus stop has a small "ITM" sign.
Walk east along the street for about 350 meters. You will need to cross a pedestrian bridge. Miyako City Osaka Tennoji will be ahead.
Tips: If you see a large building with the sign "MIO", you will find the JR Tennoji Station East Gate next to it. From the station, face the street, and walk 50 meters to the left along the main street. You will see Miyako City Osaka Tennoji across the street.
A custom map around Tennoji is available.
From Miyako City Osaka Tennoji, walk 50 meters to the left along the main street. You will see the East Gate of JR Tennoji Station across the street.
A custom map around Tennoji is available.
At the East Gate (East Exit) of JR Tennoji Station, purchase a 190-yen ticket at a blue vending machine of JR.
Tips: In JR, green vending machines are for express tickets, while blue vending machines are for non-express tickets. The vending machines should have an English language option.
Go through the ticket gate at the East Exit of JR (by inserting your ticket into the machine). Board a "Local" train on the "Hanwa" Line (Tennoji is the starting station of Hanwa line). It almost always departs from platform 8, but check the electronic board to confirm. Local trains depart every 15-20 minutes.
Get off at Sugimotocho Station. If the door doesn't open automatically, press the "open" button next to the door. This ride takes around 15 minutes.
Tips: There is no elevator from the platform at Sugimotocho Station. If you need wheelchair access, consult a station officer at JR Tennoji Station.
At Sugimotocho Station, exit through the East Exit (by inserting your ticket into the machine, as always). From there, you can see the campus surrounded by trees.
See the campus map of Sugimoto Campus. Sugimotocho Station is located at the top-left corner and Media Center is marked as 11.
A custom map around Sugimotocho is available.
At Sugimotocho Station, purchase a 190-yen ticket at a vending machine.
Go through the ticket gate. Board a train at platform 2 (towards Tennoji). All trains of this direction go to Tennoji Station.
Get off at Tennoji Station and go through the "East Exit" ticket gate. Once outside the station, walk 50 meters to the left along the main street. You will see Miyako City Osaka Tennoji across the street.
From Miyako City Osaka Tennoji, walk 350 meters to the left along the street. There are several bus stops along the way, but to reach the correct one, you need to cross a large pedestrian bridge. The bus stop is in front of a FamilyMart (a convenience store; there are many of them). The bus stop should have a small "ITM" sign.
A custom map around Tennoji is available.
Next to the FamilyMart, you will find an alley with a vending machine of bus tickets. Purchase a ticket for an Airport Limousine Bus to Itami Airport. The cost is 650 yen.
Board the Airport Limousine Bus to Itami Airport.
Get off at Itami Airport. This ride takes around 30 minutes.
Custom map around Tennoji (Miyako City Osaka Tennoji, Bus Stops from/to ITM)
Custom map around Sugimotocho (OMU Guest House, Conference Venue)
Campus map of Sugimoto Campus