Venue
Photo Provided by Tsukuba City
Symposium Venue
IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear dynamics for design of mechanical systems across different length/time scales will be held at Epocal Tsukuba (Tsukuba International Congress Center).
Epocal Tsukuba
2-20-3 Takezono, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture 305-0032, Japan
Access information to Epocal Tsukuba:
We are guiding you to use the bus, but it is not frequent and there is not service after 19:05 at Haneda (terminal 3, Tokyo International Airport, HND).
So, we suggest that you use also the trains. In fact, the train is faster than the bus.
Please buy a SUICA prepaid card at Haneda airport terminal 3.
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You can use the card for every train system and monorail from Haneda airport to Tsukuba.
You need to come to Tsukuba through the crowed center of Tokyo, but it is easy by the following root.
From Haneda terminal 3 station (station numbering is MO 08) to Hamamatsucho station (station numbering is MO 01: the final stop of the monorail)
<= it takes about 20min by monorail (departure every 10min)Please change to the JR train at Hamamatsucho station which is the final stop of monrail.
Please go to the track 1 or 2 at the same platform of JR train and get on Yamanote line (yellow-green colored train) at 2nd track
or Keihin-Tohoku line (blue colored train) at the 1st track: the trains with any destinations are available.Please get off Akihabara station: The numbering of Akihabara station is JY 03 for Yamanote line and JK28 for Keihin-tohoku line.
It takes about 10min from Hamamatsucho.Please change to the Tsukuba express train for Tsukuba station
From Akihabara station to Tsukuba (station numbering is TX20）
<= Tsukuba express train (departure every 20min, please use rapid or semi-rapid train. Additional fair is not needed)
Please choose the train bounded for Tsukuba.
Regarding the access to Tsukuba from Narita:
only method is to use the bus; the final bus leaves Narita airport (terminal 3), Narita airport (terminal 2), and Narita airport (terminal 1), at 22:30, at 22:35, and at 22:40, respectively.
Bus Information from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tsukuba Center
From Tsukuba Center to Epocal Tsukuba (the symposium venue), please take an 8-minute walk.
More information can be found in the following:
Information such as the station map, timetable, and map from Tsukuba Center to the venue is available on this page.
Floor map:
Main venue (3F):
Tsukuba City
Tsukuba city is a bustling scientific and technological innovation center in Japan. Home to numerous prestigious research facilities, such as the University of Tsukuba and the National Research and Development Agency, the city has emerged as a magnet for researchers and specialists from domestic and international locales. Thanks to its convenient transportation links, Tsukuba City can be easily accessed from central Tokyo in just 50 minutes by the Tsukuba Express train or in 80 minutes by highway bus. The city has abundant nature, with tourist attractions such as Lake Kasumigaura and Mt. Tsukuba.
The climate in Tsukuba during July and August, the summer season, is hot and highly humid. The average daily maximum temperature often exceeds 35 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is around 25 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is recommended to pack plenty of light, breathable clothing.
To obtain information regarding travel Japan, including details on time zone, electricity, currency and other pertinent, please visit the following website:
To obtain travel information about Tsukuba, kindly refer to the following websites:
Gourmet map
Tsukuba station area map (The page is in Japanese, but an English version of the gourmet map is in the middle of the page.):
https://www.tsukucen.com/%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%E3%81%B0%E9%A7%85%E5%91%A8%E8%BE%BA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%97
Accommodations
hotel nikko tsukuba: https://www.nikko-tsukuba.com/eng/
Additionally, this hotel can be reserved via the registration site during the registration process.Daiwa Roynet Hotel: https://www.daiwaroynet.jp/en/tsukuba/