3-8-1 Tahara, Tsuru-shi, Yamanashi 402-8555 JAPAN
https://www.tsuru.ac.jp/site/english/
Tsuru University is a public university with a 70-year history in humanities and education. The university and the Virginia Woolf Society of Japan will welcome you to explore our campus surrounded by nature, located close to Mount Fuji, the World Heritage Site.
From Shinjyuku Station to Otsuki, it'll take you one hour by JR Express "Kaiji".
From Otsuki to Tsuru University, we chartered buses, so those who are to stay at Toyoko INN hotel Otsuki don't need to use Fuji-kyu Railway.
Instead, please reserve the bus via the link below: https://forms.gle/HrW2qd8ZDQMQtwnq8
Recommended JR Express Trains
【 Train reservations 】
① If you are attending from banquet on 8/22, you should get a ticket as follows:
・Shinjuku (15:30) - Otsuki (16:30) JR Express Kaiji 35 (2,362 yen) *
・Shinjuku (16:30) - Otsuki (17:30) JR Express Kaiji 36 (2,362 yen) *
② If you are attending on the day of the conference on 8/23
・Shinjuku (7:30) - Tsuru University (8:56) Fuji Express 3 (3,323 yen) **
→ Please take a chartered bus (free) from the station to Tsuru University (arrives at 9:10).
③ 8/23 If you are returning home soon after the conference
・Tsuru University (18:08) - Shinjuku (19:40) Fuji Express 48 (3,323 yen) **
④ 8/23 If using a chartered bus after dinner party which arrives at Otsuki at 20:35...
・Otsuki (20:50) - Shinjuku (22:17) JR Chuo Line Chuo Express (1,342 yen)
・Otsuki (21:09) - Shinjuku (22:07) JR Kaiji Express 58 (2,362 yen) *
⑤ 8/24 Mt. Fuji tour bus arrives at Otsuki Station at 14:40, so you should get a ticket as follows:
・Otsuki (14:47) - Shinjuku (16:14) JR Chuo Line Chuo Limited Express (1,342 yen)
<You don’t need to reserve a seat of JR Chuo Line.>
・Otsuki (15:07) - Shinjuku (16:05) JR Limited Express Kaiji No. 32 (2,362 yen) *
How to Reserve a Limited Express “Kaiji” Ticket in Advance from Overseas
If you are traveling from overseas and would like to purchase a Limited Express “Kaiji” ticket in advance, here are your options:
1. Online Reservation via JR East Train Reservation Website
JR East offers an English-language reservation site where you can book and pay for limited express tickets in advance.
• Website: https://www.eki-net.com/en/
• You need to create an account.
• Payment is made by credit card.
• You can pick up your ticket at a JR East station ticket machine or counter in Japan.
2. At the Station After Arrival in Japan
If you couldn’t book in advance, you can still purchase a ticket at any JR East station using ticket machines or at the “Midori no Madoguchi” (JR ticket office). However, seats may be limited during holidays or weekends.
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