The First Asia-Africa Water Cycle Symposium

The GEOSS Joint Asia – Africa Water Cycle Symposium

Tokyo, Japan
25 - 27 November, 2013

The First Asia-Africa Water Cycle Symposium

Venue and Hotel

Venue

Ito International Research Center

Ito Hall
Ito International Research Center
The University of Tokyo, Hogno Campus
7-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo

Phn: +81-3-5841-0779
Fax: +81-3-5841-0932

Access

- Access Instructions summarized in the MS Word Document and PDF Document.

Access to the venue from closest train and subway stations is provided at the Ito Hall website at:
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ext01/iirc/en/access.html

- Tokyo metropolitan area railway route map (pdf)

- Tokyo Subway Map (website)

- Original map of the Hongo Campus (pdf)

Map of the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus with locations of the Forest Hongo and Coco Grand Ueno Shinobazu Hotels:

Hongo Campus

Interactive Google Map of the Ueno station area and the Hongo Campus with locations of the Forest Hongo and Coco Grand Ueno Shinobazu Hotels:


View Ueno and Hongo Campus in a larger map

1. Access from the Narita Airport

A. To the Ueno station (closest to the venue, Forest Hongo Hotel and Hotel Coco Grand Ueno Shinobazu):

Take the Keisei line Skyliner train from the Nartita airport to the Ueno station and either walk (20 min to the venue, 5 min to the Coco Grand Hotel, 25 min to the Forest Hongo Hotel) or take a taxi.

- Keisei Skyliner Stations Map (including Narita Airport and Ueno)

Time Duration Fare Detail
Keisei Skyliner 41 min 2400 JPY [e.g., Timetable]
Skyliner scheme


B. To the Tokyo station

(a) Take the JR Narita Express (N'EX) Train from the airport to the Tokyo station.

Time Duration Fare Detail
JR Narita Express 59 min 2940 JPY [e.g., Timetable]
Narita Express


(b) Take the Airport Limousine Bus to the Tokyo station.

Time Duration Fare Detail
Airport Limousine Bus 75 - 125 min 3000 JPY [e.g., Timetable]

2. Access from the Haneda Airport

A. To the Tokyo station

(a) Take the Airport Limousine Bus to the Tokyo station.

Time Duration Fare Detail
Airport Limousine Bus 30 - 45 min 900 JPY [e.g., Timetable]

(b) Visit the Tokyo Monorail Line Web for detailed instructions on how to use the Tokyo Monorail and JR lines to get to the Tokyo station.
22 minutes by Monorail and JR to Tokyo Station (620 JPY)


(c) Visit the Keikyu Line Web for detailed instructions on how to use the Keikyu and JR lines to get to the Tokyo station.
25 minutes by Keikyu and JR to Tokyo Station (560 JPY)

B. To the Ueno station

(a) Visit the Tokyo Monorail Line Web for detailed instructions on how to use the Tokyo Monorail and JR lines to get to the Ueno station.
30 minutes by Monorail and JR to Ueno Station (630 JPY)

(b) Visit the Keikyu Line Web for detailed instructions on how to use the Keikyu and JR lines to get to the Ueno station.
33 minutes by Keikyu and JR to Ueno Station (590 JPY)


Accommodation

Self-supported participants

Self-supported participants are expected to assure your hotel reservation by yourself. Recommended hotels relatively near the venue include:

High Class

Hotel NiwaHotel Niwa
http://www.hotelniwa.jp/english/index.html

1-1-16 Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3293-2228
Fax: +81-3-3295-3328


Hotel HilltopHotel Hilltop (Hotel Yamanoue in Japanese)
http://www.yamanoue-hotel.co.jp/eng/index.html

1-1 Surugadai Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3293-2311
Fax: +81-3-3233-4567

Middle Class

Hotel Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome Hotel
http://www.tokyodome-hotels.co.jp/e/

1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-5805-2111
Fax: +81-3-5805-2200


Hotel Tokyo Garden Palace Tokyo Garden Palace
http://www.hotelgp-tokyo.com/english/sty01_e.html

1-7-5 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3813-6211
Fax: +81-3-3818-6060


Hotel Shoryukan Ochanomizu Hotel Shoryukan
http://www.familyhotel.jp/english/

3-24-9 Kanda, Ogawamachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3293-3001
Fax: +81-3-3293-3005

Economy Class

Hotel Ochanomizu Inn Hotel Ochanomizu Inn
http://www.o-inn.co.jp/

Yushima 1-3-7, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3813-8211
Fax: +81-3-3813-9730



Participants supported by organizers

Accommodation in the following hotels will be reserved by the organizers for participants receiving financial support from Symposium sponsors. Each supported invitee will be duly advised about his particular hotel reservation.

Asian Invitees

Forest Hongo Hotel Hotel Forest Hongo
http://www.forest-hongo.com/en/index.html

6-16-4 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-3813-4408
Fax: +81-3-3813-4409

African Invitees

Coco Grand Hotel Ueno Shinobazu Hotel Coco Grand Ueno Shinobazu
http://www.cocogrand.co.jp/uenoshinobazu/index.html

Taito-ku Ueno 2-12-14, Tokyo
Phn: +81-3-5812-1155


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