Venue and Access

The tenth GEO Integrated Global Water Cycle Observations (IGWCO) Community of Practice (CoP) Meeting

-> Access to the venue

Venue

The Koshiba Hall
School of Science, University of Tokyo
Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, Japan

Map of the Hongo Campus and the Koshiba Hall

Please click on the map to see the Univeristy access guide.

Access to the Venue

Hongo Campus Access Map (pdf)

Instructions in Japanese for a taxi driver - to take you to the Yayoi gate of the Campus, which is the nearest to the Koshiba Hall.

Access at a glance

Nearest station: Hongo-sanchome st. (Subway Oedo line and Marunouchi line)

1. Narita Airport → (Keisei Skyliner Train) → Ueno station → (Taxi) → UT Campus Yayoi Gate → (Walk) → Koshiba Hall


2. Narita Airport → (Limousine Bus or JR Narita Express (N'EX) Train) → Tokyo station → (Taxi) → UT Campus Yayoi Gate →(Walk) → Koshiba Hall


3. Narita Airport → (Limousine Bus or JR Narita Express (N'EX) Train) → Tokyo station → (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) → Hongo-sanchome station → (Walk: UT Campus Akamon Gate) → Koshiba Hall


4. Haneda Airport → (Limousine Bus) → Tokyo station → (Taxi) → UT Campus Yayoi Gate → (Walk) → Koshiba Hall


5. Haneda Airport → (Limousine Bus or Trains) → Tokyo station → (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) → Hongo-sanchome station → (Walk: UT Campus Akamon Gate) → Koshiba Hall


6. Haneda Airport → (Tokyo Monorail/Keikyu Line and JR Line Trains) → Ueno station → (Taxi) → UT Campus Yayoi Gate → (Walk) → Koshiba Hall


7. Ryogoku station (GEOSS AP Symposium venue) → (Subway Toei Oedo Line) → Hongo-sanchome station → (Walk: UT Campus Akamon Gate) → Koshiba Hall

Access in Details

-> Access to the venue from the Narita airport
-> Access to the venue from the Haneda airport
-> Access to the venue from the Ryogoku area (GEOSS AP Symposium venue)
-> Access to the venue from the Hotels

1. Access from the Narita Airport

A. Through the Ueno station (the easiest option to the venue or Forest Hongo hotel):

Take the Keisei line Skyliner train from the Narita airport to the Ueno station (terminal) and either walk (20 min) or take a taxi (5 - 10 min, ~1200 JPY) to the University Campus Yayoi Gate (closest to the venue) and then follow on foot to the Koshiba Hall (see the campus map). If you use a taxi, you may wish to show the driver this information on your destination in Japanese.

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

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

B. Through the Tokyo station

Take the JR Narita Express (N'EX) Train OR the Airport Limousine Bus from the airport to the Tokyo station. From the Tokyo station, you can take a taxi (15 min, 2500 JPY) to the University Campus Yayoi Gate (closest to the venue) and then follow on foot to the Koshiba Hall (see the campus map). If you use a taxi, you may wish to show the driver this information on your destination in Japanese. Another option is to change at the Tokyo station to the subway Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line heading to Ikebukuro and get off at the Hongo-Sanchome station (10 min, 160 JPY). Then walk using the University Campus Akamon (Red) gate (10 min).

(a) Narita Express Details

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

(b) Limousine Bus Details

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

2. Access from the Haneda Airport

A. Using Limousine Bus

Take the Airport Limousine Bus to the Tokyo station. From the Tokyo station, you can take a taxi (15 min, 2500 JPY) to the University Campus Yayoi Gate (closest to the venue) and then follow on foot to the Koshiba Hall (see the campus map). If you use a taxi, you may wish to show the driver this information on your destination in Japanese. Another option is to change at the Tokyo station to the subway Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line heading to Ikebukuro and get off at the Hongo-Sanchome station (10 min, 160 JPY). Then walk using the University Campus Akamon (Red) gate (10 min).

Limousine Bus Details

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

B. Using Trains

(a) Tokyo Monorail Train Details

Take the Tokyo Monorail train from the Haneda airport to the Hamamatsucho station (terminal) and then either take a taxi to the venue (Japanese instructions) or to your hotel OR change to the JR Yamanote Line. Then you can change at the Tokyo station to the Metro Marunouchi Line and go to the Hongo-Sanchome station. Optionally, you can ride the JR Yamanote line to the Ueno station and then take a short taxi ride. Please visit the Tokyo Monorail Line Web for detailed instructions on how to use the Tokyo Monorail and JR lines to get to the Tokyo or Ueno station.
22 minutes by Monorail and JR to Tokyo Station (620 JPY)
30 minutes by Monorail and JR to Ueno Station (630 JPY)

(b) Keikyu Line Train Details

Take the Keikyu Line train to the Shinagawa station and change to the JR Yamanote Line to get to the Tokyo station or Ueno station and follow the above instructions to get to the venue. Please 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)
33 minutes by Keikyu and JR to Ueno Station (590 JPY)

3. Access from the Ryogoku Area (GEOSS AP Symposium venue)

By Toei Subway Oedo line from the Ryogoku station (Ryogoku area) to the Hongo-Sanchome station (Hongo area). From the Hongo-Sanchome station, please follow the instructions given at the Hongo Campus Access Map (pdf). You may wish to refer to an English guide on how to ride the Toei Subway lines. The scheme of the subway routes is shown on the Tokyo Subway Route Map (pdf).
Subway ride about 10 minutes (210 JPY), walking to the Koshiba Hall about 10 minutes.

4. Access from the Forest Hongo Hotel

On foot through the Main Gate of the Hongo Campus (see the map above).
About 10 minutes.

5. Access from other hotels

The overall map or recommended hotel locations is provided at the Accommodation page. Please visit the website of your hotel to check the location and get information how to reach nearest stations of the Hongo campus.