Venue

The workshop veune is Tamokuteki Hall (Room B243) on the 2nd floor in the Faculty of Science Building on Gofuku Campus of the University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.

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Location of the University of Toyama:

Travel Information

There are several ways to reach Toyama City from International Airports as well as from Tokyo.

1. From Narita Airport (train) (4 h)

Narita Airport
  | Train: Narita Express (1 h)
JR Tokyo Station
  | Train: Shinkansen (2 h by Kagayaki; 3 h by Hakutaka)
JR Toyama Station

2. From Narita Airport (flight)

Narita Airport
  | Bus: Airport Limousine (1 h - 1 h 30 min)
Haneda Airport
  | Flight: All Nippon Airways (ANA) (1 h)
Toyama Airport

3. From Haneda Airport (1 h)

Haneda Airport
  | Flight: All Nippon Airways (ANA) (1 h)
Toyama Airport

4. From JR Tokyo Station (2 h)

JR Tokyo Station
  | Train: Shinkansen (2 h for Kagayaki; 3 h for Hakutaka)
JR Toyama Station

For the details of public transportation, see below.

Flight

International participants may fly to

• Tokyo International Airport (HND, aka Haneda Airport) or
• Narita International Airport (NRT).

From Haneda Airport, one can directly transfer to

• Toyama International Airport (TOY) (9 km from the workshop venue).

From Narita Airport, one of the easiest ways is to move to JR Tokyo Staition by train (e.g. Narita Express) and transfer to JR Toyama Station by Shinkansen (see below).

Domestic and Asian participants may directly fly to Toyama International Airport (TOY).

Shinkansen (High-Speed Railway)

The Hokuriku Shinkansen (high-speed railway) connects JR Tokyo Station with JR Toyama Station (3 km from the workshop venue). The "Kagayaki" train takes around 2 hours to reach Toyama from Tokyo while the "Hakutaka" train takes around 3 hours. The one-way fare is around 13,000 JPY.

Local Transportation

From Toyama Airport to JR Toyama Station:

• Bus: 25 mins, Fare: 410 JPY.
  
  Link to Bus Timetable (Toyama Chihou Railway) (Japanese)
• Taxi: 20 mins, Fare: approx. 3,000 JPY.

From JR Toyama Station to the University of Toyama (Gofuku Campus):

• Tram: 12 mins, Fare: 200 JPY.
  
  Get off at the last stop, "Daigaku-Mae Station". Trams run every 10 mins.
  
  Link to Tram Timetable (Toyama Chihou Railway) (English)
  
  Link to Tram Timetable (Toyama Chihou Railway) (Japanese)
• Bus: We do not recommend taking a bus from the downtown of Toyama.
  
  Link to Bus Timetable (Toyama Chihou Railway) (Japanese)
• Taxi: 15 mins, Fare: approx. 1,300 JPY.

From Daigaku-Mae Station to the Faculty of Science Building:

Photo of the Faculty of Science Building:

Tamokuteki Hall (Room B243) on the 2nd Floor:

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