Venue The conference will be held at the Atsugi Campus of the Tokyo University of Agriculture ("TOKYO-NO-DAI", University Web Site). All the sessions, workshops, ceremonies, keynote lectures and other events are to be held at the "Classroom Auditorium" building (No 2 of the Campus Map). Lunches and hosted dinner are to be served at the "Student Union" (No 15 of the Campus Map). The Atsugi Campus is located 2km from the center of Atsugi city. There is a public bus service from the Hon-Atsugi Station to Atsugi Cumpus (170 yen, 10 Minutes). The bus station is No.14 of the south exit of Hon-Atsugi and the bus route is No.109 bound for theAtsugi Campus. See time table below. (Bus Staion Map). A taxi cab costs about 1,100 yen from the Hon-Atsugi Station to the venue. The maximum number of passengers for each cab is usually four. Please tell your driver "TOKYO-NO-DAI", or download and bring this sheet, and show it to your driver. All the related locations are shown on Google Maps. The Google Earth kmz file for this conference is also avaialble. Just double click the file after you download it. You need to install Google Earth first.

Bus Time Table for No.109 ( From Hon-Atsugi to Tokuo-No-Dai (Atsugi Campus)

(Valid Since 2008/2/16) , Fare: 170 Yen, 10-15 minutes, Holiday Schedule.

Astugi City
Atsugi city is located in center of the Kanagawa Prefecture, where Tokyo University of Agriculture Atsugi Campus located. It takes about 50 minutes from the Sinjuku station of Tokyo, by Odakyu line.

How to Get to Atsugi
The nearest train station to the venue is called "Hon-Atsugi"of Odakyu Line.There are several ways (by limousine bus or train to reach Hon-Atsugi station from Narita Airport.

1) Limousin Bus
Limousine bus is the easiest way to reach Hon-Atsugi station. Please refer to a bus timetable below (it may change: Please confirm on arrival). Bus ticket counter is located right outside of the immigration exit on the arrival lobby.
Either Terminal 1 or 2, you will find it easily after you pass the custom. There are several bus companies running to various directions. Please be sure to choose the bus bound for Hon-Atsugi (final destination is Hiratsuka-Tamura-Shako). Bus terminal is located just outside the arrival lobby. Both limousine bus tickets for Hon-Atsugi cost 3,500yen.There are also multiple tickets called "Kai-Suu-Ken", which costs 6,000 yen with two tickets. You can use them as a round-trip or shares with two persons.
It usually takes about 2 to 3 hours from Narita Airport to Hon-Atsugi station. Keep in mind that there could be an enormous traffic jam in Tokyo during evening rush hours.

Bus Time Table (Since 2006. 3. 27)

Fares: From Narita Airport Terminal (1, 2) to/from Hon-Atsugi: 3,500 Yen (One-way), 6,000 Yen (Kai-Suu-Ken Ticket: 3,500 x 2)
Bus Station: Bus Station 9 at arrival floor of both Narita Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

2-1) Train (From Narita Airport to Shinjuku) (80 to 120 minutes: 1,190 to 3,110 yen)
 There are several ways to get to Hon-Atsugi station from Narita airport by train. But, it is stronglly recommended to transefer at the Shinjuku station and take the Odakyu Line.

a) Narita Airport (Terminal 1,2) -- < JR Narita Express (NEX) > -- Shinjuku
b) Narita Airport (Terminal 1,2) -- < JR Sobu Line > -- Tokyo -- < JR Chuo Line > -- Shinjuku
c) Narita Airport (Terminal 1,2) -- < Keisei Line > -- Nippori -- < JR Yamonote Line > -- Shinjuku
( JR: Japan Railway )

a) The easiest and fastest way to the Shinjuku Station from the Narita airport is using Narita Express Train (NEX). It takes about 80 minutes and costs 3,110 Yen. You can find JR ticket counter easily at the arrival floor. If you have a Japan Rail Pass, you have to activate it at the Narita Airport JR ticket counter.

b) The economical way to get to Shinjuku is to use JR Sobu line. It is a commuter train and takes about 90 mimnutes. At Tokyo station, you have to change to JR Chuo line. Then it takes about 20 minutes to Shinjuku. Total duration time is about 120 minutes, ant costs 1,450 yen.

c) Another economical way is to use Keisei line. At Narita airport, you can take the Keisei express (without surcharge) bound to Nippori (final destination is Ueno). From Narita Airport to Nippori takes about 70 minutes and costs 1,000 yen. At Nippori station, you have to transfer to JR Yamanote line (bound for Shinjuku). From Nippori to SHinjuku will takes about 25 minutes and 190 yen.

2-2) Train (From Shinjuku to Hon-Atsugi) (50 minutes: 480 yen)
From Shinjuku to Hon-Atsugi takes about 50 minutes and costs 480 yen. When you arrive at the Shinjuku station. You have to get out from the JR station through either West or South (not New South) exit. Shinjuku station is one of the largest transit hubs in Tokyo, serving many different train and subway lines. Each has its own separate gate so make sure you make your way toward Odakyu line. Purchase an Odakyu ticket at a vending machine, the price of which is 480 yen to Hon-Atsugi.

Odakyu Shinjuku station has two departure-floors: upper for Express train and lower for Local train. You would better to take the Rapid Express (Not a Romance Car), it is called "Kai-Soku-Kyu-Ko". Or Express, "Kyu-Ko". those bound to "ODAWARA", or "HAKONE-YUMOTO". Do not take local train, "Kaku-Eki-Tei-Sha". You should better not take Semi Express ,"Jyun-Kyu" nor Section Semi Express , "Kukan-Jyun-Kyu" train since they stops at many stations.

3) Taxi or Cab
We do not reccomend to use Taxi or Cab. It is quite a long way from Narita Airport to Hon-Atsugi. It will cost more than 35,000 yen.

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