(May 25,2006)
How to get to the AIST from Akihabara Station by Tsukuba Express
Take the express train from Akihabara (45 min) and get off at Tsukuba Station, the last stop of Tsukuba Express. Take exit A3 or A4.
The timetable of Tsukuba Express Train to Tsukuba is as follows.
http://www.info-tsukuba.org/english/traffic/jr/tx_d.htmlYou can walk to the hotel after arriving at Tsukuba Station. Access to AIST from Hotel, Tsukuba Station & Tsukuba Bus Terminal
1. For those who stay in the Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba Epochal, the conference shuttlebus is available free of charge in the morning on May 31st and June 1st. Also, the free shuttlebus is available from the conference site to the hotel in the evening after the scientific sessions on May 31st and June 1st.
2. Take the Kanto Tetsudo Bus (In Japanese is
) going to "Arakawaoki (In Japanese is
)" or "Ami Chuo Kominkan (In Japanese is
)" from platform 4 at Tsukuba Bus Terminal.
Get off at Namiki Ni-chome (In Japanese is).
Walk for approximately 5 minutes to AIST Information Technique Collaboration Research Center (see "Map of AIST Central").
The timetable of the local bus service is as follows.
The ticket costs JPY 270.
The express bus goes straight to Tsukuba City then stops at the following six places.
3. Take the free AIST shuttlebus from platform 9 or 10 at Tsukuba Bus Terminal. Please note that the shuttlebus is a small vehicle and it may not be able to carry all passengers who are waiting.
Walk for approximately 3 minutes to AIST Information Technique Collaboration Research Center (see "Map of AIST Central").
AIST Shuttlebus Schedule
4. Take a taxi to AIST Central. It should take approximately 15 minetes.
Other Method
