Travel Information

Local Transportation

The conference venue is located approximately 4 kilometers south of Kanazawa Station.

From Kanazawa Station to Conference Venue

By taxi

It will take about 10 to 15 minutes. The cost will be about 1,200JPY.

By bus

Kanazawa Loop Bus is available at Kanazawa Station East Gate Terminal #3 every 12 minutes from 8:36 to 18:00. Take it to Hirosaka (Ishiura Jinja-Mae) bus stop. It will take about 15 minutes, and the cost will be 200JPY. From the bus stop, it will take about 5 minutes on foot.

Getting to Kanazawa

From Overseas

Kansai International Airport (code KIX)

It is the most convenient airport to get to Kanazawa from overseas. It is recommended to take JR (Japan Railway) from Kansai Int'l Airport to Kanazawa Station via Shin-Osaka Station. It will take about 3.5 to 4 hours by Special Express 'Haruka' from Kansai Int'l Airport to Shin-Osaka Station and Special Express 'Thunderbird' or 'Raicho' from Shin-Osaka Station to Kanazawa Station. There are about two services per an hour. The cost will be about 10,000JPY.

Narita International Airport (code NRT)

It is the most convenient airport to get to Japan from overseas. You can get to Kanazawa via Komatsu Airport. There is an evening flight from Narita Int'l Airport to Komatsu Airport. It will take about an hour. From Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa Station, airport limousine bus shuttles are available. It will take less than an hour, and the cost will be 1,100JPY.

You can also get to Komatsu Airport via Haneda Airport. From Narita Int'l Airport to Haneda Airport,airport limousine bus shuttles are available. It will take 75 minutes, and the cost will be 3,000JPY. There are about ten flights from Haneda Airport to Komatsu Airport. It will take about an hour.

Komatsu Airport (code KMQ)

It is the nearest airport to Kanazawa. There are some international flights from Seoul, Shanghai, and Taipei to Komatsu Airport. Airport limousine bus shuttles are available from Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa Station. It will take less than an hour, and the cost will be 1,100JPY.

Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport, code HND)

There are some international flights from Seoul, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to Haneda Airport. It is convenient to get to Kanazawa via Komatsu Airport. There are about ten flights from Haneda Airport to Komatsu Airport everyday. It will take about an hour. From Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa Station, airport limousine bus shuttles are available. It will take less than an hour, and the cost will be 1,100JPY.

From Tokyo Area

By air

You can get to Kanazawa from Haneda Airport via Komatsu Airport. For the details, refer to the above, please.

By train

You can also get to Kanazawa by JR (Japan Railway) from Tokyo Station via Echigoyuzawa Station. It will take about 4 hours by Super Express 'Toki' from Tokyo Station to Echigoyuzawa Station and Special Express 'Hakutaka' or 'Hokuetsu' from Echigoyuzawa Station to Kanazawa Station. There is about one service per an hour. The cost will be about 13,000JPY.

From Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe) Area

It is recommended to get to Kanazawa Station by JR (Japan Railway). It will take about 2 hours by Special Express 'Thunderbird' or 'Raicho' from Osaka Station to Kanazawa Station. There are about two services per an hour. The cost will be about 6,000JPY. Kyoto is on the way. The cost will be about 5,000JPY from Kyoto Station.

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