Travel Information

There are four main international airports in Japan: Centrair (NGO), Narita (NRT), Haneda (HND) and Kansai (KIX).

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: Conference Sites : Airports : Station : Mt. Fuji

JTB offers some tours, called SUNRISE TOURS, of Kyoto, Osaka and so on. If you wish to attend SUNRISE TOURS, please book the tours by yourself.

Central Japan International Airport – Centrair (NGO)

NGO was completed 6 years ago to meet EXPO2005 held in Greater Nagoya area. It is close to the center of Nagoya. It takes 28 minutes/850 yen by the fastest train to Nagoya Station. From there, it takes approximately 5 minutes/800 yen by taxi to Nagoya Kanko Hotel, where many of the participants will be staying during the conference in Nagoya. Currently, there are non-stop flights to/from Frankfurt, Helsinki and Detroit. You could come to NGO via NRT by code-sharing flights provided by Japan Airlines (JAL) or All Nippon Airways (ANA).

Narita International Airport (NRT)

NRT is the biggest airport in Japan and there are most frequently international flights. It is located about 70 km east of the center of Tokyo. There are two possible ways to get to Nagoya from NRT, which is by shinkansen (bullet train) and air.

By shinkansen:

It takes approximately one hour from NRT to Tokyo Station by train. Tokyo is about 350 km away from Nagoya, and 500 km away from Kyoto. By using shinkansen, it takes approximately 100 minutes to Nagoya and 150 minutes to Kyoto. If the weather is fine, you may see beautiful Mt. Fuji on your right-hand side about 40 minutes after the departure at Tokyo. Make sure you get a window seat numbered “*E” to enjoy the magnificent scenery .

By air:

Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) provide code-sharing flights between NRT and NGO. It is about one hour flight. You may see the top of beautiful Mt. Fuji from up above. If you would like to fly from NRT to NGO, we recommend you to make early reservations as they often go quick due to limited seat capacity.

Haneda/Tokyo International Airport (HND)

HND located near central Tokyo has opened a brand new international terminal in October 2010. Now there are international flights between HND and major cities in Europe and North America: London, Paris, New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. Taking the shinkansen (bullet train) from Shinagawa Station next to Tokyo is convenient to get to Nagoya/Kyoto. You may enjoy beautiful Mt. Fuji on your way to Nagoya/Kyoto. There is no flight between HND and NGO.

Kansai International Airport (KIX)

KIX located about 50 km south of the center of Osaka is convenient to get to Osaka/Kyoto. It takes approximately 50 minutes and 75 minutes from/to Osaka and Kyoto, respectively. By using shinkansen (bullet train), it takes 60 minutes from Shin-Osaka terminal to Nagoya. There is no flight between KIX and NGO.