Take the Meitetsu bus bound for Okazaki/Higashi Okazaki station and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 1 hr from the airport). The bus stop is located at the north entrance of the station. To reach the conference center, exit the south entrance of the station and walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference center will be on your left hand side. "AIRPORT
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Take a Tokaido Shinkansen* ('bullet train') HIKARI or KODAMA and get off at Toyohashi Station
(approximately 2 hrs and 30 min). At Toyohashi Station, change to the
Meitetsu Railways Line (track #3)**. Take
any train (the LIMITED EXPRESS trains are fastest, LOCAL trains are
slowest) and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 20 min
from Toyohashi Station by LIMITED EXPRESS). Turn left (south) at the
ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach the conference center,
walk straight up the hill for approximately 10 min. The conference
center will be on your left hand side.
*Note: there are
three types of Shinkansen: NOZOMI, HIKARI, and KODAMA. KODAMA trains
stop in Toyohashi, of the HIKARI trains only one stops there every two
hours, and no NOZOMI trains stop in Toyohashi.
**Note:
Japan Rail (JR), operators of the Shinkansen, and Meitetsu Railways are
two separate train lines, though both are accessed through the same
station building. You will need to buy a separate ticket in order to
ride the Meitetsu train.
Alternative:
Take a Tokaido
Shinkansen NOZOMI and get off at Nagoya Station (approximately 2 hrs).
Transfer to the Meitetsu Railways’ LIMITED EXPRESS (track #4) bound for
Toyohashi and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 30 min).
Turn left (south) at the ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach
the conference center, walk straight up the hill for approximately 10
min. The conference center will be on your left hand side.
Take the JR Haruka airport
shuttle train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Osaka Station (approximately
45 min) and change to the Tokyo-bound Tokaido Shinkansen*.
At Nagoya Station (approximately 1 hr from Shin-Osaka Station) transfer
to the Meitetsu Railways’ LIMITED EXPRESS (track #4) bound for
Toyohashi and get off at Higashi Okazaki Station (approximately 30 min).
Turn left (south) at the ticket barrier and exit the station. To reach
the conference center, walk straight up the hill for approximately 10
min. The conference center will be on your left hand side. *Note: all of the Tokyo-bound Tokaido Shinkansen trains stop at Nagoya.