The 9th NIBB International Practical Course
The 4th NIBB-TLL Joint International Practical Course

Genetics and Imaging of Medaka and Zebrafish

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From Central Japan International Airport (Centrair: NGO)
 

Take the CHITA 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. The Institute is a 7 min walk up the hill (Myodaiji-area) on the south side of the station.

"AIRPORT BUS SCHEDULE" 
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Narita (Tokyo) International Airport
  Recommended:
Transfer to a domestic flight to Central Japan International Airport.
  Alternative:
Take JR Narita Express and get off at Tokyo Station (approximately 1 hr). From Tokyo station please follow the directions listed below. 
 
From Tokyo Station
 

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. The Institute is a 7 min walk up the hill (Myodaiji-area).
  *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. The Institute is a 7 min walk up the hill (Myodaiji-area).

 
From Kansai (Osaka) International Airport
 

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. The Institute is a 7 min walk up the hill (Myodaiji-area).

*Note: all of the Tokyo-bound Tokaido Shinkansen trains stop at Nagoya.