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GETTING TO TAKAMATSU
1. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ACCESS TO TAKAMATSU
2. GETTING TO TAKAMATSU BY AIR (Flight Schedule)
3. Using Railways to get to Takamatsu (Train Schedule)
4. How to get to Hotels and Conference Site
   1) Hotels: (See City Map)
   2) Conference Site (See Area Map and Conference Site Map)
   3) Free Shuttle Bus Services (Time Schedule )
5. How to buy the JR train ticket
6. Money Exchange for Buying Ticket of Transportation


1. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ACCESS TO TAKAMATSU

Takamatsu City has a small international airport. There are three international flights operated by Asiana Airlines in a week, each of which is from Seoul, Korea on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. One of ways to get to Takamatsu may be to fly to Seoul and come to Takamatsu with Asiana flights. The other international flights from foreign countries to Japan will arrive at the other Japanese airports. To move to Takamatsu from your first arrival airport, everyone will be required to use a domestic flight, railways and/or other transportation inside Japan.

The domestic flights to go to Takamatsu are available at Tokyo(Haneda) Airport ,Kansai Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Sapporo Airport and Okinawa Airport, which are operated by , All Nippon Airways (ANA), and/or ,Japan Air System (JAS). If you hope to have direct connections to a domestic flight from your international flight, you should use a flight　which will arrive at one of those airports, Haneda, Kansai, Fukuoka, Sapporo or Okinawa Airport.

There are more international flights which will arrive at Kansai Airport, comparing to Haneda, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Okinawa. Therefore, the flights which will come to Kansai Airport will be most recommendable to get to Takamatsu. Ask your travel agent what kinds of flight will be available to get to Kansai Airport. There are some international flights from USA(Hawaii), Europe (Amsterdam) and some Asian countries which will arrive at Sapporo and Fukuoka, but not so many flights will be available at those airports.

In Tokyo area, Tokyo(Narita) Airport is used for international flights and Haneda Airport for domestic flights with an exception. China Airlines(CAL) has some international flights from Taipei which will arrive at Haneda. Some CAL flight will have the direct connections to the domestic flight for Takamatsu at Haneda Airport. Consult with your travel agent. All passengers using the flights which will arrive at Tokyo(Narita) Airport will be requested to move to Haneda Airport or to Tokyo station to get to Takamatsu via domestic flights or JR trains.

airport2. GETTING TO TAKAMATSU BY AIR (Flight Schedule)

1) From Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport is the second largest international airport in Japan. There are two flights (morning/evening) everyday between Kansai International Airport and Takamatsu Airport operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA). How to get from Takamatsu Airport to the center of Takamatsu City where hotels are located are shown at the item "3. How to get to the center of Takamatsu City from The airport".

2) From Fukuoka International Airport

There are two flights (morning/afternoon) everyday between Fukuoka Airport and Takamatsu Airport operated by Japan Air System(JAS)/Japan Air Commuter(JAC). The time table will be available at www

3) From Sapporo International Airport

There is a flight (morning) everyday between Sapporo(Shin-Chitose) Airport and Takamatsu Airport operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA)

4) From Tokyo(Narita) International Airport via Haneda Airport
Tokyo (Narita) International Airport (NRT) is the largest international airport in Japan. More international flights for Japan will come to NRT. To get to Takamatsu from NRT, one of ways is to go to Haneda Airport and take a domestic flight for Takamatsu Airport. At Haneda Airport, each of ANA and JAS has four flights for Takamatsu Airport everyday. To get to Haneda Airport from NRT, the following two routes will be recommended.

a) Airport Limousine:

Take an airport limousine for Haneda Airport or Haneda Tokyu Hotel via Haneda Airport and go to Haneda Airport. It will be available every 15-20 minutes (time table) at Bus Stop No. 4 which is directly outside of the Terminal 1/Arrival Lobby and Bus Stop No. 5 or 15 which is directory outside of the Terminal 2 /Arrival Lobby. It takes about 80 minutes. The cost of a one-way fare is JPY3,000.

b) Keisei Railway:

There is a train to get to Haneda Airport, Keisei Line from NRT. To take the Keisei line, follow the sign of "Keisei Line" at the airport lobby. There are four direct trains in a day to get to Haneda Airport from NRT. Except those, everyone has to change the train at Aoto Station to take a train for Haneda Airport. For the details, please see the time table. The cost of a one-way fare is JPY1,560. It takes about 2 hours. The time table shows only express trains. There are many ordinary trains at Keisei line. However, do not take them because it takes long time.

5) From Haneda Airport
China Airline (CAL) has some flight from Taipei to Haneda Airport everyday. It will be convenient to transit to a domestic flight for Takamatsu airport. At Haneda Airport, each of ANA and JAS has four flights for Takamatsu Airport everyday.

railways3. Using Railways to get to Takamatsu (Train Schedule)

1) From Kansai International Airport

At the airport, take "Haruka" JR express train for Shin-Osaka station. It will be available every 30 minutes and take about 50 minutes to get to Shin-Osaka station (Time Table). At Shin-Osaka station, take JR Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen Train, "Nozomi SuperExpress", "Hikari Super Express" or "Kodama SuperExpress" and go to Okayama station. It takes about 50 minutes by "Nozomi" and "Hikari", and about 70 minutes by "Kodama". The ticket fee of "Hikari" and "Kodama" is same, but "Nozomi" will be a little expensive.

At Okayama Station, change the train to a Rapid train, "Marine Liner" of JR Seto Ohashi Line for Takamatsu Station which will be available at Track No. 11 - 13 every 30 - 60 minutes. It takes about 1 hour from Okayama station to Takamatsu station.

2) From Tokyo (Narita) International Airport (NRT)

Take JR train (Sobu/Narita Line) at JR Narita Airport station and go to Tokyo station. There are three kinds of JR trains, NaritaExpress, Rapid train and ordinary train. The ordinary train will not be recommended because it takes long time to get to Tokyo. Narita Express or rapid train will be strongly recommended. Each of those trains will be available every 30-60 minutes at same track in the station. It takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes for the rapid train to get to Tokyo Station. The Narita Express will arrive at Tokyo about 10 minute faster than rapid train, though the fee will be more expensive. To take the Narita Express, supplemental charge (JPY1,660) will be required in addition to the ordinary ticket fee. The rapid train can be taken with only ordinary ticket fee.

At Tokyo Station, take JR Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen, "Hikari SuperExpress" or "Nozomi SuperExpress" and go to Okayama Station. In Tokyo station, the track which the train from Narita will arrive at will be a little far from the Shinkansen train track, though both are in Tokyo station. It will take about 5 - 10 minutes on foot to reach to the Shinkansen track. Follow the sign of the direction and get to the Shinkansen station. To go to Okayama station, take the train for Hakata, Hiroshima or Okayama. Those trains will be available every 30 - 60 minutes. There are many trains for Osaka. However, it is not the train to go to Okayama, because Osaka is located between Tokyo and Okayama.

At Okayama Station, change the train to a rapid train, "Marine Liner" of JR Seto Ohashi Line for Takamatsu Station which will be available at Track No. 11 - 13 every 30 - 60 minutes. From Tokyo station to Okayama station, it takes about 3 hour and 20 minutes by "Nozomi" and about 4 hours by "Hikari". It takes about 1 hour from Okayama station to Takamatsu station. To take "Hikari" and "Nozomi", the express charge will be requested. "Nozomi" express ticket will be a little more expensive than "Hikari" ticket. "Marine Liner" will be available with ordinary ticket fee.

3) From Fukuoka International Airport

Take the subway at the Airport and go to Hakata station. It takes 5 - 10 minutes. At Hakata station, take JR Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen Train, "Nozomi SuperExpress" or "Hikari SuperExpress" and go to Okayama station. The train will be available every 30 - 60 minutes and take about 1 hour and 40 minutes by "Nozomi" and 2 hours and 10 minutes by "Hikari". "Nozomi" ticket will be a little more expensive than "Hikari" ticket. At Okayama station, change the train to a rapid train, "Marine Liner" of JR Seto Ohashi Line for Takamatsu Station which will be available at Track No. 11 - 13 every 30 - 60 minutes. It takes about 1 hour from Okayama station to Takamatsu station.

4) From Sapporo International Airport

Sapporo is very far from Takamatsu. It is not convenient to reach to Takamatsu by the transportation except airplanes.

areamap4. How to get to Hotels and Conference Site

1) Hotels: (See City Map)

From Takamatsu Airport:

 Take Kotoden Bus for Takamatsu Station at the Airport. A bus will be available soon after every flight arrival, which will leave about 10 or 15 minutes after each flight arrival. The bus stop is directly outside of the airport terminal. The cost for a one-way fare is JPY740.

 To get to RIHGA HOTEL ZEST TAKAMATSU, get off the bus at Hyogo-Machi bus stop (See City Map). To get to TAKAMATSU WASHINGTON HOTEL PLAZA, OKURA HOTEL TAKAMATSU and TAKAMATSU WHITE HOTEL, get off the bus at final bus stop, "Takamatsu Station" and take a taxi to go to each hotel. TAKAMATSU WASHINGTON HOTEL PLAZA, and TAKAMATSU WHITE HOTEL will be reached with about 20 minute walk from Kencho-dori bus stop (See City Map). It will not be recommended, in case of carrying some luggage. It takes about 35 minutes to get to Takamatsu station from the airport by bus, and from Takamatsu station to each hotel, about 10 minutes by taxi. Taxi at the airport is also available directly outside of the terminal. The fare is about JPY4,000. It takes about 30 minutes to get to each hotel by taxi.

From Takamatsu Station:

 Take a taxi at the station. It takes about 10 minutes to each hotel.

2) Conference Site (See Area Map and Conference Site Map)

From JR Takamatsu station:

(Taxi)
 Take a taxi at the station and down to RIHGA HOTEL ZEST TAKAMATSU, and take a free shuttle bus. It takes about 10 minutes from the station to the hotel.

 If you take a taxi from the station, it might take about 20 minutes to the conference site, Kagawa University. The fare is about JPY2,000. In case of using taxi, tell the driver to go to "Kagawa Daigaku Kogakubu (Kagawa　University, Faculty of Engineering).

(Bus)

There is no public bus service between JR Takamatsu station and conference site. Our recommendation is free suttle bus service. Those buses depart in front of RIHGA HOTEL ZEST TAKAMATSU. Please take a taxi from JR Takamatsu station to the hotel. Although you can take a bus at Takamatsu Chikkou station for "Sun Messe" or Kagawa University, those buses have no English descriptions and you should make sure that your bus would go to the conference site.

From Takamatsu Airport:

 (Taxi)

 Take a taxi at Takamatsu Airport to the conference site. It takes about 30 minutes. The fare is about JPY2,500.

3) Free Shuttle Bus Services (Time Schedule (Tentative))

 The conference will provide the free shuttle bus services which will connect the conference site with the 4 hotels. The shuttle buses will be available at each hotel and the conference site every 30-40 minutes.

5. How to buy the JR train ticket

There are two kinds of ticket to be bought. The one is the ticket for ride. The fee depends on the distance for which you ride the train. The ordinary train and the rapid train except express trains can be taken with this ticket. It will be free to get off and re-ride the train within the term of validity (generally, one week for the ticket of long distance travel), as long as you will move forward between the start station and destination shown in the ticket.

To take an express train and/or reserved seat in the train, extra ticket will be requested in addition to the ticket for ride. In the case, you should buy such a ticket only for the section where you will use such a train and/or seat. If you will travel from Narita Airport to Takamatsu with taking an Express Train from Narita Airport to Tokyo and a Shinkansen "Hikari SuperExpress" from Tokyo to Okayama, you have to buy a ticket for ride from Narita Airport to Takamatsu and also an Express Train ticket from Narita Airport to Tokyo and a Shinkansen SuperExpress ticket from Tokyo to Okayama.

Shinkansen has three kinds of trains, "Nozomi", "Hikari" and "Kodama". "Nozomi" is the fastest train and the extra ticket fee will be more expensive than the other train's one. "Hikari" and "Kodama" extra ticket fee is same. "Nozomi" has only reserved seats. "Hikari" and "Kodama" have both of reserved seats and non-reserved seats. The extra ticket fee for non-reserved seats is a little less expensive, comparing to the fee for the reserved seats. Almost Shinkansen Trains have green cars which are a kind of first class car. Every ticket can be bought at any JR train station. JR has a special discount ticket only foreigners can buy, which is called "JR Pass". This can be bought only outside Japan and only by non Japanese people. According to your travel period or distance, it will be recommended to bring JR pass. For the details, please contact your travel agent.

6. Money Exchange for Buying Ticket of Transportation

Cash payment will be required to take domestic transportation, like buses, taxi, trains and so on. Takamatsu Airport has no service for Exchange of Money. The exchange of money will be available at banks in the Takamatsu city. So, we would like to suggest you change the money at the first arrival airport in Japan or bring Japanese yen when you will leave your country.