For JALT2009, we will be returning to Granship Shizuoka, located midway between Nagoya and Tokyo.
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Take the Tokaido-Honsen from JR Shizuoka to Higashi-Shizuoka station (3 min., 140 yen, 1 station away).
Situated between eastern and western Japan, Shizuoka is only an hour away from Tokyo and Nagoya, and two hours away from Osaka by Shinkansen (bullet train).
Take the Narita Express from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station (1 hour), then take the Shinkansen to Shizuoka station. Not all Hikari Shinkansens stop at Shizuoka, so please check before boarding. It is approximately one hour by Hikari, and 1.5 hours by Kodama. Tickets can be purchased at Narita Airport to Shizuoka (8,890 yen).
Take the Monorail from Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho station (22 min., 470 yen), and then take the JR Yamanote line or Keihin-Tohoku line from Hamamatsucho to Tokyo station (6 min., 150 yen). From here, take either a Hikari or Kodama Shinkansen to Shizuoka station (about 1 hour by Hikari and 90 minutes by Kodama, 6,180 yen).
Take a Hikari or Kodama Shinkansen to Shizuoka Station. Check before boarding if the Hikari Shinkansen you are taking stops in Shizuoka.
Take the train to Nagoya Station. At Nagoya station switch to the JR Shinkansen tracks and take the Shinkansen (by Hikari about 50 minutes, by Kodama approx. 80 minutes, 6,180 yen).
Chubu Airport information
Go via JR Shin-Osaka Station or JR Nagoya Station. Take the Shinkansen to Shizuoka (about 105 minutes from Osaka, 10,380 yen, and about 50 minutes from Nagoya, 5,980 yen).
Go via Tokyo Station, Haneda Airport or Chubu Airport (Centrair).
Take JR Haruka to Shin-Osaka station (48 min.), then take the Shinkansen Hikari or Kodama to Shizuoka (almost 2 hours by Hikari, about 2 hours 20 minutes by Kodama). A ticket can be purchased at Kansai Airport to Shizuoka (12,360 yen).
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