Venue

Site Venue
For JALT2009, we will be returning to Granship Shizuoka, located midway between Nagoya and Tokyo.JALT2009 Venue homepage
How to get to Granship Shizuoka
Take the Tokaido-Honsen from JR Shizuoka to Higashi-Shizuoka station (3 min., 140 yen, 1 station away).
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Getting to Shizuoka
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).
From Narita Airport
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).
From Haneda Airport
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).
From Tokyo Station
Take a Hikari or Kodama Shinkansen to Shizuoka Station. Check before boarding if the Hikari Shinkansen you are taking stops in Shizuoka.
From Chubu Airport (Centrair)
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
From the West
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).
From the North
Go via Tokyo Station, Haneda Airport or Chubu Airport (Centrair).
From Kansai Airport
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).