The conference venue, the EPOCHAL Tsukuba, is in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture with good access to Tokyo by train and convenient transportation to domestic and international airports. Multiple hotels at a range of prices are walking distance from the convention center.
Getting to EPOCHAL Tsukuba
By local trains
From Tsukuba Station on the Tsukaba Express Line
About 10 minutes walk to the venue. Tsukuba Station is 45 minutes from Akihabara Station on the JR Yamanote Line.
By intercity Shinkansen (bullet train)
From Shin-Osaka to Tokyo Station: 2.5 hours transfer to Yamanote Line to Akihabara: 3 minutes for Tsukuba Express Line. Total time about 3 hours 30 minutes.
From Sendai to Tokyo Station: 1 hour 45 minutes plus transfer to Akihabara and Tsukuba Express. Total time about 2 hours 45 minutes.
From nearby airports
From Narita International Airport
Take a highway bus direct from Narita International Airport to the site: about 100 minutes.
From Haneda Domestic and International Terminals
Direct bus service from Haneda Airport is about 80 minutes
Details, links, and maps at EPOCHAL Access.
Travel information and nearby destinations:
Tsukuba Science City-Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)Tsukuba and Ibaraki on WikivoyageAkihabara on WikivoyageMito, Ibaraki- (JNTO)Kairakuen Garden- (JNTO)Art Tower Mito- (JNTO)