Access from Narita International Airport

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Simplified instruction in PDF (for print)

The entire way takes about two hours.




1. At Narita Airport

You will be on the 1st floor of Terminal 1 or 2 after getting through Customs.
Please find a Skyliner ticket office on the same floor and buy a ticket to Nippori (the price is 2,400 yen).
Go down to the ground floor and get on the Skyliner train. It will take 36 minutes to arrive at Nippori station.





2. At Nippori Station

Please change to the JR Yamanote line located at Platform No. 11.
Please then get off at Ikebukuro station (160 yen and 12 min).
Please take the inner track (as indicated in the map), as it is more time efficient.

3. At Ikebukuro Station

Please change to the Tobu Toju Line at Platform No. 1 or 2, and then get off at Wakoshi station.
The ticket price is 240 yen, and the trip length will vary from 12 min (rapid express) to 21 min (local).

4. At Wakoshi Station

Now you have arrived at our city. We recommend that you take a taxi (about 800 yen and 10 min) to reach us. Please show the taxi driver the following address.
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5. Inside RIKEN
Please register yourself at the West Gate of RIKEN as a visitor.
We would like to kindly remind you to use the taxi to reach the Cooperation Center. Our lab is a bit far away from the west gate.

6. In Cooperation Center
We are on the 5th floor in Room 513. Welcome!