Travel
Information
From Kansai International Airport
Direct Flight to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is recommended as the
most convenient and economical means of accessing Kyoto from abroad. From KIX, Kyoto can be reached by the following train or bus.
JR Airport Limited Express train "Haruka" - direct express from
KIX to Kyoto Station. Express leaves from the 2nd floor every 30 minutes
between 6:41 and 22:18. Travel time: ~75 min. Fare: reserved seat ~3,500 yen / non-reserved seat ~3,000 yen / first class seat ~4,200 yen.
Airport Limousine Bus - direct bus from KIX to Kyoto Station. Bus leaves
from the 1st floor from bus stop No. 8 every 30 to 60 minutes between 6:00
and 21:45. Travel time: ~105 min. Fare: ~2,300
yen.
Osaka has two airports: Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka Itami
Airport (ITM, mostly domestic)
From Narita International Airport
Those arriving at
Narita International Airport can choose from the following
alternatives.
Domestic Flight from Narita to Osaka Itami Airport: Flights are limited.
From Osaka Itami Airport, Limousine Bus service will connect you to Kyoto
Station. (Bus leave from bus stop No. 4 or 14 every 20 min. between 8:05
~ 21:15. Travel time: ~55 min. Fare: ~1,300
yen).
Direct train (Narita Express) to Tokyo Station (7:42 ~ 21:43, Travel time:
60 min.) where the Shinkansen (super express, "Nozomi" or "Hikari")
to Kyoto Station departs frequently (6:00 ~ 21:18), reaching in less than
three hours (Total Fare from Narita International Airport to Kyoto Station:
~15,500 yen).
Tokyo has two airports: Narita International Airport (NRT) and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND, mostly
domestic)
From Nagoya (Centrair) Airport
Those arriving at Central Japan International Airport are recommended to
take trains to reach Kyoto Station.
Rapid Limited Express (Meitetsu Railway) to Meitetsu-Nagoya Station (Travel
time: ~40 min. Fare: ~1,000 yen). Walking (a few minutes) to JR Nagoya Station to take
the Shinkansen (super express, "Nozomi" or "Hikari",
6:40~22:00, Travel time: ~50 min. Fare: ~5,000 yen) to Kyoto Station.
Nagoya has two airports: Nagoya (Centrair) Airport (NGO) and Nagoya Komaki Airport (NKM, domestic)
From Kyoto Station
To TERRSA:
15 minutes walk or 5 minutes by Taxi
(It is hard to walk with big luggage.)
To Hotels:
| Hotel Granvia Kyoto |
inside Kyoto Station |
New Miyako Hotel,
Hotel Keihan Kyoto
Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto
Kyoto Dai-ni Tower Hotel
Apa Hotel Kyoto Ekimae |
2~3 minutes walk |
| Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto |
8 minutes walk, Schuttle bus is available. |
Karasuma Kyoto Hotel
Aranvert Kyoto Hotel |
Taxi or Subway |
| Kyoto Daiichi Hotel |
15 minutes walk |
(To Rhiga Royal Hotel Kyoto and Kyoto Diichi Hotel, it is hard to walk
with big luggage.)
 Hotel map
Map of Japan |
Kyoto
 
The Kyoto City Tourism & Culture Information System
Suggested sightseeing places on May 21
(On May 21, registration desk will open at 12:00 and the Congress will
start from 15:30.)
Toji Temple
Toji Temple is located 15 min. walk from Kyoto TERRSA
May 21 : Kobo-Day, Flea Market at Toji Temple
Kobo-Daishi is Kukai's posthumous title.
In the 13th year of Enryaku(794) the Emperor
Kam-mu transferred the capital of this country from Nara to
Kyoto and he built, after the model of Changan, the then capital
of China, two huge guardian temples on the east and the west side of the
Rajyo-mon which was the south gateway to Kyoto. They are
Toji-Temple(East Temple) and Saiji-Temple(West Temple).
About
thirty years later the Emperor Saga honored Kukai(774-835;
founder of Shingon Buddhism) with Toji Temple and gave it the
official name Kyo-o-gokokuji, which means the temple that guards the
capital and the land by virtue of Ninno-gokoku-kyo(the main sutra of the
Shingon sect). Kukai made Toji the central seminary of
Esoteric Buddhism and added various other buildings to it. It retains its
original layout and architectural style and is known as a treasure house of
Esoteric Buddhist art, due to its large number of cultural assets brought back
from China such as old Buddhist statues, carvings, magnificent paintings,
artistic handicrafts, etc.
http://www.touji-ennichi.com/index.htm
Sanjusangendo
From Kyoto Station; At the bus platform D2 in front of the station, please take City Bus #206 or #208 to "Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae" bus stop. One-minute walk to Sanjusangendo.
Kyoto National Museum
From Kyoto Station; At the bus platform D2 in front of the station, please take City Bus #206 or #208 to "Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae" bus stop. One-minute walk to the Museum.
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/index_top.html
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