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Travel Information in Kyoto

From Airport to Kyoto station

From (Osaka) Kansai International Airport

• Express train "Haruka" of Japan Railways (JR) brings you to Kyoto station. It takes 80 min and costs 3000 yen.
• Airport Bus also brings you to Kyoto Station. It takes 100 min and costs 2300 yen.

From Itami Airport

• Airport Bus brings you to the south exit of Kyoto station. It takes 60 min and costs 1280 yen.

From Kyoto station to Niijima Kaikan

By taxi:

• They are always waiting for passengers just outside of the station exit.
• To come directly to Niijima Kaikan, you ask the driver "Niijima Kaikan, please".
  (Once it works you can reach the fornt of Niijima Kaikan. Otherwise You should show him a map, which you can get from above. )
• The cost of taxi is about 1500 yen, and it takes 15 min.
• No tipping to a taxi driver is necessary in Japan.
• Please note all the taxis in Japan have an automatic door open.
  

By bus:

• The bus No.17 or No.205, bring you from the A2 bus stop at the north exit of Kyoto Station to the Kawaramachi Marutamachi.
• It takes 20-30 minutes and costs 220 yen. They have English voice guide to tell you where to get off.
• It takes 5 minutes from Kawaramachi Marutamachi to Niijima Kaikan at walk.
• More infomation is Here. Kyoto City Bus Sightseeing Map "BASNAVI" is very useful.

By subway:

• There is only one subway line, called Karasuma Line, going through Kyoto station.
• At the subway station, you buy a 230 Yen ticket to go to "Marutamachi"(4 stops from Kyoto Station).
• You would have to use automatic vending machine to get subway ticket, but it's easy. You put enough coins or a bill to the machine, and push a button with listed fair. The ticket and changes will come out.
• Get on the subway to Kokusaikaikan, it comes every 5-10. It takes 5-10 minutes to get to Marutamachi.
• It takes 15 minutes from the exit #1 of Marutamachi to Niijima Kaikan at walk.　

Tour Guide

The following picutres are very selective sights in Kyoto.

Kiyomizudera	Fushimi-Inari	Byodoin-Hoodo	Kinkakuji

More information of Kyoto city is Here

Excursion

Currently the following two courses are planned:

Course1: First Kyoto

visit some of Kinkakuji (Golden Temple) and Kiyomizudera , etc.

Course2: First Nara

visit Todaiji (Great Buddha) and some of other nice places around Nara Park, such as Kofukuji with famous ASHURA

The registration to excursion will be made on-site. Depending on the number of registrations, two courses might be merged into one, or with strong supports an additional tour, Deep Kyoto, might be organized. The cost is expected to be around 3,000yen or more depending on the course, and the number of participants in each course may be limited. Details will be announced here soon.

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