Access to Kawaguchiko Park Hotel (Meeting site) from Narita or

You can come to Kawaguchiko Park Hotel (Meeting site) from Narita or Haneda Airport by train. The station near the Kawaguchiko Park Hotel is (). Unfortunately, there is no bus that directly goes to Kawaguchiko from the Airport.

[Access from Narita Airport to Kawaguchiko Station] ✓Narita International Airport ─ (JR , Approx. 90 min.) ─ Station ─ (JR Chuo Line, , Approx. 60 min. Note that and Super Azusa does not stop at Otsuki) ─ Otsuki Station ─ (Fujikyuko Line, Approx. 60 min.) ─ Kawaguchiko Station (Total travel time: Approx. 240 min., Total Fare: 6,610 Yen) Time table : refer page 4

[Access from Haneda Airport to to Kawaguchiko Station] ✓Haneda International Airport ─ ( monorail line) ─ Hamamatsu Station ─ (JR ) ─ ─ (JR Chuo Line, Limited Express Kaiji, Approx. 60 min. Note that Azusa and Super Azusa does not stop at Otsuki) ─ Otsuki Station ─ (Fujikyuko Line, Approx. 60 min.) ─ Kawaguchiko Station (Total travel time: Approx. 150 min., Total Fare: 4,610 Yen)

(For more details, see: http://www.fujisan.ne.jp/access/index_e.php )

From Kawaguchiko Station, you can walk (20 min) or take a taxi (5 min., approx. 800 Yen) to the hotel.

______Access to Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center

Before the “Get together meetings” of the seminar, there will be a short laboratory tour of the Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center at 13:00, August 17. The laboratory is located in Kofu City, . After the tour, we will transfer all participants from the laboratory to Kawaguchiko Park Hotel (Meeting site) by bus. The following is the access from Narita Airport to Kofu Station by train or bus. Bus is more convenient than train because of no transfer, but available numbers of buses are limited. See below for details. In both bus and train, there will be an English announcement for the destination.

[Access from Narita Airport to Kofu Station] ✓By Train (time table : refer page 5) Narita International Airport ─ (JR Narita Express, Approx. 90 min.) ─ Shinjuku Station ─ (JR Chuo Line, Limited Express Super Azusa/Azusa/Kaiji, Approx. 90 min.) ─ Kofu Station (Total travel time: Approx. 210 min., Total Fare: 6,530 Yen) ✓By Bus Narita International Airport ─ (Chiba Kotsu or Yamanashi Kotu) ─ Kofu Station (Total travel time: Approx. 200 min., Total Fare: 4300 Yen) Time table : http://yamanashikotsu.co.jp/noriai/kousoku/hw-nr.htm (Japanese)

[Access from Haneda Airport to Kofu Station] ✓By train (time table : refer page 4) Haneda International Airport ─ ( line) ─ Hamamatsu Station ─ (JR Yamanote line) ─ Shinjuku Station ─ (JR Chuo Line, Limited Express Super Azusa etc., Approx. 90 min.) ─ Kofu Station (Total travel time: Approx. 150 min., Total Fare: 4,490 Yen) ✓By bus Haneda International Airport ─ (Chiba Kotsu or Yamanashi Kotsu) ─ Kofu Station (direct) (Total travel time: Approx. 150 min., Total Fare: 3000 Yen) Time table : http://yamanashikotsu.co.jp/noriai/kousoku/hw-ha.htm (Japanese)

The Center is within walking distance (15 min) from Kofu Station. You can also find many taxis around the north exit of the station – please turn right upon exiting the ticket gate (5min, 700 Yen).

[Access from Kofu station to Center] ✓http://fc-nano.yamanashi.ac.jp/english/access/index.html

The tour will start at 13:00, so it may be necessary to reserve a hotel in Kofu on 16 August, depending on your arrival time at Narita or Haneda. [Hotel information] ✓Toyoko Inn (Kofu Ekimae) Information & reservation URL : http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00132/index.html ✓Toyoko Inn (Kofu Maizurujo Koen) Information & reservation URL : http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00072/index.html ✓Konaya Hotel Information URL http://www.konaya.co.jp/english/ Reservation URL http://www.konaya.co.jp/english/about/

______Timetables of the trains Narita → Kofu/Kawaguchiko JR Narita Express: http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_nex_u/05.html Limited Express Kaiji, Azusa or Super-Azusa (JR Chuo Line): http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_lex_ch uo_d/10.html Fujikyuko Line at Otsuki Station (for Kawaguchiko Station): http://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=15428 (Japanese) 6:22─23:09. Approx. 2 trains every hour in the daytime.

Kawaguchiko → Narita Fujikyuko Line at Kawaguchiko Station (for Otsuki Station): http://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=15445 (Japanese) 5:20─22:10. Approx. 2 trains every hour in the daytime. Limited Express Kaiji, Azusa or Super-Azusa (JR Chuo Line): http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_lex_chuo_u/02.html JR Narita Express: http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_nex_d/04.html

Bus Kawaguchiko → Shinjiku (1,700Yen, 105 min.) Timetable of Bus at Kawaguchiko Station (for Shinjuku Station) 7:00, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10,12:10, 13:10, 13:40, 14:10, 14:40, 15:10, 15:40 ______Other Information Resources about the Location sightseeing information site http://www.fujisan.ne.jp/index_e.php http://5526.net/Mt.Fuji/Fujisan_E/E_Access/E_Access_04.htm Kofu City: http://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/kanko/index_en.htm http://travel.yahoo.com/p-map-486513-map_of_kofu-i Yamanashi Prefecture: http://japan-web-magazine.com/japan-yamanashi.html : http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6906.html Narita Airport http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/index.html