Travel Information to ISAS/JAXA June 2009

[ Hotels and accommodations ]

Hotel The Ellcy Machida ( 1 min walk from JR Machida Station) http://www.ellcy-machida.com/english/ TEL: +81- 42-724-3111 Fax: +81-42-724-3130 (Online booking price) Single: 8,240 yen Double: 9,600 – 12,800 yen Twin: 12,800 – 14,400 yen

Hotel Resol Machida (previously Central Hotel Machida) ( 3 min walk from JR Machida Station) http://www.chm.co.jp/ TEL: +81-42-720-3011 FAX: +81-42-720-3022 Single: 7,000 yen Double: 9,000 (one person) / 12,000 (two persons) yen Twin: 13,000 yen - If you book through ISAS, above prices are discounted by 1,000-yen.

Sagamihara Daiichi Hotel ( 2 min walk from JR Fuchinobe Station) http://www.sagamiharadaiichi-hotel.com/ (Japanese) Single: 4,500 – 7,000 yen TEL: +81-42-751-6551 FAX: +81-42-751-4643

Sagamihara Daiichi Hotel Annex ( 2 min walk from JR Kobuchi Station) http://www.sagamiharadaiichi-hotel-annex.com/ (Japanese) Single: 6,000 – 7,000 yen TEL: +81-42-751-6551 FAX: +81-42-757-6055

Odakyu Hotel Century Sagamiono ( 1 min walk from Odakyu Sagamiono Station) http://www.odakyu-hotel.co.jp/century-ono/ (Japanese) Single: 9,500 yen Double: 17,000 yen (single use: 13,000 yen) Twin: 19,000 yen (single use: 15,000 yen) TEL: +81-42-767-1111 FAX: +81-42-767-1011

ISAS Lodge ( in the ISAS Sagamihara Campus) Single: 1,400 yen You have to pay the total fee of your stay on the day or next day of your arrival (cash only). When your airplane departs from Narita Airport in early morning, it is highly recommended to book a hotel nearby the airport to stay the night before your departure.

Narita Airport Rest House ( 5 minutes bus from Narita Airport Terminals) http://www.apo-resthouse.com/english/index.html (Online booking price) Single: 7,500 yen Double: 4,800 yen/person Twin: 5,200 yen/person TEL: +81-476-32-1212 FAX: +81-476-32-1209

There are many other hotels around Narita Airport.

[ Trip to ISAS ] http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/about/center/sagami/access.shtml

JR Fuchinobe Station is the nearest railway station to ISAS. RAPID TRAINS DO NOT STOP at Fuchinobe Station. Please do not get on them.

Transportation Between Narita International Airport and JR Fuchinobe Station By highway bus & train (approx. 2h 40m, 3,700 yen, recommended for the travel from the airport) JR Fuchinobe Station ↕ JR Yokohama-line (7 min, operated every 10 minutes) JR Machida Station / Machida Bus Center ↕ Keisei Highway Bus (approx. 150 min; see Appendix A1 timetable) You have to reserve your seat in advance to get on the bus bound for the airport. Narita Airport

By express train via Yokohama (approx. 2h 20m, 4,300 yen) JR Fuchinobe Station ↕ JR Yokohama-line (approx. 40min, operated every 10 minutes) JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station ↕ JR Keihin-Tohoku-line (3 minutes, operated every 5 minutes) JR Yokohama Station ↕ JR Narita Express (approx. 90 minutes; see Appendix A2 timetable) You have to reserve your seat in advance to get on the train bound for the airport. Narita Airport Terminal 1 & 2

via Shinjuku (approx. 2h 30m, 3,420 yen) JR Fuchinobe Station ↕ JR Yokohama-line (7 min, operated every 10 minutes) JR Machida Station ↕ Odakyu-line (Express, 35 minutes, operated every 10 minutes) Odakyu / JR Shinjuku Station ↕ JR Narita Express (approx. 75 minutes; see Appendix A2 timetable) You have to reserve your seat in advance to get on the train bound for the airport. Narita Airport Terminal 1 & 2

By rapid train (approx. 2h 50m, 2,210 yen) JR Fuchinobe Station ↓ JR Yokohama-line (approx. 40min, operated every 10 minutes) JR Higashi-Kanagawa Station ↓ JR Keihin-Tohoku-line (3 minutes, operated every 5 minutes) JR Yokohama Station ↓ JR Rapid Airport Narita (approx. 120 min; see Appendix A3 timetable) Operated only in the direction from Yokohama to Narita Airport Narita Airport Transportation Between Fuchinobe Station and ISAS On foot 20 minutes (1.5 km)

By bus Free bus transportation is available in morning and evening. Fuchinobe Station → ISAS 08:25 08:50 09:15 09:40 09:40 10:05 ISAS→Fuchinobe Station 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30

By Taxi To ISAS : Please ask the taxi driver to go to “UCHU KAGAKU KENKYU HONBU” or show him the above map. To Fuchinobe Station Please ask the taxi driver to go to “FUCHINOBE EKI” or show him the above map . [ ISAS Sagamihara Campus Map ] When you arrive at ISAS, please go to Security Station at the main gate (‘8’ in the map), sign your name on the guest book and receive a guest badge.

1. Flight Environment Test Building 2. Structure and Mechanics Test Building 3. Central Mechanics Building 4. Experiment Facility Building 5. Research and Administration Building (Main Conference Room on the 2nd floor) 6. Space Operation Center’s Building 7. Wind Tunnel Facility Building 8. Security Station 9. Researcher’s Hostel ISAS Lodge Restaurant (Lunch only) Foods & Stationary shop (0930-1600, Mon-Fri) 10. Car Barn 11. Experiment Facility Building 12. Central Mechanics Building 13. Hangar 14. Underground warehouse 15. Research and Administration Building (Meeting Room A on the 2nd floor)

Appendix A1 Keisei Highway Bus Timetable

Machida Bus Narita Airport Narita Airport Narita Airport Narita Airport Machida Bus Center Terminal 2 Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 1 Center 5:20 7:15 7:20 7:05 7:10 9:30 5:50 7:55 8:00 7:45 7:50 10:10 6:20 8:25 8:30 8:25 8:30 10:50 6:50 9:15 9:20 9:05 9:10 11:35 7:40 10:05 10:10 9:55 10:00 12:25 8:30 10:45 10:50 10:55 11:00 13:25 9:20 11:35 11:40 11:55 12:00 14:25 10:20 12:35 12:40 13:05 13:10 15:35 11:20 13:35 13:40 14:15 14:20 16:45 12:20 14:25 14:30 15:05 15:10 17:35 13:10 15:15 15:20 15:45 15:50 18:25 13:50 15:55 16:00 16:25 16:30 19:05 14:40 16:45 16:50 17:05 17:10 19:45 15:40 17:45 17:50 17:45 17:50 20:25 16:40 18:45 18:50 18:25 18:30 20:55 18:30 20:35 20:40 19:25 19:30 21:55 19:20 21:25 21:30 20:25 20:30 22:55 21:05 21:10 23:35

Appendix A2 JR Narita Express Timetable Narita Airport ↔ Yokohama approx. 90 minutes Narita Airport ↔ Shinjuku approx. 75 minutes

Departure time at Narita Airport Terminal 1 07:44(s) 08:13(y) 08:50(s) 09:15(sy) 09:45(sy) 10:15(sy) 11:15(sy) 11:45(sy) 12:16(sy) 13:15(sy) 13:45(y) 14:15(s) 14:45(sy) 15:15(s) 15:45(y) 16:15(s) 16:45(sy) 17:16(s) 17:44(y) 18:15(s) 18:48(sy) 19:15(s) 19:45(sy) 20:44(sy) 21:44(sy) Trains with ‘s’ go to Shinjuku. Trains with ‘y’ go to Yokohama.

Departure time at Yokohama Station 06:26 07:26 08:28 09:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:30 17:30 18:32 19:30

Departure time at Shinjuku Station 06:07 06:33 06:51 07:06 08:02 09:39 10:09 10:40 11:40 12:40 13:10 13:40 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:41 16:10 17:09 17:41 18:09 19:40

Appendix A3 JR Rapid Airport Narita Timetable Yokohama →Narita Airport approx. 120 minutes

Departure time at JR Yokohama Station Mon-Fri 05:40 07:37 08:49 09:40 10:41 11:41 12:41 13:42 14:41 15:41 16:10 16:40 17:20 17:40 18:13 18:38 19:39 Sat, Sun & National Holiday 05:40 06:34 07:39 08:48 09:40 10:41 11:41 12:41 13:43 14:41 15:41 16:10 16:40 17:20 17:40 18:13 18:41 19:45

No operation from Narita Airport to Yokohama.