East Asia GEOTRACES Workshop Trace Element and Isotope (TEI) study in the Northwestern Pacific and its marginal seas 16-18 January, 2017 Hotel

We booked the Hotel MYSTAYS Aspen, a very convenient hotel near the University in the city. HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen 4-5, Nishi, Kita 8-jo, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0808, Japan Telephone: +81-11-700-2111 Website https://www.mystays.com/en/hotel/hokkaido/hotel-mystays-sapporo-aspen/

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HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen Main Gate of Hokkaido Univ.

Sapporo JR Station

The location of Hotel, workshop place, Hokkaido Univ. and Sapporo JR station

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How to get to the HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen Arriving at Hokkaido by plane at the  From the AIRPORT to Sapporo JR Railway Station  Train from New Chitose Airport We strongly recommend catching the 40 minute JR Rapid Airport Line from the Airport to which runs every 15 minutes. When you arrive at Sapporo Station, it will take about 4 minutes' walk from North Exit of Sapporo Station on the JR Line. The fare of JR Rapid Airport Line is 1070 yean for an adult one way.  Bus from New Chitose Airport

An express bus, known as the Chuo Bus / Kotsu Bus also departs New Chitose Airport bound for Sapporo station and takes approximately 70-90 minutes depending on the traffic condition. It will take about 4 minutes' walk from North Exit of Sapporo Station on the JR Line. The fare of bus is 1030 yean for an adult one way. JR rapid Main Gate of trains Hokkaido Univ. 35 minutes, Sapporo JR 1070 yen Station one way HOTEL MYSTAYS 4 trains/hour Sapporo Aspen

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Tokyo New Chitose Sapporo JR Airport Station Figure 1 Access from New Chitose Airport to hotel MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen How to get to the workshop place The workshop will take place at the Institute of Low Temperature Science (ILTS), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido  From Hotel to Institute of Low Temperature Science  Subway from hotel (19 mins+ walk) Get out of the hotel, then turn left along the Kita 8-jo road. Turn left at the first cross and the traffic light. Walk along the road about 500 m, across four traffic lights. The Kita 12-jo subway station is at the fifth cross of the road. Take the bound for Asabu from the Kita 12- jo station, and get off at the next station, the Kita 18-jo station. It costs 200 yen one way. Get out

2 of the Kita 18-jo station from the west side (No.2 exit). Then walk along the road to the Hokkaido Univ. about 800m, the ILTS is at your right hand after you are in the university.

 Taxi from hotel (5 mins) If you have luggage or are due to arrive on a snowy or rainy day, we advise catching a taxi from the station to the ILTS. A taxi fare usually less than 1000 yen.

ITLS Kita18-jo Station ITLS

Walk to Kita 12-jo subway station>> Kita 18-jo Station 200 yen one way Every 7 minutes

Walk to ILTS HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen Figure 2 Access from hotel to workshop place by subway and taxi

 Walk and/or campus shuttle bus from hotel (about 20 mins) Turn right after getting out of the hotel, and then turn right at the first cross. Turn left to the Main gate of Hokkaido University at the first cross. You could walk to the ITLS across the university following the map. You may also choose to take the campus shuttle bus to the ILTS.

ITLS ITLS Shuttle bus stop

Univ. Main Gate

HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen

Figure 3 Access from hotel to workshop place by walk or campus shuttle bus

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 From SAPPORO STATION to Institute of Low Temperature Science  Subway from Sapporo Station (18 mins+ walk)

Take the Namboku Line bound for Asabu from the Sapporo subway station, and get off at the 2nd station, the Kita 18-jo station. It costs 200 yen one way.

ILTS Kita18-jo Station

Sapporo subway station>> Kita juhachi-jo Station

200 yen one way

Every 7 minutes

Sapporo JR Station

Sapporo Station

Figure 4 Access from Sapporo JR railway station to ILTS

 Taxi from Sapporo Station (10 mins)

If you have luggage or are due to arrive on a snowy or rainy day, we advise catching a taxi from the station to the ILTS. A taxi fare usually about 1000 yen.

Useful links

Access to Hokkaido University Institute of Low Temperature Science (ILTS) http://www.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/en/access.html

Hokkaido University Sapporo campus https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/maps/?p=sapporo

How to access to Hokkaido University Sapporo campus https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/about/visitors-access-maps/sapporo-campus-map/

HOTEL MYSTAYS Sapporo Aspen https://www.mystays.com/en/hotel/hokkaido/hotel-mystays-sapporo-aspen/

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