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Sunday, 26 June 2016 (9-16h), Yokohama, Japan
Training Center, Nippon Maru Memorial Park (2-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-Ku, Yokohama, Japan)
No.1 Conference Room
How to arrive to the venue “Nippon Maru Memorial Park (No. 1 Conference Room, Training Center)”
Access from nearest stations:
• 4 minutes walk from Sakuragicho Station on JR Negishi Line or Yokohama Municipal Subway-Blue Line (see figure 1). • 5 minutes walk from Minatomirai Station or Bashamichi Station on Minatomirai Line. (see figure 1).
Figure 1. Main access to the venue
• Aprox. 40 minutes from Haneda Airport Station or 90 minutes from Narita Airport Station (for further details see page 3). • Aprox. 35 minutes from Tokyo Station. • Aprox. 15 minutes from Shin-Yokohama Station.
1 The meeting room (No. 1 Conference Room) is inside the Training Center located in the Nippon Maru Memorial Park (figure 2).
Figure 2. Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Ex) Figure 3 shows the route from Sakuragicho station (eastern-south exit) to the Training Center, about 350m, 4 minutes by walk.
Figure 3. Access from Sakuragicho station (eastern-south exit) to the Training Center
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Figure 4. Training Center
How to arrive to the venue from the airport
From Haneda Airport: 20 minutes by car, 40 minutes by bus or 30 minutes by train
Take an Airport Limousine Bus direct to PACIFICO Yokohama and walk 15 minutes (see figure 5) > Keikyu Bus: http://hnd-bus.com
Take an Airport Limousine Bus for YCAT. Then change to Minato Mirai Line or take a taxi. > YCAT: http://www.ycat.co.jp/en/
Take the Keihin Kyuko Express (for Zushi) and get off at Yokohama Station. Then change to Minato Mirai Line. > Keihin Kyuko: http://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/en/
3 From Narita Airport: 90 minutes by bus or 100 minutes by train Narita Airport: http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/index.html
Take the JR Narita Express to Yokohama. Change to Minato Mirai Line. >JR East Narita Express: http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html
Take an Airport Limousine Bus direct to PACIFICO Yokohama and walk 15 minutes >Airport Limousine: http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/
*When taking other buses, get off at YCAT (Yokohama) and then take Minato Mirai Line or a taxi. >YCAT: http://www.ycat.co.jp/en/
Figure 5. Access from Pacifico Yokohama to the Training Center
4 Lunch
Simple sandwiches and drinks (coffee/juice/water) will be provided during the lunch time in the same lecture room. A Museum Coffee (hamapara-pizza) and vending machines are nearby. http://www.hamapara-pizza.com/
Other restaurants
Optional Tour
Tour to Sail Training Ship “NIPPON-MARU” and Yokohama Port Museum (located in same Nippon Maru Memorial Park) with English guide. (http://www.nippon-maru.or.jp/guidebook/guidebook-english.pdf)
Time: 16:05-16:45 (immediately after the workshop) Tickets: 300JPY (50% off regular prices) Registrations during the coffee-break.
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