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Direction to Mitaka Campus

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is situated in Mitaka-city, to the west of Tokyo. It can be reached in the following way.

Access to the Mitaka Campus
Narita Airport to Musashi-sakai Station,
Musashi-sakai Station to Mitaka Campus,
Mitaka Campus Map

From Narita Airport to Musashi-sakai station (the nearest station)

Map from Narita to NAOJ Mitaka

Route 1

Narita Airport ==(JR/ Narita Express "N'EX")==> Tokyo (53min / 2,940yen)
Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
Tokyo Station is the starting station of Chuo line. You can sit down and relax till the train arrives at Musashi-sakai Station. Note that special rapid train does not stop at Musashi-sakai. The timetable and other information are avaiable from JR N'EX webpage (http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html).

Route 2

Narita Airport ==(JR/ Airport Narita)==> Tokyo (83min / 1,280yen)
Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
Tokyo Station is the starting station of Chuo line. You can sit down and relax till the train arrives at Musashi-sakai Station. Note that special rapid train does not stop at Musashi-sakai.

Route 3

Narita Airport ==(JR/ Narita Express "N'EX")==> Shinjuku ( Time required: about 75min / Cost:3,110yen )
Note: The Narita Express separates at Tokyo Station. The front three(or six) cars go to Shinjuku.
Shinjuku ==(JR/ Chuo Line)==> Musashi-sakai ( about 23min / 290yen )
The timetable and other information are avaiable from JR N'EX webpage (http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html). Note that special rapid train does not stop at Musashi-sakai.

Route 4

Narita Airport ==(Keisei railway/ Skyliner)==> Ueno (56min / 1,920yen)
Note: About 5 minutes on foot from Keisei Ueno station to JR Ueno station.
Ueno ==(JR/ Yamanote line)==> Tokyo (6 min / 150yen)
Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
Information about the airport express "Skylinear" is avaiable from the following webpage (http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/keisei_us/top.html). Note that special rapid train does not stop at Musashi-sakai.

From Musashi-sakai station to NAOJ Mitaka Campus

Map of Musashi-sakai station

*The bus or the taxi is available from Musashi-sakai station.

Bus

Odakyu buses (#91) leave from the No.3 bus stop on the south side of Musashi-sakai station.
Please get off at "Tenmondai-mae". (15min / 210yen)
Note: The bus leaves in 10 or 15 minutes.

Taxi

Taxi leaves from the taxi stand on the south side of Musashi-sakai station. (10min /approx. 1,500yen)
Note: If you would take a taxi, please say "Ten-mon-dai"(=NAOJ) to the taxi driver.
Explanation card (in Japanese) for the taxi driver is here. Please print it out, and show it to the taxi driver.

Mitaka Campus Map

Link to the Mitaka Campus Map

Click here for a big campus map.

Printable PDF version of the campus map is also available.

 

 


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