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)

Route 1
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Narita Airport ==(JR/ Narita Express "N'EX")==> Tokyo (53min
/ 2,940yen)
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Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
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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
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Narita Airport ==(JR/ Airport Narita)==> Tokyo (83min / 1,280yen)
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Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
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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
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Narita Airport ==(JR/ Narita Express "N'EX")==> Shinjuku ( Time required: about 75min / Cost:3,110yen )
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Note: The Narita Express separates at Tokyo Station. The front three(or six) cars go to Shinjuku.
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Shinjuku ==(JR/ Chuo Line)==> Musashi-sakai ( about 23min / 290yen )
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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
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Narita Airport ==(Keisei railway/ Skyliner)==> Ueno (56min
/ 1,920yen)
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Note: About 5 minutes on foot from Keisei Ueno station to JR Ueno station.
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Ueno ==(JR/ Yamanote line)==> Tokyo (6 min / 150yen)
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Tokyo ==(JR/ Chuo line)==> Musashi-sakai (34min / 450yen)
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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
*The bus or the taxi is available from Musashi-sakai station.
Bus
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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)
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Note: The bus leaves in 10 or 15 minutes.
Taxi
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Taxi leaves from the taxi stand on the south side of Musashi-sakai station. (10min /approx. 1,500yen)
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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
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(Phone) +81-422-34-3600
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