Train and Bus Route Map
*The nearest station is Kashiwanoha-Campus Station of Tsukuba Express Line.
Route Map
From Haneda Airport
Option 1: By Airport Limousine bus to Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
*It also stops at National Cancer Center, a large hospital right in front of the campus.
Timetable of Haneda Airport Limousine Bus to/from the Kashiwa Area
90 minutes, 1,800 yen
Option 2: By railways to Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
- Haneda Airport => Hamamatsucho (Tokyo Monorail, 14 min at the fastest)
- Hamamatsucho => Akihabara (JR Yamanote Line,11 min)
- Akihabara => Kashiwanoha-Campus (Tsukuba Express Line, 30 min at the fastest)
From Narita Airport
Option 1: By Airport Limousine bus to Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
*This service is temporarily suspended from August 1, 2024.
Timetable of Narita Airport Limousine Bus to/from the Kashiwa area
70 minutes, 1,800 yen
Option 2: By railways to Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
- Narita Airport => Higashi-Matsudo (Narita Sky Access Express, 34 min at the fastest)
- Higashi-Matsudo => Minami-Nagareyama (JR Musashino Line, 9 min)
- Minami-Nagareyama => Kashiwanoha-Campus (Tsukuba Express Line, 7 min at the fastest)
For more details, please see this manual.
From Downtown Tokyo
Come to Kashiwanoha-Campus Station (Tsukuba Express Line) using a route finder like the one below.
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/
Enter the stations of departure (your place) and arrival (Kashiwanoha-Campus) in the blanks.
From Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
Option 1: Public bus
West Exit of the station, at Bus Stop #1 (see the map below)
Take a bus numbered 西柏03, 西柏04 or 西柏10, running almost every 5 minutes (170 yen, approx. 10 min).
Get off at National Cancer Center, “国立がんセンター” (Kokuritsu Gan Center) in Japanese.
Kavli IPMU is 5 minutes' walk from the bus stop.
See Campus map and Public Transportation
Option 2: Complimentary shuttle bus run by UTokyo
Take a university shuttle bus running between the station and our campus (approx. 10 min).
The bus stop is along the station rotary road close to Mitsui Garden Hotel Kashiwanoha.
A small stand shows "Corporate bus."
On board, tell the driver that you are visiting Kavli IPMU. No ticket/certificate is required for visitors. The bus will stop in front of Kashiwa Library on campus.
Kashiwanoha-Campus Station
Tips
(1) Prepaid IC card
You might want to purchase a prepaid e-money card (Suica or PASMO) at a station. It enables you to get on trains/buses without purchasing tickets.
*Railroad companies have suspended issuing a new Suica/PASMO card since August 2023. You can still download them as a mobile app and start using it at once.
Prepaid IC card for transportation, etc.
(2) Taxi
From Narita Airport, it will take approx. 90 min without highway use and approx. 60 min with highway use to get to the campus by taxi. The cost depends on which service you use but will be no less than 25,000 yen.
From Haneda Airport, it will take approx. 70 min to get to the campus by taxi. The cost depends on which service you use but will be no less than 20,000 yen.
*Taxi fees between the airport and the campus cannot be supported in accordance with the rules even when your host promises to cover your travel expenses.