Transportation
From Kansai International Airport to Kyoto Station
JR West Airport Express HARUKA is recommended. It takes 75 minutes and costs JPY 2,980 (non-reserved seat; reserved seat costs JPY 3,490). See also Kyoto Travel Guide.
From Kyoto Station to Co-op Inn Kyoto
There are three ways.
- Subway: At Kyoto Subway Station K11, take Karasuma Line bound for Kokusaikaikan (国際会館) from platform 2 and get off at Shijo (四条) K09 (cost: JPY 210). Take Exit 13 from the underground walkway and walk to the hotel.
- Bus: Kyoto City Bus 5 is available (cost: JPY 220). Get off at Shijo Takakura (四条高倉) and walk to the hotel.
- Taxi: If there are a number of participants (e.g. four participants), taxi is another good way (cost: approximately JPY 800–900 per car). If you are alone, taxi costs a little expensive.
If you wish to ride on a bus or a taxi: Bus Terminal and Taxi Stand are at the north area of Kyoto Station. See Map of Kyoto Station Karasuma Chuo-guchi (烏丸中央口). See also Map around Co-op Inn Kyoto.
From Kyoto Station to Yoshida Main Campus
Kyoto City Bus is convenient (cost: JPY 220). There are 17 and 206 buses going to Yoshida Main Campus. Bus Terminal is at the north area of Kyoto Station. Taxi is also available but a little expensive (approximately JPY 1,800 per car). See Map of Kyoto Station Karasuma Chuo-guchi (烏丸中央口).
From Co-op Inn Kyoto to Yoshida Main Campus
The following buses are available from Shijo Takakura (四条高倉) Bus Stop (cost: JPY 220): 3, 31 and 201. See Map around Co-op Inn Kyoto. Taxi costs a little expensive (approximately JPY 1,400 per car).
Map of Kyoto Station Karasuma Chuo-guchi (烏丸中央口)
Kyoto City Bus
Each bus indicates its route number with color coding, e.g. No.5, No.17 and No.206. These signs will help you.
- 5: from A1 bound for Iwakura (岩倉). Get off at Shijo Takakura (四条高倉) for Co-op Inn Kyoto. This bus does not go to Yoshida Main Campus.
- 17: from A2 bound for Ginkakuji Temple (銀閣寺) or Kinrin Shako-mae (錦林車庫前). Get off at Hyakumanben (百万遍) for Yoshida Main Campus.
- 206 or 206: from D2 bound for Kitaoji Bus Terminal (北大路バスターミナル) via Higashiyama Street (東山通). Get off at Kyodai Seimon-mae (京大正門前) for Yoshida Main Campus.
Note that 206 departs also from A3 but this bus goes to the opposite direction (via Senbon Street, 千本通).
You can find more information in Kyoto City Bus and Kyoto Subway Line (中文版) and Kyoto Travel Guide.
Taxi
You can catch a taxi at Taxi Stand shown in the map.
Map around Co-op Inn Kyoto
In Kyoto city, there are many streets and each street has its own name. These street names are indicated by blue street signs as follows. These signs will help you.
Kyoto Municipal Subway
Shijo (四条) K09 Subway Station (the underground walkway) has many exits. Exit 13, shown red in the above map, is the nearest to the hotel.
Kyoto City Bus
The following buses go from Shijo Takakura (四条高倉) Bus Stop (West), shown blue in the above map, to Yoshida Main Campus.
- 3: bound for Kitashirakawa Shibusecho (北白川仕伏町) or Kamihatecho Kyotozokeigeidai-mae (上終町 京都造形芸大前). Get off at Hyakumanben (百万遍).
- 31: bound for Iwakura (岩倉). Get off at Kyodai Seimon-mae (京大正門前).
- 201: bound for Hyakumanben (百万遍). Get off at Kyodai Seimon-mae (京大正門前).
Taxi
There are many taxis on Shijo Street. Catch these taxis, or ask the hotel staff to call a taxi.
Map of Yoshida Main Campus
The conference venue is Research Bldg. No.8 shown in the following map. There are Kyodai Seimon-mae (京大正門前) Bus Stop at the south-west corner of Main Campus and Hyakumanben (百万遍) Bus Stop at the north-west corner of Main Campus.
