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Getting to Nara
The most convenient international air facility in the Nara area is Kansai
International Airport (KIX, www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/index.htm),
which is 40 km southwest of Osaka City. KIX has direct flights not only
to many cities in Asia but also to cities in Europe and the United States.
Transportation to Nara from the airport is available in many forms, but
the most reliable way for travelers from outside Japan may be to take an
airport bus (www.kate.co.jp/pc/english/english.html). These buses commute
between the airport and Nara Station (JR/ Kintetsu) almost every hour from
07:40 to 20:40, and the one-way trip takes about 80 minutes.
If you travel to Nara from Tokyo, the best way is by JR Tokaido Shin-kansen
train to Kyoto Station (2 hours and 20 minutes, one way). You will need
to change trains at Kyoto for the short ride (35-40 minutes) to Nara. Miyakoji
rapid trains operate every 30 minutes between Kyoto and Nara. You can get
a discount ticket gJapan Rail Passh allowing unlimited rail travel throughout
Japan over a consecutive day period (see www.japanrail.com) .
 Click here for further information on getting to Nara (PDF)
The Venue: Nara-ken New Public Hall "Big Roof"
Address: Kasugano-machi, Nara, 630-8212 Japan
URL: http://www.shinkokaido.jp/english
Phone: +81-742-27-2630 Fax: +81-742-27-2634
Access to the venue from the nearby station
(JR Nara Station/ Kintetsu Nara Station):
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