Take a train (rapid service, 45 min. or semi-rapid service, 52min.) from Akihabara Station and get off at Tsukuba Station (next to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal). Take exit A3 for public transportation or take exit A3 for AIST shuttle bus.

*From Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, you can take public bus, taxi, or AIST shuttle bus.

1. Public bus

Take the Kanto Tetsudo bus going to “Arakawaoki Station (West Entrance) via Namiki” or “Ami Chuo Kominkan” from platform #4 at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal. Get off at “Namiki 2-chome (namiki nì-chomé)” . Walk 3 minutes to AIST Tsukuba Central.

2. Taxi

Take a taxi at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal.  It takes approximately 15 minutes and it costs about 1,500 yen.

*If you have any trouble communicating in Japanese with taxi drivers, please show them the Japanese sentence below.
産業技術総合研究所つくばセンター・つくば中央までおねがいします。
(Please take me to the AIST Tsukuba Central.)

3. AIST shuttle bus (operated on weekdays)

Take a free AIST shuttle bus from a platform for private buses. It stops at AIST Tsukuba West or East before AIST Tsukuba Central. Please note that the shuttle buses are small vehicles and they may not be able to carry all visitors.
  > “Timetable of AIST Shuttle Bus”

Take the train from Ueno (approximately 60 min.) and get off at Arakawaoki Station. Take the West exit.

1. Public bus

Take the Kanto Tetsudo bus going to “Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo” or “Tsukuba Center via Namiki” from platform #4 at Arakawaoki Station. Get off at “Namiki 2-chome (namiki nì-chomé)”. Walk for approximately 3 minutes to AIST Tsukuba Central.

2. Taxi

Take a taxi from Arakawaoki Station to AIST Tsukuba Central. It takes approximately 15 minutes.

Take a highway bus (co-operated by JR and Kanto Testudo) going to “Tsukuba Center” or “Tsukuba Daigaku (University)” from JR Highway Bus Terminal at Tokyo Station. It will take approximately 65 minutes (depending on traffic conditions) and it costs 1,180 yen for a one-way ticket. Get off at “Namiki 2-chome (namiki nì-chomé)” and walk 3 minutes to AIST Tsukuba Central.

USING AIRPORT BUSES

• Haneda Airport – Tsukuba Center (bus terminal) : Costs 1,850 yen one way, takes approximately 120 minutes
• Narita Airport – Tsukuba Center (bus terminal) : Costs 2,600 yen one way, takes approximately 120 minutes
• Ibaraki Airport – Tsukuba Center (bus terminal) : Costs 1,030 yen one way, takes approximately 60 minutes

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USING JOBAN EXPRESSWAY

Take the Joban Expressway to “Sakura Tsuchiura” exit. Go left towards Tsukuba. At the second intersection (called “Sasagi”), turn right. At the third intersection (called “Namiki Nì-chomé”), turn left.