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By train
NIMS shuttle bus
Get out to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal from the station through Exit #A3. Take the NIMS shuttle bus at "Bus stop #B". For detailed information, please check the guide of NIMS shuttle bus.
【NIMS shuttle bus】https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/access/nims-bus.html
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Kanto Railway Bus
[Tsukuba Express Line / Tsukuba Station]
Take Exit A3 to board a Kanto Railway bus bound for 'Arakawaoki Station West Exit' at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (Bus Stop No.4), and get off at 'National Institute for Materials Science (Busshitsu Zairyo Kenkyu Kiko)'. A 1-minute walk from the bus stop. (Travel time: 6 minutes)
[JR Line / Arakawaoki Station]
From West Exit, take a Kanto Railway bus bound for 'Tsukuba Center' at Bus Stop No.4, and get off at 'National Institute for Materials Science (Busshitsu Zairyo Kenkyu Kiko)'. A 1-minute walk from the bus stop. (Travel time: 16 minutes) *Namiki site is located across the street.
By Car (Using Highway)
From 'Sakura-Tsuchiura Interchange' on Joban Expressway, take 'Tsukuba' direction exit to Route 354. Turn right at 'Sasagi' intersection, the second traffic light from the highway exit, and go straight for about 2 km on 'Higashi Odori Avenue'. Turn right at 'Sengen 2-chome' intersection, the fifth traffic light from Sasagi intersection, and you will find NIMS Namiki site entrance. *Across the street from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
By Highway Bus
From Tokyo Station
From Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Take an Express Bus bound for 'Tsukuba' at Highway Bus Stop No.2, and get off at 'Namiki 1-chome'. A 1-minute walk from the bus stop. (Travel time: 65 minutes) *Namiki site is located across the street.
From Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport)
From Bus Stop No.12 (Terminal 1), 13 (Terminal 2), or 9 (Terminal 3), board a bus bound for 'Tsukuba Center', and get off at 'Namiki 1-chome'. A 1-minute walk from the bus stop. (Travel time: 120 minutes) *Namiki site is located across the street.
From Narita International Airport
Take a 'AIRPORT LINER NATT'S' express bus bound for 'Tsukuba/Tsuchiura' from Bus Stop No.8 (Terminal 1), No. 10 (Terminal 2), or No. 11 (Terminal 3), and get off at 'Tsukuba Center'. (Travel time: 60 minutes)
From Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal, take Kanto Railway Bus or NIMS Shuttle Bus.
Entrance Procedures
Please refer to the following link.
