Final Bulletin for TAUP 2019 in Toyama, Japan

Please also refer to the official TAUP 2019 website at http://taup2019.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/1.) Registration Information
The Registration Desk on the 1st floor (ground level) of the Toyama International ConferenceCenter will be open during the following times:
Sunday, Sept. 8
Monday-Friday, Sept. 9-13

from: 16:00
from:8:15

to:
to:

20:30
end of sessions

On Sunday, Sept. 8, snacks and beverages will be offered in the registration area until 20:00.
The Conference Welcome Reception will be held Monday, Sept. 9, from 19:00 through 21:00
at the Toyama Dai-ichi Hotel, a 5 min. walk from the conference center.
The Conference Banquet Dinner will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, from 19:00 through 21:00
at the ANA Crowne Plaza TOYAMA, right opposite of the conference center.

2.) Travel Information
At least some of the schedules for buses and trains mentioned below can also be found under:
http://taup2019.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/access.html and in the Appendix of this bulletin.

Arrival at International Airports:
Narita Airport (NRT : Narita International Airport):
If you have a continuation flight to Toyama, you will have to get from Narita airport to Tokyo's
Haneda airport first. Please find the “Airport Limousine” counter in the arrival lobby of Narita airportand book a seat on the next Limousine Bus for Haneda airport; the flights for Toyama leave fromHaneda Airport Terminal 2. The bus costs 3200 JPY and depending on traffic it takes 65 to 85
minutes from Narita to Haneda.
If you want to take the train to Toyama, you have two options:1.) take JR’s Narita Express train to Tokyo station, and transfer to the Hokuriku Shinkansen atTokyo station. All Hokuriku Shinkansen trains stop at Toyama station. The faster “Kagayaki” trainsof the Hokuriku Shinkansen line only have reserved seats; you need to buy a reserved seat ticketfor these. The slower “Hakutaka” trains have more stops and non-reserved seats in cars 1 – 4.
A timetable for the Shinkansen connections between Tokyo station and Toyama can be found inthe appendix.
2.) take the Keisei Airliner to Keisei Ueno station. You have to leave Keisei Ueno station for a shortwalk to JR Ueno station, where you can board all Hokuriku Shinkansen trains just as at JR’s Tokyostation. Please see the above instructions for the Narita Express train for more information onthese Shinkansen trains. Each Shinkansen train leaves Ueno 6 minutes after it left Tokyo.
Haneda Airport (HND : Tokyo International Airport):
All flights to Toyama leave Haneda from domestic Terminal 2. If you arrived from abroad, you will
have to transfer from the International Terminal to domestic Terminal 2. Upon leaving the airplane
you arrived on at the International Terminal, please follow the signs to the baggage claim. After
Immigration you will have to collect your luggage and carry it through customs with you.
If you have a connecting flight to Toyama, find the domestic connecting check-in counter at thevery end of the arrival hall: as you exit customs it will be to your right. After re-checking yourluggage you can use a free shuttle bus to continue on to domestic Terminal 2, from which yourflight to Toyama will be leaving. You will have to show your boarding pass and pass through1

security to be allowed into the departure area for this bus; the security checkpoint is around thecorner at the same end of the hall as the re-check counters are. Personnel at the re-check countercan point you to the security check area that leads to the bus’ departure area. Please take care totake the ANA, not the JAL, bus to the domestic terminals: only the ANA bus goes to Terminal 2,
while the JAL bus goes to domestic Terminal 1.
Those of you continuing the journey from Haneda airport by train: all three of Haneda airport’s
terminals have a stop for the Monorail line. It will take you to Hamamatsu-cho, where you canchange to the JR Yamanote line to reach Tokyo station. From Tokyo station you can take theHokuriku Shinkansen line directly to Toyama. Monorail and JR are separate companies though,and you will have to pass through gates between their lines.
Arrival at Kansai International Airport (KIX):
From the airport, which is located on an artificial island, you can take JR’s “Haruka” express train toShin-Osaka station. From Shin-Osaka the “Thunderbird” express train will take you to Kanazawa.
At Kanazawa station you will have to change trains again to board the Hokuriku Shinkansen for ashort ride to Toyama – you will need a Shinkansen ticket for this last stretch. You can find the train
schedule in the appendix of this bulletin.
Arrival at Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO):
Take the Meitetsu μ-Sky limited express train to reach Nagoya station. At Nagoya leave theregional Meitetsu line’s station to enter JR Nagoya station; they are immediate neighbors to eachother. There are two ways to get from Nagoya to Toyama on JR lines: directly on the scenic
Takayama line, or on the more frequently serviced and faster connection through Maibara. On thissecond route you will have to change trains twice: change from the Tokaido Shinkansen line to thelimited express “Shirasagi” at Maibara for Kanazawa, where you change to the Hokuriku
Shinkansen line for Toyama. Since all these are JR lines, all train changes after Nagoya are
between platforms within the same JR stations; only the Shinkansen lines have special gates
separating them from the normal train lines within JR stations.
There also is a Meitetsu Bus Center right at Nagoya station from where a very convenient, direct,
and inexpensive highway bus leaves for Toyama a couple of times a day:http://www.meitetsu-bus.co.jp/english/area/hokuriku.html#toyama
Arrival at Toyama International Airport (TOY):From Toyama airport please take a bus to Toyama station: the buses arrive and leave from right infront of the station. Depending on your hotel you may want get off at the “Sougawa” (総曲輪) stop,from which you will reach the ANA Crowne Plaza TOYAMA hotel and the Toyama International
Conference Center where the conference is held by walking a short distance: continue in the same
direction as the bus approached along the road it traveled on. At the next traffic light (do not crossat the light) both, the hotel and the conference center, are now to your left – both fronting Toyama
Castle.
Only on Sunday, Sept. 8, we organized a private bus to meet the many people we expect to takeflight ANA 319 from Haneda that evening, which is scheduled to arrive in Toyama at 19:05. If you
are arriving at Toyama on that particular flight, our bus, which will be marked as “TAUP 2019”, willbring you directly to the Toyama International Conference Center for registration and refreshments.
Arrival by Highway Bus:All highway buses pass through or start and end at Toyama Station; if you get off the highway bus
at Toyama station, please follow the advice for “Arrival by Shinkansen or train at Toyama Station”.
Most highway buses will also stop at “Sougawa” (総曲輪) before reaching Toyama Station: If you
get off at Sougawa, you are right next to the ANA Crowne Plaza TOYAMA and the Toyama
International Conference Center. Continue along the sidewalk you disembarked on in the same
direction as the bus was traveling in. At the next intersection with traffic lights (max. 50 m furtherNorth) turn left (West) to find both, first the ANA hotel and right behind it, after crossing anothertraffic light, the conference center.
If your bus stops at Toyama Station, please get off as it will already have passed the Sougawa
stop, which may not be serviced by all highway bus companies.

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Arrival by Shinkansen or train at Toyama Station:
Please consult the maps below: The road leading south from the main scramble crossing on thesouth side of the station with trees growing on its divider leads straight to the ANA Crowne Plaza
hotel, with the Toyama International Conference Center immediately to its West, both fronting
Toyama Castle.

33.) Emergency Contact
In case of a personal emergency during the conference, please do not hesitate to seek help bycalling the following number (from inside Japan) set up especially for TAUP participants:
090-7046-6133

4.) General Weather Information
In September the weather in Toyama is generally mild with daytime temperatures typically between
18 and 26 °C (64 and 79 °F). There is however a chance that a typhoon may sweep over Japan.
For Toyama that mostly means significant rainfall, but is rarely accompanied by high winds. Almost
all typhoons that reach Toyama have crossed the main Japanese island of Honshu and therefore
will have lost most of their ferocity over land already, but leaving torrential rains. Please consider
this in particular when choosing your footwear to bring (for Kamioka Technical Tour participants:
Please also check item 6. below).
You can check the local weather forecast at:https://www.jma.go.jp/en/week/324.html
and local (severe) weather warnings at:https://www.jma.go.jp/en/warn/f_1620100.html

5.) Other Useful Information
When you buy train tickets in Japan, please be aware that you will have to ask for a receipt at thecounter when you buy the ticket. While your ticket itself will have its price printed on it, it will also
be swallowed by the last gate that checks it when you leave the train station. You will not get theticket(s) back from that very last gate machine through which you leave the station!
A useful online site to explore train and bus connections and routes inside Japan beforehand is:
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
Japanese people are generally very friendly and helpful – do not hesitate to ask for help in English.
There is a chance though that the particular individual you may have turned to is not comfortablespeaking English or not sure of the specific information you asked for; in that case do not insist, butrather turn to the next person after politely acknowledging the person who was hesitant to help.
If you are surprised by rain it is normally easy to buy a simple umbrella for a few hundred yen(equal to a few dollars or euros) at the nearest convenience store. Convenience stores are
generally open 24 hours, and there are plenty of them around the city center. Almost all of them
now also have ATMs, which often accept international cards – this normally is explicitly advertisedby the machine if it is the case. If in doubt, please do not hesitate to ask a nearby friendly(Japanese) person.

6.) For those who are confirmed participants of a Kamioka Technical Tour
Kamioka Mining Company regulations require visitors to wear clothes that cover their limbs (armsand legs) and firm shoes; sandals or flippers are not allowed. The temperature in the mine is only
13 – 15 °C (55 – 59 °F). Please plan accordingly when you attend one of the tours. It isrecommended you visit a restroom before you enter the mine. We will provide you with a helmet,
but please be aware that the University of Tokyo is not liable for any accidents that may happen
underground.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Toyama and hope you will enjoy TAUP 2019 with us!

4Appendix: Selected Train Schedules
The following train schedules are general daily schedules; please in all cases check all yourconnections against your actual tickets at the time of your travel: Your tickets are what matters!!!
Tokyo station → Toyama:Train NameTokyoToyama

Kagayaki 501

6:16

8:26

Hakutaka 551

6:28

9:11

Kagayaki 503

7:20

9:31

Hakutaka 5537:52

10:38

Kagayaki 521

8:12

10:27

Kagayaki 505

8:36

10:46

Hakutaka 555

8:44

11:25

Kagayaki 507

9:20

11:34

Hakutaka 557

9:32

12:06

Kagayaki 523

10:08

12:23

Kagayaki 509

10:24

12:32

Kagayaki 525

10:48

13:03

Hakutaka 559

10:32

13:16

Hakutaka 561

11:24

13:57

Kagayaki 527

11:48

14:04

Hakutaka 563

12:24

14:57

Kagayaki 529

12:48

15:06

Hakutaka 565

13:24

15:57

Kagayaki 531

13:52

16:06

Hakutaka 567

14:24

16:57

Kagayaki 533

14:52

17:05

Hakutaka 569

15:24

18:00

Kagayaki 511

16:24

18:34

Hakutaka 57116:32

19:15

Kagayaki 513

17:24

19:37

Kagayaki 515

18:24

20:34

Hakutaka 573

18:04

20:55

Kagayaki 517

19:24

21:34

Hakutaka 575

19:04

21:55

Kagayaki 539

19:56

22:07

Hakutaka 577

20:12

22:57

Kagayaki 519

21:04

23:15

*available from Sept. 5th*available on Sept. 5th-7th*available on Sept. 7th*available on Sept. 7th*available on Sept. 8th*available on Sept. 6th and 8th*available on Sept. 6th-8th*available on Sept. 6th and 8th5

Kansai Airport (KIX) → Toyama:
Weekday
KansaiShin

AirportOsaka(Departure)(Arrival)

Haruka 2

6:30

7:37

Thunderbird 5

7:44

10:25

Haruka 4

7:27

8:37

Thunderbird 9

8:44

11:14

Haruka 8

8:45

9:36

Thunderbird 13

9:46

12:20

Haruka 12

9:46

10:34

Thunderbird 17

10:46

13:20

Haruka 16

10:46

11:34

Thunderbird 19

11:46

14:23

Haruka 18

11:14

12:05

Thunderbird 21

12:16

14:55

Haruka 20

11:44

12:35

Thunderbird 23

12:46

15:26

Train nameTrain name2

Shin Osaka

Kanazawa(Departure)(Arrival)

Haruka 24

12:44

13:35

Thunderbird 25

13:46

16:30

Haruka 28

13:44

14:35

Thunderbird 27

14:46

17:26

Haruka 32

14:44

15:35

Thunderbird 31

15:46

18:27

Haruka 36

15:44

16:35

Thunderbird 33

16:46

19:16

Haruka 40

16:44

17:35

Thunderbird 37

17:46

20:13

Haruka 42

17:16

18:05

Thunderbird 39

18:16

20:56

Haruka 46

18:16

19:05

Thunderbird 43

19:16

21:53

Haruka 50

19:16

20:05

Thunderbird 47

20:12

20:38

Train name3

Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 706
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 708
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 710
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 712
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 714
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 716
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 718
HokurikuShinkansen
Kagayaki512

Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 720
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 722
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 724
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 726
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 728
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 730
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 732(see weekend schedule for above connection on next page!)

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Kanazawa

Toyama(Departure)(Arrival)

10:34

10:57

11:28

11:51

12:31

12:54

13:28

13:51

14:31

14:54

15:04

15:27

15:39

16:02

16:47

17:06

17:35

17:58

18:38

19:01

19:24

19:46

20:25

20:48

21:06

21:29

22:19

22:42

23:06

23:29

Weekend
Kansai

Shin

AirportOsaka(Departure)(Arrival)

Haruka 4

7:41

8:36

Thunderbird 9

8:44

11:14

Haruka 8

8:43

9:37

Thunderbird 13

9:46

12:20

Haruka 12

9:46

10:34

Thunderbird 17

10:46

13:20

Haruka 16

10:44

11:34

Thunderbird 19

11:46

14:23

Haruka 18

11:14

12:05

Thunderbird 21

12:16

14:55

Haruka 20

11:44

12:35

Thunderbird 23

12:46

15:26

Haruka 24

12:44

12:35

Thunderbird 25

13:46

16:30

Haruka 28

13:44

14:35

Thunderbird 27

14:46

17:26

Haruka 32

14:44

15:35

Thunderbird 31

15:46

18:27

Haruka 36

15:44

16:35Thunderbird 33

16:46

19:16

Haruka 40

16:44

17:35

Thunderbird 37

17:46

20:13

Haruka 42

17:14

18:05

Thunderbird 39

18:16

20:56

Haruka 46

18:16

19:05

Thunderbird 43

19:15

21:53

Haruka 50

19:16

20:05

Thunderbird 47

20:12

20:38

Train nameTrain name2

Shin Osaka

Kanazawa(Departure)(Arrival)

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Train name3

Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 708
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 710
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 712

Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 714
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 716
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 718

Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Kagayaki 512
HokurikuShinkansen
Tsurugi 720
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 722
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 724
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 726
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 728
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 730
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Tsurugi 732

Kanazawa

Toyama(Departure)(Arrival)

11:28

11:51

12:31

12:54

13:28

13:51

14:31

14:54

15:04

15:27

15:39

16:02

16:47

17:06

17:35

17:58

18:38

19:01

19:24

19:46

20:25

20:48

21:06

21:29

22:19

22:42

23:06

23:29