Welcome to the

WFRS 20thWORLD ROSE CONVENTION
2025 in FUKUYAMA

1Pre Tour12 ~ 17 MAY

Post Tour

25 ~ 30 MAY

Pre-Tour 1: A Wild Rose, Rosa sambucina, in Miyajima Island, Seto Inland Sea, and theJapanese Gardens of the San-in Region
DAY 1 MONDAY 12 M AY 2025

Departure Location:

Start Time:

STARTS FROM HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima City
Nearest airport:

Hiroshima Airport

Nearest bullet train station:

JR Hiroshima Station

Please check into the designated accommodation hotel by dinner time, as we will
have dinner prepared for you.

DAY 2 TUESDAY 13 M AY 202 5 WORLD HERITAGE SITE: MIYAJIMA

Rosa sambucina native to Miyajima island
Rosa sambucina is a wild rose in Japan, notable for its leaf size and shoots
length. It thrives in forests along riversides and coastal cliffs, with vigorously
extending shoots that entangle and crawl up trees using sharp, hooked
prickles.
The flowers are relatively big, forming
expansive, corymbose inflorescences that
resemble a spectacular white waterfall
cascading down the forest surface during fullbloom. In Miyajima, you can see giant Rosasambucina climbing up the trees. Theirflowering season peaks around mid-May.

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/3czimBXjnYgL9EvR6
DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 14 M AY 202 5

CRUISE IN SETO INLAND SEA

Cruise in the Seto Inland Sea (Sightseeing Cruiser, Sea Spika)
The deluxe highspeed sightseeing cruiser SEA SPIKA offers a journey around the islands of
the Seto Inland Sea. This half-day route from Hiroshima Port to Setoda Port showcases the
scenic beauty of this area. Passengers can enjoy the unique charms and beauty of various
islands, along with the opportunity to interact with local islanders, a perspective only possible
from a cruise.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/uQgDjw88VriSb3j86 (Hiroshima Port)

Yoshiumi Rose Park
Located on Oshima Island along the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, Yoshiumi Rose Park was
established in 1993 and spans an area of 2.8 hectares. The park features a collection of 400
varieties, totaling about 3,500 rose plants. These include Joséphine de Beauharnais's rosecollection, and a wide range of species from old roses to modern roses. Within its expansive
grounds, the park offers relaxing spaces such as a lawn area for visitors to enjoy.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/8AnkG5f3dmwqWDbi9

DAY 4 THURSDAY 15 MAY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN TOTTORI

Tottori Prefectural Flower park(Tottori Flower Gallery)This park offers a panoramic view of Mt. Daisen, with beautifully arranged flowerbeds anddiverse floral displays. It includes a 1 km covered corridor, allowing visitors to explore without2

an umbrella even in rainy weather. Attractions within the park include the Flower Dome,European Garden, Valley of Flowers, Herb Garden, and Fog Garden. The Rose Garden within
the European Garden blooms with 900 roses of 190 varieties from mid to late May.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/P1ueFzbGS5cc7hrY8

DAY 5 FRIDAY 16 M AY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN SHIMANE, ARRIVE IN FUKUYAMA

Adachi Museum of Art

Renowned for its gardens, the Adachi Museum of Art has
been named the best garden in Japan annually since2003 by the "Journal of Japanese Gardening". Spanning
16 hectares, the site includes a karesansui garden, amoss garden, a pond garden, and a white sand and green
pine garden. The museum's collection features modern
Japanese paintings by masters like Yokoyama Taikan andUemura Shoen, with approximately 20 works by Taikan
displayed at any time.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/uvyqioSffgjQy9UN6
Yuushien Garden
Located on Daikonshima Island in Shimane Prefecture, known for its tree
peony production, the 4-hectare Yushi Garden features a pond and circulargarden. The garden encapsulates the topography of the Izumo region,
including valleys, rivers, lakes, and the Sea of Japan's waterscape inOkuizumo. It houses 250 varieties of tree peonys and offers year-roundviewing of tree peony flowers. The island is also a ginseng-growing area,and visitors can enjoy local cuisine incorporating ginseng in the garden.
The park is recognized with a three-star rating by the French tourist guideBlue Guide.

📍 https://maps.app.goo.gl/mLjbakaNjGtr8HMKA
DAY 6 SATURDAY 17 MAY 2 025

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FUKUYAMA CASTLE

Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle, built in 1622 by Mizuno Katsunari, the first daimyo of the Fukuyama domain,stands out as the only castle in Japan with an iron-plated north wall. This feature, unique toFukuyama Castle, was designed to strengthen its northern defenses. The castle, a fine example ofearly modern castle architecture, originally featured a multi-leveled tower with 5 tiers and 6 floors,
and an attached smaller keep. Though it was designated a National Treasure in 1931, the castle
was destroyed in a 1945 air raid and later rebuilt in 1966. On its 400th anniversary in 2022, thecastle was restored to its original appearance, including the unique iron-plated north wall, top-floor
windows, and crenels.

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/QhFhG5dPmLRBBGM86

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Pre-Tour 2: Tour of the Kuma River, Natural Habitat of Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta,
Scenic Spots in Kyushu, and Rose Gardens
DAY 1 MONDAY 12 M AY 202 5

Departure Location:

Start Time:

STARTS FROM FUKUOKA

Fukuoka City
Nearest airport:

Fukuoka Airport

Nearest bullet train station:

JR Hakata Station

Please check into the designated accommodation hotel by dinner time, as we will
have dinner prepared for you.

DAY 2 TUESDAY 13 M AY 202 5

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GARDEN TOUR IN FUKUOKA

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
Situated on a narrow peninsula across the bay
from central Fukuoka, this national park spans
approximately 350 hectares. It offers seasonal
flower views and an opportunity to interact withanimals like squirrel monkeys, capybaras, andkangaroos in the Animal Forest. The park includes
a rose garden in its flower area and museum,
showcasing 1,200 roses of about 220 varieties.
The park features a Modern Color Rose Area anda Fragrant Rose Area.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/NcGUKco5KYKeBkPb6

DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 14 M AY 202 5

Natural Habitat of Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta along
Kuma river
A wild rose, an endemic species of Japan, Rosa multiflora var.
adenochaeta blooms in mid-May, turning the banks of theKuma river pink. Originally threatened by overharvesting, local
conservation efforts have helped restore its habitat.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/zdQr185zdDMLRayXA

DAY 4 THURSDAY 15 MAY 2 025

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NATURE TOUR OF KUMAMOTO

NATURE TOUR OF NAGASAKI

Natural Habitat of Miyama-Kirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum) on Unzen Nita Pass
During spring, the mountains are covered in pink Miyama-Kirishima, a small-flowered azalea
variety, marking the start of Unzen's colorful flower season. The flowers bloom from late Aprilin the Unzen Jigoku area, reaching their peak in mid to late May in the Unzen Nita Pass.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/SKZxT1xiF8VLqPoZA

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DAY 5 FRIDAY 16 M AY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN NAGASAKI

Huis Ten Bosch
This theme park, recreating a Dutch town in Sasebo,
Nagasaki, is the largest in Japan. It includes fourrose gardens: the Grand Rose Garden, the Flower
Plaza, the Rose Canal, and the Palace Rose
Garden, covering about 1 hectare withapproximately 2,000 varieties and 10,000 plants.
The Canal of Roses and the White Rose Garden are
particularly noteworthy for their stunning displays.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bsqv3D2JjK1YiVJ19

DAY 6 SATURDAY 17 MAY 2 025

ARRIVE IN FUKUYAMA

After breakfast, we will travel to Fukuyama City, arriving around noon.

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Pre-Tour 3: Tour of Rose Gardens in Osaka and Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
DAY 1 MONDAY 12 M AY 2025

Departure Location:

Start Time:

STARTS FROM OSAKA

Osaka City
Nearest Airport:

Kansai International Airport

Nearest bullet train station:

JR Shin-Osaka Station

Please check into the designated accommodation hotel by dinner time, as we will
have dinner prepared for you.

DAY 2 TUESDAY 13 M AY 202 5

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EXPO TOUR

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
The Osaka Expo is a World Expo event set to be held from April 13 to October 13, 2025, on
Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay. This event will bring together over a hundred
countries to address global issues under the theme "Designing Future Society for our Lives,"
divided into sub-themes: “Saving Lives”, “Empowering Lives”, and “Connecting Lives”. The
expo will feature thematic pavilions showcasing innovative applications in Internet of Things,
Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, and Biotechnology, promoting
the concept of “Society 5.0”.
📍https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/

DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 14 M AY 202 5

GARDEN TOUR IN OSAKA

Hamadera Park Rose Garden
Located in Hamadera Park along the Sakai City seafront, Osaka, this unique Japanese-stylerose garden greets visitors with a terraced landscape reminiscent of Japan's natural scenery. Itfeatures Japanese wild roses in settings that mimic their natural habitats, such as Hamanasu
roses (Rosa rugosa) on coastal sandy beaches and Ootakanebara (Rosa acicularis) roses inhigh mountainous environments.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/79HzBRFrNa3e4DAFADavid Austin English Rose Garden

Adjacent to Kansai International Airport in Sennan,
Osaka, this garden showcases over 3,000 plants fromthe David Austin Roses collection, a renowned UK rose
breeding company. Visitors can also purchase rose
plants at the attached plant center.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/9R6urpn99s1BkQWcA
DAY 4 THURSDAY 15 MAY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN KOBE

Kobe Municipal Arboretum
Situated in the Rokko Mountains near Kobe's city center, this garden utilizes the naturalenvironment to display approximately 1,200 species of woody plants. The hydrangea garden
boasts 50,000 plants of 350 varieties, while the azalea and rhododendron garden features
about 4,000 plants of 37 species.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/5LWdJWKgpbbd2nZg6

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DAY 5 FRIDAY 16 M AY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN SHIKOKU

Ritsurin Garden
As the largest garden designated as a Special Place of
Scenic Beauty by the national government, this circularfeudal lord's garden in Takamatsu Matsudaira clan
showcases a clever design of ponds and mountains,
offering a unique view at every step.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/taJtMPCFoWuPA58EADAY 6 SATURDAY 17 MAY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN SHIKOKU, ARRIVE IN FUKUYAMA

Yoshiumi Rose Park
Located on Oshima Island along the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, Yoshiumi Rose Park was
established in 1993 and spans an area of 2.8 hectares. The park features a collection of 400
varieties, totaling about 3,500 rose plants. These include Joséphine de Beauharnais's rosecollection, and a wide range of species from old roses to modern roses. Within its expansive
grounds, the park offers relaxing spaces such as a lawn area for visitors to enjoy.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/8AnkG5f3dmwqWDbi9

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Post-Tour 1: Tour of Gardens in the Ancient Capital, Kyoto and Rosa & Berry Tawada
English Rose Garden, Gifu World Rose Garden TourDAY 1-3

SUNDAY 25 ~ TUESDAY 27 M AY 2025

HISTORIC KYOTO TOUR

Travel from Fukuyama to Kyoto by bullet trainJapanese Gardens (Nanzenji, Kinkakuji, Ryoanji etc.)
These gardens represent the quintessence of traditional
Japanese garden design, each offering a unique aesthetic
and historical significance in Kyoto.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/ffpMQmRVdZ3uET1z7

Kyoto Botanical Gardens
Located in northern Kyoto with views of Mount Hiei andthe Higashiyama range, the Kyoto Botanical Garden is ascenic retreat that opened in 1924. It features a Westernstyle garden, an ornamental greenhouse, rose beds, andsunken flowerbeds. The northern half of the garden
showcases native Japanese plants and a natural semitimber forest, complemented by cherry and plum trees,
as well as other traditionally cultivated Japanese plants.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/zmtr6rLvJ3BNArNP9Arashiyama, Sagano
Arashiyama offers breathtaking seasonal views of the Hozu River, Togetsu Bridge, and thesurrounding mountains. The area is home to famous temples, traditional streets, and natural
beauty, with attractions like the bamboo grove path and Tenryuji Temple.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/hpkMMHYcs2G3Qiyn9

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY 28 M AY 202 5

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GARDEN TOUR IN SHIGA

Rosa & Berry Tawada English Garden
Nestled on a slope near Mt. Ibuki, Rosa & Berry
Tawada English Garden combines roses andherbaceous perennials in its English Garden. The
garden includes an English rose garden, an Asianrose garden, a kitchen garden, a conifer garden,
and approximately 370 varieties of roses.
Attractions include a train ride through a tunnel ofclimbing roses, and hands-on workshops forwoolen accessories and baking.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cnp7JPfKDiKoy3u66

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DAY 5 THURSDAY 29 MAY 2 025

Gifu World Rose Garden (Formerly Flower Festival Commemorative Park)
Renamed in 2021, this park in Gifu features one of
the world's largest collections of roses, withapproximately 6,000 varieties and 20,000 plants. It
includes the Old Rose Garden with wild and oldroses, and the Rose Garden with 13 themed
gardens. The park also boasts the longest climbingrose corridor in Japan and has received WFRS
award for its outstanding garden.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VX3BPUoD5GdbLZV6

DAY 6 FRIDAY 30 M AY 2 025

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GARDEN TOUR IN GIFUGARDEN TOUR IN AICHI

Urakuen (National Treasure)
Located east of Inuyama Castle, Urakuen features the national treasure tea house, Jo-an. The
tea ceremony room and garden, relocated to Inuyama Castle in 1972, are renowned for their
historical and cultural significance.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/LEoZqELgktVzgmAL8

Disbanding Location: Disband at JR Nagoya Station around noon.
Nearest airport:

Chubu Centrair International Airport.

Nearest bullet train station: JR Nagoya Station.

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Post Tour 2: Echigo Hillside Park Fragrant Rose Garden and Rose Gardens in North Kanto
RegionDAY 1 SUNDAY 25 M AY 2025

TRAVEL TO NIIGATA

Travel from Fukuyama to Niigata by bullet train and airplane.
Northern Culture Museum
This museum showcases the architecture and heritage of the wealthiest farmer family in
Niigata. The collection, amassed by the seventh and eighth family heads, includes
approximately 6,000 art objects from Japan, China, and Korea. The architecture itself is ahighlight, complemented by a garden designed by a gardener linked to Kyoto's Ginkakuji
Temple.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/WhX15Mow3o5ZpHKx6

DAY 2 MONDAY 26 M AY 2025

GARDEN TOUR IN NIIGATA

National Echigo Hillside Park, Nagaoka Fragrant Rose Garden
Located within the expansive National Echigo
Hillside Park in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture,
this rose garden focuses on fragrance-specificrose varieties. It spans 2.4 hectares with about
800 varieties and 2,400 rose plants, categorized
into seven fragrance groups. The garden has
been a venue for the International Fragrant Rose
Trials, showcasing award-winning roses andpromoting the development of new fragrant rosevarieties.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/9i1vxEk5dL3yy4Fx9

DAY 3-5 TUESDAY 27 - THURSDAY 29 M AY 2025

GARDEN TOUR IN NORTHERN KANTO

Nakanojo Gardens
In Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture, this garden
showcases a variety of seasonal landscapes,
including a 'Rose Garden' with 400 rose varieties,
a 'Spiral Garden,' and a 'Natural Garden' thatemphasizes wild flora. The Nakanojo Farm, with
its apple orchard and edible roses, offers a handson experience with these plants.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/9EVHRatAaknKofJw8

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Kadokura Techno Rose Garden Maebashi Shikishima Park
This 4.5 hectare rose garden in Maebashi Shikishima Park includes about 600 varieties ofmodern and old roses and English roses, featuring 7,000 rose plants. The garden's layout
reflects a French-style sunken bed design, with roses grouped by their country of origin.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/KEhdko7HScEhpYTm9

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Ibaraki Flower Park
Opened in 1985 in Ibaraki Prefecture, this park centers around roses, the prefectural flower. Itfeatures about 900 rose varieties, including a Rose Terrace, Roses by Color, Fragrant Roses,
and a Rose Tunnel. The park also includes a conservatory preserving rose varieties since its
opening.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/ikMvNBwwpHyLzppr5

Bara-no-Ie (Kimura-kikaku, Shop and Garden)
Takunori Kimura, a leading Japanese rose breeder, showcases state-of-the-art breeding
techniques at this shop and garden. His 'Rosa Orientis' brand focuses on disease-resistantroses suited to Asian climates. The roses are designed for four-season flowering and are welladapted to hot, humid conditions.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/y1jCUjqbq27To78e8

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The City of Sakura Rose GardenThis garden, initially established by Katsuhiko
Maebara based on the rose collections of Seizo
Suzuki, a leading Japanese rose breeder, is now
located in Sakura Kusabue no Oka, a public
facility in Sakura City. It focuses on preserving
heritage roses as genetic resources, featuring2,500 plants of 1,250 species. The 12th
International Heritage Rose Conference was heldin this garden. The garden has received the
WFRS Award of Garden Excellence.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/WnSqWvofxziEHQTR8

DAY 6 FRIDAY 30 M AY 2 025

Disbanding Location: Accommodation hotel in Tokyo. Includes breakfast.
Nearest airports:

Narita International Airport or Haneda International Airport

Nearest bullet train station: JR Tokyo Station.

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Post-Tour 3: Tour of the WFRS Award of Garden Excellence Winning Rose Gardens and
Hakone, Mt. Fuji Area
DAY 1 SUNDAY 25 M AY 2025

TRAVEL TO SHIZUOKA

Travel from Fukuyama to Shizuoka by bullet train.
Acao Forest
This garden, built on a slope overlooking the sea,features 13 different themed areas highlighting roses
and other seasonal flowers. The Soga Sengen Garden
leads to various gardens including the Japanese
Garden, the Ocean Garden, and the English Garden
with 4,000 rose plants of around 600 varieties in total.
The French Rose Garden and the Herb Garden areother highlights. The Coeda House, designed by arenowned Japanese architect, offers a café
overlooking the Ocean Garden. The garden won the
WFRS Award of Garden Excellence in 2015.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/iD3x4noa3R9jeiSR6

DAY 2 MONDAY 26 M AY 2025

Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
Specializing in wetland plants, this botanical garden showcases 200 species from various
Japanese regions, along with 1,700 other plant species, including rare foreign mountaingrasses. Visitors can explore diverse ecosystems, from lowland to alpine wetlands. Rosa
hirtula native to Hakone region can also be observed throughout the park.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/g8aHSWDXXK2NgXzq9

DAY 3 TUESDAY 27 M AY 202 5

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HAKONE ONSEN (HOT SPRINGS)GARDEN TOUR IN YOKOHAMA

Yokohama English Garden
Home to 2,200 rose varieties, this garden is designed to
exhibit Yokohama's climate-suited flora through selfguided tours. It emphasizes fragrant four-season roses
and won the WFRS Award of Garden Excellence in2018.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fb91s9b7qAufUebV912

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY 28 M AY 202 5

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GARDEN TOUR IN TOKYO

Jindai Botanical GardenTokyo's only botanical park, located in Musashinoarea, features 100,000 plants of about 4,800 species
across 30 blocks. The rose garden, with 5,200 rose
plants of 400 varieties, includes a symmetricalsunken garden mainly with modern roses, areas withwild and old roses, and beds for the International
Rose Competition. The garden received the WFRSAward of Garden Excellence in 2009.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/CRKwEVdktpc4j64E9

DAY 5 THURSDAY 29 MAY 2 025

GARDEN TOUR IN CHIBAKeisei Rose GardenAwarded the WFRS Award of Garden Excellence in2015, this 3-hectare garden houses 10,000 rose
plants of 1,600 varieties. It showcases a range ofwild, old, and modern roses, including those bred by
Keisei Rose Nurseries and varieties frominternational rose companies. The garden features ashaped sunken bed design with a variety of roses
planted around a pond and in the naturalistic
garden.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/PfECrUvCvkuK1BnN6

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The City of Sakura Rose GardenThis garden, initially established by Katsuhiko
Maebara based on the rose collections of Seizo
Suzuki, a leading Japanese rose breeder, is now
located in Sakura Kusabue no Oka, a public facility
in Sakura City. It focuses on preserving heritage
roses as genetic resources, featuring 2,500 plantsof 1,250 species. The 12th International Heritage
Rose Conference was held in this garden. The
garden has received the WFRS Award of Garden
Excellence.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/WnSqWvofxziEHQTR8

DAY 6 FRIDAY 30 M AY 2025

Disbanding Location: Accommodation hotel in Tokyo. Includes breakfast.
Nearest airports:

Narita International Airport or Haneda International Airport

Nearest bullet train station: JR Tokyo Station.

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