IASS 2024 Tokyo Conference Program and Transportation Directions

We are excited to release the final program for our 2024 conference next week at Weseda University, Tokyo. The program may be found here.

We would also remind you that the conference hotel is the Rihga Hotel located at 1-104-19 Totsuka-machi, Shinjuku-ku

Telephone +81 (0)3 5285 1121

You can also find the updated transport information at the following link: https://smithsociety.org/transportation-information/

How to Get to Rihga Hotel

Option 1: Train

From Narita Airport

1) Take the Keisei sky access line (directly linked to the Toei Asakusa line) to Nihonbashi station, and then take the Toei Tozai line to Waseda station. Exit at 3a and the hotel is about a 7 minute walk.

2) Take the Narita express to Shinjuku Station. At Shinjuku Station change to the JR Yamanote Line (bound for Ikebukuro, Ueno) and get out at Takadanobaba Station. At Takadanobaba Station, there is a free hotel bus by the Waseda exit (JR) across the rotary), or Exit 5 (Toei Tozai line), every 30 minutes at 10 and 40 past the hour. The bus departs from the rotary in front of the building F1.

https://www.rihga.com/tokyo/location#sect2-from-nearby-station

As an alternative, at Takadanobaba Station, you can switch to the Metro Tozai Line (Nishi-Funabashi bound). Get off at the Waseda Station. Exit at 3a and the hotel is about a 7 minute walk. The Metro Tozai Line is color coded in light blue in the official signs.

Narita express is 5000yen roundtrip (or 3250yen one way)

https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/nex

From Haneda Airport

1) Take the Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsucho station, the last stop.

2) At Hamamatsucho, take Yamanote line, outer loop(JR) to Takadanobaba station (via Shibuya and Shinjuku).

3) At Takadanobaba Station,

At Takadanobaba Station, there is a free hotel bus by the Waseda exit (JR) across the rotary), or Exit 5 (Toei Tozai line), every 30 minutes at 10 and 40 past the hour. The bus departs from the rotary in front of the building F1.

https://www.rihga.com/tokyo/location#sect2-from-nearby-station

As an alternative, you can switch to the Metro Tozai Line (Nishi-Funabashi bound). Get off at the Waseda Station. Exit at 3a and the hotel is about a 7 minute walk. The Metro Tozai Line is color coded in light blue in the official signs.

From Haneda the Tokyo Monorail is 500yen

https://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english/index.asp

The information on how to buy subway tickets (JR line including Yamanote Line) is below.

https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/ticket/purchase.html

Option 2: Bus

There is a Limousine Bus Service from both Haneda and Narita airpot to Shinjuku Station.

1) At Shinjuku Station take Ikebukuro-bound JR Yamanote Line (Yamanote Line is color coded in light green in official signs). Get off at Takadanobaba Station.

2) At Takadanobaba Station, there is a free hotel bus by the Waseda exit (JR) across the rotary), or Exit 5 (Toei Tozai line), every 30 minutes at 10 and 40 past the hour. The bus departs from the rotary in front of the building F1.

https://www.rihga.com/tokyo/location#sect2-from-nearby-station

As an alternative, at Takadanobaba Station, you can switch to the Metro Tozai Line (Nishi-Funabashi bound). Get off at the Waseda Station.  Exit at 3a and the hotel is about a 7 minute walk. The Metro Tozai Line is color coded in light blue in the official signs.

The cost of Limousine Bus Service varies from 4000yen to 7500yen from Narita and from 1800yen to 3500yen from Haneda.

https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/guide/en/ticket/subwaypass

https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/guide/en/timetable

https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/guide/en

Option 3: Taxi

To get to Rihga Hotel by taxi:

From Narita airport costs around 23000-25000 yen.

From Haneda airport costs around 6800-7500 yen.

There may be additional late-night charges

How to Get to Waseda University

How to get here:

Waseda University: https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/access/waseda-campus including Campus Map and Gourmet Map.

Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo: https://www.rihga.com/tokyo/map_directions

The venue of the IASS will be the School of Political Science and Economics (Building 3 in the Campus Map)

The two venues are next to each other within a minute’s walk.