Kumamoto Airport
(The conference on August 24th and 25th will be held at Tokai University Rinku Campus, next to Kumamoto Airport)
International flights are available mainly to nearby Asian cities such as Seoul, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
For participants arriving from Europe, North America, or other distant regions, we recommend transferring at major international hubs such as Tokyo (Narita or Haneda), Osaka (Kansai), or Fukuoka, and then taking a domestic flight to Kumamoto.
Kumamoto Airport has frequent domestic flights to major cities in Japan, including Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Nagoya (Chubu), Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Okinawa.
Kumamoto City
(The conference will be held in Kumamoto City Center from August 26th to 28th.)
Kumamoto City is easily accessible by train from major international gateways in Japan.
From Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata Station (about 5 minutes), then take the Kyushu Shinkansen to Kumamoto Station (about 40 minutes).
From Kansai or Chubu International Airports, take the Shinkansen to Hakata Station and transfer to the Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto.
Kumamoto Station is the main railway hub in the city, and the conference venue can be reached easily by tram, bus, or taxi.
