For Visitors
Access

Kyoto International Conference Center

A 5 min. walk from “Kokusaikaikan Station” on the Karasuma Line of the Kyoto Municipal Subway. After leaving the ticket gates, go through the underground walkway and use exit 4-2. From the exit, you can walk along the passageway directly to the entrance without having to worry about rain.

A taxi ride from the city center takes about 25 min. in normal conditions.
In normal conditions, taxis take about 30 min. from Kyoto Station, or about 1 hr. 30 min. from Kansai International Airport.
Via car, access takes about 40 min. from the Kyoto Minami I.C. or Kyoto Higashi I.C. of the Meishin Expressway (in normal conditions).
Head north along Horikawa-dori or Karasuma-dori until Kitayama-dori, then proceed to the center via Takaragaike-dori.

Please use public transport or the shuttle bus.

Take an express train from Kyoto Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line and get off at Shin-Hosono Station (30 min.). Take the Nara Kotsu Bus number 36 or 56 and get off at Koenhigashi-dori.
On the Kintetsu Keihanna Line, get off at Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station. Take the Nara Kotsu Bus number 56 and get off at Koenhigashi-dori.
A free shuttle bus will be running from the nearest station on days the expo is held.