{"id":105,"date":"2022-04-04T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T01:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.204\/www\/php8\/kisc\/wp_trial\/cinet_wp\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2023-04-25T09:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T00:51:59","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"cinet\">Center for Information and Neural Networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871<br>E-mail: info at cinet.jp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3275.555853323403!2d135.5283929!3d34.8171144!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6000fca13bd148a9%3A0x5ad8f1e7c01128b9!2sCenter%20for%20Information%20and%20Neural%20Networks!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1662986498193!5m2!1sen!2sjp\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0; text-align: right;\" \"=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osaka-u.ac.jp\/ja\/access\/top#7fh5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00bb  Campus MAP (CiNet is No.27)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Directions to Center for Information and Neural Networks from Kansai International Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>The Gist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Traveling in a foreign country can be a daunting task. So, if this is your first time to Western Japan, this document is for you. These are instructions for getting to NICT\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet)<\/strong>&nbsp;at Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture,&nbsp;<strong>using public transportation<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<strong>Kansai Airport<\/strong>, locally known as&nbsp;<strong>Kanku<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u95a2\u7a7a). You will be given our recommendations for the easiest travel routes and learn different ways to make your trip smoother.&nbsp;<strong>Google Maps<\/strong>&nbsp;may be the most convenient route finder for anyone with a smartphone, but unless you\u2019re already familiar with Japan\u2019s efficient yet complex system of public transportation, it isn\u2019t certain that using it will give you the most economical and easiest to follow instructions, which is what we aim to provide you with here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>From Kansai Airport by bus and monorail &#8211; a 2 hours trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This trip will require you to first catch a bus, then transfer to a monorail train.&nbsp;<strong>Kansai International Airport<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u95a2\u897f\u56fd\u969b\u7a7a\u6e2f) is the major hub for all international flights to and from Western Japan\u2014the Kansai Region. Although there is another international airport in the Kansai area, Osaka International Airport, it is now solely a domestic airport despite its name, as Kansai Airport was in fact built many years later to alleviate congestion from Osaka. In order to reach&nbsp;<strong>CiNet from Kanku<\/strong>, you will need&nbsp;<strong>at least 2 hours<\/strong>&nbsp;so, if your arrival time to Japan is anytime later than 15:30, it is best to get a hotel and make the trip to CiNet the next day as it is difficult to arrive there before closing hours. (We will look at hotel bookings later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; arrival at Kansai Airport, getting on a Limousine Bus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re coming to CiNet immediately after arriving at Kanku, the&nbsp;<strong>Osaka Airport Limousine Bus<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u7a7a\u6e2f\u30ea\u30e0\u30b8\u30f3\u30d0\u30b9(\u5927\u962a\u7a7a\u6e2f\u4ea4\u901a\uff0f\u95a2\u897f\u7a7a\u6e2f\u4ea4\u901a)) is our recommendation for the most convenient way to begin.&nbsp;<strong>First, get on<\/strong>&nbsp;an Airport Limousine&nbsp;<strong>Bus bound for Osaka Airport \/ Hotarugaike Station<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u5927\u962a\u7a7a\u6e2f\u30fb\u86cd\u6c60\u99c5\u884c\u304d) and&nbsp;<strong>get off at Osaka Airport<\/strong>. The ride from Kanku to Osaka Airport will take about 75 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International flights arrive at either one of Kanku\u2019s 2 terminals and you can catch a Limousine Bus from either terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>From Terminal 1:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Limousine Bus bound for Osaka Airport \/ Hotarugaike Station leaves from&nbsp;<strong>bus stop No. 8<\/strong>, located on the outside of 1F of Terminal 1. Bus tickets can be purchased at the ticket vending machines shown on the diagram below or at Information Counter B (B\u6848\u5185\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc) inside Terminal 1. The cost is&nbsp;<strong>2,000 yen<\/strong>&nbsp;and if you\u2019re planning to return to Kanku within 14 days, you can purchase a discounted roundtrip bus ticket for 3,560 yen. Please remember to get off at Osaka Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<h5 class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">KANSAI AIRPORT TERMINAL 1<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/map_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5>Bus Stop<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For Osaka (Itami) Airport\/Hankyu Hotarugaike Sta., No.8 located outside the 1st floor of Terminal Building.The buses to the Osaka Airport arrive on 4F.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansai-airport.or.jp\/en\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Airport facilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>How to get tickets<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Please purchase a ticket from the ticket vending machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5>From Terminal 2:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Limousine Bus bound for Osaka Airport \/ Hotarugaike Station leaves from&nbsp;<strong>bus stop No. 1<\/strong>, located on the outside of 1F of Terminal 2. Bus tickets can be purchased at the ticket vending machines shown on the diagram below or at Terminal 2\u2019s Information Counter (\u7b2c2\u30bf\u30fc\u30df\u30ca\u30eb\u6848\u5185\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc) inside. The cost is&nbsp;<strong>2,000 yen<\/strong>&nbsp;and if you\u2019re planning to return to Kanku within 14 days, you can purchase a discounted roundtrip bus ticket for 3,560 yen. The bus departing from Terminal 2 will make a brief stop at Terminal one. Please remember to get off at Osaka Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-columns has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-column\">\n<h5 class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">KANSAI AIRPORT TERMINAL 2<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/map_002.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5>Bus Stop<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For Osaka (Itami) Airport\/Hankyu Hotarugaike Sta., No.1 KANSAI AIRPORT TERMINAL2.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansai-airport.or.jp\/en\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Airport facilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>How to get tickets<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Please purchase a ticket from the ticket vending machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5>Note:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few more buses departing from Terminal 1 so if you\u2019re at Terminal 2 and in a hurry, you can take the&nbsp;<strong>free shuttle bus<\/strong>&nbsp;to Terminal 1. The shuttle bus from Terminal 2 is located next to the Airport Limousine bus stands. It takes from 7 to 9 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>Airport Limousine Bus timetables can be found here:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okkbus.co.jp\/en\/timetable\/ITM\/#from\" target=\"_blank\">\u00ab Osaka Airport Limousine<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kate.co.jp\/pc\/e_time_table\/e_osaka_kuko.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00ab Kansai Airport Limousine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; transfer to the Osaka Monorail (\u5927\u962a\u30e2\u30ce\u30ec\u30fc\u30eb)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After getting off at Osaka Airport, you\u2019ll need to&nbsp;<strong>get on<\/strong>&nbsp;an&nbsp;<strong>Osaka Monorail<\/strong>&nbsp;train. The Limousine Bus lets you off in front of Osaka Monorail\u2019s Station (\u5927\u962a\u7a7a\u6e2f\u99c5) so simply follow the signs to the monorail ticket vending machines and&nbsp;<strong>buy a 440 yen ticket<\/strong>. The final destination for this step will be to get off at Handai-byoin-mae Station (\u962a\u5927\u75c5\u9662\u524d\u99c5), and in order to reach here you\u2019ll&nbsp;<strong>need to change monorail trains<\/strong>&nbsp;once.<br>First, from Osaka Airport Station follow the signs and displays to&nbsp;<strong>get on a train bound for Kadoma-shi<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u9580\u771f\u5e02\u884c\u304d). After about 17 minutes, the 6th stop, get off at Bampaku-kinen-koen Station (\u4e07\u535a\u8a18\u5ff5\u516c\u5712\u99c5). You are only transferring monorail lines here so there\u2019s no need to exit this station. Follow the signs and displays and&nbsp;<strong>get on a train bound for Saito-nishi<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u5f69\u90fd\u897f\u884c\u304d). After about 5 minutes, the 2nd stop, you\u2019ll arrive at your&nbsp;<strong>last stop, Handai-byouin-mae Station<\/strong>. Please&nbsp;<strong>get off<\/strong>&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; the final step, a stroll to CiNet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Handai-byoin-mae Station has only one exit.&nbsp;<strong>Exit<\/strong>&nbsp;this&nbsp;<strong>ticket gate and turn left<\/strong>, the Osaka University Hospital Exit (\u5927\u962a\u5927\u5b66\u533b\u5b66\u90e8\u4ed8\u5c5e\u75c5\u9662\u5074\u51fa\u53e3). You\u2019ll see Osaka Hospital in front of you. Proceed forward and&nbsp;<strong>turn left at the road<\/strong>. Keeping in this direction, walk down this road. You\u2019ll see a guard station and the road will slope downwards as you proceed. At the end of the slope the building you\u2019ll be facing is the&nbsp;<strong>Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Nanobiology Building (\u5927\u962a\u5927\u5b66\u751f\u547d\u6a5f\u80fd\u7814\u7a76\u79d1\u30ca\u30ce\u30d0\u30a4\u30aa\u30ed\u30b8\u30fc\u68df). CiNet is located behind this building<\/strong>&nbsp;so walk around it to find us. There are both front and back entrances to CiNet and you may enter from either. Reception is located near on the inside of the building near the front entrance. The staff there will help you from there on. The following are photos to guide you along this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-8 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-7 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-gallery-5 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838\"\/><figcaption>1. Exit the ticket gate and take the station exit to the left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\"\/><figcaption>2. You\u2019ll see Osaka University Hospital from this exit. Turn left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836\"\/><figcaption>3. Pass the guard station and descend the slope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-835\"\/><figcaption>4. You\u2019ll see the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Nanobiology Building. Go around it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-834\"\/><figcaption>5. CiNet\u2019s rear entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/p007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\"\/><figcaption>View of the CiNet Research Building facade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Hotel, Important, and Other Useful Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><strong>Hotel bookings<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; a chance to recuperate after the long flight and before the trip to CiNet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If your arrival time to Japan is late in the afternoon or in the evening, chances are you won\u2019t be able to make it to CiNet within business hours. If this is the case, we recommend you book a night at a hotel and make the trip the following day. Although you may be tempted to spend the night in lively central Osaka, this will complicate your trip and defeat the purpose of this document to provide you with the most economical and hassle free route to CiNet, which is why we recommend searching for hotels close to Kansai Airport. Almost all of these hotels provide free shuttle bus service from the hotel to the airport and vice versa so you\u2019ll be able to return to the airport the next day and follow the travel instructions above. The area with a number of affordable hotels near Kansai Airport is called&nbsp;<strong>Izumisano<\/strong>. The Trip Advisor website is a great way to compare hotels, book them, and even find information on restaurants in the area. Simply click on the link to the English site on the top right and enter Izumisano, Japan to compare your options:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>Address and Useful links:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet)<br>1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 JAPAN<br>\u8133\u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u878d\u5408\u7814\u7a76\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc<br>\u3012565-0871 \u5927\u962a\u5e9c\u5439\u7530\u5e02\u5c71\u7530\u4e18\uff11\u756a\uff14\u53f7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>Airport Limousine Bus timetables can be found here:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.okkbus.co.jp\/en\/timetable\/ITM\/#from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00ab Osaka Airport Limousine<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kate.co.jp\/pc\/e_time_table\/e_osaka_kuko.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00ab Kansai Airport Limousine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Kansai International Airport<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansai-airport.or.jp\/en\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kansai-airport.or.jp\/en\/index.asp<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Osaka Airport Limousine<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okkbus.co.jp\/en\/timetable\/ITM\/#from\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.okkbus.co.jp\/en\/timetable\/ITM\/#from<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Kansai Airport Limousine<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kate.co.jp\/pc\/e_time_table\/e_osaka_kuko.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kate.co.jp\/pc\/e_time_table\/e_osaka_kuko.html<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Osaka Monorail<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osaka-monorail.co.jp\/language\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.osaka-monorail.co.jp\/language\/en\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>JORUDAN<\/strong>&nbsp;train route finder:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jorudan.co.jp\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.jorudan.co.jp\/english\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Trip Advisor<\/strong>&nbsp;for hotels, airfare, and more:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Information and Neural Networks 1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871E-mail: info at cinet.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2935,"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions\/2935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cinetjp-static3.nict.go.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}