Access｜KYOTO SMART CITY EXPO 2015

Kyoto International Conference Center

[From the Nearest Station]

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.

[For Visitors Attending by Car]

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.

Keihanna Open Innovation Center @Kyoto (KICK)

[From the Nearest Station]

Keihanna Open Innovation Center (KICK)

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 47 and get off at Koenhigashi-dori.
On the Kintetsu Keihanna Line, get off at Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station. Take the Nara Kotsu Bus number 47 and get off at Koenhigashi-dori.
A free shuttle bus will be running from the nearest station on days the expo is held.

Keihanna Plaza

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, 41, 47 or 48 and get off at ATR.
On the Kintetsu Keihanna Line, get off at Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Station. Take the Nara Kotsu Bus number 41, 43 or 47 and get off at Keihanna Plaza.

[For Visitors Attending by Car]

From the Hanshin Expressway take the Daini Keihan and get off at Hirakata Higashi IC. Take National Route 307 and get on the Keinawa Expressway at Tanabe-Nishi IC. Get off at Seika-Gakken IC and proceed west on Seika-odori.
Alternative route: From the Hanshin Expressway, take the Daini Hanna and get off at the Horai Ramp. Take National Route 24 and get on the Keinawa Expressway at Kizu IC. Get off at Seika-Gakken IC and proceed west on Seika-odori.