How to go to RIKEN from Narita airport

A)    The fastest and easiest way (but not the cheapest one):
(i)     From Narita aiport, take the Limousine bus bound for Ikebukuro Sunshine City Prince Hotel (around 1 hour 30 min if the
        traffic is not heavy. The cost is around 3,000 yen).

(ii)    From the Ikebukuro Sunshine city Prince hotel, take a taxi to RIKEN (20 min., around 5,000 yen).

B)     The usual way:
(i)     From Narita airport, take Keisei line up to Nippori station by:
        SkyLiner train (52 min), cost 1,900 yen
        or
        Limited Express (1 hour 12 min.), cost 1,000 yen

(ii)     At Nippori station, change to JR (Japan Railway) Yamanote line and go until Ikebukuro station
        (12 - 15 min, cost 160 yen).

(iii)    At Ikebukuro station, change to Tobu-Tojo line and go by express (15 min) or semi-express (15 min)
        or local train (30 min) at the cost of 240 yen (for all three kinds of train) until
        Wakoshi station (for those who stay at the Nishina lodge in RIKEN)
        or
        Asaka station (for those who stay at the Hotel Cygnus)

(iv)   From Wakoshi station, take a taxi (5 min, 660 yen) or walk (~15 - 20 min.) to RIKEN (see the map below).
        From  Asaka station, take the North Exit to Hotel Cygnus, which is just in front of the North Exit.


                                                                 From Wako-shi station to RIKEN:

                                            

Below are two RIKEN addresses in Japanese that you may choose to print out to show to the taxi driver if you go to RIKEN by taxi from Ikebukuro or from Wako station:

1) If you want to go to the Nishina Building - Ring Cyclotron
you should show to the taxi driver this address:

The first line means:   Wako city, Hirosawa 2-1
The second line:         The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
The third line:            Nishina Memorial Bldg.
_________
 

2) For those who will stay at the Nishina lodge, if you want to go by taxi to the Nishina lodge first, you should show to the taxi driver the address below instead of (1):

The first two lines are the same as in (1). The last line means: Nishina lodge.

Do not confuse Nishina Building with Nishina Lodge. They are located at a distance of about 200 meters from each other.