Travel Information
Venue Information
JMoF 2025 will be held at the Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi prefecture. It’s located in the Holiday Square shopping mall and is the prominent hotel for the Chubu region.
Loisir Hotel Toyohashi
141 Fujisawa-cho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi 441-8061 Japan
TEL: +81-532-48-3131 (for questions regarding hotel)
FAX: +81-532-46-6672
By Car
Take Tomei Highway and get off at Toyokawa Exit. (This is a toll Highway) Hotel is approximately 15 km (10 miles) south from the exit.
Public Transportation
JR Tokaido Shinkansen, JR Tokaido Line, JR Iida Line or Meitetsu Nagoya Line (get off at Toyohashi Station)
Estimated travel time to Toyohashi station from major stations;
- Tokyo Station via Shinkansen (bullet train): 1 hour 30 minutes (Hikari) / 2 hours 20 minutes (Kodama)
- Nagoya Station via Shinkansen (bullet train): 25 minutes
- Nagoya Station via Tokaido Line/Meitetsu Nagoya Line: 1 hour
- Osaka Station via Shinkansen (bullet train): 1 hour 20 minutes
For more details of the way to Toyohashi Station from airports and other cities, please check “Traveling from Overseas”.
Note: Please take the “Complimentary Shuttle Bus”, the “Toyotetsu Bus (route bus)” or “Taxi” for the transportation between Toyohashi Station and the convention hotel. For details, please see the content of each items below.
Traveling from Overseas
The description below is for those who are not residents of Japan. If you are a resident of Japan, please note that some services may not be available.
Toyohashi City has no airport. You need to take trains from some airport. Since the public transportation system is complicated, make sure to check out the train map ahead of time.
You have three options to fly into Japan.
Chubu Centrair International Airport (airport code: NGO)
The Centrair Airport is the nearest airport to Toyohashi, located approximately 60 km to the west. It is an international airport offering connections to major East and Southeast Asian cities.
Centrair has an excellent connection to the railway service (Central Japan International Airport Station). The trains come every 15 minutes during the daytime, and you need to change trains at Jingū-mae Station for Toyohashi. It takes about 90 minutes, and the standard single fare is 1,840 JPY (an additional 450 JPY is needed for reserved seats).
You can see the timetable between the Airport Station and Toyohashi Station here.
Narita International Airport (airport code: NRT)
Narita Airport is the largest International Airport in Japan and one of the major international hub airports in Asia, serving plenty of flights. However, it’s quite far from Toyohashi.
You can take the Narita Express (NEX) train or a bus to Tokyo Station. The train’s standard single fare is about 3,000 JPY, and the bus costs about 1,300 JPY. From Tokyo Station, there is a Shinkansen (bullet train) to Toyohashi. Single fare is about 9,000 JPY (reserved seat fee included.) It takes about 80 minutes from Tokyo to Toyohashi.
Haneda Airport (a.k.a. Tokyo International Airport, airport code: HND)
Haneda Airport is the nearest international airport to Tokyo. There are flights from some countries of Asia, Europe, and the US. Toyohashi is far from this airport as well. You need to take trains or buses.
There is a train to Shinagawa Station. The train’s standard single fare is about 330 JPY. From Shinagawa Station, you take a Shinkansen (bullet train) to Toyohashi. Single fare is about 9,000 JPY (reserved seat fee included.) It takes about 80 minutes from Shinagawa to Toyohashi.
Tips
For more details, we recommend you visit the official website of the Toyohashi Visitors & Convention Association “Eejanaika Toyohashi.”
In addition, if you want a journey not only between the airport and Toyohashi Station but also to any other major cities in Japan via Shinkansen/train for sightseeing in 15 days or more, using the Japan Rail Pass is effective for saving JPY. For details, please visit the official website of Japan Rail Pass.
The Complimentary Shuttle Bus Stop Location and Timetables
- We plan to have a complimentary shuttle bus for JMoF attendees from Toyohashi Station (West side) to Loisir Hotel Toyohashi.
- For departures and arrivals before January 9th (Thu.), 2025, please refer to the “シャトルバスのご案内 (Information about the shuttle bus)” tab on the “Access” page on the official website of Loisir Hotel Toyohashi.
- If the complimentary shuttle bus is full, please consider using the Toyotetsu buses (route buses) or taxis.
To the Venue
- Bus stop location: the west side of the Toyohashi Station (see the map)
- Get on: the west side of the Toyohashi Station
- Get off: Loisir Hotel Toyohashi (the convention hotel)
- Time: about 10 minutes
- Fee: free of charge
To the Toyohashi Station
- Bus stop location: Ⓐ in front of Hotel Entrance / Ⓑ in front of Hall Lobby, Loisir Hotel Toyohashi (see the map)
- Get on: Loisir Hotel Toyohashi (the convention hotel)
- Get off: the west side of the Toyohashi Station
- Time: about 10 minutes
- Fee: free of charge
The Toyotetsu Bus (Route Bus) Stop Location and Timetables
- Post-pay charged by fare zones.
- As of 2024, credit cards and electronic transactions are unavailable. Please note that you must bring the JPY coins on board.
To the Venue
- Bus stop location: Platform 1, in the east side of the Toyohashi Station (see the map)
- Get on: the Toyohashi Station
- Get off: Fujisawa-cho
- Time: about 11 minutes
- Fee: 250 JPY
To the Toyohashi Station
- Bus stop location: Fujisawa-cho Bus Stop (see the map)
- Get on: Fujisawa-cho
- Get off: the Toyohashi Station (Terminal)
- Time: about 11 minutes
- Fee: 250 JPY
By Taxi
Taxis cost approximately 2,000 JPY from Toyohashi Station to the hotel and take approximately 10 minutes. Both the travel time and fare can be more depending on traffic conditions.
Note: If you are taking a taxi to the venue at the Toyohashi Station, there are taxi pools on both the west and east sides of the station.