This workshop comprises four days of site visits and two days of talks. See the agenda figure for a globalized general view. Note that the times are not exact, but rounded to the half hour. On this page, you will find a detailed travel schedule with exact times for each day of travel.
Note that this page will be updated as more information is available.
Last update: 19 March
ARRIVAL IN TOKYO
Most participants will be staying at the Keio Presso Otemachi Hotel, near Tokyo Station. Tokyo Station is accessible via JR train, shinkansen, and subway lines. Take the Nihonbashi Exit of JR Tokyo Station, the Otemachi subway station, or JR Kanda Station.
Upon arrival, you should purchase a Suica card to facilitate travel on local trains. This can be purchased at most JR stations, and loaded with credit.
A note on luggage: With the large amount of travel by public transport, it is recommended to travel lightly such as with a back pack. Certain trains do not allow overhead luggage storage, or require prebooking of luggage over 160 cm. More info at https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/info/oversized-baggage/
MONDAY MARCH 27 - Kogakuin University Visit
8:55 Kanda Station platform 6 > 9:58 Hachioji Station (Chuo Line)
10:08 Hachioji Station > 10:26 Kogakuin University (Local Bus)
Head to "CORC" (16th building)
10:45 Introduction Sakamoto Group and "Eichi Project" for Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in the conference room on 1st floor
12:00 Lunch will be at the university cafeteria
13:00 Equipment tour in two groups: Resonance SNMS demonstration, Aerosol sampling
14:30 Future plan for debris analysis and free discussion in the conference room
15:45 Group photo
16:00 Return on the same line in the afternoon
TUESDAY MARCH 26 - JAEA Oarai Visit
Lunch cannot be provided at the JAEA site, so please take time to purchase lunch before getting onto the train in the morning
8:53 Tokyo Station platform 8 > 10:16 Mito Station
Buy new ticket at Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Rail (Suica card not valid for this trajectory)
10:48 Mito Station platform 8 > 11:04 Oarai Station
11:15 Bus to JAEA Oarai
16:60 Oarai Station > 16:55 Mito Station
17:06 Mito Station > 18:11 Iwaki Station
Staying at Iwaki Washington Hotel
WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 - TEPCO visit
A private bus will take participants from the hotel in Iwaki to the TEPCO site, and on to Fukushima city in the afternoon.
Lunch will be at the TEPCO visitors site.
Staying at Fukushima Sankyo Hotel
THURS, FRI, MARCH 28, 29 - Symposium days at Fukushima University Institute for Radioactivity in the Environment
The walk from Sankyo Hotel to Fukushima Station is around 12 minutes.
There three trains in the morning from Fukushima Station to Fukushima Kanayagawa. The first is 32 mins and the second 19 mins.
8:10 platform 1 > 8:29
8:41 platform 3 > 8:51
The walk from Kanayagawa station to the IER is about 15 minutes. Talks will begin at 9:00, so the earlier train at 8:10 is advised.
Talks are in 30 minute slots, including questions. As a workshop, it is important to facilitate detailed discussions, where questions are highly encouraged. A good aim will be 20 to 25 minutes presenting, with 5 minutes for questions.
Lunch will be at the university cafeteria.
Return trains in the afternoon/evening are twice an hour, for example
16:44, 17:15, 17:44, 18:17, 18:45
SAT 30 MARCH - Nagoya Unversity Visit
Shinkansen tickets can be purchased any time before the train. They can be purchased at Fukushima station. The Nagoya shinkansen runs highly frequently, and so a later train can also be taken if this particular connection is too short.
8:36 Fukushima Station Shinkansen platform 12 > 10:08 Tokyo Station
10:21 Tokyo Station platform 16 > 11:56 Nagoya Station
Lunch at or near the station. There will be two groups touring Nagoya for an hour each. Group A will arrive at 13:30, and Group B at 14:30. Participants are requested to come to the entrance of Building 5 of the Faculty of Engineering.
Nagoya Station subway > Fukiage Station (12 mins sakuradori line)
staying at Nagoya R&B hotel