Contact and Access

Contact

Address
Aerological Observatory, General Affairs Division
1-2 Nagamine, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0052, Japan
Mail
messages
Contact
Office of International Affairs (JMA website)

Transportation

Tsukuba Express (TX) Line

From TX Tsukuba Station
Take Exit A3. From Tsukuba Center bus stop no. 4, take the bus bound for Hitachinoushiku Station. Get off at Kisyoukenkyusyo bus stop (expected journey time: approx. 10 minutes). The Observatory is about 15 minutes on foot from the stop.

JR line

From JR Hitachinoushiku Station
Take the East exit. From JR Hitachinoushiku bus stop no. 1, take the bus bound for Tsukuba Center. Get off at Kisyoukenkyusyo bus stop (expected journey time: approx. 15 minutes). The Observatory is about 15 minutes on foot from the stop.

Road

From Sakuratsuchiura Interchange on the Joban Expressway
Drive 3.4 km west along Route 354, then turn onto Route 244 (Nishi Odori) and continue 1.1 km north (expected journey time: approx. 10 minutes).
From Yatabe Interchange on the Joban Expressway
Drive 2.1 km north along Route 19. Turn onto Route 354 and continue 3.6 km east, then turn onto Route 244 (Nishi Odori) and continue 1.1 km north (expected journey time: approx. 20 minutes).
From Tsukubaushiku Interchange on the Ken-O Expressway
Drive 1.3 km north along Route 6, then turn onto Route 274 and continue 3.0 km north (expected journey time: approx. 10 minutes).

Timetables (external sites)

Tsukuba Express (TX) Line timetable
https://www.mir.co.jp/en/ (Metropolitan Intercity Railway website)
JR Line timetable
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/ (East Japan Railway website)
Bus timetable
https://kantetsu.jorudan.biz/ (Kanto Railway website; Japanese only)

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