Last update: 2004-June-27(Tue)

NP04: Map around the Mito Station

Mito City is the largest city in Ibaraki Prefecture (and the seat of the government).

Please click the map below and find:


JR Joban Line, from the Mito Station to the Tokai Station

It takes 20 minutes, by a local train on the JR Joban Line for Hitachi City, from the Mito Station to the Tokai Station; Tokai is the 3rd station from Mito (Mito -> Katsuta -> Sawa -> Tokai). The one-way fare is 230 yen.
The local train leaves the Mito Station every 15-20 minutes; please check the departure time of the trains that can reach TOKAI by the start of the workshop (09:00).

Mito Station (departure)07:3907:4908:1708:3509:0609:23
Katsuta Station 07:4508:0308:2308:4209:1309:32
Sawa Station 07:4908:0708:2908:4709:1709:36
Tokai Station (arrivel) 07:5408:1108:3308:5209:2209:41


Tokai Station (departure)16:1917:0617:3217:5718:1618:43
Sawa Station 16:2417:1117:3618:0118:2118:48
Katsuta Station 16:2917:2117:4718:0618:2618:53
Mito Station (arrival)16:3617:2817:5418:1118:3219:00

Rose Liner, from the Tokyo-Narita International Airport to the Mito and Tokai Stations

A bus service (Rose Liner, by Ibaraki Kotsu Co.) from the Tokyo-Narita International Airport (most of the international flights) bound for the Hitachi Station stops at the Mito Station and the Tokai Station. The one-way way fare is 3,000 yen and it takes 100~140 minutes.
Please click http://www.ibako.co.jp/bus/hwbus/roseliner-e/roseliner-e.htm and find details on the bus service and the schedule.

A seat has to be reserved for the Rose Liner to the Tokyo-Narita Airport. Reservation can be made at the Highway Bus Reservation and Information Center, TEL: 029-232-3820 from 09:00 to 18:00, or a ticket can be purchased at the "Ibako Tourist" at the bus stop at Mito Station, which is indicated on the map in above. Also please consult http://www.ibako.co.jp/bus/hwbus/roseliner-e/roseliner-e.htm for more information on the bus to Narita.