• - JR (Sagano line) Nijo sta. 15 - 20 minutes foot
• - Subway (KarasumaLine) Marutamachi Sta. 15 - 20 minutes on foot
• - Subway (Tozai line) Nijojomae Sta. 5 - 10 minutes on foot
• - Hankyu Omiya & Keifuku Omiya Sta. 20 - 30 minutes on foot
• - City bus Marutamachi Chiekoin 1 minute on foot
• - City bus Horikawa Marutamachi 3 minutes on foot
• *** Please DO NOT walk from JR Kyoto Station to the hostel!
• You can come to the hostel by neither JR Saga Arashiyama line or buses #9 or #50.
• From JR Kyoto Station... We have 3 ways as bellow
• 1. By bus. It takes about 15-30 minutes ride and 3 minutes walk.
• 1) Please take bus number #9, #50 and #101 and get off at 'Horikawa Marutamachi' which is the next stop from 'Nijojo-mae (Nijo castle)'.
• 2) Go back to the main street called 'Marutamachi' (go south). You can see a super market named 'IZUMIMYA' on the corner.
• 3) Turn right on the corner (go west).
• 4) We are on your left, and the 2nd traffic rights from the corner (not included the traffic light on the corner).
• 2. By JR 'Saga Ayashiyama Line' to Nijo station (The second stop from Kyoto station). From JR Nijo station to the hostel on foot, it takes about 6 minutes ride and15-20 minutes walk.
• 1) Go out the station to East (left hand from the ticket gates)
• 2) Turn left to out from the station square and go to the building named 'COSPA' right next to a super market named 'LIFE' (go north).
• 3) Turn right on the corner of 'COSPA' (go east).
• 4) You will reach the green, it is 'Nijo castle'. On your left hand, there is a schoolyard.
• 5) Turn left at the corner of the schoolyard (go north).
• 3) Go straight to the end of a path. (there are the castle, a park, TV station and a gas station on your right. On your left, there are three schools and some houses.)
• 4) Turn right on the corner of the gas station and got to the second traffic light (go east).
• 5) We are on the right corner of the traffic light, right before the barber.
• 3. By subway. It takes about 7 minutes ride and 15-25 minutes walk. Please take 'Karasuma Line' to 'Marutamachi' station.
• 1) Go out from the station entrance #4 to the ground and turn left (go north).
• 2) Turn left at the big cross road (go west).
• 3) Walk down to the next big cross road and you will see a super market named 'IZUMIMYA' on the corner.
• 4) Pass the market and continue to go straight (go west).
• 5) We are on your left, and the 2nd traffic rights from the corner (not included the traffic light on the corner).