Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on November 12, 2026
Meet the group at Shiba Park Hotel in Tokyo
Start of Trip: At hotel. Check in from 4:00 p.m.
Getting to the site: The hotel is easily accessible by train from either of Tokyo's airports - Haneda or Narita. There is also the monorail from Haneda.
A taxi from Haneda will take approximately 30 minutes and be likely to cost between ¥7,000 and ¥8,500. A taxi from Narita will take approximately 2 hours, 10 minutes and cost around ¥25,000.
From Haneda
Take the Keikyu Airport Line from Haneda Airport to Daimon Station. At Daimon, take the A6 Exit and walk straight. Turn right after you cross the traffic light, which is in front of the big shrine archway. Walk straight until you get to the Seven Eleven convenience store and turn left. You will find the hotel on the right at the end of the street. It is around a 4-minute walk.
Alternatively, take the Tokyo Monorail from Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho Station. At Hamamatsucho, take the North Exit and turn left out of the ticket gate toward Tokyo Tower. Walk straight, and turn right after you cross the traffic light, which is in front of the big shrine archway. Walk straight until you get to the Seven Eleven convenience store and turn left. You will find the hotel on the right at the end of the street. It is around an 8-minute walk.
From Narita
Take the Sky Liner from Narita Airport Station to Nippori Station. Change to JR Yamanote Line, and get off at Hamamatsucho Station. This should take around 70 minutes.
Alternatively, take he Narita Express from Narita Airport Station to Tokyo Station. Change to JR Yamanote Line, and get off at Hamamatsucho Station. This should take around 85 minutes.
There is also a limousine bus from Narita. Take the bus to the bus stop: “inumo shibakoen” in front of Shiba Park Hotel. This will take approximately 2 hours, 25 minutes and cost around ¥4,000.
Your trip ends on: Tuesday, November 24, 2026 in Osaka at Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu
End of Trip: After breakfast on Day 14; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out. 12:30 p.m. coach to Kansai International Airport (KIX).
Getting to the airport: For those who have booked their flights through Road Scholar, there will be a single motorcoach transfer from our Osaka hotel to Kansai International Airport (KIX) on Day 14. This will be at 12:30 p.m.
For those making their own way to KIX, the Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT) is a short taxi ride (that should cost JPY 2,000 at most) from our final hotel. The bus service from OCAT to Kansai International Airport currently costs ¥1,550.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.