Transportation
To/from the airport
Kyoto can be reached in about 75 minutes from Kansai International Airport (KIX) or 1 hour from Osaka (Itami) International Airport (ITM), making it easily accessible from overseas.
Additionally, Japan’s famous shinkansen bullet trains stop at the transport hub Kyoto Station, facilitating easy domestic travel within Japan.
Getting around in Kyoto
Kyoto is a compact city, which makes transportation between hotels, meeting facilities, and other locations fast and easy. For information about transportation within Kyoto, please see “Getting Around Kyoto”.
Accommodation
JTB Corp. Western Japan MICE Branch (JTB) has been appointed as the official travel agent for the Conference and will handle hotel accommodations. JTB has reserved a sufficient number of rooms at the following hotels for the participants during the IROS2022.
Reservation application is scheduled to start after April, 2022.
Hotel | Rank | Location in Kyoto | Nearest subway station | Access to the Venue | |
1 | The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike | ★★★★★ | In front of Kyoto International Conference Center | Kokusai-kaikan Station |
3 min on foot |
2 | Kyoto Hotel Okura | ★★★★★ | Sanjo area | Kyoto Shiyakusyomae Station | Approximetely 25min by subway |
3 | ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto | ★★★★ | Shijo area | Nijojo-mae Station | Approximetely 25min by subway |
4 | Hotel Monterey Kyoto | ★★★★ | Sanjo area | Karasuma-Oike Station | Approximetely 19min by subway |
5 | Kyoto Tokyu Hotel | ★★★★ | Gojo area | Gojo Station | Approximetely 30min by subway |
6 | Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto | ★★★★ | Kyoto Station area | Kyoto Station | Approximetely 30min by subway |
7 | Karasuma Kyoto HoteI | ★★★ | Shijo area | Shijo Station | Approximetely 23min by subway |
8 | Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo | ★★★ | Sanjo aroa | Karasuma-Oike Station | Approximetely 24min by subway |
9 | Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shijo | ★★★ | Shijo area | Shijo station | Approximetely 29min by subway |
10 | Hearton Hotel Kyoto | ★★★ | Karasuma Oike area | Karasuma-Oike Station | Approximetely 24min by subway |
11 | Kyoto Dai-ichi Hotel | ★★★ | Kyoto Station area | Kyoto Station | Approximetely 30min by subway |
12 | Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto-Ekimae | ★★★ | Kyoto Station area | Kyoto Station | Approximetely 30min by subway |
13 | Hotel Mystays Kyoto Shijo | ★★★ | Shijo area | Shijo Station | Approximetely 29min by subway |