2009 Pre-Asian Paragliding Championships Nishiawa
2009 Paragliding Japan Championships Nishiawa

*TRAVEL INFORMATION*

travelmap

* How to get to NishiAwa *

NishiAwa is located in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island, and can be accessed from several international airports. You should plan your travel carefully, and allow for about 3-5 hours transfer time if you arrive to one of the airports that we recommend. If you choose to travel from airport by train, the closest station to the flying area is Sadamitsu. Please follow directions given below.

Since travelling in Japan can be quite complicated on your own, we strongly advise you to follow these steps:

  1. Decide which airport you will be arriving to
  2. Decide how you want to get from the airport to NishiAwa
    (rental car or train/bus)
  3. CONTACT THE ORGANIZERS !
  4. We will then give you detailed advice based on your itinerary, and let you know what support we can provide

International airports closest to NishiAwa, and transfer time necessary to get to the competition site are listed below:


*Kansai International (Osaka)*

http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp

Multiple daily flights from/to all major destinations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and America.

By rental car from airport to flying site - 3.5 hours

By bus / train:
Bus from Kansai Intl to Tokushima Station (3 hrs, 10 buses/day)

International Arrivals - 1st floor - Bus Stops (No.2 : Tokushima Shikoku)
Bus Stops


time Tokushima Station

Train (JR) from Tokushima to Sadamitsu station (1 hr)
Organizer will pick you up at Sadamitsu


*Okayama Airport*

http://www.okayama-airport.org/

Daily flights from Seoul
Daily flights from Shanghai
Flights from Dalian (Tue, Thu, Sat)
Flights from Beijing (Tue, Thu, Sat)

By rental car from airport to flying site - 3 hours

By bus / train:
Bus from airport to Okayama Station
Train (JR) Okayama → Awa-Ikeda →Sadamitsu station (3 hrs)
Organizer will pick you up at Sadamitsu
Last train from Okayama station leaves at 20:05, there are about 20 connecting trains daily

*Takamatsu Airport*

Flights from Seoul (Tue, Fri, Sun)
http://jp.flyasiana.com/Global/JP/ja/homepage?fid=TICKET14000
By rental car from airport to flying site - 50 minutes

By bus / train:

Bus from airport to Takamatsu Station
Train (JR) Takamatsu → Awa-Ikeda →Sadamitsu (2 hrs)
Organizer will pick you up at Sadamitsu
Last train from Takamatsu station leaves at 20:27

Asian Paragliding Championships Executive committee