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Gravitational Wave Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory
Faculty of Science Building C
Osaka Metropolitan University
Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka, 558-8585, Japan

Our Laboratory is in the building C of the Graduate School of Science at the Sugimoto Campus of Osaka Metropolitan University. (No. 12 building in the campus map available on the University website). It takes less than 5 minutes on foot from JR “Sugimoto-cho/杉本町” Station (JR line) East exit.

You can also access the campus from “Abiko/あびこ” Station (the Subway Midosuji line) about 15 minutes on foot.

There are several ways to come to Sugimoto-cho Station (杉本町) or Abiko Station (あびこ).
Here is a wide area route map (41.6MB) originally available from OSAKAINFO.

  1. From the main terminals
    • From Kansai International Airport (KIX/関西国際空港) : Take JR Kansai-Airport Rapid Service, change at Sakai-shi/堺市 Station to a local train for Tennoji/天王寺 Station and get off at Sugimoto-cho/杉本町 Station.
    • From Shin-Osaka/新大阪 Station : (a) Take the subway Midosuji/御堂筋 Line and get off at Abiko/あびこ Station. or (b) Take the subway Midosuji/御堂筋 Line and change to JR Hanwa/阪和 Line at Tennoji/天王寺 Station, and get off at Sugimoto-cho/杉本町 Station.
    • From Osaka International Airport (Itami/大阪国際空港(伊丹空港)): Take the Airport Limousine Bus to Abenobashi/あべの橋 Station, then take a local train on the JR Hanwa/阪和 Line from JR Tennoji Station and get off at Sugimoto-cho Station.
  2. From Tennoji Station (JR Hanwa-line)
    • Take a JR Hanwa-line train from Tennoji Station and get off at Sugimoto-cho Station. It takes 14-20 minutes and costs 190 JPY.
    • note: At the Tennoji station, please take a local train.  No rapid train stops at Sugimoto-cho Station.  Usually, the track number 7 and 8 of Tennoji Station are for Hanwa-line local trains.