| Train | JR Tokyo station | 100 min by Nagano Shinkansen | Nagano station | 70 min by Shinetsu-Line | Arai station | 5 min by taxi | Snow Avalanche and Landslide Research Center | ||
| JR Niigata station | 100 min by JR Shinetu-line Limited Express | Naoetsu station | 25 min by JR Shinetsu-line (To Nagano) | ||||||
| Car | Niigata West I.C. | 100 min on Joshinetsu Expressway | Joetsu I.C. | 40 min on local road | |||||
| Suzaka Nagano East I.C. | 70 min on Joshinetsu Expressway | Nakago I.C. | 10 min on local road | ||||||
| <Note> Amount of time required is an estimate. | |||||||||
| Nagano Shinkansen (Tokyo - Nagano) | About 1hr and 40min. |
| ShinetsuLine (Nagano - Arai) | About 1hr and 10min |
| TOTAL | About 2hrs and 50min |
| Niigata - Naoetsu - Arai | About 2hrs and 30min |
| Joetsu Takada I.C. on Joshinetsu Expressway | About 8km 15min |
| Nakago on Joshinestu Expressway | About 4km 10min |
| Arai station | About. 2km 5min |