Current Dojo in Newton: Location, Map, Directions, Bus Routes, Hotels

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Current Dojo Location (thru May 31,2008):
217 California St 3rd floor
Newton MA 02458
617 332-9899

Driving Directions:
From the Mass Pike West, take exit 17. You will merge onto a rotary (yield). Go straight through the light, then get in left lanes towards Watertown, then get in secondmost right lane. Go thru the light towards Watertown. (From Mass Pike East, take exit 17, get in right lane towards Watertown, then get in left lane.) Take next left at light onto Pearl St. Follow this until it ends. Take a left onto Watertown St. Take an immediate right onto Faxon/Jassett St. Follow to blinking light, then take right onto California St. Take first left into first parking lot beyond 217 California St, right next to McDonalds.

From the dojo to the Mass Pike: Take left out of parking lot onto California St. When it ends at the gas station, take left onto Watertown St. Take immediate right onto Galen St. Follow signs for Pike (for westbound, you will go straight, for eastbound you will have to go 270 degrees counterclockwise around the rotary.)

Bus Routes:

Detailed bus route schedules and maps may be found at mbta.com.

#57: Kenmore to Watertown Square (via Newton Corner and Brighton Center)
#52: Dedham Mall or Charles River Loop to Watertown Square (via Oak Hill and Newton Center)
#59: Needham Junction to Watertown Square (via Newtonville)
#71: Harvard Station to Watertown Square (via Mount Auburn St)
#502: Copley Square to Watertown Yard (via Newton Corner and Mass Turnpike)
#504 (express): Downtown to Watertown Yard (via Mass Turnpike)

From Watertown Square (North of River on Mt. Auburn St, Route #71): Walk south down Mt Auburn St (Rte 16) and cross the river. At the light, turn right onto Watertown St. At the gas station, veer right onto California St. We are at 217 California St, a large brick building on the right, just after McDonalds, on the third floor.

From Watertown Yard (all buses except #71) (South of River on Galen St.): Walk across Galen St onto Watertown St (do not cross the river). At the gas station, veer right onto California St. We are at 217 California St, a large brick building on the right, just after McDonalds, on the third floor. This is about a 10 minute walk.

Nearby Hotels:

Super 8
100 No. Beacon St.
I-90 Exit 17
Watertown, MA, 02472 US
617-926-2200
Boston-Days Inn (closer)
1800 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA, 02135 US
617-254-0200
Boston-Days Inn
1234 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02135
617-254-1234
Sheraton Newton Hotel
320 Washington St
Newton, MA 02458
617-969-3010

New Dojo in Union Square (June 1, 2008)

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Address:

34 Allen St
Somerville, MA 02143

Bus Routes:

Detailed bus route schedules and maps may be found at mbta.com (Click here)

A sampling of nearby bus stops and bus routes.

#80: Arlington Center - Lechemere Station (O'Brien Hwy & Medford St stop)
#85: Kendall/MIT - Union Sq (25 Webster Ave stop)
#86: Sullivan Station - Harvard (Somerville Ave & Prospect St stop)
#86: Cleveland Circle - Harvard (Washington St and Washington Terrace stop)
#87: Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station (Union Sq)
#88: Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station via Highland Ave (O'Brien Hwy & Medford St stop)
#91: Sullivan Sq Station - Central Sq (30 Prospect St or Wash. St & Wash. Ter. stop)
#CT2: Sullivan Sq Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/MIT (Washington St & McGrath Hwy stop)

Driving Directions:
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From the Pike West or slightly South: From the Mass Pike Rte 90, Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive, Central Sq etc.:
From the Pike, take Cambridge Exit 18 which puts you on Cambridge St briefly. Once you over the Charles river you continue straight on River St (0.7 mi) to Central Square which then becomes Prospect St. Go 1.1 miles on Prospect St over the RR tracks bridge and at the stoplight with Dunkin Donuts take a right on Somerville Ave and almost immediate right on Allen St (300 ft). The dojo is just after the gardens on the left, with parking across the street in the lot.

From 93

From 93S:Take Exit 28 towards Sullivan Square/Rte-99 Somerville, take left onto Cambridge Street 0.3 mi which becomes Washington St. Go 0.6mi on Washington St. (Please note that you cannot take a left turn from Washington/Prospect St from the north, so...) Take a left onto Merriam St, A right onto Somerville Ave and a left onto onto Allen St. The dojo is just after the gardens on the left, with parking across the street in the lot.