Travel and Hotels

Venue

The conference will be held at Nara Kasugano International Forum “IRAKA”, located in the center of Nara Park, Nara, Japan.


General information

Climate
The climate in Nara in July is hot and humid with the average temperature of 31 °C.

Electricity
The Kansai Electric Power Company supplies electricity at 100V/60Hz in Kansai Area including Nara.

Tax and tipping
There is no custom of individual tipping in Japan. Instead, a service charge will be included in the bill where applicable. A 8% sales tax applies to almost all consumer goods.

Passport and visa
All travelers entering Japan must have a valid passport. A participant requiring a visa should apply to a Japanese consular office or diplomatic mission in his or her respective country prior to departure. Participants are advised to contact their local travel agencies or airline companies.

For visa support, please contact to Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.


Travel

Nara does not have its own airport; the nearest airpots are Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka Itami Airport (ITM, for domestic flights). Limousine bus services are available from both airports. Nara is also conveniently connected with Osaka and Kyoto by Japan Railway and Kintetsu Line.

Local transportaion

Many hotels are located near JR Nara Station. From the station, we recommend taking Nara Kotsu Bus to the conference site (the distance is about 2.5 km and it takes 15 min by bus + 5 min on foot). Loop Bus No. 2 operates from JR Nara Station to the conference site via Kintetsu Nara Station, and Loop Bus No. 1 operates vice versa. The nearest bus stop to the conference site is Bus Stop N7. The bus operates frequently (every 10 min), and it costs JPY 210 one way.



Hotels

There are many hotels in the area around the conference site. See, for example, the following web page.

Some hotels can be booked on the EDISON Registration Website.



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