Symposium Venue

The meeting place is Nichi-i Gakkan Kobe Port-Island Center located in southern area of Artificial Port Island in Kobe.  Kobe city is located in the Kansai region of Japan to the west of Osaka. Kobe is a part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan sprawl.  A great many things account for Kobe’s unique charm – the beauty of the surrounding sea and mountains, the international cuisine, the delicious sweets, the exotic and fashionable ambience, and the historic houses and Important Cultural Assets, along with a variety of other delights.

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Access to KOBE

Kobe, a greenery sightseeing city having the exotic atmosphere

Kobe is known as a city having a unique style with the exotic atmosphere in Japan, which has been affected by the foreign cultures and flourished as the international port since old days.
Also it boasts the Rokko Mountains richly endowed with nature and has flourished as the hot spring street such as Arima since old days. Arima has plenty places of see which convey good old days in Japan and Kobe is positioned as one of the most popular sightseeing cities.

Kobe - Wikitravel
Access
From Kansai Airport
　
The nearest international airport is Kansai International Airport(KIX). The fastest way to get there is on Sea Access (Japanese Site) high-speed to from Kobe Airport, which run every 45 minutes or so, taking 29 minutes one way (¥1500). After arriving at Kobe Airport, please see below.  However, if coming from central Kobe, it's nearly as fast and less hassle to take the Airport Limousine bus. Airport buses cost ¥1800, and the run to Sannomiya is listed to take 65 to 75 minutes depending on whether the bus travels directly to Sannomiya. Alternatively, the JR Rapid Express connecting at Osaka is not much slower and more dependable. By JR, the ride costs ¥2410 and lasts 90 minutes, taking the Kanku Kaisoku rapid to Osaka station and changing there to the Shin-kaisoku (Special Rapid Service) that runs to both Sannomiya and Kobe stations.

From Narita Airport

Attendees arriving Narita International Airport need connecting fright to Osaka International (Itami, ITM) Airport. Arriving at Itami Airport, it's nearly as fast and less hassle to take the Airport Limousine bus. Airport buses cost ¥1050, and the run to Sannomiya is listed to take 45 minutes depending on whether the bus travels directly to Sannomiya.

After arriving Kobe-Sannomiya..

Automated Light Rail "Port Liner" links Sannomiya to the reclaimed port district south of the city, and continues over the Kobe Sky Bridge to Kobe Airport. Nichi-gakkan port island center is located near the "Port island Minami()" station (Station Number "P08"), which is taken for 17 min. from San-nomiya.

From Kobe Airport

Kobe Airport (UKB), built on reclaimed land in front of the harbor, opened in February of 2006. The airport handles domestic flights only: both Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have flights to Kobe from Haneda Airport, NOT Narita International Airport. A new low-cost airline, Skymark, is offering cheap flights to and from Tokyo.  From Kobe Airport, the Port Liner light rail runs about every 10 minutes, reaching Port Island Minami, which is closest station from Nichi-i Gakkan Port Island Center.
Accommodation
A participant is strongly recommended to stay in the Venue ("Nichi-i Gakkan") with having breakfast. The attendee who stays in "Nichi-i Gakkan" needs to check the date when you will stay from Oct 18 to 23.

As Nichi-i Gakkan will offer only about 120 single rooms.  Accommodation fee is 6,000 yen per 1 person, 1 night, including breakfast and TAX.  Payment should be finished by registration website.  Single bed, bath, and desk are furnished.  Internet access are available.

Desiring to stay twin or double one, or you will reserve later, you might choose the other hotels offered in the "Hotel" Tag in JTB registration website.