Travel Information

(A) When and where to come

When you are making travel arrangements, please be sure to arrive in Sapporo by 26 March. Registration for the workshop starts at 9:30 on 27 March.

The conference will be held at Hokkaido University campus, but NOT at the University Conference Hall. The venue is Building `W' or `Humanities and Social Sciences Classroom Building'. A map can be downloaded from here .

(B) Lodging Information

There are numerous hotels in Sapporo, but we recommend two hotels that are conveniently located from the main train station and our university campus.

Option 1: Sapporo Aspen Hotel
We recommend this hotel. It offers very reasonable rates for on-line self-booking through internet. For details, please see http://www.aspen-hotel.co.jp/english/frame.htm .

Option 2: Budget Option
We recommend Toyoko-Inn `Sapporo-eki Nishi-guchi Hokudai Mae'. This budget hotel is located in front of the University main gate. You can make a self-booking by the internet, phone or fax. Free and simple breakfast (rice balls, miso soup, juice, and pastries) is served everyday at the hotel lobby. Here is the URL: http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00018/index.html .

(D) A note on Eating in Sapporo

Our conference does not provide you with meals except for the reception on Saturday 27 and the conference dinner on Sunday 28. A meal in a proper restaurant costs over 1,000 JPY, but more reasonable options are available at small restaurants on and around the campus and convenience stores (e.g. Seven Eleven, Family Mart, Seiko Mart, etc.) around the campus. For more information, please consult us on site.

(E) Travel Information

A basic info can be found on the webpage at: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/en/pickup/accesstocampus.html .

Below are travel details:

From Sapporo-Chitose Airport to Hokkaido University
It is simple to come to Sapporo from Chitose Airport. If you take a rapid service train called `Airport' from the New Chitose Airport Station (Station ID: AP 15), it takes 38 minutes to Sapporo Station (Station ID: 01). Trains are operated in every 15 minutes in daytime. Once arrived at Sapporo Station, Hokkaido University is a 10-minute walk to the northwest. If you plan to say at Aspen Hotel, it is a three-minute walk from the station. See its website: http://www.aspen-hotel.co.jp/english/frame.htm .

The conference will be held at Hokkaido University campus, but NOT at the University Conference Hall. The venue is Building `W' or `Humanities and Social Sciences Classroom Building'. A map can be downloaded from here .

Below are useful links for information in and around Sapporo:

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