ACCOMMODATION/TRANSPORTATION
SYMPOSIUM LOCATION
Symposium will be held at Ishikawa High-Tech Conference
Center, located right next to JAIST. The mailing address
is as follows.
Ishikawa High-Tech Conference Center
6-8 Asahi-dai, Tatsunokuchi-cho,
Nomi-gun, Ishikawa 923-12, Japan
If you like to get a map around High-Tech Center, please click
here.
ACCOMMODATION
The following hotels are available at special symposium rate. Please make
reservations directly with the hotels, and identify yourself as a JSSST
ISOTAS '96/ObjectWeek attendee when registering.
If you need to know the place the following hotels, please click
here.
For more information about accommodation and/or transportations (e.g.,
requesting hotel accommodation forms), please contact our local arrangement
chair.
TRANSPORTATION
Kanazawa is located at Hokuriku district, facing the Sea of Japan, and is
about 400km northwest of Tokyo area, 300km north east of Kyoto and Osaka.
There are no direct means of transportation from major international
airports (Narita or Osaka) to the symposium site; You must first got to the
Kanazawa station, Komatsu station or Komatsu airport by train or airway.
By train, it is about 4 hours from Tokyo (by super-express train
Shinkansen via Nagaoka). By airway, it is about 1 hour from Tokyo Haneda
airport.
From Kanazawa station (or Komatsu airport), the symposium site is about 30
to 40 minutes by car. Using taxi, it will cost approximately 6000 Yen. We
will provide shuttle bus lines from official hotels to the symposium site.
- International flight
The first step to the symposium site is to cross the ocean.
Possible destinations are Tokyo/Narita international airport
and Osaka international airport. All major airlines have
services to these airports, so pick the airline of your
choice.
Round trip air fare for this portion varies, for example,
transpacific flights (LAX-NRT) are from as low as around
$1000 which is group discount rate, to $3000 which is
full fare coach, and of course, up. Check out with your
travel agency for available rates.
- Domestic flight
If you choose to fly into Tokyo/Narita, you may take a
flight from Tokyo/Haneda to Komatsu airport (60 min. flight
time). There are eight flights a day, serviced either by
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan Air Lines (JAL) or Japan
Air System (JAS).
Air fare for this portion is 14,600 Yen (OW) and 26,460 Yen (RT).
Notice that Tokyo/Haneda and Tokyo/Narita is about 70 Km
(44 miles) apart, and you have to take a limousine bus
(90 min to 120 min. ride time, depending on the traffic.).
Please consider this ride time as well as time for
immigration and customs clearance when you make your
travel plan. If you choose a flight that arrives at
Tokyo/Narita at 15:00 or later, it's better to consider
stopping over either at Narita, Haneda or at downtown Tokyo.
- Surface transportation
- Tokyo/Narita to Tokyo/Haneda
LIMO
As stated above, there are limousine bus services
between Tokyo/Narita and Tokyo/Haneda. Ride time
is around 90 min (depends on traffic), and the
fare is about 3,500 Yen. Reservation is not
required. Limos leave at an interval of 15 to 30 min.
- Tokyo/Narita to Japan Railroad (JR) Tokyo station
LIMO
There are limousine bus services between Tokyo/Narita
and JR Tokyo station. Ride time varies from 80 min.
to 150 min. depending on the traffic. Reservation
is not required. Limos leave at an interval of 15 to 30 min.
NEX
Alternatively, you can ride the JR's Narita Express (NEX)
train from Narita/Tokyo to JR Tokyo Station. Ride time
is little less than 60 min., and the fare is about 3000 Yen
including an express charge. Seat reservation is required.
Train leaves at every 30 min.
- JR Tokyo to JR Kanazawa (North bound)
Best surface transportation is obtained by taking a
Jouetsu Shinkan-sen (bullet) train from JR Tokyo to JR
Nagaoka, then transfer to JR Hokuriku (North land) line,
continuing with an express train. Depending on the
connection you make, your total ride time will vary from
4 hrs. to 4 hrs. 40 min. The fare is about 14,000 Yen including
all express charges and seat reservation charges.
First-come-first-sit seats are also available on trains
on both lines.
- JR Tokyo to JR Kanazawa (South bound)
If you want to have a chance to see Mt.Fuji, or have
some other reason to go south bound, take a Toukaido
Shinkan-sen (bullet) train from JR Tokyo to JR Maibara,
then transfer to JR Hokuriku line, continuing with an
express train. Your total ride time will be around
4 hrs. 20 min. Fare is about 15,000 Yen including express
charges and seat reservation charges.
First-come-first-sit seats are also available on trains
on both lines.
Depending on the hotel accommodation you choose, you
may consider getting off the train at JR Komatsu,
which is one stop before JR Kanazawa.
- Kansai international airport to JR Shin-Osaka
You can ride the JR's Haruka Express train from Kansai airport
to JR Shin-Osaka Station. Ride time
is little less than 80 min., and the fare is about 3000 Yen
including an express charge. Seat reservation is required.
Train leaves at every 30 min.
- JR Shin-Osaka to JR Kanazawa
Best way for this section is to take an express train.
Depending on the train you take, your ride time varies
from 2 hrs. 30 min to 2 hrs. 45 min. Fare is about 7,000 Yen
including an express charge and a seat reservation charge.
First-come-first-sit seats are also available.
- Final Approach
If you plan to fly in, take a taxi from Komatsu airport to
the hotel/pension at tatsunokuchi area. The meter will run
around 6,000 Yen to Tatsunokuchi Hotel/Pension area. For
hotels near Kanazawa area, take a bus from Komatsu airport to
Kanazawa station. Fare is about 1,000 Yen.
If you plan to arrive by a train, and the hotel/pension of
your choice is in Tatsunokuchi Hotel/Pension area, get off
the train at JR Komatsu station, then take a taxi. The
meter will run up to around 5,000 Yen. Make sure that the
train stops at JR Komatsu station.
If your plan is to arrive by a train and the hotel of your
choice is Hotel Nikkou Kanzawa, get off the train at
JR Kanazawa station. You can reach Hotel Nikkou Kanazawa from
Kanazawa station on foot.
- Hotels to symposium site
Transportation between hotels and the symposium site will be
provided in the morning of Mar.11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (hotels
to symposium site) and in the evening of Mar.11, 12, 13, and 14.
On Mar.15, transportation from the symposium site to JR
Kanazawa station and Komatsu airport are scheduled.
- Between JR Kanazawa Station and JAIST
If you want to come symposium site without ISOTAS shuttle bus,
JAIST Shuttle Bus is available between Tsurugi station and
JAIST. The time table of JAIST Suttle bus is
here.
From JR Kanazawa Station to Nishi-Kanazawa Station, you take
JR Hokuriku line. Then, you transfer to Hokuriku Railroad
Ishikawa line to Tsurugi station. At
Tsurugi station, you can find small green JAIST shuttle bus.
ISOTAS Suttle Bus
There are two shuttle buses are available during ISOTAS. The first
shuttle bus is between Hotel Nikko Kanzawa which is located near JR
Kanazawa station and ISOTAS symposium site. The second shuttle bus is
between Matsuzaki Ryokan, Tagawa Ryuusenkaku and ISOTAS symposium
site. The time table of the buses is the following.
[ISOTAS Shuttle Bus Time Table]
Hotel Nikkou Kanzawa ------> High-Tech Center
3/11 8:00 9:00
3/12 8:00 9:00
3/13 7:45 8:45
3/14 8:00 9:00
3/15 8:15 9:15
High-Tech Center -----------> Hotel Nikkou Kanzawa
3/11 17:30 18:30
3/12 17:30 18:30
3/13 20:15 21:15
3/14 18:15 19:15
3/15 12:15 13:15
Matsuzaki Rokan/Tagawa Ryusenkaku ---> High-Tech Center
3/11 8:45 9:00
3/12 8:45 9:00
3/13 8:30 8:45
3/14 8:50 9:00
3/15 9:00 9:15
High-Tech Center -----------> Matsuzaki Rokan/Tagawa Ryusenkaku
3/11 17:30 17:40
3/12 17:30 17:40
3/13 20:15 20:30
3/14 18:15 18:30
High-Tech Center -----> Komatsu Station -----> Komatsu Airport
3/15 12:15 12:45 13:00
Next Day Lunch Ordering
We have very limited options for a lunch at the symposium site. The
cafeteria of JAIST is open to the public, but we anticipate that it
will be some what crowded with people. So, we made an arrangement for
Kanazawa's famous Shiba-zushi, a sushi lunch box delivered to the
symposium site. We take orders for next days lunches at the
registration desk. You may reserve lunches in advance using the
form.
ISOTAS '96