Visitor Information
VISA Information
- Please visit the web site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Request for Invitation letter
- Please feel free to consult LOC (e-mail: akari2017 @ ir.isas.jaxa.jp). Details TBD.
Conference Excursion
We regret that we decided not to organize the official bus tour ourselves. Instead, we provide information on sightseeing bus tours with English-speaking guide operated by bus tour companies below. We encourage you to privately join the tour if you are interested. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Transportation, Sightseeing and Restaurants
There are various train and subway lines to get around in Tokyo. Here're some of the useful transportation and sightseeing guides.
- Access to University of Tokyo Hongo Campus: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/access.html
- Official Tokyo Travel Guide “GO TOKYO”:
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/index.html
Most comprehensive Tokyo guide, including transportation, dining, shopping, and sightseeing suggestions. - Tokyo sightseeing map by JR East (East Japan Railway):
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/downloads/pdf/tokyo_map_e.pdf
- Japan National Tourism Organization: http://www.seejapan.co.uk/jnto_consumer/index
- Japanese Restaurant Guide “Savor Japan”: https://savorjapan.com/tokyo/
- List of restaurants in Tokyo providing Halal and vegetarian food: http://www.halalinjapan.com/tokyo-halal-food-restaurants.html
Accommodation
Various websites (e.g., Booking.com, Expedia.co.jp, and Hotels.com) are available to search and reserve hotel rooms. Hotels in Ueno, Okachimachi, Ochanomizu, and Suidobashi areas are convenient to reach University of Tokyo by foot (~15-20 min). We strongly recommend you to reserve a room as soon as possible because hotels in Tokyo are often filled up well in advance.
- Examples of hotels close to University of Tokyo:
https://www.google.co.jp/maps/search/hotel/@35.7102715,139.7594291,17z - Some of the nearby hotels and thier rates:
Hotel (approximate time from Ito International Research Center) Single room per night Forest Hongo (Hongo, approx. 3 min walk):
http://www.forest-hongo.com/en/index.html10,000 ∼ 20,000 JPN Kizankan (Hongo, approx. 6 min walk):
http://kizankan.co.jp/english/index.html≤ 10,000 JPN Tokyo Garden Palace (Ochanomizu, approx. 13 min walk):
http://www.hotelgp-tokyo.com/english/sty01_e.html10,000 ∼ 20,000 JPN Parkside Hotel (Ueno, approx. 17 min walk):
http://www.parkside.co.jp/en/≤ 10,000 JPN Ueno First City Hotel (Ueno, approx. 16 min walk):
http://www.uenocity-hotel.com/english/< 10,000 JPN Richmond Hotel (Suidobashi, approx. 13 min walk):
http://suidobashi.richmondhotel.jp10,000 ∼ 20,000 JPN Tokyo Dome Hotel (Suidobashi, approx. 18 min walk):
https://www.tokyodome-hotels.co.jp/e/20,000 ∼ 30,000 JPN Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo (approx. 18 min by taxi):
http://www.hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.com/> 30,000 JPN
Social Events
We will have a conference dinner in the evening of October 19th. Please refer to Banquet page for details.