JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc. (JTB GMT) has been appointed as the official travel agent for the Congress and will handle hotel accommodation.
Participants wishing to reserve hotel accommodation should apply online to reach JTB GMT no later than August 7, 2009. (Confirmation sheet will be sent by JTB GMT.)
Application should be accompanied by a remittance covering the hotel deposit (one night room charge) due to JTB GMT. (The hotel deposit will be credited to your bill. All hotel expenses deducted from the hotel deposit should be paid directly to the hotel.)
No reservation will be confirmed in the absence of this payment. All payment must be in Japanese yen.
JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
Convention Center (CD 100757-267)
2-3-11 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku,
Tokyo 140-8604
Japan Fax: +81-3-5495-0685
Phone: +81-3-5796-5445
E-mail: cidesco2009@jtb.jp

No.	Hotel Name (Check-in & out time)	Room Rates (per room)		(1) Address / Phone
		Single with bath	Twin with bath
				(2) Access to nearest station
				(3) Access to the venue
1	Kyoto Hotel Okura (13：00 / 11：00)	*23,500yen	26,500yen	(1) Karasuma-Oiike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8558 +81-75-211-5111
				(2) 1 min.walk to Subway Tozai-line Kyoto Shiyakushomae Sta.
				(3) 16 min. by subway / 25 min. by car
2	Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto (13:00 / 12:00)	*18,000yen	22,000yen	(1) Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8500 +81-75-712-1111
				(2) 5 min. walk to Subway Karasuma-line Kokusaikaikan sta.
				(3) 5 min. walk to the venue
3	New Miyako Hotel (13:00 / 11:00)	11,500yen	19,000yen	(1) Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8412 +81-75-661-7111
				(2) 7 min. walk to JR & Subway Karasuma line Kyoto Sta. (Hachijoguchi Exit.)
				(3) 20 min. by subway / 40 min. by taxi
4	Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa (14:00 / 11:00)	10,500yen	19,000yen	(1) Sanjoagaru, Kawaramachi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8005 +81-75-223-1234
				(2) 5 min. walk to Subway Tozai line Kyoto Shiyakushomae Sta.
				(3) 16 min. by subway / 25 min. by taxi
5	Hearton Hotel Kyoto (14:00 / 12:00)	9,000yen	16,000yen	(1) Higashinotoindori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0836 +81-75-222-1300
				(2) 5 min. walk to Subway Karasuma line & Tozai line Karasuma-Oike Sta.
				(3) 14 min. by subway / 30 min. by taxi
6	APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae (15:00 / 11:00)	9,000yen	16,000yen	(1) 808 Minamifudomachi, Shiokoji-sagaru, Nishinotoindori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8234 +81-75-365-4111
				(2) 6 min. walk to JR & Subway Karasuma line Kyoto Sta.
				(3) 20 min. by subway / 40 min by taxi
7	Aranvert Hotel Kyoto (14:00 / 11:00)	8,500yen	15,000yen	(1) 179 Higashikazariyacho, Gojo-dori, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto 600-8107 +81-75-365-5111
				(2) 3 min. walk to Subway Karasuma line Gojo Sta.
				(3) 18 min. by subway / 30 min. by taxi
8	Hotel Gimmond Kyoto (13:00 / 11:00)	8,000yen	14,000yen	(1) Takakura-Oike-Dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8105 +81-75-221-4111
				(2) 5 min. walk to Subway Karasuma line & Tozai line Karasuma-Oike Sta.
				(3) 14 min. by subway / 30 min. by taxi
9	Hotel Hokke Club Kyoto (15:00 / 10:00)	8,000yen	14,000yen	(1) Kyoto Station Karasuma-chuo Shomen, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216 +81-75-361-1251
				(2) 5 min. walk to Kyoto Sta.
				(3) 20 min. by subway / 40 min by taxi

Room rates include service charge and a 5% consumption tax.
Room rates include no meals.
* indicates single occupancy of a twin or double room.

Sunrise Tours are very popular of our package tour and you may visit major tourist destinations throughout Japan. Tours are composed specially for foreign visitors to Japan and we do have over 100 tours. Here are our recommended tours and also known as the most famous tour for visitors. It will be renewed after January 2009 so that the price and visiting place will be subject to change with/without notice.
For more details, please visit: http://www.jtb-sunrisetours.jp/JTB.SunriseTours/frontend/category.aspx?aff=te05&SubCategoryNo=4
For Reservation, it will be able to request booking online from the middle of January in 2009. The beginning of the date for applying tour will be announced when the time comes.

Airport taxi

Yasaka Taxi offers shuttle services between Kyoto and Kasai International Airport.
For details and reservation, please visit <http://www.yasaka.jp/taxi/shuttle-e_JTB-GMT/index.html>

PASSPORT AND VISA

To visit Japan, you must have a valid passport. A visa is required for citizens of countries that do not have visa-exempt agreements with Japan. Please contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate for visa requirements.

DUTY FREE IMPORT

Personal effects and professional equipment can be brought into Japan duty free as long as their contents and quantities are deemed reasonable by the customs officer. You can also bring in 400 cigarettes, 500 grams of tobacco or 100 cigars; 3 bottles of alcoholic beverages; 2 ounces of perfume; and gifts and souvenirs whose total market price is less than 200,000 yen or its equivalent. There is no allowance for tobacco or alcoholic beverages for persons aged 19 years or younger. Firearms and other types of weapons, and narcotics are strictly prohibited.

INSURANCE

The organizer cannot accept responsibility for accidents that might occur. Delegates are encouraged to purchase travel insurance before leaving their home country. Insurance plans typically cover accidental loss of belongings, medical costs in case of injury or illness, and other possible risks of international travel.

CLIMATE

The temperature in Kyoto during the period of the Congress ranges between 23 - 30 degrees Celsius.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE

Only Japanese yen (JPY) is acceptable at regular stores and restaurants. Certain foreign currencies may be accepted at a limited number of hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. You can buy yen at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchangers on presentation of your passport.

TRAVELER’S CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS

Traveler’s checks are accepted only by leading banks and major hotels in principal cities, and the use of traveler’s checks in Japan is not as popular as in some other countries. VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, and American Express are widely accepted at hotels, department stores, shops, restaurants and nightclubs.

TIPPING

In Japan, tips are not necessary anywhere, even at hotels and restaurants.

ELECTRICITY

Electric current is uniformly 100 volts, AC, throughout Japan, but with two different cycles: 50 in eastern Japan including Tokyo, and 60 in western Japan including Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya. Leading hotels in major cities have two outlets of 100 and 220 volts but their sockets usually accept a two-leg plug only.

SHOPPING

Shops and other sales outlets in Japan are generally open on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays as well as weekdays from 10:00 to 20:00. Department stores, however, are closed on one weekday, differing by store, and certain specialty shops may not open on Sundays and national holidays.