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The Conference Venue |
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The conference will take place at the Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa Resort, located on the bank of River Barato, the border between Ishikari and Sapporo cities.
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Sapporo maps |
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Maps around the conference venue is here. If you drive a car from New Chitose Airport, you can use
Google maps for route planning. To find an address in Sapporo, please check the
city map where the stops of public transport are also shown.
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Location |
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Sapporo (Sapporo-shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population. It is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan. Sapporo is best known outside Japan for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics, and the annual Yuki Matsuri in the city, internationally referred to as the Sapporo Snow Festival, which draws more than 2 million tourists from around the world. The city is also home to the eponymous Sapporo Breweries. The weather in October is slightly cold, 5-15°C. For further information and data on Sapporo, please visit Wikipedia.
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Transportation |
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Sapporo can easily be reached by plane, train, or car. Airport shuttle buses (Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Hokuto Kotsu) run regularly from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo station. Rapid Airport Express Train is also available from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo station.
(IMPORTANT) The conference venue can be reached by Free Shuttle Buses hourly departing from North Exit of Sapporo station (9:00-21:15). However, you will miss the morning session (opening and plenary talks) even if you took the first bus (of 9:00). Therefore we will offer the following special free shuttle buses which will depart from the North Exit of Sapporo station (See "Bus stop" section of here).
| Monday Oct 19th, 2009 (special free shuttle bus) |
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| Depart Sapporo sta. North Exit | Arrive to Gateaux Kingdom | Capacity |
| 7:15 | 8:00 | 50 people |
| 7:45 | 8:30 | 50 people |
| Tuesday Oct 20th, 2009 (special free shuttle bus) |
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| Depart Sapporo sta. North Exit | Arrive to Gateaux Kingdom | Capacity |
| 7:45 | 8:30 | 100 people |
| Wednesday Oct 21th, 2009 (special free shuttle bus) |
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| Depart Sapporo sta. North Exit | Arrive to Gateaux Kingdom | Capacity |
| 8:15 | 9:00 | 100 people |
The number of attendee who will NOT stay at the Gateaux Kingdom is around 130. But, the capacity of the free shuttle bus is limited (see time tables above). So we would like to ask you to stay at the Gateaux Kingdom (conference venue). If you want to stay at the Gateaux Kingdom, please contact to:
NOLTA 2009 Registration & Reservation desk
c/o Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.
Sapporo Event and Convention Branch.
Sapporo Panasonic Bldg., N3 W1,Chuo-ku, Sapporo, JAPAN 060-0003
e-mail: hkd-ec5@or.knt.co.jp
Fax : +81-11-280-2732
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Visa to travel to Japan |
As of February 2008, Japan had taken measures concerning the waiver of visa requirements with 62 countries and regions, as shown in the following table:
| Areas |
Countries and regions |
Term of residence |
| Asia |
Singapore |
3 months or less |
| Brunei |
14 days or less |
| Hong Kong (BNO, SAR passport) |
90 days or less |
| Republic of Korea |
90 days or less |
| Taiwan |
90 days or less |
| Macau (SAR passport) |
90 days or less |
| North America |
Canada |
3 months or less |
| U.S.A |
90 days or less |
| Latin America and Caribbean |
Mexico |
6 months or less |
| Argentina |
3 months or less |
| Bahamas |
3 months or less |
| Chile |
3 months or less |
| Costa Rica |
3 months or less |
| Dominican Rep. |
3 months or less |
| El Salvador |
3 months or less |
| Guatemala |
3 months or less |
| Honduras |
3 months or less |
| Suriname |
3 months or less |
| Uruguay |
3 months or less |
| Barbados |
90 days or less |
| Middle East |
Israel |
3 months or less |
| Turkey |
3 months or less |
| Oceania |
Australia* |
90 days or less |
| New Zealand |
90 days or less |
| Africa |
Lesotho |
3 months or less |
| Mauritius |
3 months or less |
| Tunisia |
3 months or less |
| Europe |
Austria |
6 months or less |
| Germany |
6 months or less |
| Ireland |
6 months or less |
| Liechtenstein |
6 months or less |
| Switzerland |
6 months or less |
| United Kingdom |
6 months or less |
| Belgium |
3 months or less |
| Croatia |
3 months or less |
| Cyprus |
3 months or less |
| Denmark |
3 months or less |
| Finland |
3 months or less |
| France |
3 months or less |
| Greece |
3 months or less |
| Iceland |
3 months or less |
| Italy |
3 months or less |
| Luxembourg |
3 months or less |
| Macedonia |
3 months or less |
| Malta |
3 months or less |
| Netherlands |
3 months or less |
| Norway |
3 months or less |
| Portugal |
3 months or less |
| San Marino |
3 months or less |
| Slovenia |
3 months or less |
| Spain |
3 months or less |
| Sweden |
3 months or less |
| Andorra |
90 days or less |
| Bulgaria |
90 days or less |
| Czech Rep. |
90 days or less |
| Estonia |
90 days or less |
| Hungary |
90 days or less |
| Latvia |
90 days or less |
| Lithuania |
90 days or less |
| Monaco |
90 days or less |
| Poland |
90 days or less |
| Slovakia |
90 days or less |
Nationals of these countries and regions holding valid passports can apply for landing permission for short-term stays for such purposes as sightseeing and business trips without obtaining a visa. However, cases involving paid activities in Japan are excluded. Also, the waiver of visa requirements are not applicable in the case of stays exceeding the period of time stipulated in each arrangement. In such cases, it is necessary for foreigners to obtain a visa. For more details please check this website: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Visa.
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Language |
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The official language in Sapporo is Japanese. The language of the conference is English.
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Foreign Exchange, Banking Facilities |
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The Japanese currency is the Japanese Yen (JPY: ¥). Currency exchanges are available at the airport terminals, travel agencies, banks and various places in the city. The best exchange rates are generally offered by the small exchange offices.
Major credit cards are usually accepted in most hotels, restaurants and many shops in the city. Obtaining cash against ATM or credit cards is very easy from the ATM cash machines that can be found at almost each bank office, hotel or on the street.
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Electricity |
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Electricity is supplied at 100 Volts, 50 cycles AC. Please use an adapter plug (to "A" plug) and a voltage converter if you need 120/220-40 Volt appliances.
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