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Conference Dinners
Important Note
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The venues of conference dinners are away from the venue. We chater buses to get there from the symposium venue.
- Any schedule showing below is subject to change. Please pay attention to announcements from the local committee at the venue.
- Welcome reception on 4th August will be held at the symposium venue (Kobe International Conference Center).
5th August: Shu-Shin-Kan
Nada district, the south-east end of Kobe city, has been acknowledged for centuries as the best for the production of Japanese sake for pure mineral-rich Miya-water and the harvest of special rice for sake brewing, Yamada-Nishiki. The dinner place is in a historical wooden hall of sake brewery with 250 years of tradition. You can enjoy tasting a variety of fresh sake with sophisticated Japanese cuisine in the atmosphere of Japanese spirit and culture. Visit the website http://enjoyfukuju.com/english/our_sake/ for details.
Schedule on 5th August (Day 1)
- The last session will be closed at 17:55 on 5th August.
- Everybody (incl. accompanying persons) must be in the Reception Hall (3F) before 17:55.
- Chartered buses will take you to the restaurant ‘Shu-shin-kan’. Please follow instructions of a local staff to get a bus.
- Symposium dinner will end at 21:00.
- Buses will stop over at Sannomiya Station and return back to Portopia Hotel.
6th August: Maiko Villa Kobe
Banquet will take place at Maiko Villa Kobe located on a hill facing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. The bridge, built across the west entrance of Osaka Bay, is the longest bridge in the world with the main span of 1,198 m. We shall go to the other side of the Akashi Strait by crossing the bridge before the dinner. Visit the website http://www.maikovilla.co.jp/english/ for details of the venue.
Schedule on 6th August (Day 2)
- The last session will be closed at 16:50 on 6th August.
- Everybody (incl. accompanying persons) must be in the Reception Hall (3F) before 16:50.
- Accompanying person’s tour will directly go to the banquet place.
- Chartered buses will visit the Akashi Bridge before the banquet held at ‘Maiko Villa’. Please follow instructions of a local staff to get a bus.
- Symposium banquet will end at 21:00.
- Buses will stop over at Sannomiya Station and return back to Portopia Hotel.