Congress Venue

Nara Prefectural New Public Hall will be the congress venue. The opening/closing ceremonies and plenary sessions will use “Noh (Japanese classical drama)” Theater in the venue. The parallel and poster sessions will be held in the Noh Theater and Meeting Rooms.

Nara Prefectural New Public Hall
101 kasugano-cho, Nara, Nara 630-8212 JAPAN

Public Bus Guide can be donwloaded from here.PDF

Access map

ICBEN 2014 will be held at Nara Prefectural New Public Hall near the center of Nara city.
The conference site is about 1.4km distant from Nara Hotel (conferencebanquet).
You can use local bus transportation between them.

Diagrams

From overseas (click to enlarge)

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Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Nara

By Limousine Bus

The easiest way to come to Nara from Kansai International Airport is to use a limousine bus. We recommend using the limousine bus because it brings you to JR Nara station without a transfer. It takes about 85 min. and the fare is JPY 1,800 per person.

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Further Information

By Train

An alternative way is to use trains. You have to change trains at least once to come to Nara from the airport. You should prepare well in advance.

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You can choose a route from the following for JR Nara station.

"Nankai Airport Line" (orange) — «Shin-imamiya» — "JR Yamatoji Line" (green)
The minimum fare is JPY 1,430 . This is the cheapest. However, at JR Shin-imamiya station, You cannot use neither escalator nor elevator. Thus if you have big luggage, you should select another route.
"JR Kansai Airport Line" (blue) — «Tennoji» — "JR Yamatoji Line" (green)
The minimum fare is JPY 1,660 . On your return journey, you should be careful when you take Kansai Airport Rapid Service. Only the front 4 cars out of 8 cars, cars No.1 through No.4, are bound for Kansai-airport. You should check the car No. before taking the train.

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Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) to Nara

An alternative airport for attendees who cannot easily access Kansai International Airport is Osaka Itami Airport (ITM). Since the airport is only for domestic flights, you have to transit to a domestic flight at an international airport such as Narita International Airport (NRT).

By Limousine Bus

The easiest way to come to Nara from Osaka Itami Airport is to use a limousine bus. We strongly recommend using the limousine bus because it brings you to JR Nara station without a transfer. It takes about 70 min. and the fare is JPY 1,440 per person.

Via Narita International Airport (NRT)

For attendees from some countries, it may be easier to enter Japan at Narita International Airport (NRT) . There are mainly two ways to come to Nara via Narita International Airport.

By Air

The easiest way is to fly from Narita International Airport to Osaka Itami Airport though the number of flights is limited.

An alliterative way is to move to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) by a limousine bus (approx. 75 min./ fare: JPY 3,000 ) and then fly to Osaka Itami Airport or Kansai International Airport on a domestic flight.

Further Information

By Train

An alternative way is travelling by train. After moving to JR Tokyo station by Narita Express or a limousine bus, you should travel to JR Kyoto station by Shinkansen (bullet train) and transfer to JR line to Nara Station. It takes approximately 5 hours in total.

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Ground Transportation

Local buses are convenient. They are frequently serviced and the fare is relatively cheap. There are two routes to get to the workshop site ( Nara Prefectural New Public Hall )

Taxis are also available from JR Nara Station (at East and West exits). The fare to the conference site is about JPY1,000.

If you need exercise, 30-minute-walk takes you to Nara Prefectural New Public Hall.

Local Bus Route Map (click to enlarge)

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Route A1: JR奈良駅 (JR Nara Station) → 県新公会堂 (Kenshinkokaido)
The bus stop "Kenshinkokaido" is the closest to the conference site. However, bus service is not so frequent. Buses depart from bus stop No.1 .
Route A2: JR奈良駅 (JR Nara Station) → 大仏殿春日大社前 (Daibutsuden Kasugataisha-mae)
The bus stop "Daibutsuden Kasugataisha-mae" is within a walking distance from the workshop site.
Buses depart frequently from bus stops No.1 , 2 and 6 .

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Public Bus Guide can be donwloaded from here.PDF

Related Places & Major Sightseeing Spots


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Further Information

Travel Information

Please also visit General Information for access to the conference site.

Information about Nara:

Japan National Tourism Organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eq/eng/02_transport.htm

Nara Prefecture
http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara_e/dd_aspx_itemid-2670.htm#itemid2670

Sightseeing Spots in Nara
http://www.infomapjapan.com/sight_Nara.phtml
http://narashikanko.or.jp/en/index.html

World Heritage in Nara
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/660/
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870/

Public Transportation Guide in Nara
Public Transportation Guide in NaraPDF

Information about the Aftershocks in Northeastern Japan, the situation of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the Environmental Radioactivity Levels is found at websites below;

JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/

NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html

MEXT (Mnistry of Education, Culture, Sports ＆ Technology - Japan)
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/

What will you discover in Nara?
http://www.naraexplorer.jp/index.html New

Accommodation

Nara has enough number of rooms for the participants to comfortably stay during the congress from nostalgic Nara Hotel to modern city hotels, etc.
Hotel reservation is done electronically through Registration website: an external website managed by the JTB Western Japan Corporation, an official partner of the ICBEN 2014 Organizing committee.
Please read the application procedures page on the top of the website.

Nara Hotel Map
Nara hotel map

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