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Support from the Hosting Institution:
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During the Regional Contest in Kanazawa,
the ICPC host institution will provide accommodation including
breakfast to the three competing contest team members
and a coach per team with the following conditions.
Conditions:
The support is limited only to one coach and three contestants
per team. Breakfast will be served to those who have meal
coupons issued by the hotel when you check in. It is not
necessary for the team to make any reservation directly
contacting the hotel. The ICPC host institution will take
care of their reservations.
Any additional members such as reserves, second coach,
and guests to accompany the team shall be financially
responsible for their own visit to Kanazawa as well as
accommodation. If you would like to have the ICPC host
institution provide hotel information for your convenience,
contact Satoru Kitamura skita@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp
for domestic teams, Tosh Yamamoto caitosh@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp
for foreign teams.
It should be noted that there is no financial support
for the travel (international or domestic) for a foreign
team to travel to Kanazawa. Each foreign team shall be
responsible for their own trip to Kanazawa and back to
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(foreign teams only)******* |
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2-10 Hashiba-cho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa,
JAPAN |
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076-224-5555 |
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URL http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/ctymonde/ |
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Youth Activities and Studies Center |
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212-1 Tokiwa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa,
JAPAN |
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076-252-0666 |
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【Transportation】
NOV/03/2002
12:30 A bus leaves KANAZAWA CITYMONDE HOTEL for KIT Campus
for registration. (Transportation Fee: free of charge)
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Stay on the night of November 4
You may leave right after the Award Ceremony on the evening
of November 4 th. However, for those who wish to stay one more
night in Kanazawa, deepening international relations and communication
and enjoying sightseeing in Kanazawa on the following morning,
the ICPC host institution has reserved Youth Activities and
Studies Center to stay overnight at no charge for the competed
team members and their coaches. Complementary breakfast will
be served. Please note that the center is not a hotel but rather
a Japanese-styled youth hostel. There may be some cost involved
for those who accompany the team and would also like to stay
there.
There will be an optional sightseeing tour in the morning if
you are interested. The tour ends at JR Kanazawa Station around
noon.
If you wish to stay on the evening of November 4 th, contact
Tosh Yamamoto (caitosh@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp).
If you are also interested in an optional city tour on the following
morning, indicate so in your mail.
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How to get to Kanazawa
There are several ways to arrive Kanazawa from international
airports in Japan. Taking a Railway (JR) train from either JR
Kansai Airport Station or JR Narita Airport Station is a sure
way to arrive Kanazawa. If you prefer to fly from Haneda Airport
in Tokyo, you must first go from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport
by bus. From Haneda Airport you will fly to Komatsu Airport,
located in Komatsu City, about 35 kilometers southwest from
Kanazawa. You must take a bus from Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa.
The followings descriptions will give you some ideas about typical
routes, traveling time and cost. Allow extra time (approx. 10-30
min.) for each transfer.
<from JR Kansai Airport Station to JR Kanazawa Station>--4
plus hours to Kanazawa
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From JR Kansai Airport (Kansai Kuko) Station
to Shin-Osaka, take an Express Train called "Haruka"
(50 min.)
Transfer at Shin-Osaka |
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From Shin-Osaka to JR Kanazawa
Station, take either an Express Train called "Raicho",
or "Thunderbird" (150-165 min.) |
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Total Travel Cost: approximately
10,150 yen |
IMPORTANT
You may want to stay in Osaka when you arrive in Japan after
6 pm because it takes a little over four (4) hours to travel
to Kanazawa. There will be no train available to arrive Kanazawa
on the same day if you arrive in the evening. Based on your
flight schedule, plan well to travel to Kanazawa from Kansai
Airport Station. Train services start after 6 am in the morning.
<from Narita Airport to JR Kanazawa Station>-- 5 plus
hours to Kanazawa
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From Narita Airport (Narita Kuko) to JR
Tokyo Station,: take "Narita Express" on JR
(60 min.) |
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From JR Tokyo Station to Echigo
Yuzawa, take a Bullet Train (Jo-Etsu Shinkansen) "Asahi"
(70-80 min.) |
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Transfer at Echigo Yuzawa |
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From Echigo Yuzawa to JR Kanazawa
Station, take an Express "Hakutaka" (150-180
min.) |
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Total Travel Cost: 13, 120
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<from Narita Airport to Komatsu Airport via Haneda Airport>-
- 4 plus hours to Kanazawa
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From Narita Airport to Haneda Airport,
take an Airport Limousine bus (90-180 min.) 3,000 yen |
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From Haneda Airport to Komatsu
Airport, use a domestic flight. (50-60 min.) 19,000 yen |
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From Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa
or KIT, take a bus. Choose a Kanazawa Station bound bus
or a KIT-bound bus (kodai) based on your destination.
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Get off at the final destination.
(60 min) fare= 1,100 yen |
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Note:If there is not a direct
bus service to KIT, then ride on the bus for Kanazawa
Eki (=station). Use the public bus service between JR
Kanazawa station to KIT. (see above) fare= 1,100 yen +
330 yen |
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Total Travel Cost: 25,000 yen |
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By taxi: 20-30 min. fare= approx. 2,500
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JR Kanazawa Station to CITYMONDE HOTEL
Take any bus at Terminal #4 from the West Exit, where the monument
is. Get off at Hashibacho Bus Stop. 5-10 min. fare=200
Special Notes to Foreign Teams
1. Accommodation for additional people who accompany the team
In order to be fare with other teams traveling from abroad,
our housing support is restricted to only three contestants
and one coach per team. Please bear in mind that there will
be no exception for this policy or additional financial support
for additional team members. Thus, any additional members or
faculty related to your team must take care of their own accommodation
fees. If you need information regarding their accommodation,
contact Tosh Yamamoto (caitosh@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp).
When you contacting him, provide the number of people and their
names that are planning on traveling to Kanazawa for the competition.
If the group travel to Japan separately, list all subgroups
and their members as well as detailed itinerary.
2. Detailed Itinerary Needed for Application or Visa.
In order to apply for a visa for your team to enter Japan, a
specific time table and information about accommodation (e.g.
hotel names and phone numbers) must be presented at the time
of application. Please study the travel information above and
provide us with your traveling plan.
Based on the information provided to us, we will send you a
letter of invitation. Because the letter must specify names
of those who will travel to Kanazawa, we would like to know
in advance who will actually travel to Kanazawa for competition.
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