Backup of Accommodation(No. 9)

Accommodations for General Participants †

Hotel reservation has been started by JTB (a Japanese travel agency). Please download the &ref(): File not found: "Hotel_Reservation_Sheet_UCGP2008.pdf" at page "Accommodation"; and send a FAX or Email directly to JTB (first-come-first-served basis).

Finding accommodations in Kyoto during the period of UCGP2008 could be very difficult because late November is a peak time for people coming to Kyoto to enjoy famous burning leaves.

You may want to use the following booking website, though most hotels seem to be already full.

Rakuten travel
Toyoko Inn [a popular budget hotel chain]
http://www.asiarooms.com/
http://www.expedia.com/
http://jp.hotels.com/
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/japan/kyoto/
http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Kyoto.htm
Hotel List of YITP

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Accommodations for Invited Speakers †

Accommodations for invited speakers have already been booked at the following university facilities. Both facilities are within 5 minutes on foot from the conference site.

Shirankaikan Annex
- 1 min to the conference site
- Free Internet (LAN)
- Single / Twin (two separate beds)
Kyodai Kaikan [ English map ]
- 3 min to the conference site
- Free Internet (LAN)
- Single

Please see the list of available rooms, and let us know about your arrival and departure dates, number of accompany person(s), and any request if you have. Room arrangements will be done with first-come-first-served basis.

We suppose that most foreign invited speakers will want to stay until Saturday (Nov 29) morning, but the hotel (Shirankaikan) is already fully booked for the night of Nov 28, unfortunately. There are however some possible options for people who wants to stay until Saturday morning.

5 single rooms are available at Kyodaikaikan, and 2 twin rooms are available at Shirankaikan. Please let us know if you want to use those rooms.
JTB has just started Hotel reservation service for UCGP2008, so please contact to JTB about accommodation for the night of Nov 28 using the &ref(): File not found: "Hotel_Reservation_Sheet_UCGP2008.pdf" at page "Accommodation";.
We may recommend you to find a room in Osaka for the night of Nov 28, since we suppose you will go to Osaka airport anyway for your returning flight. Umeda and Shin-osaka areas are probably the best area for people coming from Kyoto and going to Kansai airport. There are a lot of hotels there. The followings are some typical examples.
- Shin-Osaka area
  [Kyoto -(JR train)-> Sin-osaka -(JR train)-> Kansai airport]
  - Shin-Osaka Washington Plaza hotel [ asiarooms ]
  - Toyoko Inn Shin-osaka (Honkan)
  - Toyoko Inn Shin-osaka (Shinkan)
- Umeda area (Central Osaka)
  [Kyoto -(Hankyu train)-> Umeda -(Bus)-> Kansai airport]
  - Hotel New Hankyu Osaka (airport bus departs from here)
  - Toyoko Inn Umeda Nakastu
- Kansai airport area
  [Kyoto -(JR train or Bus)-> Kansai airport]
  - Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport (only hotel located in the airport island)
  - Kansai Airport Washington Hotel