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Kobe International Conference Center

 

 

Kobe International Conference Center       Japan's closest connection between an airport and an international conference center, Kobe is easy to reach from any country. Located on an island, Kobe's primary convention facilities are all just minutes from one another, including conference and exhibition halls, hotels and restaurants. Trains from an adjacent station run every 5 minutes to downtown Kobe and connect to Japan's very best tourism attraction
     Kobe International Conference Center offers a selection of 21 rooms of different sizes. The 692-person Main Hall and 360-person capacity International Conference Room feature a state-of-the-art 6-language simultaneous interpretation system. A reception hall and the 18 meeting rooms provide a perfect venue for various types of meetings, with ample public space on each floor.

   
 

Access
   
 
Access Map
 
     The new Kobe Airport, located very close to the Kobe Port Island, has opened on February 16, 2006. Domestic flights from/to Haneda(Tokyo) and other major cities in Japan are planned by Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Skymark Airlines. Ask the airlines or your travel agency for more information.
 

From-To
   
JR/Subway "Sannomiya" Station — International Conference Center Kobe
  Take Port Liner to "Shimin Hiroba" station. (10min. JPY 240)
Tickets for the Port Liner with special discounted rate for the participants of IMA2006-Kobe will be available at the reception desk.
   
JR "Shin-Kobe" Station — Sannomiya Station
  Take subway to "Sannomiya" station. (2min. JPY 200)
   
JR "Osaka" Station — Sannomiya Station
  Take JR Tokaido Line to "Sannomiya" station. (30min. JPY 390)
   
Osaka Itami (Domestic) Airport — Sannomiya Station
  Take a limousine bus bound for "Sannomiya" Station. (40min. JPY 1,020)
  Operation: every 15-20 min. from 7:45 to 21:10
   
Kansai International Airport — Sannomiya Station
  Take a limousine bus bound for "Sannomiya" Station. (70min. JPY 1,800)
  Operation: every 10-20 min. from 6:30 to 23:20.
   
Kansai Internatinal Airport — Kobe Airport
  Take a High-Speed Ferry bound for Kobe Airport. (30min. JPY 1,500)
  Operation: every 45-60 min. from 7:15 to 22:00
   
Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) — JR "Shin-Kobe" Station
  Take Meitetsu Tokoname Line to "Meitetsu Nagoya" Station. (28min. JPY 850)
Walk to JR Nagoya Station. (5min.)
Then take Tokaido Bullet Train to JR "Shin-Kobe" Station. (67min. JPY 7,950)
   
Narita (Tokyo) International Airport — Osaka Itami (Domestic) Airport
  Take a domestic flight to Itami. or take a limousine bus bound for Haneda(domestic airport in Tokyo), and transfer to a domestic flight to Kobe or Osaka Itami.
   
 

The city of Kobe

   
 
The city of KOBE      Kobe is known as a city having a unique style with the exotic atmosphere in Japan, which has been affected by the foreign cultures and flourished as the international port since old days. Also it boasts the Rokko Mountains richly endowed with nature and has flourished as the hot spring street such as Arima since old days. Arima has plenty places of see which convey good old days in Japan and Kobe is positioned as one of the most popular sightseeing cities.
     The detail of Kobe can be seen at the web sites of Kobe City Office and Kobe Tourist Information, where you can get a rich information of Kobe, transportation, weather, etc.
   
   
   
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