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Conference venue
The conference venue is the beautiful historical building, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1. The conference is in the 3rd floor. Please go up to the 3rd floor by stairs at the entrance (an elevator is also available). The registration desk is at the entrance of the 3rd floor.
There are two similarly looking buildings. The right hand building is Red Brick Warehouse No.1 (conference venue). The left hand building is Red Brick Warehouse No. 2, and we will have a welcome reception at the restaurant (Butcher republic) on the 3rd floor on 27th of October.
Where to eat?
Lunch map
Dinner map
Banquet (Oct 30) meeting place
We will meet at Osanbashi Futo Pier (google map) at 18:30 (sharp!). If you want to go to the meeting place with LOC, please come to the outside of Red Brick Warehouse #1 at 18:00.
Sightseeing
Although we will not have a planed excursion during the conference, there are many attractions around Yokohama area. Please visit following webpages, and if you wish, please prepare for your trip.
Access
From an airport to Yokohama area
Narita Airport
Please visit the airport access page for an overview of available access options.
If you are going to stay in Yokohama, we recommend using the Narita Express (or N'EX) which provides a direct and fast connection between Narita airport and Yokohama. The ride takes about 90 minutes.
Here you can find the N'EX timetable:
http://www.eki-net.com/pc/jreast-shinkansen-reservation/english/wb/common/timetable/e_nex_u/index.html
Note: Please, be aware that not all N'EX trains go to Yokohama, and that Yokohama is not the final destination of the route.
If you are planning to depart from the Narita airport within 14 days after the arrival, we advise buying the N'EX TOKYO Round Trip Ticket which provides great savings: one-way ticket from Narita to Yokohama costs 4,290 yen (https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/tickets.html) while the N'EX TOKYO Round Trip Ticket costs 4,070 yen (including consumption task). Moreover, it allows transferring to another JR East train (excluding limited express trains) to any JR East station within the designated Tokyo train area (free of charge). That means after arriving at Yokohama station you can transfer, for example, to JR Yokohama line or JR Keihin-Tohoku/Negishi line and ride to Sakuragicho station (Google map), which is the closest JR station to the conference site and many nearby hotels (though this saves just 140 yen :)).
Warning N'EX TOKYO Round Trip Tickets can be purchased from the JR EAST Travel Service Centers and from JR Ticket Offices (Midori-no-madoguchi) at Narita Airport Terminals 1 and 2ยท3. Purchase is not available outside Japan. The service centers and tickets offices are NOT open 24-hours — please consult https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/nex_round.html web-page (section "Where to purchase") to find the information about office hours and their locations. Purchase and use are available only for holders of non-Japanese passports. Passport confirmation is required at the time of purchase.
A cheaper alternative is to use a shuttle bus to access Tokyo and then go by train to Yokohama. See the bottom of the airport access page for an overview of available shuttle buses.
- Tokyo shuttle: It costs 1,000 yen, leaves every 20 mins during the daytime, and go from Narita to Tokyo station (it takes about 70 min).
- The access Narita shuttle: It costs 1,000 yen (daytime), leaves every 20 mins during the daytime, and go from Narita to Tokyo station and Ginza station. The time required between Narita Airport and Tokyo, Ginza is approximately 65~75 minutes.
A ride from Tokyo station to Yokohama station by JR Tokaido Line takes about 30 minutes and costs 470 yen. A ride from Tokyo station to Sakuragicho station requires a transfer at Yokohama station and additional 3-min ride (the fare will be 550 yen).
Note Depending on the shuttle bus, you'll need to walk up to several hundred meters from the bus stop to the Tokyo station entrance. Both the Tokyo station and Yokohama station are very big stations, so for the first time Japan visitors it might be not easy to navigate. If you decide to go by this way, just do not rush (trains depart frequently), follow directions, and breath deeply :)) . If you decide to go by a similar way back to the Narita airport, be sure you take the shuttle bus well in advance because of possible traffic jams.
Please use a route planner like, e.g. Google Maps or Hyperdia (only railway routes), to find a route at specific time (they are also a plenty of route finder apps for Android and iPhone).
Haneda Airport
Please visit the airport access page for an overview of available access options.
The Keikyu Railways connect Haneda Airport with Yokohama. "Rapid limited express" trains are the fastest. A ride takes about 25 minutes and costs 450 yen.
There is the airport limousine from Haneda Airport to Red Brick Warehouse by KEIKYU bus. It is 730 yen and about ~1 hour ride (of course, this depends on the traffic). Here is the information (e.g., time table) about the airport limousine service.
From a nearby train station to Red Brick Warehouse
Minatomirai line: Bashamichi station
Bashamichi station of Minatomirai line is the closest train station to the Red Brick Warehouse. It is ~10 min walk from Bashamichi station to Red Brick Warehouse. When you get off Bashamichi station, head to the exit No. 6 (Red Brick Warehouse exit). When you get out of the street, go straight and pass a small bridge. Turn right at Bankokubashi Dori traffic light. You will start to see two red brick buildings in front of you. Those are Red Brick Warehouses. Here is Google map direction from Bashamichi station to Red Brick Warehouse.
JR line: Sakuragicho station
If you use JR line, Sakuragicho station is the closest train station to Red Brick Warehouse. It is ~20 min walk from Sakuragicho station to Red Brick Warehouse. When you get off Sakuragicho station, go to the exit north no.1. When you get out of the street, head north toward the traffic light of Minato Mirai-Odori street. Cross Minato Mira-Odori street and turn right to Kishamichi Promenade which is a nice pathway on the bay. Keep going along the pathway. You will reach to Bankokubashi Dori traffic light. You will see two red brick buildings in front of you. Those are Red Brick Warehouses. Here is Google map direction from Sakuragicho station to Red Brick Warehouse.
Accommodation
| Hotel | time to the conference venue (min walk) |
web page | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navios Yokohama | 5 | (via Rakuten Travel) https://travel.rakuten.com/hotel/info/14800/ | |
| APA Hotel & Resort Yokohama Bay Tower | 6 | (link of booking.com) | New hotel opens on Sep 20, 2019 |
| Hotel Route-Inn Yokohama Bashamichi | 12 | https://www.route-inn.co.jp.e.ut.hp.transer.com/language/hotel_detail.php?hotel_id=530 | |
| The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu | 13 | https://ybht.co.jp/en/ | English/Chinese/Korean language support, Child care (see below) |
| InterContinental Yokohama Grand | 13 | https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/yokohama/yokha/hoteldetail | English/Chinese language support |
| Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama-Sakuragicho | 13 | https://fresa-inn.jp/en/sakuragicho/ | |
| Hotel JAL City Kannai Yokohama | 13 | https://www.okura-nikko.com/japan/yokohama/hotel-jal-city-kannai-yokohama/ | |
| Hotel Monterey Yokohama | 13 | https://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/en/yokohama/ | |
| Yokohama Sakuragi-Cho Washington Hotel | 18 | https://yokohama-s.washington-hotels.jp/ | |
| Yokohama Royal Park Hotel | 18 | https://www2.yrph.com/en | English language support |
Child care
Temporary Child Care Service (3 months - 12 years old) is available.
Please refer to the web page:
http://www.alpha-co.com/ks_yokohama_en.html
Poster printing service
There is Kinko's store (Kinko's Kanani store) at 10-15 min walking distance from the venue. It's 10,000 yen for printing one A0 size poster. The google map location of the Kinko's store is here.
Electricity in Japan
The voltage in Japan is 100 V. Most of the power plugs are two pins (no ground pin). It might be difficult to find the adapter from the plug of your country to Japanese plug in Japan. Please prepare the adapter for converting a power plug in your country. Here is the article about the electricity in Japan.