Conference Venue: Future University Hakodate
NACA-ICOTA 2019 will be held in Future University Hakodate (FUN). The campus is located in the north of Hakodate city. The campus and the downtown of Hakodate City will be connected by conference shuttle. There are also public buses (Hakodate Bus) from Hakodate Airport to Hakodate Station (20 minutes), from Hakodate Station to the campus (45 minutes), and from Goryokaku to the campus (25 minutes).
Directions to Future University Hakodate
- From Hakodate Station Area
- By bus: Hakodate Bus (lines 55A, 55B, and 55C) usually takes 45 minutes. Bus fare is 340 JPY.
- By taxi: Usually, it takes 30 minutes and costs 3000 JPY.
- From Goryokaku Area
- By bus: Hakodate Bus (lines 55A, 55B, 55C, and 55F) usually takes 25 minutes. Bus fare is 330 JPY.
- By taxi: Usually it takes 20 minutes and costs 2300 JPY.
- From Bay Area
- Via Hakodate Station Area: Hakodate City Tram and Hakodate Bus (line 1 or sightseeing bus for Motomachi and Bay Area) connect Bay Area and Hakodate Station Area. Tram fare and Bus fares are 230 and 210 JPY, respectively. After Hakodate Station Area, see above.
- Free shuttle buses for participants will run between the conference venue and the downtown of Hakodate City including the three areas (Hakodate Station Area, Goryokaku Area and Bay Area). The shuttle bus will stop at Hakodate Station Bus Terminal Platform 8 9 (changed) for Hakodate Station Area, Hotel Tetora for Goryokaku Area, Hakodate Kokusai Hotel for Bay Area, and Hakodate Meijikan for Bay Area.
- The schedule of the shuttle bus is available here.
- The locations of shuttle bus stops are available here (changed on August 26th).
About Hakodate City
Hakodate is the third largest city in Hokkaido, which is the second largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Hakodate is best known for the spectacular views to be enjoyed from Mt. Hakodate and its delicious fresh seafood. Its weather is nice in summer: It does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country. For more information, please read Hakodate Official Travel Guide.
Directions to Hakodate City
Non-Stop Flights from Overseas to Hakodate Airport
Direct flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taipei, Taiwan are operated by Eva Airways (EVA), All Nippon Airways (ANA), Tigerair (TTW), Thai Airways International (THA), and Air New Zealand (ANZ). It takes approximately 3 hours.
Arriving from Major Cities in Japan
- From Tokyo
- By plane: Japan Airlines (JAL), All Nippon Airways (ANA), and AIRDO (ADO) fly from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport, HND) and it usually takes 80 minutes.
- By train: Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen (Superexpress Hayabusa) connects Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station and Hakodate Liner runs from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station to Hakodate Station and it usually takes more than 4.5 hours. For foreign travellers, cost effective rail passes are available. For more details, please read below.
- From Osaka
- By plane: Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) fly from Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport, ITM) and it usually takes 100 minutes.
- By train: Tokaido Shinkansen (Superexpress Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama) connects Osaka and Tokyo and it usually takes usually 2.5 hours. After Tokyo, see above.
- From Nagoya
- By plane: All Nippon Airways (ANA) and AIRDO (ADO) fly from Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) and it usually takes 90 minutes.
- By train: Tokaido Shinkansen (Superexpress Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama) connects Nagoya and Tokyo and it usually takes usually 1.5 hours. After Tokyo, see above.
- From Sapporo
- By plane: All Nippon Airways (ANA) flies from New Chitose Airport (CTS) and it usually takes 40 minutes. Japan Airlines (JAL) also flies from Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) and it usually takes 40 minutes.
- By train: Limited Express Super Hokuto runs from Sapporo Station to Hakodate Station and it usually takes 3.5 hours. For foreign travellers, cost effective rail passes are available. For more details, please read below.
Discount Rail Passes
Rail passes, which covers almost train fares above, are available for foreign travellers. To purchase them, some procedures may be required in advance before coming Japan. For more details, please visit each website:
- Japan Rail Pass (covering All Japan)
- JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass (covering Kanto, Tohoku, and South Hokkaido Regions including Tokyo and Hakodate)
- JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass (covering Tohoku and South Hokkaido Regions including Sendai and Hakodate)
- Hokkaido Rail Pass (covering All Hokkaido Region including Sapporo and Hakodate)
Directions to Downtown from Hakodate Airport
Hakodate Teisan Bus runs every 20 minutes, and it usually takes 20 minutes. Bus fare to Hakodate Station is 450 JPY.
Hotels
The neighborhoods of Hakodate Station and Goryokaku offer a high density of hotels. There are also many hotels in Bay Area although Hakodate Station and Goryokaku Areas have easier access to the venue than Bay Area basically (see above). Some reasonable and convenient hotels in these area are listed below. (This list is just an example and hence incomplete—there might be more nice hotels. Thus, it will be occasionally updated as necessary.) Participants are kindly requested to make their own hotel reservations via travel booking websites. For more information, please contact us by email to naca-icota2019-query@ml.toho-u.ac.jp.
Hakodate Station Area
- Hotel Tetora Hakodate-Ekimae: 19-11, Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- APA Hotel Hakodate Ekimae: 19-13, Otemachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Smile Hotel Hakodate: 20-11 Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Hotel Hakodate Royal: 16-9, Omori-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Route Inn Grantia Hakodate Ekimae: 21-3, Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate: 14-10 Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Condominium Stella Site: 16-1, Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- HOTEL & SPA CENTURY MARINA HAKODATE: 22-13 Otemachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Goryokaku Area
- Hotel Tetora: 17-16, Yanagawa-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Hakodate Rich Hotel Goryokaku: 35-3, Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Route Inn Grantia Hakodate Goryokaku: 11-10, Hon-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- HOTEL MYSTAYS Hakodate Goryokaku: 26-17, Hon-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Hotel Dormy Inn Express Hakodate Goryokaku: 29-26, Hon-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Bay Area
- THE SHARE HOTELS HakoBA: 23-9, Suehiro-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Hotel Hachimanzaka: 31-16, Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Hakodate Kokusai Hotel: 5-10, Otemachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
- La Vista Hakodate Bay: 12-6, Toyokawacho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
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