Conference will be held in the city of Kanazawa. Kanazawa a city in the Hokuriku region coloured with cultural attractions. Well known for its Kenrokuen, a castle garden dating from the 17th century, Samurai and geisha districts, attractive temples, museums and wonderful market . 

Conference Venues:

Day 1: Hotel Kanazawa

Day 2: Kanazawa Technical College 

A bus from Hotel Kanazawa will be provided to KTC on the second day of the conference.

Getting there

By plane:

The nearest airport that serve Kanazawa in in the city of Komatsu. Flights can be taken from Tokyo Haneda Airport, Narita Airport, Sapporo Chitose, Sendai and Fukuoka and Okinawa. Komatsu also offers flights from Seoul and Shanghai. 

Tourist may take a bus from Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa city which will take approximately 50 minutes. Alternatively, tourist can ride a bus to Komatsu Station and a JR train from there. Taxis and several rental car are also available.

By train or bus:

1. Tokyo/Narita A. P. to Kanazawa St.
Option 1:
Narita A. P.

• (by bus) Keisei Bus (1.0 ~ 1.4h, 900 ~ 1,000JPY)
  

• (by JR train) Hokuriku Shinkansen
  
• by “Kagayaki” (approximately 2.5h, 14,120JPY)
  
• or by “Hakutaka”(approximately 3.0h, 13,600 ~ 14,120JPY)
  

• (by train) Keisei Skyliner (approximately 0.7h, 2,470JPY)
  

• 5 min. walk
  

• (by JR train) Hokuriku Shinkansen
  
• by “Kagayaki” (approximately 2.5h, 13,710JPY)
  
• or by “Hakutaka”(approximately 3.0h, 13,390 ~ 13,720JPY)
  

• (by bus) Airport Limousine (65 ~ 85 min / 3,100JPY)
  

• (by air) ANA or JAL (approximately 1.0h, 11,090 ~ 27,390JPY)
  

• (by bus) Hokurikutetsudo Bus(approximately 1.0h / 1,130JPY)
  

• (by bus) Airport Limousine (25 – 45 min)
  

• (by JR train) Hokuriku Shinkansen
  
• by “Kagayaki” (approximately 2.5h, 14,120JPY)
  
• or by “Hakutaka”(approximately 3.0h, 13,600 ~ 14,120JPY)
  

• (by monorail) Tokyo Monorail
  

• (by JR train) Yamanote-line (approximately 5min)
  
• or Keihin-Tohoku-line (approximately 5min)
  

• (by JR train) Hokuriku Shinkansen
  
• by “Kagayaki” (approximately 2.5h / 14,120JPY)
  
• or by “Hakutaka”(approximately 3.0h / 13,600 ~ 14,120JPY)
  

• (by air) ANA or JAL (approximately 1.0h, 11,090 ~ 27,390JPY)
  

• (by bus) Hokurikutetsudo Bus(approximately 1.0h / 1,130JPY)
  

• (JR train) “Kanku-kaisoku” (approximately 1.1h) 
  

• (JR train) “Thunderbird” (approximately 2.8h)
  

• (JR train) “Haruka” (approximately 0.8h)
  

• (JR train) “Thunderbird” (approximately 2.7h)
  

Kanazawa can be accessed via the Hokuriku Expresswsy which runs through the western edge of the city, the national Route 8, via the base of Hakusan or over the hills from Toyama prefecture.