SASIMI 2007 Conference Venue

Sapporo city

• Located in the center of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan.
• The 5th largest city in Japan with a population of 1.8 million.
• One of the most atractive cities in Japan.
  • Great natural environment and urban service.
  • Delicious Hokkaido foods: excellent Sasimi, meat, vegetables, and drinks.
• Convenient access from/to many Asian cities and most of Japanese cities.

Fun in Supporo

• Visitor Atractions:
  • The Clock Tower - a historical building, known throughout Japan as the symbol of Sapporo.
  • Old Hokkaido Government Building "Red Brick"
  • Hokkaido University - known as not only academic activities but also the beautiful campus.
  • Odori Park - the central park of Sapporo.
  • Susukino - a famous night town in Japan.
  More information can be available in the web page of Sapporo Convention Bureau:
  http://www.conventionsapporo.jp/visitor/visitor.html
• Foods and Restaurants:
  Sapporo is a rare place in the world, having excellent foods in all of agricultural, dairy, and sea products.
  More information is here:
  http://www.conventionsapporo.jp/planners/e/restaurant/restaurant.html
  http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/food/food.html

Access to Sapporo

• Direct international flights to Sapporo (New Chitose) Airport:
  • Guam, USA, 4h40m.
  • Shenyang, China, 3h10m.
  • Shanghai, China, 3h45m.
  • Seoul, Korea, 2h45m.
  • Taipei, 3h50m.
  • Hong Kong, 4h50m.
  • Cairns, Australia, 9h20m.
  • Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia, 1h30m.
• Major domestic connections to Sapporo (New Chitose) Airport:
  • Tokyo (Narita), 1h35m, 3 flight/day.
  • Tokyo (Haneda), 1h35m, 45 flight/day.
  • Osaka (Kansai), 2h00m, 6 flight/day.
  • Osaka (Itami), 2h00m, 10 flight/day.
  • Nagoya (Chubu), 1h40m, 13 flight/day.
  • Fukuoka, 2h15m, 5 flight/day.
• From airport to Sapporo city:
  • Airport express train: 36 min. to Sapporo Station, every 15 min. (1,040yen).
  • Airport bus: 70 min. to Sapporo downtown (1,000yen).
  • Taxi: 60 min. to Sapporo downtown (about 12,000yen).
• Ground transportation from other cities in Japan:
  • Direct over night trains (all sleeping cars) to Sapporo from Tokyo and Osaka.
    (No Shinkansen train to Sapporo.)
• Wiki Travel Sapporo

Hotel Sapporo Garden Palace - Conference Site of SASIMI 2007 -

• 7 min. walk from Japan Railway "Sapporo" Station (750M)
• 5 min. walk from Subway "Sapporo" Station (500M)
• 5 min. walk from Subway "Odori" Station (450M)
• Hotel web page (only in Japanese)
• Access map of the hotel (only in Japanese)
• You may see English information of the hotel by Rakuten Travel serach with the keyword "Sapporo garden palace" .