Please refer to the web-site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.
There are two ways to travel to Himeji by air.
International flight to Kansai International Airport (KIX), and rail from the airport to Himeji (about 2 hours).
The simplest and cheapest way from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Himeji is to use the Airport Limousine Bus.
The simplest and cheapest way from Kansai International Airport
(KIX) to Himeji.: Airport
Limousine Bus.
Railway to Himeji using Shinkansen bullet train.
Please ride on Haruka express to Shin-Osaka, and transfer to Shinkansen bullet train to Himeji. There is much number of trains running.
You can also use international flight to
the Narita International
Airport (NRT). In order to go to Himeji, please ride on Narita express train to Tokyo, then transfer to the Shinkansen bullet train to Himeji.
Amount of time required are, Narita->Tokyo: about 1 hour, and Tokyo -> Himeji: about 4 hours.
There is much number of trains running.
You can also use international flight to
the Narita International
Airport (NRT), and a connecting domestic flight from
Narita to
Osaka(OSA). You can then travel on to Himeji by Airport Limousine Bus or train.
However, number of the flights for Osaka airport from Narita is limited. We do not recommend to use this path.
The conference site, Egret Himeji, is 10 minutes walk from the station.
Egret
Himeji
We do not recommend the use of rental cars. Driving in
Japan is not comfortable even for Japanese, because of heavy
traffic jam, poor road sign, and unreasonable toll of highway. Please
remember that Japan is not "a nation on the wheel" but "a nation on the
rail".
100 V/60 Hz, Two-parallel-blade type connector. See figure. Please
take note that the US connectors resembling this are not
fully compatible in Japan.
The local currency is Japanese Yen (JPY). You can also pay by your
credit card (Amex, VISA, Mastercard, etc) at major hotels,
restaurants, and shops, and you can also use US$ in some case. But
you must remind that checking by credit card is not so popular in
Japan as in USA or EU. Local shops or restaurants may not accept
credit cards.
We recommend all the foreign participants obtain sufficient JPY at the
airport.
A consumer tax (VAT) rate is 5% in Japan, but it is included
in
prices.
There are no customs of tip in Japan. Instead of tip, a 10% service
charge might be added in your bill at restaurants, bars or
hotels.