Access to International Conference Center

Ferry

10 minutes by Port Liner from JR Sannomiya Station to Shimin Hiroba Station (\240) or by TAXI (about \2000)

20 minutes by Subway and Port Liner from JR Shin-kobe Station (Transfer at Sannomiya Sta.)

80 minutes from Kansai International by Limousine bus (\1800) and Port Liner (Transfer at Sannomiya Sta.) or by High-speed Ferry (\1500) and Port Liner (Transfer at Kobe Airport)

55 minutes from (Itami) International Airport by Limousine bus and Port Liner (Change at Sannomiya Sta.)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER KOBE KOBE CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION

6-9-1 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0046, TEL:078-302-5200 FAX:078-302-6485 E-mail:[email protected] URL:http://www.kcva.or.jp Kansai International Airport arrival lobby (1F) Three main transportations can be used to reach Kobe from the Kansai International Airport: the train, a High-Speed Ferry, and the Limousine bus service. We highly recommend the latter that will directly take you to Sannomiya station with the greater confort.

Reaching Kobe by Limousine bus North Exit South Exit

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12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Limousine Bus Stop

The Limousine bus stops are located in the 1st floor just in front of the exit. Please go to the ticket vending machine c or one of the two Limousine bus service centers . You should buy a ticket to Kobe Sannomiya that costs 1800 yen and take the Limousine bus number 6 . It will take you about 70 minutes to reach Kobe Sannomiya, the final stop where you have to get off the bus.

Please keep the ticket that the bus attendant will give you for your suitcase until the end of the trip. You should give them back for recovering your suitcase at the final stop.

From Sannomiya you have to take the Port Liner train service that will take you in front of the International Conference Center Kobe where the NC-AFM2006 conference will be held. At Kobe Sannnomiya Port Liner station (2F) Sannomiya Termina OPA Hotel

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Limousine bus stop Limousine bus final stop from for Kansai International Kansai International Airport Airport (Departure) (Arrival) Port Liner Sannomiya Sta. (2F)

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Please, walk the from the bus Building under construction final stop 1 to the Port Liner Sannnomiya station 6 . The Port Liner entrance is in the 2nd floor accessible by two elevators EV or the escalators 7 . Port Liner Sannomiya Sta. (2F)

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EV From the Port Liner Sannomiya (P01) station you have to go to the Shimin Hiroba Station (P06). Please buy a 240 yen ticket at the automatic vending machines 8 and pass through the ticket gates located besides 9 . Please, keep the ticket until the end of the trip since you will need it again at the Port Liner exit.

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From Sannomiya Station it will take 10 minutes to reach the Shimin Hiroba Sta. You can finally reach the International Conference Center Kobe walking by the roofed pedestrian walkways

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(Coffee and Tea) 25 1 Holly ’ s Café 2 Ko-Yo 3 Xebec Café 4 Nevers L 15 Kita Futo 5 Haku-san PL09 6 Hirai Coffee 39 Sta. P04 Naka Koen 7 Mount 8 Minato Ijin-kan Sta. 10 5 8 4 9 UCC coffee shop 37 L 10 Light 32 11 Landscape Café 12 UCC coffee shop 43 13 Premiere 14 Beans 500m 15 PI F 16 TANTO TANTO

s h (Restaurant) o 14 p 17 Salon Port p 17 i Portbello 2 n 3 PL08 Naka Futo 18 P05 g Restaurant Fontana Shimi Byoin Mae 35 19 m 31 Sta. 20 Bamiyan Sta. 9 29 a l Big Boy 21 l 21 42 22 Island Plaza F 41 36 Hotel Perl City 23 Tanba-ya 34 24 Marchen Kobe 25 Port-tei Quality Hotel 7 16 (Fast foods) 18 26 Mermaid House 45 L International Conference 40 27 Kentakky Fried Chiken 19 Center Kobe 28 Lotteria 44 29 Dom Dom Ever Green Portpia Hotel 30 Gourmet Sandwitch South Wing 31 Hokka-Hokka-tei 6 7 12 Kamado-ya P06 Shimin Hiroba 30 32 Sta. 24 33 Takono-ya 26 PL07 Portpia HALL Minami Koen (Japanease Pub) Sta. 34 Izaka-ya Nikuten-ya 22 11 L M s P u (Okonomiyaki) o p v o 1 r e 35 Tokushima Okonomi-yaki i t 23 r n in Portpia Hotel g L m i 27 w n a (Noodle) (Japanese) 28 r a e k Chikara-Mochi M2F Teppan Yaki TAJIMA l r 33 e 36 k t M1F Oden KYOWADA 38 37 Yashima M1F Noodle MIZUNO 38 Sanuki-Genzaburo S4F Japanese Cuisine YAWARAGI 39 Hokkai Chinease noodle Den Den S4F Sushi SUSHIMAN S4F Noodle INANIWA F (Beef) (French) 40 Sakurai M31F ALAN CHAPEL 41 Gyu-Taro (Chinese) 42 Konishi M29F SHUKEI-EN (Coffee & Tea) L (Sushi) M2F Dining Cafe SOCO 43 Janome Sushi M1F Tea Lounge LA BELLE CORE 20 P07 Sentan Iryo Center Mae (others) (Lounge & Bar) Sta. M30F Sky Lounge PLEN D’ ETOILES 44 Restaurant Sun Marino M2F Bar L’ ESTACADE 45 Hana-en Chinease Foods

in Hotel Peal City Kobe 13 (Japanese) HANA-SHINJU (Restaurant & Cafe) PRASHANTI convenience store (24 h)

in Quality Hotel Foods, Drink, (Japanese) ATM, POST, etc. P08Port Island Minami TOKYO TAMURA Sta. (Cafe & Restaurant) L LAWSON Diana 7 Seven Eleven F FamilyMart 400m for P09 Kobe Airport KOBE Time Table of Limousine Bus Kansai International Airport → Kobe (Sannomiya Sta.) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 10 10 15 15 05 05 15 00 20 K K H K O K H K H K H H K O H O H O 50 30 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 35 35 20 20 35 30 K K H H H K H H K H K O K H K H H 45 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 55 50 35 35 H H H K H O H K K O H K K O 45 5555 55 55 50 55 O O K H H H H

Kobe (Sannomiya Sta.) → Kansai International Airport 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 05 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 H K K K H K O K H K H K H H K H K 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 30 H K H K H H H K H H K K K O K K 20 25 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 40 H H K H O H K H O H K H O H K 35 35 45 4545 H H K O K 45 45 H K 55 55 O O black number : Kansai International Airport ⇔ Kobe (Sannomiya Sta.) black number with under bar : Kansai International Airport ⇔ ROKKO ISLAND ⇔ Kobe (Sannomiya Sta.) H : HANSHIN ELECTRIC BUS K : KANSAI AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISE O : OSAKA AIRPORT TRANSPORT CO.,,LTD. From ROKKO ISLAND : Reservation is required.