First Information December 7-10, 2017 City Overview : Nagoya Introduction City Overview Introduction The Venue Travel Information Airport Transportation Nagoya City Route Map Travel Expenses and Air Tickets/ Accreditation/ Visa Application Travel Expenses and Air Tickets Located in the center of Japan, Aichi Prefecture is a base for flourishing industries, Schedule of Accreditation Reissuing Accreditation art and culture, and is also blessed with the beauty of nature. Visa Application Aichi is situated in the center of Japan and is roughly divided into a mountainous, hilly area and a plain. It has been a pivotal point for traffic between western and eastern Hotel Information Japan, and has flourished as a base for industries for centuries. The major industries of Team Members Chaperons/Media Hotel the prefecture are the ceramics in Seto and Tokoname, the automobile manufacturing in Toyota, and the woolen textile industry in Ichinomiya. Useful Information General Information The city of Nagoya is the center of politics, economics and culture of Aichi Prefecture. Tourism and Culture The city has Nagoya Castle, noted for the golden pair of “shachis”, or the imaginary Shopping animals like a fish with the head of a tiger on top of the roof and Atsuta Jingu Shrine Nagoya Food with a history of 1,900 years. A national treasure, Inuyama Castle, stands in Inuyama Event Schedule City 30 minutes away from Nagoya by train. Summary of Deadlines 2 City Overview : Nagoya Introduction You can explore many wonderful sightseeing spots in Aichi. Above all, the popular destinations for tourists are, for example, Mikawa Bay Quasi-National Park, Hida-Kiso River Quasi-National Park, Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park,Aichi Kogen Quasi-National Park, Atsumi-hanto Peninsula Prefectural Park, the Korankei Valley and the Gamagori and the Minamichita Hot Spring resorts. We also have various peculiar festivals. The most famous ones are the Hadaka-matsuri Festival, or naked festival, dates back over 1,200 years in Owari-Konomiya in Inazawa City, and the Hana-matsuri, or Flower Festival (ritual Sinto art) in Oku-Mikawa region. Both are held in winter. DIRECTION From Tokyo: 1h45min to Nagoya Station by JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line. From Osaka: 1h from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya Station by Shinkansen. CLIMATE (December in Nagoya) In Nagoya, city of Japan, located in the central part of the island of Honshu, in Aichi prefecture, the climate is humid temperate, with quite cold winters, and hot, humid and rainy summers. Nagoya is located a short distance from the sea, north of Ise Bay, in the Nobi Plain, an area famous for being particularly hot in summer. In winter, mild periods, with highs around 12/15℃ (54/59 F), alternate with cold and windy periods, with highs around 5/7 ℃ (41/45F) or less, and possible snowfalls (usually light). Day time Average 12.0℃ (54 F) Night time average 3.0℃ (37 F) TIME ZONE Universal Time Coordinated : UTC+9 Daylight Saving Time: There are no future Daylight Saving Time rules for this time zone. 3 Location 4 The Venue Nippongaishi Hall 5-1-16, Higashimata Matae-machi Minami-ku, Nagoya-city, Aichi 457-0833, Japan Tel: +81 52 614 1111 FAX: +81 52 614 3120 Japan Skating Federation will host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2017 and ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2017 at the “The Nippongaishi Hall ”. The Nippongaishi Hall is a multi-purpose hall-style arena that can accommodate up to 10,000 people, and includes both fixed and movable seats. It can accommodate various events such as concerts, conventions, exhibitions, and shows. It is also used as an indoor sports hall in Nagoya. Facility outline Arena area: 3,646㎡ Capacity: approx. 4,800 seats (including arena seats) Size of the ice rink: 30m x 60m 5 Travel Information Airport Transportation The Chubu Centrair International Airport is the only official airport of the event. Transport facilities and access time from the airport to the official hotel, Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel as follows: OC Shuttle: All ISU Event Officials, ISU Office Holders, ISU Guests, Judges and confirmed team delegation members are picked up at the Chubu Centrair International Airport (Central Japan International Airport –airport code NGO) according to the submitted arrival schedule, and necessary ground transportation will be organized to the official hotel, Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel, free of charge. In case coaches, team doctors, chaperones, etc. are arriving with their teams, they also can take the same transportation , free of charge. In case coaches, team doctors, chaperones, etc. arriving individually and not at the same time as other team members, costs for transportation must by paid by such individually arriving persons at their own expense. The Meitetsu μ-SKY Limited Express train (μ = Greek letter for MU) : a fast and convenient train that reaches Meitetsu Nagoya station from Chubu Centrair International Airport in 28 minutes. Fare: 870Yen Purchase the railway ticket before boarding the train. Tickets can be purchased at ticket vending machines and ticket booths. 6 Travel Information Nagoya City Route Map Nearest station to the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel Nearest station to the venue 7 Travel Expenses and Air Tickets /Accreditation / Visa application Travel Expenses and Air Tickets Reissuing Accreditation The OC is responsible for covering travel expenses for the return All accredited persons are requested to present their air-fare (economy airfare only) to Nagoya for all Competitors accreditation card when entering the competition venue and qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and ISU the shuttle bus. In case the accreditation card is lost, you need Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final as well as judges from to ask the OC office in the competition venue or the hotel to the country of the member they represent. Please note that reissue it as soon as possible, and the organizer will charge you travel expenses will only be provided for a simple return fare 10,000Yen as its commission. from one origin point to Nagoya and back to the same origin point. No airfares for open jaw or two one-way tickets will be Visa Application covered by the organizer. Check the following URL to find out if you need to obtain a visa The official travel agent “JTB” will contact the respective ISU to enter Japan. Member federations after the last ISU Junior Grand Prix event http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html and after the last ISU Grand Prix (seniors) and assist with making The procedure is shown in the following page to apply for a visa. appropriate flight arrangements for qualified competitors and http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html judges. If an ISU member federation (on behalf of their qualified competitors and / or judges) or any individual person After submitting your entry forms, our agent will contact you on the expense of the OC decides to make own travel directly and ask you to for some application questions e.g. arrangements, the approval of the airfare from the OC is name on passport, passport number, passport validity date, required before issuing any flight ticket. applying city, and they will send you the necessary package “official invitation letter” to your mentioned address by DHL as Schedule of Accreditation soon as possible. After receiving the package, applicants need The accreditation for all ISU Event Officials, ISU Office Holders, ISU Guests, Judges and confirmed team delegation members will to submit the passport with the necessary forms to the be given at the “Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel”. The Consulate with the jurisdiction at a Japanese Embassy or registration room will be in operation at the official hotel on Consulate General which is mentioned in your paper. It will Monday, December 4 (starting at 13:00 hours) and on Tuesday, take at least one week for the visa to be issued, so it is highly December 5. The exact operating hours will be communicated recommended to consider the timing for the application. on site. 8 NAGOYA CASTLE PLAZA HOTEL NAGOYA MARRIOTT ASSOCIA HOTEL Between NAGOYA MARRIOT ASSOCIA HOTEL and NAGOYA GAISHI HALL : 25 minutes by OC shuttle bus Between NAGOYA MARRIOT ASSOCIA HOTEL and NAGOYA CASTLE PLAZA HOTEL: 5 minutes on foot GAISHI HALL 9 Hotel Information <Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel> OFFICIAL HOTEL for ISU/Judges/Teams/OC 1-1-4, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-city Aichi, Japan 450-6002 Tel: +81 52 584 1111 Fax: +81 52 584 1112 URL: http://www.associa.com/english/nma The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel offers supreme relaxation and international hospitality to all guests with a full of facilities. The hotel is also conveniently located above Nagoya Station. (Directly connected to JR Nagoya Station) Since J.W. Marriott founded the company in 1927, Marriott Hotels have welcomed successive generations of guests with warm hospitality and high-quality service. The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel would now like to extend that same invitation to you. 10 Hotel Information <Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel> OFFICIAL HOTEL for ISU/Judges/Teams/OC The accommodation and meal expenses for ISU Event Officials, Judges and Competitors will be covered by the OC from dinner on Tuesday, Room Amenity December 5, 2017 until breakfast on Monday, December 11, 2017. Shampoo/Conditioner/Shower gel/Body lotion/Facial Soap/ Toothbrush/Razor & Shaving Cream/Comb/Hairbrush/ Any members other than above such as Extra Team officials, Coaches, Shower Cap/Cotton puff/Cotton Swab/ and Chaperones are requested to pay the following fee at the Shoe mitt (Simple shoe shine)/Night dress/Slippers information desk located at the hotel lobby. Room Supply Room Charge Japanese tea/Tea/Coffee/ Kettle/Toilet with washlet attached/ （ ） Standard Double room 25m² Iron/Hair-dryer/Refrigerator/Safety box/CS broadcasting 36,500Yen/per day (including Breakfast & Tax) (BBC/CNN etc.) *330USD (1USD=110Yen as of July 25, 2017) （ ） Deluxe Twin room 38m² Telephone 41,000Yen/per day (including Breakfast & Tax) Room to room: 8+ Room No.