Location of Tokyo Toshi Center Hotel
ADDRESS: 2-4-1, Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
TEL +81-(0)3-3265-8211
FAX +81-(0)3-3262-1705
[Access to the Toshi Center Hotel]
■ From Narita International Airport to the Hotel
Convenient means of transportation available from the airport terminal is comfortable, air-conditioned limousine buses.
-The bus is stop at the Akasaka Prince Hotel facing just in fron of Toshi Center Hotel.
-Time by airport bus: approximately 85 minutes (depends on the traffic)
-Adult/One way JPY3,000-
*This fare might be subject to change without advance notice.
* Timetable
-Pick up point at Narita International Airport Arrivals Floors: Termina1- #2 / Termanil2-#6
-Departure Point from Tokyo : check via here
■ From Subway Station
4 minute-walk from Hanzomon exit of Kojimachi station,Yurakucho Subway Line.
4 minute-walk from Exit No.4 or 5 of Nagatacho Station,Yurakucho/Hanzomon Subway Lines.
3 minute-walk from Exit No.9 of Nagatacho Station,Nanboku Subway Line.
8 minute-walk from Akasaka Mitsuke Station,Marunouchi/Ginza Subway Lines.
■ By Tokyo-to bus
Hirakawacho 2-chome Toshi Center-mae. (Shinbashi〜Ichigaya〜Okubo route)
Tourist Information
To visit Japan, you must have a valid passport. A visa is required for citizens of countries that do not have visa-exempt agreements with Japan. Please contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate for visa requirements.
- DUTY FREE IMPORT
Personal effects and professional equipment can be brought into Japan duty free as long as their contents and quantities are deemed reasonable by the customs officer. You can also bring in 400 cigarettes, 500 grams of tobacco or 100 cigars; 3 bottles of alcoholic beverages; 2 ounces of perfume; and gifts and souvenirs whose total market price is less than 200,000 yen or its equivalent. There is no allowance for tobacco or alcoholic beverages for persons aged 19 years or younger. Strictly prohibited are firearms and other types of weapons, and narcotics. - INSURANCE
The organizer cannot accept responsibility for accidents that might occur. Delegates are encouraged to purchase travel insurance before leaving your home country. Insurance plans typically cover accidental loss of belongings, medical costs in case of injury or illness, and other possible risks of international travel. - CLIMATE
The temperature in Tokyo during the period of the Conference ranges between 15-23 degrees Celcius. - CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Only Japanese yen is acceptable at regular stores and restaurants. Certain foreign currencies may be accepted at a limited number of hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. You can buy yen at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchangers on presentation of your passport. - TRAVELER'S CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS
Travelerﾕs checks are accepted only by leading banks and major hotels in principal cities, and the use of travelerﾕs checks in Japan is not as popular as in some other countries. VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, and American Express are widely accepted at hotels, department stores, shops, restaurants and nightclubs. - TIPPING
In Japan, tips are not necessary anywhere, even at hotels and restaurants. - ELECTRICITY
Electric current is uniformly 100 volts, AC, throughout Japan, but with two different cycles: 50 in eastern Japan including Tokyo and 60 in western Japan including Kyoto and Osaka.Leading hotels in major cities have two outlets of 100 and 220 volts but their sockets usually accept a two-leg plug only. - SHOPPING
Shops and other sales outlets in Japan are generally open on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays as well as weekdays from 10:00 to 20:00. Department stores, however, are closed during one weekday, differing by store, and certain specialty shops may not open on Sundays and national holidays.
Addendum: Common Misconception (by Satoshi Matsuoka,the PC Chair):
“I would like to attend but Japan is expensive for travelers!”
This is a very common misconception, the result of early days when the only hotels where the travelers stayed at were the top-ranked hotels, fortified in the early ‘90s when the exchange rate was 80-90 yens/US Dollar. Things have changed a lot since then; the exchange rate has gone down considerably (120-130 yens/US Dollar), but the prices of items have remained stable domestically due to deflationary status of the Japanese economy. Moreover, travelers can now find abundant low-price hotels and inexpensive but good restaurants to dine. For the CCGrid 2003 in particular, the conference will be held at a hotel near the Imperial Palace called Toshi-Center Hotel. Despite being new and quite comfortable as well as being conveniently located at the center of Tokyo, the room rate for a single room is approximately 9000 yens or $70-$75 U.S. I am sure everyone will find Japan to be quite economical and pleasant place to visit, especially in May when it is the best time of the year.