Travel Information
Meal
We will arrange dinner on the 2nd and breakfast on the 3rd. You are asked to arrange for all other meals on your own.
There is a small convenience store near the venue but there are not too many restaurants. There are better choices around Sannomiya station, so we recommend you purchase your lunch before you arrive at the venue.
Apart from the expenses directly covered by RIKEN, we will be asking you to contribute 1,500 yen in cash as part of the food expenses.
How to get to Kobe International Conference Center (3F)
Please refer to the Kobe International Conference Center webpage for information on transportation and area map, and arrange for your own transportation. There is a direct passageway connecting Shimin-hiroba station and the venue.
Please note that there is NO WIFI at the venue.
Venue: Kobe International Conference Center (3F)(Japanese)(English)
Domestic Business Trip Authorization
Transportation fee and accommodation cost will be covered by RIKEN in accordance to RIKEN's Regulations for Business Travel Expenses. Please apply for the "Domestic Business Trip Authorization" at “AMABIE” via OKTA authentication.
Deadlines and manuals for the business trip application procedure, which is a two-part procedure: before trip and after trip, is shown below.
--Manuals for procedures--
- Before trip (Permission) (Deadline: August 26 (Mon), 2024)
- After trip (Report) (Deadline: September 13 (Fri), 2024)
For any inquiries regarding the business trip application, please contact ryohi@riken.jp.
You are asked to book and purchase train tickets on your own. Your expenses will be reimbursed by RIKEN later according to RIKEN's Regulations for Business Travel Expenses.
Summer school office may not be able to reimburse the travel cost after the submission deadline for the "Domestic Business Trip Authorization form".
Accommodation
We have booked rooms at the hotel. Due to financial reasons, all rooms will be shared. You may request to specify your roommate in the registration form (please get their consent and enter their name in the registration form). Thank you for your understanding in advance.
KOBE PORTOPIA HOTEL Link
10-1, 6 Chome, Minatojima Nakamachi Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0046 Japan
The standard equipment’s etc. from the following link.
https://www.portopia.co.jp/en/stay/room/twin/