Travel Information

Sapporo is the biggest city in northern Japan. You can easily reach there by frequent direct flight from major cities in Korea or via Haneda, Narita and Kansai International Airports from most international major cities.

 

Conveniently situated close to the city of Sapporo, New Chitose Airport has regular direct international flights to various cities overseas, with domestic flights to Japan's main international airports at Narita, Haneda, Nagoya and Kansai as well as other regional airports. Also, Okadama Airport, in the suburbs of Sapporo, provides connections to more than six regional airports throughout Hokkaido.

APNOMS 2007 will be held at Sapporo Convention Center, which located in Sapporo. For more information on Sapporo, please visit the following URLs:

http://www.conventionsapporo.jp/
http://www.sta.or.jp/english/
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/
To reach Sapporo Convention Center, you can take the following public transportation.


From New Chitose Airport
 

  1. Take JR line (Rapid Airport) to Shin-Sapporo Station (28 minutes). Rapid Airport runs every 15 minutes. Ticket is 850 yen per person.
  2. At Shin-Sapporo station, change the train to Sapporo Municipal Subway Tozai Line to Higashi-Sapporo station (14 minutes). Tozai Line runs every 7 minutes. Ticket is 280 yen per person.
  3. Get off the train at Higashi-Sapporo station. Sapporo Convention Center is 8 minutes walk from Higashi-Sapporo station.

 

The map around Sapporo Convention Center is available from Sapporo Convention Center's official site.
http://www.sora-scc.jp/english.php

 

From Sapporo Station or other stations in Sapporo city.
In Sapporo city, there are three municipal subway lines. You can take these subway lines.and get off the train at Higashi-Sapporo station.

 

Station map for Sapporo Municipal Subway lines


For example, from Sapporo Station, 

  1. Two minutes from Sapporo Station to Odori Station by Subway Nanboku-line serving every six minutes.
  2. Five minutes from Odori Station to Higashi-sapporo Station by Subway Tozai-sen serving every seven minutes.

 

Subway ticket for one person at 240 yen.
It is eight minutes walk from Higashi-Sapporo Station.

 

 

SAPPORO CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR PLAN

 
 

 APNOMS 2007 will use only 2nd floor at Sapporo Convention Center.

 

 

Visa Information

 

Passport and visa: Foreign participants entering Japan must hold valid passport and visa (if required).For details, please consult your travel agent or the nearest Japanese Consulate.

 

You can visit the ministry of foreign affairs of Japan website's visa page.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html


This website includes the list of countries and regions that have visa exemption arrangements with Japan.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/02.html#a
 If you are not a resident of the countries or areas in this list, you can find out how to apply for entry visa from the same site.

 

If you need an invitation letter to apply for visa, please fill out the Visa Assistance Request Form (Excel) and email it to Prof. Shingo Ata(ata_at_info.eng.osaka-cu.ac.jp)

 

If you need to contact and/or ask us about visa, please send email to the following people.
Shingo Ata (TPC Co-Chair, ata_at_info.eng.osaka-cu.ac.jp)
Hiroshi Uno (Publicity Co-Chair, uno_at_ansl.ntt.co.jp)