Social Events
Welcome Reception
18:00-20:00, Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Conference Center 503, PACIFICO YOKOHAMA
Conference Banquet
19:00-21:00, Thursday, September 9, 2010
Intercontinental Ballroom, InterContinental YOKOHAMA THE GRAND
Closing Reception
19:00-20:30, Friday, September 10, 2010
Conference Center 503, PACIFICO YOKOHAMA
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You can read the MSC Preview here.Sightseeing
Travel Agency JTB information desk will be placed in the conference site. The main possible tours are as follows.[Yokohama Area]
- Yokohama Chinatown: One of the biggest chinatowns in the world.
- Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse: These lovely red brick buildings with their original facades (about 100 years old) have been refurbished from top to bottom.
- Tokyo Tower: Claims the title of the world's highest self-supporting structure at 333m high, edging out the Effel Tower by 13m.
- Asakusa: The oldest and most popular Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
- Tsukiji market: Outer Fish Market, the "kitchen of Tokyo".
- Sumida River Cruise: 40-minute boat ride. Most important waterway for the development of Tokyo.
- Meiji Shinto Shrine: Japan's most famous Shinto shrine dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and his consort.
- Odaiba: Located in Tokyo Bay, its often called New Tokyo,and is a great spot for a romantic date.
- Kamakura (old capital):
30 min. by train from Yokohama Sta.
http://www1.kamakuranet.ne.jp/kwga/default.htm
- Japan Tourist Organization:
http://www.jnto.go.jp/ - Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau:
http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/ - Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau:
http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/