Visa Information
You'll need to check the
list of the countries that have
the visa exemption agreement with Japan. If your
country is included in the list, then you will not
be required for a visa when entering Japan under
normal circumstances. If your country is not
included in the list, you'll need to obtain a
short-term stay visa from the embassy of Japan in
your country.
Please read the
Japanese visa guide provided by
the ministry of foreign affairs carefully. And be
informed that it is the embassy of Japan in your
country that makes a decision on issuing a visa.
Whether the attendees need Letter of Invitation
fully depends on the relations between countries.
The conference organizers hereby reiterate that we
are neither able to nor authorized to decide the
relations between countries.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html.
Travel Information
Chiba is the capital
city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of the centre of Tokyo
on Tokyo Bay. Adjacent to Tokyo, Chiba is best known for being home to Japan’s two Disney parks, but the area overflows with natural beauty both inland and by the sea. Stretching 66 kilometers along Chiba’s coast is Kujukuri Beach, Japan's longest stretch of sandy coastline, ideal for watersports. Deeper inland are a number of spacious parks and towering Mt. Nokogiri, with its "Hell Peek Point." Chiba also has Japan's main international airport, Narita, making it the country's first entry point for most travelers. Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary
seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles
one of the highest volumes of cargo in the nation.
There
are several major urban centres in the city,
including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business
district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and
Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government
office and the city hall are located.
How to get there:
The biggest station is JR Chiba station, a stylish and modern hub only about 40 minutes from Tokyo station.
Alternatively, you can get there via the Keisei line to
Keisei-Chiba station which is next to the JR station. You won’t have to go too far to explore the city because in addition to over 13 train lines, Chiba has its own monorail system.
This suspended monorail, which is the world’s longest at 15.2 kilometers, is a fun and cheap way to get bird’s eye view of the city.
Chiba Urban Monorail
The Chiba Urban
Monorail was constructed as a response to the worsening
traffic situation in Chiba City. The construction of the
monorail started in 1987, but its operations began on
March 1988. It currently holds the Guinness World Record
of the longest suspended monorail train system at 15.2
km. The monorail has two routes available–one short and
another longer. Route 1–the shorter route–runs 3.2 km,
the whole ride takes approximately nine minutes in
total. Route 2, on the other hand, runs 12 km, around 25
minutes ride time in total.
Tokyo DisneyLand
Although
called "Tokyo" Disney Resort, the parks are actually
located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, right around the
bay from Tokyo. From the JR Keiyo Line train, which
rounds the bay, you can see the majestic spires of the
Magic Kingdom and DisneySea's towering volcano. Both Disney Resort parks are right around the bay from Tokyo, easily accessible from Tokyo Station and other major stations.
Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea, and Ikspiari are located just a few minutes walk from JR Maihama Station on the Keiyo Line. The Keiyo Line's starting point is Tokyo Station. The parks are also directly accessible by bus.
Chiba Castle (Chiba City Folk Museum)
Chiba Castle, also
known as Inohana Castle, was the former residence of the
Chiba family who ruled the area. The Chiba City Folk
Museum was constructed in 1967 on the former site of
Chiba Castle, and is modeled after a traditional
Japanese castle.
The museum collects, preserves, researches, and displays
historical materials related to the culture and history
of Chiba city. Be sure to see the exhibit on the Chiba
clan, which ruled the area between the 12th and 16th
centuries.
Kameiwa Cave
Kameiwa Cave
(which means Turtle Rock Cave), formerly a relatively
unknown site, gained notoriety for hosting one of the
most whimsical sights in all of Japan.The cave — which
is more of an arch embracing a cascading waterfall —
gained fame when an Instagram photo of the heart-shaped
spectacle went viral in 2015. Since then it’s become a
popular tourist attraction. Coming from the land of
Studio Ghibli, it’s been appropriately compared to
something out of an anime or a fairytale. The glowing
light filtering through is undeniably magical.