Excursion
Official excursion of IP 2013 Awaji is scheduled as follows:
Date: September 26 (Thr.) 1:00pm
Destinations:
1. Otsuka Art of Museum
The location is indicated with "L" on the map in the Sightseeing Spots below.
Official website of the museum
2. Cruise to watch the Naruto Whirlpools aboard a tourist boat
This will be cancelled in case of bad weather condition.
* Students: You are cordially invited to the excursion. Your participation will be supported by the monetary contribution from the organizers of IP2011 which was held in Akron, US in 2011.
Please bring the student ID with you.
* Lunch boxes will be handed out to the pariticipants in the tour bus.
Optional Tour
Naoshima Tour September 27(Fri) Starts at 8:00am in front of the Westin Hotel Awaji Island
Awaji Yume Tours will arrange an optional day trip in which you could enjoy a four-hour round trip cruise to Naoshima. There will be no English speaking guide provided for this tour.
The registration deadline is September 20, 2013.
Please make your reservations on or before September 20, 2013 using the following page:Naoshima Tour
In case the tour is decided to be implemented with less than 52 participants (the maximum number for the tour), Awaji Yume Tours will accept additional reservations on or before September 24, 2013.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact the Secretariat of IP2013 Awaji at office
ip13awaji.jp
For further information, click this image 
Post Symposium Tour Opportunities
JTB (Japan Travel Bureau) will arrange post-symposium tours, starting from the convention venue, to Kyoto and Nara. A minimum number of 20 participants is required for the tours, otherwise the tour will be cancelled.
An English speaking guide will attend to all tours.
Please access the following pages and enjoy browsing tour plans for your selection:
| Destination | Plan (English) |
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| Nara (Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Grand Shrine) (Day trip) | |
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| Kyoto (Nijo Castle and Kinkakuji Temple) (Day trip) | |
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| Kyoto (Kinkakuji Temple, Nijo Castle, Kiyomizu Temple and Kyoto Station) (Overnight) | |
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Official Website of Nara City Sightseeing Information Center
Official Website of Kyoto City Tourism Association
If you wish to join in the aforementioned tours, please use the automated reservation system provided by JTB. Click the blue box shown below.English 
Japanese
JTB also offers "Sunrise Tours", pre-arranged tours for foreign visitors.
Sunrise Tours*: http://www.jtb.co.jp/shop/itdw/info/e/
*(note: Starting Point is not Awaji Island.
An English speaking guide will attend to all tours.)
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Registration Desk of JTB as follows:
Tomoko Abe (Ms.)
email:t_abe724west.jtb.jp(Please replace the image with @ when you email her.)
JTB Western Japan Corp.
Corporate Sales Central Office Western Japan Regional Headquaters
11F Honmachi cross bldg., 3-1-8 Minami, Kyuhoji-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, 541-0058
Tel: +81 6 6252 2830 Fax: +81 6 6252 2695 Office hours: 9:30 - 17:30 (weekdays only)
Sightseeing Spots
If you wish to see the guide map, please click the green note.
Guide maps of C to J are courtesy of Kobe Convention & Visitors Association.
Official Website of Hyogo Tourism Guide
Official Website of the Awaji Island Tourist Association
Officila Website of Kobe Convention & Visitors Association
| Guide Maps | English (pdf) | Japanese • Chinese • Korean(pdf) | |
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| A | Awaji Island Fun Map | |
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| B | Awaji Yumebutai Area Guide Map | |
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| C | KOBE WEST Tourist Map | |
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| D | SUMA Tourist Map | |
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| E | TSU-NO-MICHI Tourist Map | |
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| F | BAY AREA / CITY CENTER Tourist Map | |
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| G | KITANO Tourist Map | |
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| H | Kobe Tourist Map | |
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| I | Mt. ROKKO Tourist Map | |
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| J | ARIMA HOT SPRING Tourist Map | |
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For further information regarding the guide map, please refer to the following page: http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/guidemap/index.html
K: Himeji Castle: a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Japanese National Treasure; It is under restoration and preservation work, however, the main keep interior will be opened to visitors during this restoration period.