Get the basics on how to enjoy your Kyoto experience · Get the basics on how to enjoy your Kyoto experience MichioKimura, MD, PhD Hamamatsu University HL7 Japan chair

Get the basics on how to enjoy your Kyoto experience

Michio Kimura, MD, PhD

Hamamatsu University

HL7 Japan chair

Michio Kimura M.D. Ph.D. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Contents

�Events: IHIC and WGM

�Arriving Japan

�Getting around Kyoto

�Hotels and Ryokans

�Visa, Climate, Tips, Power, Cell phone, Exchange

�Getting beyond Kyoto

�Aoi festival

�Japanese language (basic & advanced)

Events: IHIC and WGM


HL7 WGM & IHIC 2009 in Kyoto

�IHIC: May 8,9 (Fri, Sat)

�WGM: May 10-15 (Sun thru Fri)

�Kyoto Convention Center


10th IHIC 2009 Kyoto

(Int’l HL7 Interoperability Conf.)

�May 8(Thur) & 9(Fri)

�KeynotesFuture of HL7

HL7/CEN/ISO Harmonization

HL7 Vocabularies and WHO ICD-11

How nice it is, to have HL7 standardized storage

�“National Projects on HL7”UK, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and

more

�Ambassador program, IHE workshop, Vocabulary session

�Submitted papers


Registrations

�URL: http://www.hl7.jp/ihic2009

�FAX or e-mail PDF to JTB

�Early bird rate JPY 50,000 (-March31)

540 USD, 400 EUR

(1 USD = 92 JPY, 1 EUR = 127 JPY) (at Jan 9)



HL7 Working Group Meetings

�Same as usual WGM

WG meetings

Tutorials

Receptions

Arriving Japan


KIXNRT

NGO


London to Osaka return, as low as 708USD


SFO to Osaka return, as low as 1188USD


Arriving Osaka/Kansai

�Direct flights to Osaka/KansaiSan Francisco, LA, Detroit, Honolulu

London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome, Helsinki

Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch

All major Asian cities

�Osaka/Kansai a/p to Kyoto stationJR train “Haruka” 1h15m 3700yen

Airport Bus 1h30m 2300yen

Door-to-door share ride cab 3500yen, to your hotel

http://www.mk-group.co.jp/english/shuttle/index.html


Arriving Tokyo/Narita

�Tokyo/Narita to Tokyo stationJR express “Narita EXP” 1h 3000yen

JR local train 1h30m 1280yen

�Tokyo station to Kyoto stationTokaido Shinkansen (Bullet train)

To Kyoto, Osaka, Hakata

Do not take other Shinkansens going north

Nozomi 2h20m, Hikari 2h45m, Kodama 3h30m

13000yen (Nozomi, not covered by JR Pass)



KIXNRT

NGO

Mt. Fuji is on your north (row E for regular, D for 1st class)40-55 minutes after Tokyo departure


Other Accesses

�Osaka/Itami (domestic) airport via Tokyo Narita

NRT/ITM 4 flights daily

Airport Bus to Kyoto station 1h 1300yen

�Nagoya (NGO) airport

30 min Meitetsu train to Nagoya Station, and then on Shinkansen to Kyoto 45m

Getting around Kyoto


Kyoto station and

hotels to the venue

�Subway Karasuma lineNorth bound terminal is Kokusai Kaikan(International Convention Center)

15 minutes from downtown

20 minutes from JR station

around 200-250 yen

1, 2 day pass, with/without city bus available


















Within Kyoto

�Shaded area is main shopping and dining area

Kiyamachi & Pontochoparallel left of river

accessible by subway

�Extensive bus route

http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/

eng/access/transport.html


HL7 Japan presents

�Complementary half day Kyoto tourThere will be a travel desk to reserve this, upgrade to other tours, purchase your family’s, or for other travel needs

AM tour: Nijo Castle, Golden pavillion, Imperial Palace.PM tour: Heian Shrine, Sanjusan-gen-do, Kiyomizu Temple.

Other English spoken tours are available.http://www.jtb-sunrisetours.jp/JTB.SunriseTours/frontend/category.aspx?SubCategoryNo=4

�Site visit to Kyoto hospitals

�Small group dinner tours.


Tofu restaurant

(vegetarian)

In tatami room,

attire may be prepared


Family restaurant

in Japan

Hotels and Ryokans


Hotel in Kyoto

�Unlike other HL7 meetings, there is no Hotel-Venue contract, so please feel free to choose your favorite hotelsBreakfasts to be in each hotel

�Blocked hotel reservations at one site for both IHIC and WGM,, linked from HL7WGM site and IHIC site


Venue hotel

�Grand Prince: SGL 220USD DBL 270USD

�http://www5.princehotels.co.jp/en/kyoto/

�Has Kyoto station check in counter at south concourse


Kyoto station hotels

�Granvia SGL/DBL 330Above station building

http://www.granviakyoto.com/

�New Miyako SGL 170/DBL 230Facing station south exit

http://www.miyakohotels.ne.jp/newmiyako/english/index.html


Downtown hotels

�Both at Subway Shijostation

�Aranvert Kyoto SGL 100/DBL 165

http://www.aranvert.co.j

p/english.htm

�Mitsui Garden ShijoSGL 95/DBL 165

http://www.gardenhotels

.co.jp/eng/kyoto.html


Other Hotel/Ryokan reservation

HP’s in English/Korean/Chinese

�Rakuten Travelhttp://travel.rakuten.co.jp/en/

�JAPANiCANhttp://www.japanican.com/index.aspx

�Hotel rooms from SGL 50 USD

�Ryokan (which welcomes foreigners) bookable


Tips for staying Ryokan

�70-350USD per person

�CheckDinner is included? Is it served in the room? or in common dining room?

Shared Bath?

Visa, Climate, Tips, Power,

Cell phone, Foreign exchange


Visa

�USA and most European citizens are exempted for non-labor entry. Please check JNTO homepage for your requirements.http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/index.html

�If you need an invitation letter, please contact the HL7 Japan secretary at [email protected]


Climate, Tips

�15-25 C (55-75 F), rain is not likely

�Flowers in season: Paeonia, Iris

�Tips are included in the bill of

hotels and restaurants. Virtually,

you will have no occasion to tip in

Japan. Polite hotel porters and

taxi drivers may refuse your offer.


Power, Cell phone

�Power is 100 volt, 60Hz, two plone plug (American plug minus ground).

�Cell phone protocol is mainly IMT2000, which is only for Japan

No GSM

Some CDMA, 3G

Cell phone rentals are available at international airports


Foreign exchange

�Foreign currencies and traveler's cheques can be exchanged at airport facilities, bank branches, and hotel cashiers. Exchange rates are all the same. Restaurants and taxis do not accept them.

�For cash advance by ATM, bank ATM's are not for foreign issued cards. Japan Postal Bank ATM and SEVEN-ELEVEN's Seven Bank ATM in the convenience stores accept VISA, PLUS, Master, CIRRUS, MAESTRO, AMEX, Diners club and UnionPAY. Ask hotel cashier for nearest locations. (Sorry, nearest ATM from the venue is 10 minutes walk.)


Going beyond Kyoto

Himeji Osaka

NaraCovered by JR Kansai Pass


Beyond..

�Nara: Even more ancient capital of Japan. Large Budda temple. 45 minutes train ride.

�Osaka: Breathtaking Osaka castle. Second largest city, famous for foods. 30 minutes train ride.

�Himeji: White crane castle, which is said to be the most beautiful in Japan. 1hour train ride.

covered by JR West Kansai Pass (Kansai a/p)

Miyajima Hiroshima

Covered by JR Sanyo Pass

Nikko

Tokyo/

AkihabaraNagasaki

Covered by JR Pass


And beyond..

�Hiroshima: Peace memorial city(Uranium). Miyajima: Shrine on the sea. 2hour 30minutes train ride.

covered by JR West Sanyo Pass;

�Tokyo: Capital of Japan. Mixture of Yedo culture, modern culture and pop culture. 2hour 40 minutes train ride,

�Nikko: Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Memorial, 1h30m ride north of Tokyo.

�Nagasaki: Peace memorial city (Plutonium), 4h+1h30m ride fro Kyoto.

covered by JR Nationwide Pass (Narita a/p)


Rail Passes

�Must be purchased beforehand, outside Japan

�Fastest Shinkansen Nozomi, excluded

�Japan Rail Pass (nationwide)7 days 28300yen (1st class 37800yen), 14d, 21d,

http://www.japanrailpass.net/

�JR Kansai & Sanyo PassKansai: 1 day 2000yen, 2d, 3d, 4d,

Sanyo: 4days 20000yen, 8d,

http://www.westjr.co.jp/english/travel/jrp/index.html

Invitation to one of the three

great Kyoto festivals:

Aoi Festival


Aoi Festival Parade

Friday May 15, the last WGM day


What is Aoi festival?

�On May 15th, the annual Aoi Matsuri, a traditional festival popular throughout all of Japan, is held in Kyoto. The name, "Aoi,"is derived from the leaves of the Aoi plant (Geraniums).Geraniums decorate the clothing and oxcarts of all of the festival participants. This symbol can be observed throughout the kilometer-long parade.

� The procession is led by the famous horse-riders of KamigamoShrine and the forerunners called Suo' wearing warrior costumes from the Edo period. Others are dressed up as court officers, messengers, and holy maidens.Horses, traditionally used to console the gods, traditional oxcarts, and large flower umbrellas also dot the parade

� HL7 Japan reserved 100 spectator seats at departing Imperial Palace, which is bookable at HL7 meeting registration page.

Japanese language

(Basic)


Domo: Thanks

Domo


Sumimasen: Excuse me

Sumimasen


Kon-nichiwa: Hello

Kon-

nichiwa


Sayoonara: Good bye

Sayoonara


Onegai-shimasu: Please

Onegai-

shimasu

Japanese language

(Advanced)


Domo: Thanks

Arigato-gozaimasu: Thank you very much

DomoArigato-

gozaimasu


Dozo: Please

Domo: Thanks

Dozo Domo

Domo Dozo


Ohayo-gozaimasu: Good morning

Konbanwa: Good evening

Kon-nichiwa: Hello

Ohayo-gozaimasu Konbanwa


Sumimasen:

Excuse me or I am sorry

Sumimasen Sumimasen


Hai: Yes or Uh huh? or And?

Iie: No

Hai IIE


xx-san: Mr., Ms. xx

yy-sensei: Dr., Prof., Teacher. yy

xx-san! yy-

sensei!


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Get the basics on how to enjoy your Kyoto experience · Get the basics on how to enjoy your Kyoto experience MichioKimura, MD, PhD Hamamatsu University HL7 Japan chair