Conference Venue

Conference Location

Kyoto is the storehouse of Japan’s traditional culture and the stage on which much of Japanese history was played out. With 17 Unesco World Heritage sites, more than 1600 Buddhist temples and over 400 Shintō shrines, Kyoto is also one of the world’s most culturally rich cities. Indeed, it is fair to say that Kyoto ranks with Paris, London and Rome as one of those cities that everyone should see at least once in their lives. And, needless to say, it should rank near the top of any Japan itinerary.

Kyoto is where you will find the Japan of your imagination: raked pebble gardens, poets’ huts hidden amid bamboo groves, arcades of vermilion shrine gates, geisha disappearing into the doorways of traditional restaurants, golden temples floating above tranquil waters. Indeed, most of the sites that make up the popular image of Japan probably originated in Kyoto.

Weather:
The best and most popular times to visit Kyoto are the climatically stable seasons of spring (March to May) and autumn (late September to November).

Autumn is a wonderful time to travel, with pleasant temperatures and soothing autumn colours, which usually peak between late October and mid-November.

Be warned that Kyoto is crowded with domestic and international tourists during the cherry-blossom and autumn-foliage seasons