Practical Information

Latest Update : Sep. 2, 2013

Lunch Map

Komaba restaurants within walking distance

• Lunch Map (by Google Map)
• Opening hours of Komaba restaurants (by Google Drive)

Sightseeing

GO TOKYO

• Official Tokyo Travel Guide (Top Page)
• Free Guided Tours for Foreign Tourists

Cashing on ATM

ATMs that accept overseas credit cards

The ATMs at postoffices and Seven-Eleven Stores (convenience stores) provide cash withdrawal services for credit cards and cash cards issued outside of Japan, including Visa, Plus, Mastercard, Maestro, Cirrus, American Express and JCB cards. There are several such ATMs within a 5 minutes' walk of the conference venue (see also Lunch Map above). Please refer to the following websites and check if your credit or cash card can be used in those ATMs.

• Japan Post Bank : International ATM Service
• places of ATM and post office near the conference venue (Japanes)
• Seven Bank Ltd.

NOTICE: Some Mastercard, Maestro and Cirrus cards issued outside of Japan are temporarily unable to make withdrawals at ATMs located in Japan from April 19, 2013. Please refer to the website below for details.

• Master Card : ATM notification

Prepaid e-money card for transportation / Suica and PASMO

Suica, PASMO

Suica and PASMO are prepaid and rechargeable IC cards that can be used for train/bus services by railways, subways and bus networks (with some exceptions). By touching the charged card to a scanner on the top of ticket gate (no need to take the card out from a pass holder), an appropriate fare is automatically deducted from the card. These cards can also be used for payments at a rapidly increasing number of vending machines, shops and restaurants by simply touching the card on a reader. Please refer to the following websites for details.

• JR-East : Suica
• Suica & N'EX
• PASMO

Useful Websites

Travel

• Japan National Tourism Organization
• Japan Travel and Living Guide

Cellular Phones

• Cell Phones in Japan (by japan-guide.com)
• Cellular Phone Rental Counters at Narita Airport
• Softbank Global Rental (provides rental service and prepaid service)
• b-mobile VISITOR SIM (prepaid SIM cards for data communication)

Futsal @ Chuo University on September 12 (Thursday) 18:00-19:30

We will organize futsal matches in Chuo University at Korakuen Campus (the venue of BGammaSchool)

• http://global.chuo-u.ac.jp/english/visit/korakuen.php

on on September 12 (Thursday) 18:00-19:30. The arena is on the 4th floor of the building No.5.

Please contact Yoshi Mitsumatsu at yoshi[AT]math.chuo-u.ac.jp