Travel Information
Travel
International flight to the Kansai International Airport (KIX),
and railway from the airport to Aioi Station. It takes about 2 hours
from KIX to Aioi Station. From Aioi to the workshop
site at SPring-8 takes 40 minutes by bus. Detailed guide on trains from
airport
to Aioi station is here.
Visas
Please refer to the web-site of Ministry of Foreign Affair, Japan.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
Currency and Credit Card
The local currency is Japanese Yen (JPY). You can also pay by your
credit
card (Amex, VISA, Mastercard, etc) at major hotels, restaurants, and
shops, and you can also use US$ in some cases. Credit cards
and foregin currency cannot be used within
the SPring-8 site. We recommend all the foreign participants obtain
sufficient JPY at the airport.
Electricity
100 V/60 Hz, Two-parallel-blade type connector. See figure. Please take
note that US connectors resembling this are not
fullly compatible in Japan.
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