Notice: All of short tours, accompanying person's programs and Excursion will start from the front entrance of the Conference Hall.

Social Programs

Welcome Reception (July 19):
All participants are cordially invited to attend Welcome Reception, which will be held in the evening of the first day of CRYO2009, July 19, 2009. It will begin at 6 pm at Sapporo Aspen Hotel (http://www.aspen-hotel.co.jp/english/frame.htm), just a-few-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station or Hokkaido University Main Gate. Light meals, snacks and drinks will be provided. Fee for the welcome reception is included in the registration fee. Accompanying guests are also welcome to attend the reception. No fee is necessary.


Conference Banquet (July 23):
All participants are cordially invited to attend the CRYO2009 Banquet, which will be held in the evening of the last day of the conference, July 23, 2009. It will begin at 6:00 pm at Sapporo Grand Hotel (http://www.grand1934.com/english/index.html), which is located just a-several-minute walk from the Conference Hall. Fee of the CRYO2009 Banquet is not included in the registration fee and 10,000JPY per person will be charged. Participants who want to attend the Banquet should indicate it on the registration form. You may buy extra tickets for accompanying guests at 10,000JPY per ticket. Indicate on the registration form, too.

If you have any restriction for meals, please let us know so that we will try to accommodate your request.


Excursion (July 22):
All participants are welcome to attend excursion in the afternoon of the fourth day of CRYO2009, July 22, 2009. We arrange a half-day bus trip to Otaru City, an old, historic harbor town with a lot of tourist attractions, located approximately 40 km northeast of Sapporo along the Japan Sea coast.

For the Japanese, Otaru has an atmosphere and sophistication of a foreign land and is known as a romantic and nostalgic city. As a herring-fishing town it was once the financial hub of Hokkaido, with its major financial institutes concentrated around the "Wall Street of the North". The stone and brick-built western-style buildings and old Japanese-style buildings, once the premises of banks and trading companies, still remain around the town. You will tour an old Japanese-style house and have time to walk around downtown by your own. You may make your own sushi or your own music box (orgel) if you want. At the end of the excursion, we will stop by a sushi shop for dinner.

Fee is not included in the registration fee and 5,000JPY per person including transportation, dinner and insurance. Fees for your own sushi-making (2,500JPY) or music box making (2,500JPY) are not included and optional and you can book a space for these activities by e-mail to the Secretary by July 11. Payment for optional activities should be made at the registration desk. Participants who wish to attend the excursion should indicate it on the registration form. If space is available, late booking may be available. Please check it with the Secretary by e-mail or fax.

If you have any restriction for meals, please let us know so that we will try to accommodate your request.

Short Tours (dates as indicated):

If you wish to join the short tours below, you need to indicate it on the Registration Form.

S-1) Sapporo City Walk & Japanese Tea Ceremony Experience
Date: July 19 (Sunday) 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Fee: None, but you may be asked to pay an entrance fee in some places as indicated.

Local volunteers will guide you downtown Sapporo visiting historical spots such as Old Clock Tower and Old Hokkaido Government Building, Odori Park area, and unique shopping street called "Tanuki-Koji". This tour will give you a good start to enjoy your stay in Sapporo and will help to familiarize yourself with a new town in a different country. You may also have a chance to experience a panoramic view of Sapporo City from the observatory of the JR Tower near JR station (700JPY per person), and a traditional Japanese tea ceremony (1,500JPY per person) during the walk.

S-2) Visit to Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University Date: July 21 (Tuesday) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fee: None Our staff will guide you to Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, the birthplace of Cryobiology in Japan. You will be guided inside of the Institute and may be introduced the historical and recent studies in the Institute. Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University>>

Accompanied Person's Programs (dates as indicated):

With the cooperation of many volunteer supporters in Sapporo, unique accompanying persons' programs will be arranged as follows. For fees and registration, we will soon announce on the Website. Advance registration by e-mail to the Secretary by July 11 will be required.

A-1) Hokkaido Shrine Date: July 20 (Monday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fee: 1,000JPY Quorum: Maximum 20 persons This program takes you on a tour to Hokkaido Shrine -- a representative Shinto Shrine in Hokkaido. Participants will take the local subway enjoying communication with local volunteers. You will experience a memorable and spiritual tour through the calm forest of Hokkaido Shrine (connected to the spacious Maruyama Park).

A-2) Kimono Dressing Date: July 21 (Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fee: 1,000JPY Quorum: Maximum 20 persons This program introduces a traditional Japanese garment, Kimono. Both male and female guests will experience to try on traditional Japanese clothing and to take a look at the art of putting on a kimono plus the history and culture behind its origin. Simple step-by-step instructions allow even a novice to wear the intricate silk gowns with dignity, and you will get photographs of your own with Kimono as a unique reminder of your time in Japan.

A-3) Sapporo Beer and Japanese Sake Factory Museums Date July 23 (Thursday) 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fee: 1,000JPY Quorum: Minimum 10 persons, Maximum 20 persons This tour takes you to "Sapporo Beer Museum", the only beer museum in Japan, and "Chitose-tsuru" Japanese Sake brewery. "Sapporo Beer Museum" was opened in 1987 to provide visitors with knowledge of beer brewing and introduces us the more than 130-year history of the Sapporo Breweries Company. "Chitose-tsuru" Sake Brewery is the first Sake brewery in Hokkaido, which was established in 1872, and the museum at the brewery shows the history of brewing sake in Hokkaido. You can taste freshly brewed beer and sake in these museums.

Post-Meeting Short Trip:

Japanese Hot Spa Experience Date: July 24 10:00 - 15:00 Fee: 6,000JPY Quorum: Minimum 10 persons, Maximum 20 persons Take a visit to Jozankei Hot Spring, which was discovered more than 140 years ago, for your afternoon relaxation with Japanese volunteers. You will enjoy an experience of typical Japanese Hot Spa with several different types of large bathing tubs. The natural splendor of the gorge in the Jozankei area produces a distinct relaxing atmosphere in each season.