HIAT2015

 

RIKEN Nishina Center

Conference Program

Social Program

WELCOME RECEPTION

Date Sept. 6 (Sun)
Time 16:00 – 18:00

Welcome reception will be held at the conference venue on Sunday evening.
Some drinks and snacks will be served.

CONFERENCE DINNER

Date Sept. 9(Wed)
Time 19:00 – 21:00

The conference dinner is scheduled for Wednesday evening at Hotel New Grand. The hotel is within
 easy walking distance of the conference venue. Information on the hotel can be found at the following website.

CONFERENCE OUTING: Kamakura

Date Sept. 10 (Thu)
Time 13:00 – 19:00 (May be subject to change depending on traffic conditions)
Guide Guided by English-speaking guide
Meals Lunch box will be provided in the bus
Transportation Bus

Kotokuin Temple, The Great Buddha

The Great Buddha, designated a National Treasure, is Japan’s largest Buddhist image after Todai-ji’s in Nara. The present Great Buddha is the second at the site. The original image, carved from wood in 1243, was destroyed by a storm five years later.
The present sculpture was cast in bronze around 1252. This was a remarkable feat, considering its colossal dimensions, with a weight of 125 metric tons and a height of 11.47 meters.
It has always been, and it still is Kamakura’s greatest attraction.

Tsurugoka Hachimangu Shrine

Founded at its present location by Yoritomo Minamoto in 1180, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu remains one of the most popular shrines in the Kanto region. Yoritomo had relocated the shrine from Tsurugaoka near the Yuigahama coast to make it the core of Kamakura. He ordered to build the Wakamiya Oji approach from the shore to the shrine as a prayer for an easy delivery by his wife.
The shrine was once burned down in 1191, but Yoritomo rebuilt it on a graded hillside and dedicated it to the Minamoto tutelary deity. It was then that the shrine acquired its present arrangement of upper buildings and lower buildings. The present buildings date from 1828. The main hall at the top of the stairs affords a magnificent view of Kamakura along Wakamiya Oji street.

Hase Kannon Temple

The Hase Kannon Temple is the home of the Hase Kannon, Japan's largest wooden sculpture, standing about 27.5 feet in height. It is an eleven-faced Kannon. The faces, each wearing a different expression, represent the bodhisattva's different aspects: three each face forward, right, and left, one is at the rear of the head, and one above the crown. All together they symbolize Kannon's hearing prayers and saving all sentient beings. The Hase Kannon holds a staff with metal rings in the right hand and a vase with a lotus flower in the left hand. This distinctive pose, "the Hase-dera style," combines attributes associated with the bodhisattva Jizo with those of Kannon.

VISIT TO RIKEN

Date Sept. 11(Fri)
Time 13:00 – 21:00 (May be subject to change depending on traffic conditions)
Transportation Bus

RI Beam Factory

SRCWe will visit the new-generation facility RI Beam Factory (RIBF), located on the Wako Campus of RIKEN.
Presented experimental equipment will include the SAMURAI spectrometer, the Rare RI-Ring under construction,
the e-RI scattering device SCRIT, and the gamma-ray spectrometer EURICA. Due to scheduled experiments, the
accelerator complex will not be part of the visit.

 

POST CONFERENCE TOUR(Optional)

Date Sept. 12(Sat)
Time 8:30 – 19:00 (May be subject to change depending on traffic conditions)
Guide Guided by English-speaking guide
Minimum number of participants necessary for the tour 30 persons
Transportation Bus
Fare JPY15,000/person (Lunch is included)

1-Day tour visiting Mt. Fuji and Hakone area.

Course    08:30 Workpia Yokohama = Mt. Fuji 5th Station = Lunch = Lake Ashi Cruise = Owakudani Valley= Hakone Ropeway = Workpia Yokohama 19:00

Lake Ashi Cruise

fujiLake Ashi is a crater lake with a circumference of nearly 18 kilometers. In autumn the deck of an excursion boat is the ideal place from which to savor the flame-tinted leaves of trees along the shoreline and in the surrounding mountains. Teeming with trout and black bass, the lake is a mecca for fishermen. Lake Ashi is also well known for the inverted reflection of Mt. Fuji which can be seen from many points along the shore. The best point is near the torii gate along the road between Hakonemachi and Moto-Hakone at daybreak on a clear, calm day.

Owakudani Valley

owakudaniBlessed with a wondrous view of Mt. Fuji, Owakudani Valley is one of the most scenic spots in the picturesque Hakone sightseeing area, which contains clear lakes, volcanic peaks, steaming hot springs and shady valleys. Owakudani is considered one of Kanagawa Prefecture's top fifty scenic spots and is especially famous for the steam that escapes various pockets on Mt. Kami. Because of the steam, the valley was once called "Ojigoku" -- or "Grand Hell" -- but the name was changed for a visit by the Meiji Emperor in 1876. "Owakudani" now means "the immense simmering valley." Legend says that eating just one of the black eggs that are boiled in the healthy sulfur springs of the valley can add five to seven years to a person's lifespan.

Hakone Ropeway

Hakone Ropeway going 4,035 m distance between Sounzan and Togendai, is the longest ropeway in Japan and the second longest in the world behind Kriens Bahn in Switzerland. Gondolas for 13 passengers go up to the sky every minute. You will be satisfied to see the magnificent panoramas all the way over from Sounzan to Togendai, via Owakudani and Ubako. The highest point is 130 m high above the ground between Sounzan and Owakudani. The views from the sky show different figures depending on the season.

The tour may be canceled when the number of participants fails to reach 30 persons.
Places to visit are subject to change with or without notice.
The tour is expected to end in Yokohama at 19:00, but it might be later depending on traffic conditions.