Social Events †

Banquet †

A sympoium banquet will be held on Wednesday evening, October 17, at Tokiwa-Shin-den in Yasaka Shrine. Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Gion district, which is near the hotel area in Kyoto city.

All participants and accompanying persons are invited to attend the banquet.

• Yasaka Shrine Official Page (English)
• Yasaka Shrine (Wikipedia)

Seiro-mon, west-gate of Yasaka Shrine.	Tokiwa-shin-den	Nanro-mon, main gate of Yasaka Shrine.
Main stage of Yasaka Shrine.	Nanro-mon and Main Stage.	A river and a bridge near Hanami-Koji, Gion district.

Links. †

• Kyoto City Web (Public Relations Section) : Useful informations for visitors to Kyoto City.
  • Kyoto City Tourism and Culture Information System : Tourism section of Kyoto City.
  • Public transport in Kyoto : Info of bus and subway. How to ride, lines of subway, one-day pass card, etc.
  • Bus Map : We strongly recommend you to print out this map. The city structure of kyoto is a lattice-shaped grid. However, the bus line structure is very complex.
    • The nearest bus stops for Kyoto University is 'Hyakumanben' and 'Kyodai Seimon Mae'.
    • The nearest bus top for Yasaka Shrine is 'Gion', which can be seen in '(5) Higashiyama Area'.