The 8th International Coference on QCMC ::: Excursion

Participants are invited to join the following sightseeing tours on 1st December from 13:00.
DATE: Friday, 1st December Half day tour (13:00 – around 18:00)

TOUR 1

Kairakuen Park & Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

13:00	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	↓ By bus
14:15
	Kairakuen Park (http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/park/kairakuen01.html) (Japanese site)
15:20
	↓ By bus
15:40
	Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History (http://www.rekishikan.museum.ibk.ed.jp/) (Japanese site)
16:30
	↓ By bus
18:00	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	*The schedule may be changed due to the traffic.

*MIN PAX: 30 PAX

PRICE: 7,000 yen per person

*	Entrance fees for Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
	Lunch (Lunch-box is distributed to participants)
	Transportation by chartered bus
	Guide
	Consumption Tax, included

Kairakuen Park

One of the three greatest gardens in Japan, Kairakuen was created by Lord Nariaki Tokugawa in 1842.

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History was established in 1974 in order to display the exhibitions and historical records of Ibaraki Prefecture

TOUR 2

Kasama Kogei no Oka (Folkcraft Hill) & Yakimono Street & Kasama Shrine

13:00	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	↓ By bus
13:50
	Kasama Kogei no Oka (Folkcraft Hill) (http://www.kasama-crafthills.co.jp/top.html) (Japanese site)
14:30
	↓ By bus
14:40
	Kasama Shrine (http://www.kodawariyasan.com/1club_html/kasama_html/kasamainari.htm) (Japanese site)
15:15
	↓ By bus
15:30
	Yakimono Street * This street was named after pottery. You can see and buy potter's work.
16:30
	↓ By bus
17:30	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	*The schedule may be changed due to the traffic.

*MIN PAX: 30 PAX

PRICE: 6,200 yen per person

*	Lunch (Lunch-box is distributed to participants)
	Transportation by chartered bus
	Guide
	Consumption Tax, included

Kasama Kogei no Oka

Kogei no Oka in Kasama is known as that city's "pottery avenue".

Kasama Shrine

Kasama Shrine have a history of 1340 years.Thousands of tourists visit this Shrine each year.

TOUR 3

Tsukuba Botanical Garden & Tsukuba Space Center & Geological Museum

13:00	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	↓ By bus
13:10
	Tsukuba Botanical Garden (http://www.tbg.kahaku.go.jp/) (Japanese site)
14:00
	↓ By bus
14:15
	Tsukuba Space Center (http://visit.jaxa.jp/tsukuba/index_e.html) (English site)
15:30
	↓ By bus
15:45
	Geological Museum (http://www.gsj.jp/Muse/eng/index.html) (English site)
16:30
	↓ By bus
17:00	Tsukuba International Congress Center
	*The schedule may be changed due to the traffic.

*MIN PAX: 30 PAX

PRICE: 5,800 yen per person

*	Entrance fees for Tsukuba Botanical Garden
	Lunch (Lunch-box is distributed to participants)
	Transportation by chartered bus
	Guide
	Consumption Tax, included

Tsukuba Botanical Gerden

In Tsukuba Botanical Garden are more than 4,000plant species,
all growing in their natural condition; they include the major wild plants
native to Japan.

Tsukuba Space Center

Tsukuba Space Center is pioneering Japan's development of outer space.
The exhibit room offers reduced size models of rockets, and actual space satellites and rocket engines.

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Further optional recommendation

KAGAMI Crystal
Kagami Crystal is a museum built to honor Kozo Kagami who brought the art of crystal glassmaking to Japan.

The Asahi Breweries Group
Asahi Breweries is one of the leading companies in the food And beverage industry in Japan.

Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise shopping street, Tokyo
The oldest and most popular temple in Tokyo. A promenade section called Nakamise-dori is basically both sides of narrow, paved entranceway to the temple crammed with tiny food and souvenir shops.

Hamarikyu
Hamarikyu is the Japan's oasis in the heart of Tokyo. You can see the typical Edo-period-inspired Japanese garden.

Tsukubasan Shrine /Cable Car, Ropeway
Tsukubasan Shrine, home to the gods is visited by pilgrims seeking romance and marital harmony. The shrine is one of the oldest in the Kanto area, dating back more than 1000 years. You can enjoy a magnificent view of the Kanto Plain from the Ropeway.

*The online application will start from June, 2006

If you have any additional questions, please contact JTB, the official travel agent:
JTB KANTO Corp. TSUCHIURA OFFICE
Fax: +81-29-824-1940
E-mail: tsuchiura_4@jtb.jp