Venue
The conference will be held at the International Conference Center, Hiroshima (ICCH), Nakajima-cho 1-5, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The Conference Center is located in the city center, in the Peace Memorial Park. There are plenty of hotels within walking distance of the ICCH. Hiroshima city and Hiroshima prefecture both guarantee a warm welcome.
Hiroshima is located in the Seto-naikai (Inland Sea) National Park. In 1996 two sites in the Hiroshima district were designated World Heritage sites, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) and Itsukushima Shinto Shrine.
Messages from the ICCH (from the brochure)
One step closer to the goal
Throughout the reconstruction, Hiroshima has aimed steadfastly at one goal
--- to become an "International, Peaceful, and Cultural City."
This guiding concept gives meaning to the various
projects by which Hiroshima is becoming known as it actively engages with
the rest of the world. In July 1989, as one event to mark the centennial
year of Hiroshima's municipal status, the International
Conference Center, Hiroshima (ICCH) opened within the hallowed ground
of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Impressive and inspiring, yet inviting
The ICCH has three floors above and two below ground. Its full range
of meeting spaces includes the International
Conference Hall suitable for large-scale, multilingual lectures
and conferences, and Phoenix Hall, the largest facility.
Each room is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment enabling
a wide-range of exchange activities.
Relax
We hope you will have time to see the
sights. Don't miss the Peace Memorial Park, the Shukkeien
Garden, Hiroshima Castle, the Hiroshima Museum of Art
downtown, or the new Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary
Art in Hijiyama Fine Arts Park. A short ferry ride away is
the lovely Miyajima Island, one of Japan's most scenic
sights. Or take a sunset cruise on the serene Seto Island
Sea. And don't forget to sample the gourmet delicacies for
which Hiroshima is celebrated --- fish and shellfish that
melt in your mouth and sake to warm your palate. You might
also try your hand at flower arranging, tea ceremony, or
folding origami paper cranes, and absorb some traditional
Japanese culture through your fingertips.
The newest design incorporating warmth and
humanity
The ICCH, designed by internationally
acclaimed architect Kenzo Tange, stands on the vanguard of
technology but radiates above all the spirit of humanism.
It blends smoothly into the Peace Memorial Park and stays in
perfect step with Hiroshima's overall urban scheme of an
"International, Peace, and Culture City."