Location/Directions

Location/Directions

Geographic Location of Nagano City

The Carbon 2008 Conference Venue is Nagano City, nestling amoung the 'Japanese Alps' at 418 m above sea level, at 36.67°N/138.19°E.

• Click HERE for travel information to Nagano.
• The Carbon 2008 conference will take place in the Hotel Metropolitan Nagano.

English:  http://www.jrhotelgroup.com/eng/hotel/eng109.htm
Japanese:  http://www.metro-n.co.jp/index.html

• Mailing address:
  Hotel Metropolitan Nagano
  c/o Carbon 2008
  1346 Minami-ishido-cho
  Nagano 380-0824, Japan
• Telephone: +81-26-291-7000
• Fax: +81-26-291-7007

• The Carbon 2008 conference Headquarters Hotel is the Hotel Metropolitan Nagano.
  English:  http://www.jrhotelgroup.com/eng/hotel/eng109.htm
  
• Click HERE for information about additional, less expensive accommodations.

Weather and Temperature:

The conference takes place close to/during the rainy season. Expected temperature range: 15-25°C.
(The 24-hour average temperature in July is 24.7°C/ 76.5°F.
The average minimum temperature in July is 19.8°C/ 67.6°F.
The average maximum temperature in July is 28.8°C/ 83.3°F.)

Travel Insurance:

Please make sure to get sufficient medical and accident insurance coverage for Carbon 2008.

Emergency Contact Information:

This information will be provided three months before the CARBON'08.

Electric power and plug type used in Japan:

There is 100 V alternate current power supply in Japan. Japanese power plugs are compatible with those used in the U.S./Canada.

For more information about power plug types, see: http://kropla.com/electric2.htm.