2 0 12 G M S I S u m m er C am pGeneral information
This year’s Summer Camp will bring together 74 graduate students from avariety of engineering fields representing 17 universities in more than a dozen
countries. Participants will be divided into small teams, and the task of eachteam will be to present a novel idea for a product or service related to one of
the following five topics:•••••

Notes:
If your travel is paid
by GMSI, you must
give your boarding
pass to GMSI staff
after you arrive. Alsoemail a scanned copyof the boarding passfor your return flight.

EnergyEnvironment
Health & Welfare
Information Technology
Safety & Security

The dress code for theCamp is casual; you
do not need any formalclothing.

The organizers will attempt to maintain team diversity while assembling teams
based on similar research fields. The teams will be announced shortly before
the start of the camp.
To help everyone get to know each other there will be a ‘Technical Session’in which everyone is requested to introduce themselves and their research in abrief (5 minute) Powerpoint-style presentation. Your teammates will likely not
be experts in your field, so please keep your presentations somewhat general(i.e., no conference-type talks).

Summers in Japan are
rather hot and humid,
averaging around
30°C (86°F) during theday and 24°C (74°F)
at night.

All meals and lodging will be provided during the camp, and lodging inTokyo will be provided for the days immediately before and after the camp.
Visits to some GMSI-related laboratories at the University of Tokyo will bearranged on July 23. Details will be announced shortly before the camp.

TimetableJul27

121 pm234

Travel toCamp

Arrival &registration

Opening/guidance

5678

Technical sessions

DinnerTeammeetings

DinnerTeammeetings

Team meetings

LunchThurs.

Jul
26

11Lunch

Wed.

Jul
25

109Excursion

Team meetings

Team meetings

Final presentations

Guest
lectures

Emergency
contact

Banquet

Lunch

Tues.

Jul
24

9

Lab visits at U. Tokyo

Breakfast

Mon.

Jul
23

Fri.

7 am 8

Closing

GMSI office

Return to Tokyo

email:	  2012summercamp@mechasys.jp
Tel:	   03-­‐5841-­‐7437	  (from	  within	  Japan)	  Tel:	   +81	  3-­‐5841-­‐7437	  (from	  abroad)	  Getting from the airport to the hotel
Most participants from abroad will fly into Tokyo’s Narita airport. The easiest way to get from the airport
to the hotel (Tokyo Garden Palace, http://www.hotelgp-tokyo.com/english/sty01_e.html ) is to take theNarita Express ( http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/ ) to Tokyo station. The trip takes one hour. After arrival at
Tokyo station, take the JR Chuo line (中 央 線 ) two stops to Ochanomizu (御 茶 ノ 水 ). The hotel is a shortwalk from this station (see map below). The entire trip requires only one ticket, which you can purchase atthe airport for 2740 yen. Note that the Narita express arrives in the lower levels of Tokyo station, so you willneed to take the escalator up several levels to the Chuo line. Look for the orange signs. The Chuo line
originates from Tokyo station, so trains leaving from both platforms go in the same direction.
If your flight arrives at Haneda airport, take the monorail to Hamamatsucho (浜 松 町 ), where you willneed to change to the JR Yamanote line (山 手 線 ). To transfer you must exit the monorail station andpurchase a separate ticket for the JR line. Take the Yamanote line to Tokyo station, where you can change tothe Chuo line (see above). The trip cost is 470 yen for the monorail plus 150 yen for the JR line.
The hotel location is shown below. The University is just to the north.

Access ＆ Map

To Yushima Shrine

NStTokyo Garden Palace.

St.
Kuramaebashi

Kanda Shrine

Kanda River

Metro

Juntendo Universitygo

Tokyo Medical and Dental
University

JR Chuo Line/Sobu LineOchan
Sta omizu
tion

Tokyo

Hongo Kyusuijo Park

1YushimaTemple

2

Ochanomizubashi Bridgeee
Marunouchi LinTokyo Metro

Japan Football MuseumHonElectricity is 100 V,
50/60 Hz, Type A/B
two-prong plug.

Facsimile 03-3818-6060

LinVery few places inJapan (especiallyrestaurants) accept
credit cards. There arealso few places toexchange money, sodoing so at the airport
is recommended.

HOTEL,BANQUET & RESTAURANT Tokyo Garden Palace
Address:1-7-5 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034 Japan Telephone 03-3813-6211

ChiyodaNotes:

Ochanomizubashi exit

Soto

JR Ochanomizu Sta.

= JR wicket

200mJapan Football Museum

Regarding the venue
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Tokyo Garden Palace-OchaSta nomizu.

HongoSt.

Meidai St.	 

B2ShinHijiribashi exit

B1bori StJR.
JR Sobu LineChuoLine

To Tokyo

To Akihabara

Shoheibashi
BridgeTo Tokyo= Subway exit	 
By train (from Tokyo Station)

Kanda Shrine

Hongo St.

● Please get off at Ochanomizu Station (JR Chuo Line). Tokyo
Garden Palace is a 5-minute walk from the Hijiribashi exit.
● Please get off at Shin-Ochanomizu Station (Tokyo Metro ChiyodaLine). Tokyo Garden Palace is a 5-minute walk from the station.
● Please get off at Ochanomizu Station (Tokyo Metro MarunouchiLine). Tokyo Garden Palace is a 5-minute walk from the station.

The Camp venue will be the Laforet Shuzenji Resort, south of Mt. Fuji. Rooms will be shared by 3–5
Yushima Temple
participants, and all meals will be taken
gender-separated
hot springs (no bathing suits
BridgeSotoboriatSt.the venue. There areHijiribashi
Riverallowed), as well as a shared pool areaKanda
wherebathing suits must be worn. MoreBy
information
can be found atcarTo Tokyo
To Shinjuku
JR● From Shibuya/Shinjuku area
Ochanomizu
Ochanomizubashi
http://www.laforet.co.jp/en/room_rates.html#shuzenji
From the Kandabashi IC, direct access to Hongo Street is prohibited.
Sta.
Tokyo Medicaland Dental University

Toei Shinjuku Line
Surugadai-shita

JR lines in Tokyo area
Tokyo subway map

NikolaiCathedralHongo St.

Maps

Meidai St.

BridgeTokyo Metro
Marunouchi Line
Ochanomizu Sta.

Tokyo Metro
Chiyoda Line
Shin-Ochanomizu Sta.

Yasukuni St.

Please follow the arrow to Hongo Street.
● From Ginza/Chiba area
From the Kandabashi IC exit, direct access to the Hongo
Street/Hijiribashi Bridge area is prohibited. Please follow the arrow tomake a detour to the Hongo Street/Hijiribashi Bridge area.

Ogawamachi

Underground parking lot
Kandabashi IC
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf● Parking fee: ¥300 for the first 30 min.
To Ginza/Chiba area

To Shibuya/Shinjuku area

Tokyo Garden Palace(¥300 added every 30 min.)● Overnight stay: ¥1,000/night (incl. tax)
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_en.pdf
Metropolitan Expressway● Banquet/meeting

Access to the University of Tokyo(Hongo campus is the main campus)

KDDINTT
Otemachi
Bldg.

Exit

Entrance

http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/access.html
Otemachi Bldg.
Hongo St.

: Free of charge for 3 hours● Wedding: Free of charge for 4 hours● Restaurant: Free of charge for 2 hours