About Yokohama
SubOptic 2010 will be held in the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center. The center has an integrated hotel, the Intercontinental The Grand which will act as the hotel base for the conference. This will combine the intimacy of the Baltimore venue with the advantages of a purpose built conference center.
The city of Yokohama, one of the major port cities of Japan, is adjacent to Tokyo, and is part of the wider ‘Tokyo Megalopolis’. It’s the world’s largest metropolis, with a combined population of some 33 million people - and is an exciting, attractive, cultural group of cities with a history spanning over 400 years. Together with it’s status as a major port for Japan, Yokohama has a long history of interaction with foreigners, even during the Edo period when Japan was under seclusion policy. Early May is a good time for weather in Japan - not too hot, not too cold, nor rainy.
City of Yokohama
http://www.city.yokohama.jp/en/
Yokohama Visitors’ Guide
http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
http://www.minatomirai21.com/english/index.html
Visit Japan Campaign (Japan National Tourism Organization - JNTO)
http://www.visitjapan.jp/
