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JULY 3-19: University of
Hokkaido, Sapporo
Sapporo, the
largest city in Hokkaido.
A brief overview
of the short (125 years) history of Sapporo in English is
available on the web.
Sapporo is famous for its beer and an excellent
History of the
Sapporo Beer Company is available in English on the web.
The Sapporo Journal provides some good insights into goings-on about Sapporo City.
A web page describing aspects of Hokkaido University
is available in English. The new building of the Graduate School of
Environmental Earth Science has just recently been completed.
THURSDAY, JULY 3.
TRAVEL TO SAPPORO
St. Louis depart July 3 Thu 0925 TWA 122 MD-80 E-F7
arrive Thu 1036
Chicago/O'Hare depart Thu 1200 JL 009 747-400 B-29K
Tokyo/Narita arrive July 4 Fri 1440
depart Fri 1825 JL 565 DC-10 B-41K
Sapporo arrive July 4 Fri 2000
Pickup by host at ShinChitosekoku. Transfer to Sapporo by JR
line.
Host: Professor Kazuhiko Ichikawa
University of Hokkaido
Graduate School of Environmental Earth Sciences
Division of Material Science
Sapporo 060 Japan
Tel.: 011 81 (011) 706-5287 (work),
Tel.: (011) 761-5456 (home),
Fax.: (011) 757-5995
Email: Kazuhiko.Ichikawa@ENV.hines.hokudai.ac.jp
Rainer's Office Phone: (011) 706-6071
Stay at Toyoko Inn. Tel.: (011) 717-1045.
SATURDAY, JULY 5.
Organizational Matters are arranged including financial transactions.
SUNDAY, JULY 6.
Excursion to Lake Shikotsuko, climbing of a volcano, strolling through
the Moss Gateway, and having Sushi for dinner.
TUESDAY, JULY 8.
Lecture. 10:30-12:00.
Graduate School for Environmental Earth Studies,
University of Hokkaido
"DNA Chemistry related to Environmental
Chemistry"
Welcome Lunch 12:00-14:00 at International Student Center
Restaurant.
JULY 10-12:
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Host: Professor Hiroshi Kashiwagi
Department of Biochemical Engineering and Science
Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kwazu 680-4, Iizuka 820
Tel.: (948) 29-7811;
Fax.: (948) 29-7801;
Email: kashi@bse.kyutech.ac.jp
The Kyushu Institute of Technology is referred to as 'Kyutech'. For some
information about Kyutech,
check out their web page in English.
THURSDAY, JULY 10.
TRAVEL TO FUKUOKA
Chitose depart July 10 Thu 13:33 JAL 584 767 E-12A
Fukuoka arrive Thu 15:55
Pickup by Mrs. Hiromi Iwai and Yoko Sato; transfer to Iizuka by
car.
Stay at Nagomi President Hotel.
FRIDAY, JULY 11.
Taxi to Institute.
Tour of the Institute with Prof. Kashiwagi.
Lunch with host and a student.
Lecture.13:30-15:00.
The Cation-Dinitrogen Interaction. From Dative Bonding Theory to
Problems in Chemical Toxicology.
Meetings with faculty and students afterwards.
Dinner with Prof. Okamoto, Dr. Sato and students.
Associate Professor Masahiro Okamoto
Tel.: (948) 29-7821;
Fax.: (948) 29-7801;
Email: okahon@bse.kyutech.ac.jp
Associate Dr. Fumitoshi Sato
Tel.: (948) 29-7831;
Fax.: (948) 29-7801;
Email: sato@bse.kyutech.ac.jp
Assistant Professor Dr. Masayuki Irisa,
Home Page
SATURDAY, JULY 12.
Sightseeing with Shin Yasuda and two other students.
The Ancient Burial Mounds of Iizuka.
The Kanko Historial Museum. Tracing the path of Sguwara Michizane.
The Shrine of Dazaifu - the God of Education and Science.
Collection of ancient Budda figures.
TRAVEL TO SAPPORO
Fukuoka depart July 12 Sat 13:33 JAL 370 747 E-38K
Tokyo/Haneda arrive
depart 20:00 JAL 527 747 E-38A
Sapporo arrive 21:30
JULY 13-16: University of
Hokkaido
SUNDAY, JULY 13.
Explore Sapporo.
MONDAY, JULY 14.
TUESDAY, JULY 15.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16.
JULY 17-18: Institute for Molecular
Science, Okazaki
Host: Professor Suehiro Iwata
Okazaki National Research
Institutes
Institute for Molecular Science
Myodaiji, Okazaki 444, Japan
Tel.: (564) 55-7300;
Fax.: (564) 54-2254;
Email: iwata@ims1.ims.ac.jp
THURSDAY, JULY 17.
FLIGHT TO HONSHU
Sapporo depart July 17 Thu --:-- ANA 702 747 E-14G
Nagoya arrive
Transfer to Okazaki by local bus.
Pickup at bus stop by and lunch with Iwata student Kazutoshi Okada.
Casual afternoon conversations with members of the Iwata group.
Stay at the Mishima Lodge (watch Nagoya Sumo tournament!)
Dr. Andreas Fiedler, Dipl. Chem., JSPS Postdoc from Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (564) 55-7257; Fax.: (564) 53-4660;
Email: andy@ims.ac.jp
Professor Dr. Sourav Pal, F.A.Sc.
Email: pal@ims.ac.jp
Super dinner with Professor Iwata, Drs. Pal and Fiedler, and Mr. Okada.
FRIDAY, JULY 18.
Lecture. 10:30-12:00.
The Cation-Dinitrogen Interaction. From Dative Bonding Theory
to Problems in Chemical Toxicology.
Lunch with Dr. Andreas Fidler.
TRAVEL TO KYOTO
With Shinkanzen to Kyoto.
With taxi to Hotel Rich Kyoto.
Web sites show
modern life
and
business
in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese Arts Theatre at Gion Center.
The Gion
Festival is one of the greatest festivals in Kyoto.
SATURDAY, JULY 19.
SUNDAY, JULY 20.
TRAVEL TO FUJI AND ON TO TOKYO
Shinkanzen from Kyoto to Atami.
Bus from Atami to Hakone at Lake Ashi.
Bus from Hakone to Hakone Yumoto.
Local train to Odawara.
Shinkanzen to Tokio Station.
Airport bus to Haneda Airport.
FLIGHT TO SAPPORO
Tokyo/Haneda depart July 20 Sun 20:00 JAL 527 E-52K
Sapporo arrive 21:30
Take JR to Sapporo.
Take taxi to department to get room key from Simomura.
JULY 19-26:
University of Hokkaido
MONDAY, JULY 21.
Rest.
TUESDAY, JULY 22.
I think it was this evening that we went up on Mt. Moiwa.
Mt. Moiwa is the "Hausberg" of Sapporo. One has a wonderful view
of the City of Sapporo from up there. We went up by sunset and
had dinner in the restaurant. Very enjoyable.
The DAYSCAN
LIFECam allows you to enjoy the view from Mt. Moiwa and
several other places in Sapporo from home. Try it out. Remember that
Japan is 14 hours ahead of American Central time.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.
Lecture. 10:30-12:00.
Graduate School for Environmental Earth Studies, University of Hokkaido,
and the Japan Chemical Society.
Highly Dipole Aligned Organic Molecular Crystalline Materials for
Nonlinear Optics.
Living Fish dinner with Kazuhiko Ichikawa and postdoc.
THURSDAY, JULY 24.
Lunch at the Trillion Faculty Club with Professors Ichikawa and Noro.
Lecture. 13:30-15:00.
Host Prof. Noro, Faculty of Science of the University of Hokkaido.
Topological Electron Density Analysis of Electron-Poor Bismuth
Clusters.
The Pacific Music Festival
at the Kitara.
An evening with Schubert and Brahms played by the
Sapporo Symphony
Orchestra.
FRIDAY, JULY 25.
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A night in susukino
in Sapporo.
Farewell Dinner with the students.
Icecream and Coffee.
Karaoke.
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SATURDAY, JULY 26.
Dschingis Khan outside the department.
Japanese bath with Kazuhiko Ichikawa.
JULY 27 - AUGUST 1: ICBIC-8 IN
YOKOHAMA
8th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry
SUNDAY, JULY 27.
TRAVEL TO YOKOHAMA
Sapporo depart July 27 Sun 14:30 JL 512 747-400 B-1K (!!)
Tokyo/Haneda arrive July 27 Sun 16:00
Haneda Express to Yokohama Station.
JR line to Kannai.
Taxi to the
Yokohama
Isezakicho Washington Hotel.
Tel.: (045) 243-7111.
MONDAY, JULY 28.
Attractions.
TUESDAY, JULY 29.
Japanese Concert.
Dinner with Ichikawa and his students at German Beerkeller.
Walk back to hotel with Kazuhiko Ichikawa.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
After Lunch. Yokohama Museum of Art with Kazuhiko Ichikawa. Turner
Exhibit and Japanese Collection.
Meet friends at 15:00 at Sogo, Yokohama. Skywalk on Bay Bridge.
Dinner at Yokohama Lumine, Sogo Building.
Walk back to hotel with Kazuhiko Ichikawa.
THURSDAY, JULY 31.
Lunchtime visit of the Sky Garden of
The
Landmark Tower
with Samantha Gao-Sheridan.
The
Yokohama Landmark Tower is part of futuristic
Minato Mirai 21 (South Peer 21). The 296 m Landmark Tower is the tallest
building in Japan.
Banquet Dinner with Kazuhiko Ichikawa.
Farewell drinks in the Washington Launch at 22:00.
Sansei gozaymas!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1.
Professor Hiroaki Tokiwa,
email: tokiwa@chem.rikkyo.ac.jp
Graduate student Mayumi Ishida,
email: ishida@chem.rikkyo.ac.jp
Graduate student Miyoko Yashiro,
email: yashiro@chem.rikkyo.ac.jp
Meet with Mayumi Ishida at Sakurajicho station a take
train/subway to Tokyo.
Tour of the Department by Professor Hiroaki Tokiwa.
Lunch with Green Tea Icecream Desert!
Fireworks in Yokohama harbor.
Sushi Dinner in a Queen Square restaurant.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2.
TRAVEL HOME
Take subway from hotel to Yokohama Station.
Find out that the Narita Express does not run at 10:30 on Saturdays.
Take Narita Express Bus from YCAT and arrive at Narita by 11:30.
Tokyo/Narita depart Aug. 2 Sat 12:30 JAL 010 747-400 B-29A
Chicago/O'Hare arrive Aug. 2 Sat 09:50
depart Aug. 2 Sat 11:14 TWA 363 DC-9 E-24A
St. Louis arrive Aug. 2 Sat 12:26
Had a machanical in Chicago; flight delayed by about an hour.
With Tiger Air Express to Columbia.
