Social Program

Social Programs in this Summer School

We will organise a banquet dinner and a half-day excursion trip around Tokyo city.

MondayPublic Talks "Cosmic Ladder, Cosmic Fireworks"
WednesdayBanquet Dinner
ThursdayExcursion

Banquet

The school banquet will be held in the evening of Wednesday at a traditional-style Japanese restaurant. Their web site gives you some idea on their atmosphere although it is in Japanese.

The afternoon session on Wednesday will finish at 17:30, and the banquet will start at 19:00. You can go directly to the place if you are familiar with transporation in Tokyo, or
We'll organize two groups, both of which start at 18:10 from different meeting points.

  • (1) The entrance of Ito Internation Research Center
  • (2) The exit of Nezu station (Chiyoda-line)

Meeting points

(1) From the ground-floor entrance of Ito Internation Research Center where we had the school on Monday.

Akamon gate of our campusred wooden one near the Ito Center
Hongo-Sanchome station (M21)Tokyo Metro Marunouchi-line (with the red circle symbol)
Tokyo station (M17)necessary to change from the metro to the JR East station
Tokyo stationJR East Yamanote line or Keihin Tohoku line
Tamachi stationEast side exit (or Shibaura-guchi exit)
Botan5 minutes by walk from Tamachi station

(2) From the exit (ground-level) of the Nezu station (Chiyoda-line) which is near the cross on the map below.

Nezu station (C14)Tokyo Metro Chiyoda-line (with the green circle symbol)
Nijubashi-mae station (C10)Walk about 300 meters to change to Tokyo station
Tokyo stationJR East Yamanote line or Keihin Tohoku line
Tamachi stationEast side exit (or Shibaura-guchi exit)
Botan5 minutes by walk from Tamachi station

Map around the restaurant

East side exit (or Shibaura-guchi exit) It is about 400 meters from Tamachi station (JR East Yamanote-line or Keihin-Tohoku-line/the east side or Shibaura-guchi exit) with walking beside the rail.

Excursion

The excursion will bring you to a half-day trip around Tokyo in the afternoon of Thursday.

The meeting point‐ the gound-level entrance of the Chemistry building.
Departure time13:00 (buses will arrive at around 12:30.)
Buses will come back to the University of Tokyo by 17:00.

Places to visit

Imperial Palace PlazaA national garden which was formerly a private garden of the Royal Family
Asakusa, Senso-ji TempleWalk through the main temple hall and lively Nakamise shopping street.
Sumida River CruiseCruise around modern day Tokyo