GHGT-11 Venue

About Kyoto 

Kyoto is the former capital of Japan and famous for its numerous cultural heritage; thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines including UNESCO World Heritage sites, old streets, traditional festivals and crafts, etc. With its culture and scenic beauty, the city attracts more than 40 million tourists a year. In Kyoto, November is one of the best seasons for enjoying the beauty of nature, having many excellent locations to view the changing colours of autumn leaves.

Autum leaves	Silver Pavilion
photos by kind permission of the  Kyoto Convention Bureau

Kyoto is conveniently accessible from both Tokyo and Osaka by air, bus, and rail.

Information on Kyoto is available from the Kyoto Travel Guide

Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)

ICC Kyoto opened in 1966 as Japan’s first state-sponsored international conference center. Since then it has witnessed more than 16,000 conferences to date including UNFCCC COP 3 which adopted  the Kyoto protocol in 1997 and GHGT-6 in 2002.

ICC Main Building	Main Hall	Main Building in Autum	View of Mt Hiei

ICC Kyoto is located next to subway Kokusaikaikan station, about a 20- minute ride northward from Kyoto station. Subway Map