GWADW 2014 in Takayama
25-30 May, 2014

Hotel information

There are two choices of the hotel accommodation.

(1) The conference is held in the Hida Hotel Plaza located near the Takayama station. We have prebooked a number of rooms at the conference hotel. Please mark the Hida Hotel in the registration form (after March 1) and we will book the room if available. Please note that the number of the single rooms is quite limited.

room type price /night/person # of rooms misc.
superior single 14,040 JPY 20 sold out
standard twin (single use) 17,280 JPY 14 sold out
Japanese room A (double use) 11,230 JPY* 5 see forum in old bldg
Japanese room B (double use) 14,500 JPY* 5 sold out in new bldg
Japanese-western (double use) 13,610 JPY* 3 sold out with 2 beds
* The price can be lower with more people staying in the room (max. 6 people).

Click here if you are looking for a room-mate in a Japanese room.


Breakfasts are included in the hotel fee. Dinners are served in the Hida Hotel Plaza hotel for all the participants from Monday through Thursday (see below).

The Hida Hotel Plaza has two large natural hot spring baths (onsen), one on top of the roof and the other in the basement. They are open from early in the morning till the midnight. The participants staying in the Hida Hotel Plaza can use them any time.



(2) Single rooms at a lower price are available in the Washington Hotel Plaza, City Hotel Four Seasons, and Best Western hotel located near the Takayama station. For these hotels, please book the room by yourself. They are buisiness hotels without an onsen facility. The estimated price of a single room is shown below. The breakfast is included.

hotel name price /night/person misc.
Washington 5,800 JPY (single use) no onsen
City Hotel FS 6,500 JPY (single use) no onsen
Best Western Hotel 7,000 JPY (single use) no onsen


Lunch/Dinner information

Dinners are served in the Hida Hotel Plaza hotel for all the participants from Monday through Thursday. The dinners are included in the registration fee.

The dinner is not pre-arranged on the Friday night. We would like you to go out and explore a restaurant by yourself.

As for lunch, a lunch box will be served during the KAGRA tour. The lunch is not pre-arranged on the other days. We would like you to go out and find Japanese fast food on the street.


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