By Bus

• At Hakata Station-Hakata Exit 博多口side, go to Bus Stop E (のりばE) at the front of the Fukuoka Center Building. Ask the Hakata Station Tourist Information Center where it is if you’re not sure.
• Get on a bus. You can catch either Bus No. 88 (Hakata Int’l Terminal 博多港国際ターミナル) or Bus No. 99 (Hakata Port 博多港). Both buses take an almost identical route to the Congress Center. Here are Bus Stop E’s weekday departure schedules for Bus 88 and Bus 99.
• The one-way fare for adults for either bus is ￥180 and takes about 15 minutes.
• Bus 88 will take you right to the venue, to bus stop: Kokusai Kaigijo Sun Palace-mae (国際会議場サンパレス前).
• If you take Bus 99, you’ll want to get off at either: 1) Sekijo-machi (石城町)” which is 7 stops from Bus Stop E; or 2) “Kokusai Center Sun Palace-mae国際会議場サンパレス前” which is 8 stops, but a bit closer to the Congress Center. Here’s a map of the bus stop locations
• Just to be sure, ask the bus driver to inform you when you’ve arrived at the closest stop to the International Congress Center (“Kokusai-kaigijo” in Japanese).
• Here’s a map of the general vicinity of the Fukuoka International Congress Center, and here’s one of the building’s interior layout.

By Taxi

• The recommended mode of transportation is by bus; however, if you choose to use a taxi, the fare may run you at least ￥1100, depending on traffic conditions and time of the day. A taxi ride to the Fukuoka International Congress Center would take between 12 to 15 minutes. Taxi fares increase by 20% between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Venue Notes

• Aug. 6th, 2008: Events will be held throughout the day from 8:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. That evening, starting at 7:00 p.m., the Welcoming Reception will be held at Seinan University’s Cross Plaza 西南学院大学クロスプラザ.
• Arrangements have been made for all WorldCALL guests to be taken by chartered bus to the reception from the International Congress Center, so please DO NOT take public transportation. Further details will be available after you arrive at the conference venue.
• Aug. 7th, 2008: Events will be held throughout the day from 8:30 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. That evening, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., a dinner cruise through Hakata Bay is scheduled – See the Reception Staff for details.
• Aug. 8th, 2008: Events will be held throughout the day from 8:30 a.m. to 5:40 p.m.
• Please ask the Reception Staff at the venue for details of the location of various events.
• Click here to download a pdf of the World Call 2008 detailed program (Japanese).