International Conference

Japanese Civilization: Tokens and Manifestations

14-17 November 2013, Krakow

Conference program

Conference poster

last update: 2013-11-10

Essential information

Title: “Japanese Civilization: Tokens and Manifestations”
Time: 14-17 November 2013
Venue: Krakow, Poland

Organizers:
Polish Association for Japanese Studies
Department of Japanology and Sinology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, Krakow

Paper proposal submission deadline: 30 April 2013
Manuscript submission deadline (for book publication): 1 November 2013
Registration: 15 May-15 October 2013

Conference fee: 100 PLN

Website: http://info.filg.uj.edu.pl/ifo/japonistyka/
Contact person: Katarzyna Sonnenberg, cracow2013@gmail.com

Call for papers, in PDF

Latest update:

All participants of the Conference are kindly requested to pay the Conference Fee by bank transfer to the Conference account till October 15th, 2013 (for the detailes click here).

Useful information (venue, hotels, restaurants & tourist attractions):

Conference venue: http://manggha.pl/en/

Recommended hotels:
Poleski http://www.hotelpoleski.pl/
Pigoniówka  http://www.dg.uj.edu.pl/garbarska
Hotel profesorski  http://www.dg.uj.edu.pl/florianska
Pod Wawelem http://www.hotelpodwawelem.pl/
WENTZL - http://wentzl.pl/en/

5 star:
Radisson Blu http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-krakow/contact
Sheraton http://www.sheraton.pl/krakow/en

Low budget:
hostel: http://www.hostelrynek7.pl/

We recommend also: http://www.booking.com (available in English and Japanese)

Restaurants:
crème de la crème:
WIERZYNEK: http://www.wierzynek.com.pl/en/wierzynek/about-us.html
WENTZL: http://www.restauracjawentzl.pl/?lang=en
HAWEŁKA: http://www.hawelka.pl/en/

Nice and tasty but not ruining the family budget:
Soprano Trattoria http://www.trattoriasoprano.pl/
La Campana http://www.lacampana.pl/en
Chimera http://chimera.com.pl/ (recommended for vegetarians)
Dynia Resto Bar http://www.dynia.krakow.pl/ (recommended for vegetarians)
Smak Ukraiński http://www.ukrainska.pl/en/
Chłopskie Jadło http://www.chlopskiejadlo.pl/en/restaurants/804/profile (Polish cuisine)
Mięta Resto Bar  http://mietarestobar.pl/
Morskie Oko  http://www.morskieoko.krakow.pl/ (Polish cuisine)
Bar Wegetariański Vega http://vegarestauracja.pl/ (recommended for vegetarians)

MUST SEE IN CRACOW:
Wawel Castle http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/
Czartoryski Museum - closed - but Leonardo’s painting - now at the Wawel Castle: http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/index.php?op=13
Historical Museum http://www.mhk.pl/branches
Rynek - Underground http://www.mhk.pl/oddzialy/podziemia-rynku
Sukiennice - The Gallery of Polish Painting http://www.muzeum.krakow.pl/Sukiennice.56.0.html?L=1
The National Museum http://www.muzeum.krakow.pl/?L=1
Oskar Schindler’s Factory - the Historical Museum of Cracow http://www.krakow-info.com/schindler.htm
The Jewish Kazimierz http://www.jewishkrakow.net/en/
Wieliczka salt Mine http://www.kopalnia.pl/ (half-day trip)

Last update: 2013-11-10