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Misc: Medicine, Emergencies, Electricity, Trash & Toilets

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Super-Quick Executive Summary:

This site is the semi-official English-language guide to the Origami Tanteidan conventions held every summer in Tokyo Japan by the Japan Origami Academic Society (JOAS).

The 2009 Origami Tanteidan Convention will be held from mid-day, Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16 on the campus of Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan.

If you're not a resident of Japan, and/or do not speak or read Japanese but are interested in attending the convention, please contact us.

Details:

Convention specifics:

• Overview - what a trip to a Tanteidan convention is, and what it isn't
• Schedule - overall schedule and known events
• Housing Options - what's a "business hotel?"
• Costs - current estimates of the costs
• Gallery Origami House - what is is, how to get there, etc.

General info about Tokyo & Japan travel (a bit Origami-specific, but that's why you're here, aren't you?):

• Maps & Guidebooks - recommendations, and (and why Japanese addresses are confusing)
• Getting There - it's a loooong plane flight
• Getting Around - the Tokyo subway system
• Language - pointers to some on-line references and learning aids
• Etiquette & gifts - being polite is actually the same over there, too
• Food - Japanese food is different. Try it before you go!
• Weather & Clothing - it's hot in August - be prepared!
• Misc: Medicine, Emergencies, Electricity, Trash & Toilets

Reference:

• Glossary - words used in this guide
• About the Author of this website
• Contact Us - contact the US Tanteidan volunteers about this year's trip