13th International Conference Japan
2023

The 13th ICPS International Conference is hosted by the Japanese Carnivorous Plant Society (JCPS) with the cooperation of the Kansai Carnivorous Plant Society (KCPS), the Tokai Carnivorous Plant Society (TCPS) and the Hiroshima Carnivorous Plant Society (HCPS).

3rd Conference 2002 in Tokyo

Speakers

May 26 - 28, 2023 Conference, Plant Exhibition and Sale
May 29, 2023 Day trip to the Botanical Gardens
May 30, 2023 Field trip to the local habitats in Hyogo Prefecture
May 31, 2023 Field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa (Unryu Valley, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture)

1. International conference

 Date and time:

May 26 (Fri) 09:00 - 17:00
May 27 (Sat) 09:00 - 17:00
May 28 (Sun) 09:00 - 17:00

Venue: “Midium Hall" on the 3th floor of Himeji Citizens Hall in Himeji City. (15 minute walk from Himeji Station)

Himeji is accessible by “Shinkansen” bullet train from Tokyo (nearest international airport: Narita or Haneda) in 3 hours. It takes about 1 hour 45 minutes by JR train from Kansai International Airport. Many hotels are available around the Himeji Station and the venue. Please see the web link of “Recommended hotels near Himeji Station”.

Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site, is about a 5-minute walk away from the venue. You will be fascinated by the beautiful castle. Kyoto and Osaka, which are popular tourist sites, are only 1 hour’s ride from Himeji by JR train. You may want to make short trip to these cities before the conference.

English-Japanese interpreters will be hired for the presentations. Therefore, those who are not good at listening/speaking Japanese are very welcome to the conference.

Free-WiFi is available.

2. Plant exhibition and plant sales Date and time:
May 26 (Fri) 12:00 - 17:00
May 27 (Sat) 09:00 - 17:00
May 28 (Sun) 09:00 - 17:00

Venue: "Display Hall" of on the 2th floor of Himeji Citizens Hall.

Tegarayama Conservatory Botanical Garden, Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center and the carnivorous plant societies will exhibit good specimens of carnivorous plant. In addition, many carnivorous plants and related goods are to be sold by Japanese CP nurseries and the CP societies.

Please note that CITES or phytosanitary certificates for export will not be issued in this conference.

3. Banquet
 May 26 (Fri) 18:30

We are the banquest room in Hotel Monterey Himeji.

Japanese and Western cuisines will be served with beer, sake, wine and soft drinks. We hope that participants talk about carnivorous plants with cultural exchanges. Please experience Japanese hospitality “OMOTENASHI”.

4. Day trip to the Tegarayama Conservatory Botanical Garden and Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center


May 29 (Mon)

Day trip to the botanical gardens by chartered bus.

Tegarayama Conservatory Botanical Garden
Located 1.8 km southwest of Himeji Station, the botanical garden has two large and small dome-shaped conservatories as the main buildings. An admirable N. trunkata is on permanent display in the large conservatory. In the backyard, historical hybrids of Nepenthes (Koto series: N. wrigleyana, N. coccinea, N. henriana, etc.) have been cultivated for many years.　Also, egret flower (Habenaria radiata), the city flower of Himeji, can be observed in the dedicated greenhouse through the year.

Website:
Tegarayama Conservatory Botanical Garden

Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center
This garden has the largest collections of carnivorous plants in Japan. There is a greenhouse dedicated to carnivorous plant, in which many kinds of Nepenthes, Drosera, Pinguicula, Roridura, etc. are displayed under superb conditions all year round in the 2 green houses. You can see the giant N. clipeata and N. pervillei, introduced in the 2018 ICPS Conference. The Sarracenia collection in the courtyard is amazing. The Nepenthes collection was certified as the National Collection in 2020. Furthermore, the 55.5-cm tall pitcher of N. truncata was certified as the Guiness World Record in August, 2022. The area originally used to be a swampland and habitats of carnivorous plants. D. lunata and D. tokaiensis growing wildly can be found in a few spots.
WebsiteHyogo Prefectural Flower Center
5. Field trip to the local habitats
 May 30 (Tue)

We will visit the habitats in Hyogo Prefecture (Abiki Marsh and Nishiwaki City) by rental cars from Himeji. D. lunata, D. tokaiensis and D. rotundifolia will be seen there.
Please note that the destination of the field trip may change depending on the condition of the habitats.

Participants of field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa will travel to Shinagawa by “Hikari” Shinkansen train, then move to Kitasenju by train and stay at hotels in Kitasenju. (Train fare and accommodation fee are your own expense.　Japan Rail Pass can be used.)

6. Field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa May 31 (Wed)

We will move to Tobu Nikko Station from Kitasenju by Tobu Line train. Large luggage can be checked in coin lockers at Tobu Nikko Station. We will take taxies from the station to the entrance of the climbing trail, then we walk a gentle ascent for 2 hours to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa.

Please note that it might be too early to see the full bloom in this season.

Nikko is a world-class tourist destination. The Nikko Toshogu is a part of the World Heritage Site, “Shrines and Temples of Nikko”. It might be worth it to stay in Nikko that night for sightseeing on the next day.

INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS
Japanese government significantly relaxed the border measures against COVID-19 in October 2022. Now foreign nationals can enter Japan under the same conditions as in 2019, but with either a valid vaccination certificate (3 doses) or a certificate of negative result of pre-departure COVID-19 test. Please check the following site for the latest information.
 https://www.japan.travel/en/practical-coronavirus-information/government-measures/
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
Schedule Events Participation fee Included in Participation fee Not included in Participation fee Accommodation
5.26〜5.28 International conference JPY 12,000 Conference materials Hotel charge
All meals 		Around Himeji Station
5.26〜5.28 Plant exhibition and plant sales Free
5.26 Banquet JPY 8,000 Course meal
Drink 		Hotel charge Around Himeji Station
5.29 Day trip to the botanical gardens JPY 3,800 Chartered bus
Entrance fee

 Hotel charge
Lunch and Dinner 		Around Himeji Station
5.30 Field trip to the local habitats JPY 4,000 Rental car fee Hotel charge
Train fare
All meals 		Around Kitasenjyu Station
5.31 Field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa JPY 2,000 Taxi fare Hotel charge
Train fare
All meals

Registration for the 13th ICPS International Conference

Link to registration form

Please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of your name for registration by e-mail. (Deadline: March 31, 2023) with attaching the registration form (link is shown in the left column). .
Please transfer JPY 12,000 for the registration fee to the PayPal account (Deadline: April 30, 2023)

Plant exhibition and plant sales are admission free.

Registration for Oral Session Please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of your name and presentation details (title, abstract, key words) (Deadline: End of March 2023)
The allocated time of speech is 30 minutes at maximum.
Speech will be consecutively translated into Japanese by the English-Japanese interpreters.
All speakers are required to make their presentation data using PowerPoint.
Please deliver the presentation data to the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of by e-mail or Google Drive by April 20, 2023 for the interpreters’ preparation.
If necessary, presenters can finalize the data and bring it in a memory device (USB memory, SD card) to the 1st day of the conference.
Speakers are exempt from the JPY 12,000 participation fee for the international conferences.
Accommodation Please be sure to make your own hotel reservations for Himeji and Kitasenjyu.

Information of recommended hotels in Himeji can be found on the web link.
Recommended hotels near Himeji Station

Registration for Banquet To make registration for the Banquet (May 26), please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of your name by e-mail. (Deadline: March 31, 2023).

Please transfer JPY 8,000 for the registration fee to the PayPal account (Deadline: April 30, 2023).

Registration for the Day trip to the two botanical gardens To make registration for the Day trip to the two botanical gardens (May 29), please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep.of your name by e-mail. (Deadline: March 31, 2023).

Please transfer JPY 4,800 for the registration fee to the PayPal account (Deadline: April 30, 2023).

Registration for the Field trip to the local habitats To make registration for the Field trip to the local habitats (May 30), please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of your name by e-mail. (Deadline: March 31, 2023).

Please transfer JPY 4,000 for the registration fee to the PayPal account (Deadline: April 30, 2023)

Registration for the Field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa To make registration for the Field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa (May 31), please inform the 13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team Rep. of your name by e-mail. (Deadline: March 31, 2023).

Please transfer JPY 2,000 for the registration fee to the PayPal account (Deadline: April 30, 2023)

Specific tips for transportation/accommodation will be provided to those who apply for this field trip.

The observation point of habitat of Pinguicula ramosa is very small area, so limited number of people can join the field trip to the habitat of Pinguicula ramosa. We may close the registration for the field trip to Pinguicula ramosa, once participant reach a certain number. If you are interested in participating the field trip to Pinguicula ramosa, please register as soon as possible. Thank you.

PayPal information

Please transfer the registration fee to the following account.

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13th ICPS International Conference Organizer Team
Director: Naoki Tanabe (JCPS Chairperson) 　
Rep. for foreign visitors: Koji Kondo*
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