THE OFFICIAL 2009 IAICS HOTEL RESERVATION SITE IS NOW UP AND RUNNING AT :
http://www.nishitetsutravel.jp/niccs/k918en/index.html
Please use this site to arrange accommodations at Hotel Nikko (5 star) or Chisun (3 star).
Alternatively, there is a good range of downtown hotels available at reasonable prices at http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/group/tiku_en/03japankumamotokumamoto.html.
Please use this site to make your own reservations.
The following hotels are conveniently located:
Tennen-onsen Rokka-no-yu Dormy Inn Kumamoto Richmond Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai Comfort Hotel Kumamoto Shinshigai MIELPARQUE KUMAMOTO Kumamoto Washington Hotel Plaza Hotel Sun Route Kumamoto Mitsui Garden Hotel Kumamoto TOYOKO INN KUMAMOTO KARASHIMA KOEN KKR HOTEL KUMAMOTO SUPER HOTEL CITY KUMAMOTO ARK HOTEL KUMAMOTO MARUKO HOTEL (Japanese Inn) Dormy Inn
Note:
Please DO NOT select hotels at Ozu, which are near the airport but far from downtown and the conference venue.
Hotels located near JR Kumamoto Station and Suizenji are near transportation but less convenient.
Semi-double rooms have generally quite small beds and bathrooms. If you reserve a semi-double for two, make sure you do not mind sleeping close together!