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!