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About Kyoto University 

Nearly all conference events will be held in Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall. Kyoto University has three campuses, and the Clock Tower Centennial Hall, the symbol of Kyoto University, is located in the main campus of Yoshida campus.

Yoshida campus is in Sakyo (left-ward) area in the city of Kyoto. The campus is located in the North of JR (Japan Railways) Kyoto station. Kyoto University was founded 1897 and now is the second oldest university in Japan. Its academic tradition is characterized as the spirit of freedom and independence, which have been promoting various pioneering works, including the establishment of the Primate Research Institute (located in Aichi prefecture. near from Nagoya).

The Clock Tower Centennial Hall is fully equipped with special facilities for academic conferences; the Centennial Hall with 500 seating capacity, the International Conference Hall, four Conference Rooms, the University Lounge, and more. For detailed facilities and floor plans, see here.

Local Weather

In Japan, the rainy season usually starts in early June. The expected temperature in Kyoto is as follows:
Highest temperature: 70~80°F
Lowest temperature: 60°F
For updated weather forecast, see here.

Brief View of Kyoto

Kyoto was Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868. It is now the country's seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people.
During its millennium at the center of Japanese power, culture, tradition, and religion, it accumulated an unparalleled collection of palaces, temples and shrines, built for emperors, shoguns, geishas and monks. Over a dozen of them are listed among UNESCO world heritage sites.
Eastern Kyoto, where the conference venue belongs to, embraces some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto. Ginkakuji (the Silver Pavilion), with a Zen garden is in a walking distance from Kyoto University Yoshida campus. Heian Shrine with the spacious vermilion palace is a replica (built in 1895) of the Imperial Palace of the Heian Period (794-1185), is also not far from the conference venue. Kiyomizudera (Pure Water Temple), founded in 780, has the wooden terrace which offers a spectacular view over the city. The Gion district, which retains traditional streets and buildings, is located to the north-west of Kiyomizu, is where you're most likely to see geisha.
Nijyo Castle is located in Central Kyoto. It was the Kyoto residence of Edo Shoguns. Kinkakuji (the Temple of the Golden Pavilion), covered with gold leaf and the most popular tourist attraction in Kyoto, is located in North-western Kyoto. It was originally built as a villa for Ashikaga Shogun in the late 12th century.
Note most of temples and shrines require admission fees, and close at 17:00. Many temples own their lodging complex called shukubo, and you might try to stay and experience traditional Buddhist lodging (¥3,800~), if some inconvenience does not bother you.