All participants and their accompanying persons are invited to attend the ISPC25 welcome reception, which will be held in the front yard of the Karamon gate of Nijo-jo Castle at 19:00 on 22 May (Monday). Drinks and light meals will be served in the historic atmosphere.

＊World Heritage Site Nijo-jo Castle Full-scale Renovation Project: A 20-year project to thoroughly renovate the castle, in which structures designated as cultural assets, including Ninomaru-goten Palace, will be restored for the first time since their establishment by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603.