The 2019 Entrance Ceremony will be held as follows.
The ceremony will be broadcast via YouTube Live.

Date and Time:
April 3, 2019 (Wed) From 11 a.m. to around noon

Venue:
Higashi-Hiroshima Sports Park
(67-1 Taguchi, Saijo-cho, Higashi-Hiroshima City)
TEL: 082-425-2525
*To see the map of the venue, click here (Japanese Page). (This link will automatically direct you to the Higashi-Hiroshima Sports Park website.)

Notes:
We encourage you to use public transportation due to the limited space in the parking lot at the Park. Special bus services will be available from Higashi-Hiroshima campus, JR Saijo Station (Local train), and Higashi-Hiroshima Station (Shinkansen).

If you come by car, please park your car at a temporary or normal parking space on Higashi-Hiroshima campus and take a free shuttle bus to the venue.

Click here to view the location of the temporary parking space and the bus stop in Higashi-Hiroshima campus (It links to a PDF file in Japanese: 2.91MB).

*In order to avoid congestion, please be sure to arrive well in advance. The venue starts to become crowded around an hour before the opening and a traffic jam is expected around the area. It's not allowed to park on the street or private property around the venue.

*Seats for companions are available on the second floor of the Main Arena. Please note that the number of seats is limited and you may need to stand during the ceremony. The live broadcasting of the ceremony is available at the Sub Arena on the second floor.

*After the ceremony (around 12:00 p.m.), special bus services will be available from the venue. For more detailed information, please check the timetables above. The return bus stops at Hirodai-Chuoguchi and Hirodai-Nishiguchi before arriving at Daigaku-Kaikanmae. Please click here (PDF:710KB) to view the spots from which to get the buses.