Date： March 9 (Mon) – 11(Wed), 2026
Venue： Rusutsu Resort Hotel & Convention, Hokkaido, Japan
*Please note that it will take 2 hours from the New Chitose airport to the venue by shuttle bus, Bigruns.
Registration：https://brainmindworkshop2026-registration.peatix.com/
On-site ： Student 5,000 JPY, Non-student 10,000 JPY
Online registration fee： 5,000 JPY,
*The workshop will be held in a combined format with a mix of on-site and online participation.
Speakers:
Special Session: TBD
Topic Session:
Shogo Ohmae (Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing (CIBR, Beijing))
Hideaki Shimazaki (Kyoto University)
Chie Hieida (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Important dates：
On-site registration： from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 to Friday, February 20 , 2026
Online registration： from Tuesday, December 2, 2025 to Thursday, March 5, 2026
*Only talks of special sessions and topic sessions are available. You will receive the workshop URL by Thursday, March 5.
JNNS travel support application： from the middle of December to Friday, January 30, 2026
Accommodation：
We have secured Rusutsu Resot Hotel Log Houses (2 for a maximum capacity of 24 persons, 1 for a maximum capacity of 18 persons, and 1 for a maximum capacity of 6 persons) for students and young researchers for check-in on Monday, March 10 and check-out on Wednesday, March 12 (3 days and 2 nights). If you wish to make a reservation, please apply for the reservation and pay the room charge via the registration page. Applications will be closed when the room reservation capacity is reached. Room rate (for one night) is as follows. Please note that we do not accept reservations for extra nights or for one night only.
Log House （Men/women separated and shared rooms）15,300 JPY（One night with breakfast per person, including bath tax)
Shuttle bus：
Please make a reservation from the link below for the shuttle bus to Rusutsu Resort Hotel.
Bigruns Bus (from New Chitose Airport ⇄ Rusutsu Resort): 5,000 yen one way (online reservation), 5,500 yen one way (reservation by phone)
Rusutsu free shuttle (from Kamori Building ③ in Sapporo city ⇄ Rusutsu Resort): Free
Poster presentation：
Poster board size: W210cm×H90cm (Height from floor 180cm ). A list of poster presenters will be posted after the poster presentation application deadline.
Hideaki Shimazaki (Kyoto University)
JNNS travel support：
Please visit the Japanese Neural Network Society web page (Only available in Japanese):
Inquiries about the workshop: Mechanism of Brain and Mind Secretariat ncus@oist.jp