Tokyo, Japan, September 8-11, 2013


Impressions from the ET-13 Conference




The Conference Venue: The University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus






On the way to The Thirteenth International Conference on Endothelin






Welcome to The Thirteenth International Conference on Endothelin






Japanese announcement poster for The Thirteenth International Conference on Endothelin






Attendees at the poster sessions






The Tokyo Dome Hotel, Venue for reception and conference dinner






The Tokyo Dome, nicknamed "the big Tokyo egg", capacity of 55.000 seats, home of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team






University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus






The Tokyo Dome, nicknamed "the big Tokyo egg", capacity of 55.000 seats, home of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team






Japanese kindness at the breakfast buffet






View on the city of Tokyo, one of the largest cities in the world






Lecture by Dr. David Webb, University of Edinburgh






Another view on the city of Tokyo, with the Toyko Skytree (634 m/ 2080 ft), the second highest structure in the world






Japanese delicacies on sale at a local 7-Eleven






Discussion at the poster presentations






Toyko by night, as seen from the Tokyo Dome Hotel






An "ET-13 lunch box" served to the conference attendees






The Tokyo Dome, nicknamed "the big Tokyo egg", capacity of 55.000 seats, home of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team






Another view on the city of Tokyo






Cooled caffeinated beverages are popular: One of the reasons why it is so hard to get hot coffee in Japan






Cooled caffeinated beverages: Hollywood helps to stay popular in Japan






Another view on the city of Tokyo, with the Toyko Skytree (634 m/ 2080 ft), the second highest structure in the world






Downtown Tokyo near Toyko Station






Sessions at the lecture theatre at Tsukuba University, Tokyo Campus






Lecture of Dr. Paul Vanhoutte, University of Hong Kong






View on the Tokyo Dome Hotel and the Dome family amusement park






Tokyo by night





Western influence on fine food tradition in Japan






Another view on the city of Tokyo






A Japanese "Do not feed the birds" sign with imaginative illustrations for foreigners






Lecture of Dr. Paul Vanhoutte, University of Hong Kong






Another view on the city of Tokyo, with the Toyko Skytree (634 m/ 2080 ft) on the right






Meeting summary by Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, University of Tsukuba and UT Southwestern at Dallas






Final slide by Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, University of Tsukuba and UT Southwestern at Dallas