Access by Car

To Main Campus by Car

Via Okinawa Expressway (50-60 min from Naha Airport)

  1. From Naha Airport follow the signs to the Okinawa Expressway
  2. Exit the toll road at Exit Number 7 ("YAKA (屋嘉) ")
  3. Turn left at the T-junction after passing the toll booth.
  4. Go through the tunnel.
  5. Turn left at the first traffic light, the "Onna (East)" intersection.
  6. Go down the hill, past Akama Sports Park, and turn left at the first traffic light onto the South Onna Bypass.
  7. About 2km down the road, turn left at the first traffic light to enter the OIST campus.

*This route has tolls

Via Route 58  (60-80 min from Naha Airport)

  1. From Naha Airport travel north on Highway 58
  2. At the intersection "Nakadomari", there are two roads intersecting route 58.
  3. At the "Nakadomari" intersection, take the "South Onna Bypass" by turning right onto the road branching at a 45-degree angle northward from route 58.
  4. Turn right 4km down the road, at the first traffic light, where you can see the letters "OIST" on the wall at the base of a hill.

*Duration depends heavily on traffic and time of day

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To Seaside House by Car

Via Okinawa Expressway (50-60 min from Naha Airport)

  1. From Naha Airport follow the road signs to reach the Okinawa Expressway
  2. Exit the toll road at Exit Number 7 ("YAKA (屋嘉) ")
  3. Turn left at the T-junction after passing the toll booth.
  4. Go through the tunnel
  5. Go straight through the "Onna (East)" intersection.
  6. Seaside House is a large white building approximately 800m down the road, on the left.

*This route has tolls

Via Route 58  (60-80 min from Naha Airport)

  1. From Naha Airport travel north on Highway 58
  2. At the intersection "Nakadomari", there are two roads intersecting route 58.
  3. At the "Nakadomari" intersection, go straight onto old route 58 (running alongside the seacoast).
  4. Seaside House is a large white building 5km down the road, on the left.

*Duration depends heavily on traffic and time of day

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To Marine Science Station by Car

Via Okinawa Expressway (50-60 min from Naha Airport)

*This route has tolls

Via Route 58  (60-80 min from Naha Airport)

*Duration depends heavily on traffic and time of day

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