Taxi from Naha Airport
Taxis are a very convenient way to travel accross the island. From Naha Airport, you can take any taxi from the "long distance taxi stand" at the Arrival Terminal. Please print out the map with the address of your destination and show it to the driver.
From Naha Airport, taxi fare can cost from 8,000 to 12,000 JPY. From Ishikawa IC to OIST, it is about 1,600 JPY. From northern areas like Nago and Motobu, it depends on the distance.
For more information on the location of the "long distance taxi stand", please visit the Naha Airport (external link) official website.
- Taxi company Okito Kohtsu receives phone calls in English at 0120-21-5005 (toll free) or 098-946-5005. You can also download the iPhone/Android App "沖東タクシー" to call a taxi from Okito Taxi with no surcharge or reserve an Okito Taxi in advance through the Okito Kotsu taxi reservation web form.
- Ishikawa Taxi (Japanese only) 098-972-5406.
- Download the iPhone/Android App “JapanTaxi” to call a taxi anywhere in Japan at an additional surcharge 400 JPY.
Taxi drivers usually do not speak English. In order to make sure you get to OIST readily and efficiently, print out the Japanese Campus Area Map and hand it to the taxi driver.
PRINTOUT: Taxi Service Near OIST with QR code HERE