How to Get to OIST from Northern Okinawa

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By bus from the northern parts of the main island

• Bus #120 "Nago Nishi Kuukou Sen" and #20 "Nago Nishi Sen"
  • To get to the OIST campus, get off at the bus stop "Daigakuin Daigaku Mae" and walk 15 minutes up the hill to the campus
  • To get to Seaside House, get off at the bus stop "Seaside House Mae".
• Timetable:
  • PC: http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/route_search?Lang=en
  • Mobile: http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/m_search?Lang=en

By car from the northern parts of the main island

By the Okinawa Expressway toll road

1. Exit from the Okinawa Expressway at Ishikawa
2. After the toll booth, take a right onto Highway 73 toward "Hedomisaki/ Nago"
3. At the "Nakadomari" intersection with Highway 58, take a hard right onto the "South Onna/ Onna Minami Bypass"
4. The bypass ends at a T-junction, and on the right, you can see the letters "OIST" on the wall at the base of a hill.
5. Turn right to go up the hill to the main campus.
6. To get to Seaside House, turn left at this T-junction, go down the hill to the traffic light, turn right onto Highway 58, and Seaside House will be a large white building on your left about 800m down this road.

By non-toll roads

1. Travel south on Highway 58
2. Pass the "Onna Minami/South Onna" traffic light
3. To get to Seaside House, drive 600m ahead, and it will be on the right-hand side. The Seaside House is a white building right next to the sea.
4. To get to the main campus, turn left at the first traffic light. There is a small, white, Japanese sign above the road at the intersection which contains the letters "OIST". Going up the hill, you will see the letters "OIST" on the hill. Take a left to follow the road up the hill to the campus.