Important Announcement

  • We are suspending school visit program and general visits to OIST campus including the café and restaurant until further notice due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. Please continue to check this website, as the information will be updated as the situation changes.
  • If you are interested in collaborating with us in research and other business, please Contact Us.

We appreciate your understanding.

OIST Visit Program Application for Elementary Schools in Okinawa

What You Need to Know Before You Visit Our Campus

Operating Hours

A round of tour is about 90 minutes.
Please make sure that you have enough time for a tour to be completed.

Maximum Number of Visitors

We accept up to 80 people per visit for Junior high school students visit and 100 for elementary school students visit.
If your school visits with more than that, please make sure that they visit in installments. (You may want to visit twice in a day, for example, in the morning and on the afternoon, or two days in a row.)
We have set the above limitation for our guides to provide safe tours for your students.

Venue for Lunch

No space for lunch to be provided.

Application Deadline

Application must be made one month prior to a visiting date. An early indication of your visit will be appreciated.

Parking Space for Bus

Our parking space is currently limited due to the construction of Laboratory 3. If you visit us by bus, please contact our Safety Control Center by calling the following number, as soon as your application has been confirmed.
OIST Safety Control Center: 098-966-8861
(Please inform the SCC personnel of the bus company’s name and the number of vehicles.)

NOTE

  • Please read the “What you need to know before you visit our campus” carefully before you send your application.
  • Our daily educational and research activities will be operating normally, so please instruct your students to be quiet and respectful during the tour.
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