Venue and Access

Access to OIST

Scheduled shuttles will run between Naha Airport and OIST on Sunday Oct 20 and Saturday Oct 26. This service will be offered free of charge to participants. Additionally, daily shuttles will run between Seaside House and OIST, as well as between Fuchaku, Ishikawa, and OIST. Route time tables can be found below. Times are estimates; please arrive at stop 5-10 minutes early.

＜Those arriving at Naha Airport International Terminal>

The international arrivals entrance on the 1st floor is currently closed due to construction outside the building. Please go up to the 2nd floor and proceed to the domestic terminal.

Once you arrive at the domestic terminal, our staff will be waiting for you in front of the Central Information Desk (area circled in orange below) in the Domestic Arrival Lobby on the 1st floor of Naha Airport Domestic Terminal.


＜Those arriving at Naha Airport Domestic Terminal>

Once you arrive at the domestic terminal, our staff will be waiting for you in front of the Central Information Desk (area circled in orange below) in the Domestic Arrival Lobby on the 1st floor of Naha Airport Domestic Terminal.

https://www.naha-airport.co.jp/en/spend/map/

Airport Shuttles

Purple route in map below (bus stop numbers refer to that route)

Naha airport to OIST area

Sunday, Oct. 20

    

OIST area to Naha airport

Saturday, Oct. 26

    
Location/stop Times   Location/stop Time  
Naha Airport (1) 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 21:00   Seaside House 7:00 9:00
Iha (2)     Rizan Sea Park Hotel 7:05 9:05
Maebaru (Maehara) (3)     Fuchaku 7:07 9:07
Higashi Onna (4)     Tiger Beach 7:08 9:08
Ishikawa Entrance (5)     Moon Beach 7:10 9:10
Nan-ei Entrance (6)     Iha 7:20 9:20
Akasaki (7)     Maebaru (Maehara) 7:22 9:22
Akasaki/Tabata-mae (8)     Higashi Onna 7:24 9:24
Moon Beach (9)     Ishikawa Entrance 7:26 9:26
Tiger Beach (10)     Nan-ei Entrance 7:28 9:28
Fuchaku (11)     Akasaki 7:35 9:35
Rizan Sea Park Hotel (12)     Akasaki/Tabata-mae 7:40 9:40
Seaside House (13)     Naha Airport 8:50 10:50
           

For other access options, please consult the OIST Access webpage for information on how to get to OIST from the Naha airport.

Route maps

Unclick the Airport Shuttle under options on the top left of the map to see the daily route. Note, the bus stops at public bus stops:

 

Regional Shuttle Route (Fuchaku, Ishikawa, OIST) 

Blue route in map above

(Bus stop numbers refer to that route. To see it, unclick the Airport Shuttle route under the options on the top left of the map)

Monday schedule (Tue - Fri below!)
Morning Route (arrive OIST)       Evening Route (depart OIST)  
Days: M       Days: M  
Location Time     Location Time
Iha (1) 7:20 7:25 7:30 OIST Auditorium 18:30 (3 buses)
Maebaru (Maehara) (2) 7:23 7:28 7:33 Rizzan Sea Park Hotel  
Higashi Onna (3) 7:26 7:31 7:36 Fuchaku  
Ishikawa Entrance (4) 7:28 7:33 7:38 Tiger Beach  
Nan-ei Entrance (5) 7:32 7:37 7:42 Moon Beach  
Akasaki (6) 7:39 7:44 7:49 Iha  
Akasaki/Tabata-mae (7) 7:47 7:52 7:57 Higashi Onna  
Moon Beach (8) 7:58 8:03 8:08 Ishikawa Entrance  
Tiger Beach (9) 8:00 8:05 8:10 Nan-ei Entrance  
Fuchaku (10) 8:02 8:07 8:12 Akasaki  
Rizzan Sea Park Hotel (11) 8:10 8:15 8:20 Akasaki/Tabata-mae  
OIST Auditorium 8:15 8:20 8:25    

 

Tuesday - Friday (note, different schedule on Monday above!)
Morning Route (arrive OIST)       Evening Route (depart OIST)  
Days: TWRF       Days: TRF*   
Location Time     Location Time
Iha (1) 7:40 7:45 7:50 OIST Auditorium 18:00 (3 buses)
Maebaru (Maehara) (2) 7:43 7:48 7:53 Rizzan Sea Park Hotel  
Higashi Onna (3) 7:46 7:51 7:56 Fuchaku  
Ishikawa Entrance (4) 7:48 7:53 7:58 Tiger Beach  
Nan-ei Entrance (5) 7:52 7:57 8:02 Moon Beach  
Akasaki (6) 7:59 8:04 8:09 Iha  
Akasaki/Tabata-mae (7) 8:07 8:12 8:17 Higashi Onna  
Moon Beach (8) 8:18 8:23 8:28 Ishikawa Entrance  
Tiger Beach (9) 8:20 8:25 8:30 Nan-ei Entrance  
Fuchaku (10) 8:22 8:27 8:32 Akasaki  
Rizzan Sea Park Hotel (11) 8:30 8:35 8:40 Akasaki/Tabata-mae  
OIST Auditorium 8:35 8:40 8:45    

 

Seaside House Shuttle

Orange route in map above

(Monday - Friday, see map above, unclick Airport Shuttle option on the top left)
Morning (arrive OIST)     Evening (depart OIST)  
Days: MTWRF     Days: MTRF*

 
Location Time   Location Time
Seaside House (1) 8:15   OIST Auditorium 18:00
OIST Auditorium (2) 8:20   Seaside House 18:05

*no Wednesday evening route, see special schedule below

 

Excursion and Banquet Shuttles

If you are not going on an excursion, a bus going to the banquet dinner venue will leave from the OIST Auditorium at 5:00 PM sharp

Wednesday (Oct 23) afternoon/evening special routes: excursions+dinner+return

Excursion 1

(two buses)

   Excursion 2   Excursion 3  

Return Route 1

(two buses)

   Return Route 2   Return Route 3  
Location Time Location Time Location Time Location Time Location Time Location Time
OIST Auditorium 14:00 OIST Auditorium 14:00 OIST Auditorium 14:00 Oriental Hotel 20:00 Oriental Hotel 20:00 Oriental Hotel 20:00
Busena Marine Park  -- Mt Ishikawa Hike -- Ryukyu Mura -- Seaside House -- Rizzan Sea Park   Seaside House  
Kyoda Michino-eki --   -- Zakimi Castle -- Peridot Hotel -- Fuchaku   Rizzan Sea Park  
Oriental Hotel 17:30 Oriental Hotel 17:30 Oriental Hotel 17:30 OIST 20:55 Tiger Beach   Fuchaku  
                Moon Beach   Tiger Beach  
                Iha   Moon Beach  
                Maehara   Iha  
                Higashionna   Maehara  
                Ishikawa Entrance   Higashionna  
                Nanei Entrance   Ishikawa Entrance  
                Akasaki   Nanei Entrance  
                Akasaki/Tabata 21:40 Akasaki  
                    Akasaki/Tabata 21:42

 

Talks Venue

Talks will take place in the Sydney Brenner Lecture Theatre (Seminar Room B250) on Level B of the Central Building. See the map below for local access information. (Click to open the full size map in a new tab.)

Map of campus with workshop venue indicated.