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.

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

Route Map:

 

Regional Shuttle Route (Fuchaku, Ishikawa, OIST)
Morning Route (arrive OIST)     Evening Route (depart OIST)  
Days: MTWRF     Days: MTRF*   
Location Time   Location Time
Iha 7:45   OIST Auditorium 18:00
Maebaru (Maehara) 7:47   Rizzan Sea Park Hotel  
Higashi Onna 7:50   Fuchaku  
Ishikawa Iriguchi 7:51   Tiger Beach  
Nan-ei Iriguchi 7:54   Moon Beach  
Akasaki 8:00   Iba  
Higashiyama (Agariyama) Iriguchi 8:02   Maebaru (Maehara)  
Akasaki/Tabata-mae 8:05   Higashi Onna  
Ishikawa IC (in from of Pachinko parlor) 8:07   Ishikawa Iriguchi  
Moon Beach 8:15   Nan-ei Iriguchi  
Tiger Beach 8:16   Akasaki  
Fuchaku 8:17   Higashiyama (Agariyama) Iriguchi  
Rizzan Sea Park Hotel 8:19   Akasaki/Tabata-mae  
OIST Auditorium 8:28   Ishikawa IC (in front of Pachinko parlor)  

 

Seaside House Shuttle
Morning (arrive OIST)     Evening (depart OIST)  
Days: MTWRF     Days: MTRF*

 

Location Time   Location Time
Seaside House 8:15   OIST Auditorium 18:00
OIST Auditorium 8:20   Seaside House 18:05

*no Wednesday evening route, see special schedule below

 

Wednesday (Oct 23) afternoon/evening special routes: excursions+dinner+return
Excursion 1   Excursion 2   Excursion 3   Return Route 1   Return Route 2 (two buses)  
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
Busena Marine Park  -- Mt Ishikawa Hike -- Ryukyu Mura -- Seaside House -- Rizzan Sea Park  
Kyoda Michino-eki --   -- Zakimi Castle -- Peridot Hotel -- Fuchaku  
Oriental Hotel 17:30 Oriental Hotel 17:30 Oriental Hotel 17:30 OIST 20:55 Tiger Beach  
                Moon Beach  
                Iha  
                Maehara  
                Higoshionna  
                Ishikawa  
                Nanei  
                Akasaki/Tabata  
                Ishikawa Seishounen no ie Iriguchi 21:40

 

Airport Shuttles

(from Naha, locate the bus stop with Purple number in front of terminal 2)

Naha airport to OIST area

(Sunday, Oct. 20)

   

OIST area to Naha airport

Saturday, Oct. 26

 
Location/stop Time(s)   Location/stop Time(s)
Naha Airport 14:00, 18:00, 21:00   Seaside House 7:00, 9:00
Iha     Rizan Sea Park Hotel  
Maebaru (Maehara)     Fuchaku  
Higashi Onna     Tiger Beach  
Ishikawa Iriguchi     Moon Beach  
Nan-ei Iriguchi     Iba  
Akasaki     Maebaru (Maehara)  
Higashiyama (Agariyama) Entrance     Higashi Onna  
Akasaki/Tabata-mae     Ishikawa Iriguchi  
Ishikawa IC (in front of Pachinko parlor)     Nan-ei Iriguchi  
Moon Beach     Akasaki  
Tiger Beach     Higashiyama (Agariyama) Iriguchi  
Tomijimi     Akasaki/Tabata-mae  
Rizan Sea Park Hotel     Ishikawa IC  
Seaside House     Naha Airport 8:30, 10:30

 

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.