Gyms and Swimming Pools

OIST Gym

OIST has its own gym for OIST employees, students, or family members. The OIST gym, located in the Village Center, and is open from 5am-10pm daily with a mandatory closing from 10am-11am Monday through Friday. Any OIST employee or student or a family member thereof who registers and takes an online orientation can use the resources inside. The gym also includes a water cooler and showers for users who live off-campus. Students can use the gym for free; employees, employee family members and visiting researchers/ guests pay 400 yen per use, up to 4,000 yen per month.
Registration available here.
Contact Recreation Services for more information.

Village/City Owned Gyms/Swimming Pools

There are village or town-run sports gyms and swimming pools available about 20- to 30-minute drive from OIST. Facility fees tend to be less than those of private gyms and swimming pools, and a discount will be applied if you are a resident. Please confirm the price in advance as most of them have a variety of pricing systems.

Yomitan-son Kenkou Zousin (Health Promotion) Center
読谷村健康増進センター
Address: 2901 Aza Zakimi, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa
Telephone: 098-982-9100
Hours: Weekdays 09:00 ~21:30
           *Closed on Thursdays
　　  　Weekends & National Holidays 10:00 ~18:30
Facilities and Price: Pool ¥700
Training gym ¥400
Studio ¥2,000/2h
Grass playground 4,000/1h

Kin-town General Health and Welfare Center
金武町総合福祉保健センター
Address: 1842 Aza Kin, Kin-cho, Okinawa
Telephone: 098-968-5932
Hours: 8:00~21:30 Monday ~Friday
　　　Weekends & National Holiday 12:00 ~22:00
　　　Mon and 12/29~1/3 Regular holiday
Facilities and Price: General public bath including a sauna ¥600/per person

Uruma-shi Ishikawa Swimming Pool
うるま市石川市民プール
Address: 2-7 Ishizaki, Ishikawa, Uruma-shi, Okinawa
Telephone: 098-965-3939

They are closed Tuesdays
Hours:
　　　(1) 10:00 ~11:40
　　　(2) 13:00 ~14:40
　　　(3) 15:00 ~16:40
　　　(4) 17:00 ~18:40
　　　(5) 19:00 ~20:40*
　　　　*(5) not open on Sunday
　　　　*English-speaking staff are available
Facilities and Price: General Swimming Pool ¥200/per 2 hour

Other Uruma-shi athletic facilities
https://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/culture/144/740/741