University Guide
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
 
Transportation Access

Tokyo (Haneda Airport) to Kumamoto (Kumamoto Airport)
About 90 minutes by air

Osaka (Itami Airport or Kansai International Airport) to Kumamoto (Kumamoto Airport)
About 65 minutes by air

Fukuoka City to Kumamoto
About 90 minutes by JR limited express
About 120 minutes by highway bus
 

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œFrom JR Kumamoto Station to Kotsu Center  

Take a bus to "the Kotsu Center", or take the streetcar to "Karashima-cho", and there is about a ten-minute walk to the Kotsu Center.

œFrom the Kotsu Center to the Prefectural University of Kumamoto

   Take the Municipal Bus for Nagamine Danchi (marked "Nisseki Nagamine" or "Nisseki Tsukide"; departs Gate 27), and travel for about 40 minutes. Get off at "Kenritsudai Dori" (West Gate) or "Kenritsudaigaku Mae" (Main Gate).
  Or, take the Municipal Bus for "Nagamine Shogakkomae" (departs gates 12 or 27), and travel for about 35 minutes. Get off at "Nisseki Byoinmae," and there is about a one-minute walk to the university.

by bus

JR Kumamoto Station - Kotsu Center: about 10 minutes.
Kotsu Center - University: about 40 minutes.
Pref. Govt. Offices - University: about 20 minutes.
Kumamoto Airport - University: about 60 minutes. (with transfer)

by car or taxi

about 40 minutes from JR Kumamoto Station.
about 15 minutes from Suizenji Station. 
about 20 minutes from Kumamoto Airport.
about 15 minutes from Kumamoto I.C


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