The OIST campus has four locations:

• Main Campus
• Seaside Campus
• Seragaki Campus
• Tokyo Office

Access OIST venues

Parking

Employees, students, and visitors to the campus can use the following parking options:

• Village Center Parking
• Parking Building
• Conference Center Parking
• Visitor Parking

Parking at OIST

Tunnel Gallery

Visitors enter the Main Campus through the main reception and pass through the Tunnel Gallery before they ascend the elevators to the Center Building. The Tunnel Gallery serves as the main public entrance and as a space for art and science exhibitions and events.

Main Reception

Please be sure to sign in at the main campus reception desk at the entrance of the tunnel.  

• Main reception location
• Parking

Event Venue

OIST offers state-of-the-art facilities for research, comfortable and convenient lodging for visiting professors and exchange students, and attractive and functional venues for international symposia, workshops, and industrial-related and community-related events.

OIST hosts international workshops to enhance cooperation with overseas and Japanese research and academic institutions in order to pursue world-class research in science and technology.

Event venue

Research Facilities

The OIST campus includes a diverse range of research facilities.

• Lab 1
• Lab 2
• Lab 3
• Lab 4
• Lab 5
• OIST Marine Science Station

Research Facilities at OIST

Shops and Restaurants

The following shops and restaurants operate on the OIST campus.

• Aien Coffee and Bakery
• Yun-Taku OIST Restaurant
• AEON OIST store
• ATM

Shops and Restaurants

Community Facilities

Many of the university's community resources are located on the first floor of the Village Center.

• Recreation Services
• Resource Center
• Village Office
• Gym
• Laundry
• Village Center Meeting Room
• Village Center Lounge
• Village Center Kitchen

Community Facilities

Wellbeing Services

Ganjuu Wellbeing Service is staffed by 3 full-time clinical psychologists who provide counseling and mental health care education for the OIST Community. This includes anyone who works or studies at OIST as well as their family members.

Wellbeing Services

Healthcare Facilities

The Health Center, located in the Center Building, manages regular employee and student health exams, including special health screening for research personnel and influenza vaccinations for all OIST members. The center also provides first-aid and health consultation during work hours and events.

Child Care and Education

OIST offers employees and students a full range of childcare for preschool children and afterschool and holiday programs for school-age children.

Child Care and Education

Housing

The Housing options on the OIST campus provide high-quality accommodation.

• Short-Term Accommodation for Visitors and Workshop Participants
• Apartments
  • Village Center
  • West Court
  • East Court
  • South Hill
  • The Gardens
• Houses
  • Hillside Faculty Houses
  • Seaside Faculty Houses

Housing at OIST

Seaside House

The OIST Seaside House is a multi-functional building which hosts visitors and serves as a venue for international workshops and seminars.

Seaside House