IUJ is located about 230 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The nearest town is Urasa and it takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes to get to Urasa from Tokyo by the Joetsu-Shinkansen or Bullet train. The Joetsu-Shinkansen and the Kan’etsu Expressways provide easy access to Tokyo and Niigata City. Free shuttle-bus service connects IUJ with the town and the Urasa railway station.

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By Bullet Train – the “Joetsu Shinkansen:”
Take a Toki SuperExpress to “Urasa” station about 90 min. from Tokyo station, and 40 min. from Niigata station. IUJ is ten minutes from “Urasa” station (East Exit) by IUJ shuttle bus*.
*Please turn left (East Exit) after the ticket gate (only one in the station). Go down the second stairwell to the left. You will find the IUJ bus stop. The IUJ shuttle bus is available from about 8 am to about 8 pm (once an hour) from Monday to Friday (Special schedule for Saturday and Sunday).
Bullet Train – Shinkansen and IUJ Bus Timetable / IUJ Bus Timetable

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CONTACT

IUJ Research Institute ori@iuj.ac.jp

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International University of Japan - https://www.iuj.ac.jp/

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