Access to Sojo University
Ikeda Campus (main campus)
4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City 860-0082
TEL: +81-96-326-3111 (main)
* Send all postal items to the above address.
[Location]
[Faculty of Art Building] 4-1-3 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City 860-0082
[Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Building] 3-1576-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City 860-0082
Access from Kyushu Prefectures
Kyushu Prefectures to Kumamoto
| Transportation | Required time | Route | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | JR | 33 min. | Hakata – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto |
| Expressway bus | 1 hr. 25 min. | Tenjin Bus Center – (Kyushu Expressway) – Kumamoto Kotsu Center | |
| Saga | JR | 49 min. | Saga – (Limited Express) – Shintosu – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto |
| Nagasaki | JR | 2 hr. 21 min. | Nagasaki – (Limited Express) – Shintosu – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto |
| Expressway bus | 3 hr. 19 min. | Nagasaki Ekimae – (Nagasaki/Kyushu Expressway) – Kumamoto Kotsu Center | |
| Oita | JR | 2 hr. 40 min. 2 hr. 55 min. |
Oita – (Limited Express on Nippo line) – Kokura – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto Oita – (Limited Express on Hohi line) – Kumamoto |
| Expressway bus | 3 hr. 27 min. | Oita (Tokihamae) – Kumamoto Kotsu Center | |
| Miyazaki | JR | 2 hr. 58 min. | Miyazaki – (Limited Express on Nippo line) – Kagoshima-Chūō – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto |
| Expressway bus | 3 hr. 4 min. | Miyako City – (Miyazaki/Kyushu Expressway) – Kumamoto Kotsu Center | |
| Kagoshima | JR | 43 min. | Kagoshima-Chūō – (Shinkansen) – Kumamoto |
| Expressway bus | 3 hr. 13 min. | Kagoshima-Chūō Ekimae – (Kyushu Expressway) – Kumamoto Kotsu Center |
Access by Kyushu Shinkansen / JR Kagoshima Main Line
Fare from Kumamoto Station to Sōjōdaigaku-mae Station: 210 yen (one way)
Fare from Kamikumamoto Station to Sōjōdaigaku-mae Station: 160 yen (one way)
Access by bus
* Get on the bus at No. 4 platform in front of Hanahata Square in Kotsu Center Temporary Bus terminal.
To visit the Faculty of Art or Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, it is more convenient to get off at Kamao bus stop.
* All the listed information is as of march, 2019.
Access by car
From Fukuoka
From Miyazaki / Kagoshima
Access by airplane
Fare from Kumamoto Station to Sōjōdaigaku-mae Station: 210 yen (one way)
Fare from Kamikumamoto Station to Sōjōdaigaku-mae Station: 160 yen (one way)
* Get on the bus at No. 4 platform in front of Hanahata Square in Kotsu Center Temporary Bus terminal.
To visit the Faculty of Art or Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, it is more convenient to get off at Kamao bus stop.
Airport campus
Contact Information
Sojo University
4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City 860-0082
TEL: +81-96-326-3111
FAX: +81-96-326-3000
Sojo International Center
(for inquiries regarding foreign students and international exchange)
TEL: +81-96-326-3178
E-Mail:kokusai@ofc.sojo-u.ac.jp