The arrival information for the Fall 2022 Semester are subject to change based on the countermeasures for prevention of the COVID-19 infection transmission on campus. Please contact the AIU Inbound Exchange Team for the most up-to-date information.
Travel Arrangements
Please make your own international and domestic flight reservations. You need to get to Akita Airport or JR Akita Station on your own. AIU will provide pickup service, free of charge, from Akita Airport or JR Akita Station to the AIU campus only at the scheduled times on the check-in day. Please click here for the access to the AIU campus.
Pick-up Arrangement
AIU will provide pickup service, free of charge, from Akita Airport (Arrival Gate), JR Akita Station (at the Bus Station in front of the East Exit), or Hotel Plaza Crypton (at the lobby). You will be brought to the AIU campus ONLY at the scheduled times on the check-in day. Admitted students are required to submit an Arrival Form on the Online Application System.
If your flight, etc., is delayed and you arrive in Akita after the last pick-up bus, you will have to get to the campus on your own, using taxi, train, and/or bus.
Taxi
If you take a taxi from Akita Airport to AIU campus, it takes about 10 minutes and costs about JPY 1,800. If you take a taxi from JR Akita Station to AIU campus, it takes about 30 minutes and costs about JPY 7,500.
Bus Service
A local bus company provides service between the campus, the nearest shopping center, AEON, and Yotsugoya Train Station where further train service is available to Akita station. The bus schedule varies depending on the day of the week and whether class is in session at AIU.
Hotel in Akita
If you would like to stay in a hotel near AIU campus, Hotel Plaza Crypton is conveniently located. Students can directly make a reservation, using the following Hotel Plaza Crypton Reservation Form for Newly Admitted Exchange/Study Abroad Students of Akita International University.
Hotel Plaza Crypton Reservation Form for Newly Admitted Exchange/Study Abroad Students (PDF)
Hotel Plaza Crypton website (Japanese only): http://www.plaza-crypton.jp/shukuhaku/