Travel Arrangements to Akita

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 (Arrival Gate) or JR Akita Station (at the Bus Station in front of the East Exit), to the AIU campus, but only at the scheduled times on the check-in day. Please click here for information on access to the AIU campus.

Free Pick-up Bus Information

Admitted students are required to submit an Arrival Form to the Online Application System. Please find the Arrival Information and pick-up bus schedule for Semester / Year Programs below.

[IMPORTANT] Arrival Information and pick-up schedule - Spring 2023 semester - (PDF)

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 the local bus.