TO GET TO THE UNIVERSITY FROM DOWNTOWN: Take the green bus for 水前寺駅北口 (Suizenji Eki Kitaguchi) or 県立劇場・画図橋・烏ヶ江・小峯営業所 from the Bus Center stop #12, Shiyakushomae (city hall) or Tooricho-suji (in front of Hotel Nikko). Get off at Gakuen-Dai Mae. It will take about 15-20 minutes, and the fare will be between 160 and 200 yen depending on where you board the bus. Schedule from the bus center to Gakuen-Dai Mae (LEAVES FROM BUS STOP 12)
BUS STOP TIMES FROM KOTSU CENTER
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 8:00 8:11 8:20 8:33 44 47 | 8:06 8:29 8:32 8:56 | 8:01 8:12 8:43 |
| 9:03 9:22 9:41 | 9:21 9:44 | 9:09 9:30 9:52 |
| 10:06 10:31 | 10:08 10:34 10:36 | 10:06 10:23 10:35 |
| 11:02 11:27 11:33 | 11:03 11:11 11:41 | 11:01 11:17 11:52 |
| 12:01 12:08 12:33 | 12:15 12:44 | 12:27 12:46 12:48 |
| 13:00 13:32 | 13:15 13:50 | 13:23 13:47 13:58 |
| 14:01 14:18 14:48 | 14:20 14:40 | 14:16 14:35 14:53 |
| 15:06 15:32 15:56 | 15:08 15:23 15:28 15:55 | 15:14 15:40 |
| 16:22 16:43 | 16:37 16:51 | 16:05 16:27 16:30 |
| 17:00 17:15 17:35 17:55 | 17:08 17:28 17:45 | 17:00 17:14 17:35 |
| 18:15 18:32 18:46 18:53 | 18:09 18:29 18:31 | 18:06 18:30 18:37 |
| 19:14 19:38 19:59 | 19:00 19:14 19:37 19:43 | 19:04 |
| 20:23 20:51 | 20:10 20:39 | 20:09 20:41 |
| 21:30 | 21:07 |
Add 5 minutes or so to get the time from Tooricho-suji.
There will be a sign that says
IAICS Kumamoto Gakuen University
on the front and/or side of any bus that will take you to the university.
CAREFUL!!!! DO NOT SAY "KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY" TO A BUS OR TAXI DRIVER or THEY WILL TAKE YOU TO A DIFFERENT PLACE>>>>>
Our university is Kumamoto GAKUEN University. ~v~