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Accommodation

The Okazaki Joint Utilization Accommodation Facilities for Researchers (Mishima Lodge and Myodaiji Lodge) offer short-term accommodation for stays of less than one month and long-term accommodation for stays of one month or longer, with a maximum stay of one year.
For private apartments and public housing, please refer to the Apartment Houses page.

To book a lodge room, please contact your host laboratory.

1. Okazaki Joint Utilization Accommodation Facilities for Researchers (Lodges)

The NINS Okazaki Campus has two lodges for researchers visiting for joint use and joint research: Mishima Lodge and Myodaiji Lodge.

▶ Mishima Lodge

  • Location: 8-1 Tenma, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-0864

  • Access: Approx. 10-minute walk from Higashi-Okazaki Station (Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line)

▶ Myodaiji Lodge

  • Location: 7-11 Okuyama, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-0864

  • Access: Approx. 10-minute walk from Higashi-Okazaki Station (Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line)

■ Eligibility for Accommodation

  1. Joint Research Fellows (For the period required for the joint research; in principle less than one month)

  2. Visiting Professors and Visiting Associate Professors (For the period approved by the Director-General in charge)

  3. Annual Salary System Staff (Foreign nationals)

  4. Fixed-term and Part-time Contract Staff (Foreign nationals)

  5. Special Cooperative Researchers (Foreign nationals)

  6. Special Visiting Researchers (Affiliated with overseas research institutions)

  7. Others (Recognised as appropriate by the Director-General in charge)

■ Contact / Inquiries

  • Section in Charge: Joint Use Section, International Research Cooperation Division, Okazaki Administration Center (3rd floor)

  • Tel: +81-564-55-7138 (Extension: 7138)

  • Email: r7133_at_orion.ac.jp (Please replace the "_at_" with @)

2. Living at the lodge

■ Check-in / Check-out

Check-in: 15:00 (No entry between 9:30 and 15:00 due to cleaning)
Check-out: 9:30 (Please strictly adhere to this time, as late check-outs affect incoming guests)

■ Luggage

Luggage cannot be stored at the Administrative Office.
Please use the coin-operated lockers (coin-return type) located in the 1st-floor lounge.

■ Single-Building Entrance

Entrances are locked between 22:00 and 8:00 the next morning (or 22:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
Please unlock the entrance using your provided entrance key.

■ Caretaker Working Hours & Emergency Contacts

● Working Hours:

・Weekdays: 8:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 22:00
・Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays (incl. Dec 29 - Jan 3): 14:00 - 17:00, 18:00 - 22:00

● Emergency Contact (During Office Hours):

・Administrative Office: +81-564-53-4473 (Extension: 3000)
(The Administrative Office is located next to the entrance of Mishima Lodge / Single Building).

● Emergency Contacts (Outside Office Hours):

・Fires & Personal Injury Accidents: Guard Room: +81-564-52-8523 (Extension: 7148)
・Water, Electricity, or Gas Failures: Energy Center: +81-564-51-2658 (Extension: 7178)

■ Room Cleaning

  • Short-term guests: room cleaning, bed-making, and towel changes every four days. No cleaning on weekends or public holidays.
  • Long-term guests: no routine cleaning. Guests are responsible for cleaning their own rooms, sinks, and bathrooms. Please ventilate regularly to prevent odours and mould.

・A vacuum cleaner can be borrowed from the caretaker's office.
・Clean the room on the day you move out and restore it to the condition it was in when you arrived.
・Take away everything you brought in and dispose of all waste before you leave.
・If anything is left in the room, your host laboratory will be asked to clear it.

■ Amenities & Equipment

(Current as of January 26, 2026. Details differ between short-term and long-term stays.)

Short-Term Stay Amenities & Equipment:

    • Towels: 2 Face towels / 2 Bath towels

    • Bath Amenities: 4 individual single-use Shampoo & Conditioner sets (No bottled toiletries or bar soap)

    • Bedding: Replaced during bed making (Duvet cover, bed sheet, pillowcase)

    • Daily Necessities: 1 Toilet paper roll / 1 Box of tissues

    • Room Equipment: Hair dryer, Refrigerator

    • Notes: Laundry detergent (available in laundry room), toothbrushes, razors, sleepwear, and dishwashing liquid are not provided.

Long-Term Stay Amenities & Equipment:

    • Towels: 3 Face towels / 3 Bath towels

    • Bath Amenities: 1 Bar soap (No bottled toiletries provided)

    • Bedding: 1 Cover / 2 Sheets / 1 Pillowcase

    • Daily Necessities: 1 Toilet paper roll / 1 Box of tissues

    • Room Equipment: Hair dryer, Refrigerator

    • Notes: Laundry detergent (available in laundry room), toothbrushes, razors, sleepwear, and dishwashing liquid are not provided.

Toilet paper and trash bags are distributed only once at the time of check-in. Please purchase any additional supplies and consumable items needed for daily living yourself.

■ Network Connection

The NINS network is available via wireless LAN.
Please bring your own computer.
Keep antivirus software active at all times and follow the NINS information security rules.

3. Hotels near IMS

If the lodges are full or you are not eligible to stay there, please use a hotel near Meitetsu Higashi-Okazaki Station.
The IMS Myodaiji Campus is approximately a 10-minute walk south of the station.

(EN) = English website / (JP) = Japanese only.

▶ Grand Inn Higashi-Okazaki (EN)

Phone / Fax: +81-564-21-7001
3 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Okazaki Dai-ichi Hotel (EN)

Phone: +81-564-26-3111 / Fax: +81-564-26-3112
5 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Okazaki Dai-ichi Hotel East (EN)

Phone: +81-564-65-7111 / Fax: +81-564-65-7113
5 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Hotel LiVEMAX Okazaki (EN)

Phone: +81-564-65-3340 / Fax: +81-564-65-3341
5 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Super Hotel Okazaki (EN)

Phone: +81-564-28-9000 / Fax: +81-564-28-9003
6 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Okazaki Single Hotel

Phone: +81-564-21-1088 / Fax: +81-564-21-1014
7 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Okazaki Sun Hotel (JP)

Phone: +81-564-65-6000  / Fax: +81-564-65-6001
7 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Okazaki New Grand Hotel (EN)

Phone: +81-564-21-5111 / Fax: +81-564-21-0109
8 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.

▶ Green Hotel Rich Tokugawaen (EN)

Phone: +81-564-53-3151 / Fax: +81-564-53-7944
8 min walk from Higashi-Okazaki Sta. (hillside)

▶ Grand Inn Higashi-Okazaki (JP)

Phone: +81-564-28-2001 / Fax: +81-564-28-2000
About 10 min by car from Higashi-Okazaki Sta.