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Yokosuka Headquarters

Locations

Yokosuka Headquarters is the base of JAMSTEC, and is the home port having a quay for the research vessels of JAMSTEC. It was established in 1972. Yokosuka Headquarters is focusing on the observational research on the global changes, dynamics of the Earth's interior, marine ecosystems and extremobiosphiles in addition to the development of marine technology.

Address

2-15, Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka-city, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
PHONE : +81-46-866-3811
FAX : +81-46-867-9025

Access

By Car

Yokosuka Headquarters is located about 20 minutes from Sachiura Exit and Asahina Interchange.

By public transport

Yokosuka Headquarters can be reached via Oppama Station on Keikyu Line. From Oppama Station, take a Keikyu public bus bound for Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Sumitomo Ju-kikai in Japanese) at bus stop No. 4, and get off at JAMSTEC (Kaiyo-kenkyu-kaihatsu-kiko).

Bus Timetable (Bus stop No. 4 at Oppama Station – JAMSTEC)
Depart from OppamaDepart from JAMSTEC
*8:13-
*8:30-
9:109:23
10:1010:23
11:1011:23
12:1012:23
13:1013:23
14:1014:23
15:1015:23
16:0016:13
16:3516:48
  • Buses departing from Oppama at 8:13 and 8:30 do not stop at JAMSTEC. Please get off at Nissan Research Center (Nissan Ken-kyu-jo) and walk to JAMSTEC for 5 minutes.