Access

Contact Address

Hirano 2-509-3, Otsu, Shiga 520-2113 Japan
Tel: +81-77-549-8200 / Fax: +81-77-549-8201

Access to CER

Access from JR Kyoto station on the JR Tokaido Biwako line

Access from JR Seta station / JR Minami-Kusatsu station

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Teisan Bus

1. From Seta Station of JR Biwako Line, take the 301 bus bound for "Daigaku byoin (Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital)" from "Teisan Bus Stop 1".
2. After about 15 minutes, get off the bus at "Daigaku Byoin" (the terminal in the hospital).
3. You will get to CER after a 20 minutes' walk along the route above indicated by orange arrows.

Seta Station Timetable (for Daigaku byoin)

Note 1) (R) goes to the "Daigaku Byoin" via "Ryukoku University".
Note 2) Departure times marked in red are bound for "Daigaku Byoin" via Rest Town/Longevity Society Center. For this bus, please take the 301 bus bound for ""Daigaku Byoin - via Rest Town/Longevity Society Center" from "Teisan Bus Stop 3". It takes about 20 minutes to get to the final stop, University Hospital.
Note 3) Bus schedules are subject to change during the year-end and New Year holidays and school holidays.
Please refer to the Teisan Bus homepage (in Japanese) for the latest timetable.

No.301: Seta Station to Daigaku Byoin (April 1, 2024)
Time	Weekdays	Sat. Sun. & Hol.
6	37(R)
7	07(R) 15 26 34 39 42 47 50 53 56 59	07(R) 21(R) 38(R) 57
8	02 07 11 16 21 29 34 39 52 59 00 32	16 31 46
9	09 21 45 30	01 31 46
10	00 15 30 45	01(R) 30(R)
11	00 15 30 45	00(R) 30(R)
12	00 15 30 45	00(R) 30(R)
13	00 15 30	00(R) 30(R)
14	00 15 30	00(R) 30(R)
15	00 15 30	00(R) 30(R)
16	00(R) 15(R) 30(R)	00(R) 32(R)
17	02(R) 17(R) 32(R)	02(R) 32(R)
18	02(R) 17(R) 32(R)	05(R) 32(R)
19	02(R) 17(R) 32(R)	02 36
20	02(R) 17(R) 45	05 38
21	00 45	10
22	20

Daigaku byoin Timetable (for Seta Station)

No.301: Daigaku Byoin to Seta station (April 1, 2024)
Time	Weekdays	Sat. Sun. & Hol.
6	58
7	15 34 59	15 40
8	29 59	12 45
9	28 50	20(R) 50(R)
10	06 36 51	25(R) 55(R)
11	06 11 16 23 35 50	25(R) 55(R)
12	06 20 35 50	25(R) 55(R)
13	20 35 50	25(R) 55(R)
14	20 35 50	25(R) 55(R)
15	10 25 30 35 40 46 52	25(R) 55(R)
16	06 15 25 30 35 42 50	25 40 56
17	00 10 24 30 37 43 50	26 46
18	00 15 30 42 50 57	15 45(R)
19	09 25 54	20(R) 50(R)
20	25 44	20(R) 52(R)
21	20(R) 48(R)	26(R)
22	00(R) 39(R)

Ohmi railway Bus

1. From Minami-Kusatsu Station of JR Biwako Line, take a bus bound for "Matsugaoka 5 chome" (Minami-Kusatsu Tobishima line).
2. After about 20 minutes, get off the bus at "Matsugaoka 5 chome" (the terminal).
3. You will get to CER after a 10 minutes' walk along the road straight toward west.

Minami-Kusatsu Timetable (for Matsugaoka 5 chome)

Note 1) (CER) is a bus bound for the "Prefectural Longevity and Social Welfare Center" (via Pana Higashi, Ritsumeikan University, and Matsugaoka 5-chome), which you can get off at the Center for Ecological Research (CER).
Note 2) Bus schedules are subject to change during the year-end and New Year holidays and school holidays.
Please refer to the Omi Railway Bus homepage (in Japanese) for the latest timetable.

Minami-Kusatsu Tobishima line: Minami-Kusatsu Station to Matsugaoka 5 chome (April, 1 2024)
Time	Weekdays	Sat. Sun. & Hol.
6
7
8	52(CER 9:08)	55
9	20(CER 9:36) 52(CER 10:08)	55
10	52(CER 11:08)	52
11	52(CER 12:08)	52
12	52(CER 13:08)	52
13	52(CER 14:08)	52
14	22 52(CER 15:08)	52
15	37 52	52
16	22 37 54	22 37 54
17	09 24 39 54	09 24 39 54
18	09 24 39 49 54	09 24 39 54
19	09 24 31 39 54	09 24 39 54
20	09 24 39 54	09 24 39 54
21	09 24 39 54	09 24 39 54
22	09 24 55
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Matsugaoka 5 chome Timetable (for Minami-Kusatsu)

Note: (CER 49) is the bus that you can board from "Center for Ecological Research" at time:49.

Minami-Kusatsu Tobishima line: Matsugaoka 5 chome to Minami-Kusatsu Station (April, 1 2024)
Time	Weekdays	Sat. Sun. & Hol.
5	49
6	03 15 25 36 44 52 57	12 27 43 57
7	02 09 13 17 21 25 30 33 38 43 48 58	15 29 45 56
8	13 20 38 50	16 30 45
9	00 30 52	15 31 40
10	20 52	00 20 40 55
11	20 52(CER 11:49)	25 55
12	20 52(CER 12:49)	25 55
13	20 52(CER 13:49)	25 55
14	20 52(CER 14:49)	25 55
15	20 52(CER 15:49)	25 55
16	20 52(CER 16:49)	25
17	22 52	05
18	22 55
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