Transportation
Student Discount / Eco Tickets / Bicycle
Three Major Transportation at NU
Subway
Subway is the convenient and necessary public transportation to move Nagoya City. You can go most of the place taking on subway. There are 5 lines;
Meijo (Purple)
Higashiyama (Yellow)
Tsurumai (Blue)
Sakura-dori(Red)
Kami-iida (Pink) Line
Nagoya University is connected with Nagoya Daigaku Station, Meijo Line.
Bus
You can use Nagoya City Bus from Nagoya University bus stop. You can go the downtown in Nagoya, Sakae and Nagoya Station. Note that Commuter Passes of Subway is not valid for bus, and you have to pay fare even if you have Commuter Pass of subway including Sakae or Nagoya.
Bicycle
After you purchase bicycles, you must do:
Loss prevention registration
The store can register your bicycle (if the store is a participating store with Aichi Prefecture Bicycle Loss Prevention Registration Association)
You can un-register the bicycle and the Association give you a receipt to prove it was deleted. (When you dispose your bicycle)
Enroll "the University Co-op's Student Personal Liability Insurance"
Get special sticker at the office and put it on your bicycle. (If you commute to campus)
Lock your bicycles at all times. (Double or triple locks preferable)
For using your bicycle:
Watching out and ride slowly on the roadway.
Cell phone use while riding is prohibited.
Two people riding on the same bicycle is prohibited.
Turn your bicycle's light on when it is dark outside
When you receive bicycles from others:
Register the bicycle with loss prevention in your own name
Ask the previous owner to fill out the "Transference of Ownership of Bicycle"
Receive the receipt to prove the previous registration
Discounts Ticket/Card
Student Discounts for transportation
"Degree seeking students" can get a student discount of 20% off single fares of JR(Japan Railway) train/bus/ship if they travel more than 101km.
*Noted: Research/exchange students are not eligible .How to get it?
Ask your school office where to get a certificate of student discount.
Bring it with your student ID card to COOP-North in our university / JR counter in the JR train station.
Tell the staff that you would like to buy the student discount ticket (Ga ku wari, 学割 in Japanese).
Enjoy your travel (Note : Bring your student ID card always with you while traveling as JR officer ask you to show it).
Noted: *see Handbook for International Students p.47
Commuter Passes
"Degree seeking students and research students" can get a student commuter pass in Subway and City Bus. You can buy the commuter pass 1 month/ 3 months/ 6 months. Manaca is issued in Nagoya area but it can be used in other areas (such as Tokyo or Osaka). Manaca has IC card function, so it can also be used in convenience stores or some shops compatible with IC cards.
*Noted: Exchange students are not eligible.** For other company's lines, please enquire at each company.How to get it?
Ask your school office where to get a certificate of student commuter pass.
Bring it with your student ID card to the train station.
Tell the staff that you would like to buy the student commuter pass (Te i ki ken, 定期券 in Japanese).
Choose the section and term (1 month, 3 months, 6 months).
Noted: *see Handbook for International Students p.47-48
City Subway and Bus Tickets
Nagoya city transportation offers you 24 hour subway ticket and 1 Day Tickets with some discounts.
Please visit its website to get more information.
Noted: *see Handbook for International Students p.48
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