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Top Notice List For elementary schools who wish to study at The National Hansen's Disease Museum
Notice of recruitment for shuttle bus service

2025.12.02

For elementary schools who wish to study at The National Hansen's Disease Museum
Notice of recruitment for shuttle bus service

The National Hansen's Disease Museum will provide a shuttle bus service within the number of available seats to elementary schools wishing to study at The National Hansen's Disease Museum in 2026, as detailed below.
If you are considering Learning about leprosy in your classes in 2026, please consider this and apply through The National Hansen's Disease Museum website.

    1. [Application period]
From 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 until the application limit is reached
    2. [Eligibility]
Elementary schools wishing to visit The National Hansen's Disease Museum as part of their lessons in the 2026 school year, but planning a day trip (staying at The National Hansen's Disease Museum between 9:30am and 4:30pm), are not permitted to use the expressway.
In principle, the walking route from the school to The National Hansen's Disease Museum must be at least 2 kilometers.
    3. [Cost burden]
The cost of operating the bus will be borne by The National Hansen's Disease Museum.
Any expenses other than those listed above due to the circumstances of the applicant will be borne by the applicant.
    4. [Application period]
April 1, 2026 (Wednesday) -March 31, 2027 (Wednesday)Sunday, November 29, 2026 *The application period has changed.
    5. [Number of vehicles wanted]
Approximately 40 buses are available
*Two buses will be provided per school.
    6. 【Application method】
Please apply from The National Hansen's Disease Museum website during the application period.
http://www.nhdm.jp/dantai/
    7. [Application conditions]
・The main purpose of the visit is to visit The National Hansen's Disease Museum, and the purpose of the visit is for students to learn about Learning about leprosy and human rights.
・You must have a concrete plan for your time schedule during your stay The National Hansen's Disease Museum.
    8. [Disclaimer]
The outsourced bus company will operate the shuttle bus with due care to avoid traffic accidents, but in the unlikely event of a traffic accident, please refer to the Standard Terms and Conditions for General Chartered Passenger Vehicle Transportation Business (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Notification No. 569). We will only compensate for damages from the bus company listed in .
    9. [Selection method]
First come first served.
    10. 【Result notification】
We will accept provisional reservations during the recruitment period, and after the recruitment deadline, we will make arrangements with The National Hansen's Disease Museum and the bus company after the above selection process, and notify you via email whether or not your reservation has been accepted.
    11. [Subsequent procedures]
Once you receive the confirmation email, a school representative should call the bus company to confirm.
    12. 【others】
The dispatched bus is a shared bus (route bus) that operates as a chartered bus, and has a seating capacity of approximately 60 people (25 seated and 35 standing).
Shuttle bus service is provided once per school within the academic year.
    13. [Contact information for booking and inquiries regarding the shuttle bus]
The National Hansen's Disease Museum Management Division
4-1-13, Aoba-cho, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 189-0002
Phone: 042-396-2909 / Fax: 042-396-2981
Email: group☆nhdm.jp (Please replace ☆ with @ when sending)