Transportation

Traveling from one destination to another can take a number of hours even on the Shinkansen Bullet Train. Please make sure your travel times are reasonable and not overly complicated.

Airport

• For airport information at some of the main airports in Japan, go to Narita International Airport near Tokyo, Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Kansai International Airport near Osaka and Kyoto, and Chubu Cebtraur International Airport near Nagoya
• Airport Limousine Bus service from Narita Airport and Haneda Airport to downtown Tokyo
• MK Shuttle Service from Kansai International and Itami airports in Osaka to Kyoto
• Arriving on a late flight but have plans to stay at a ryokan far from Tokyo or Osaka? Flight delays, long lines at immigration, exchanging money, finding your way around Narita and Kansai International airports, …it usually takes longer than you think to finally leave an airport. It is best to stay the first night at one of our Tokyo, Narita, or Osaka ryokans. With the 17:30 (5:30 pm) check-in times at the ryokans, you probably won’t make it. Relax and get rid of your jet lag at a nearby Tokyo, Narita, or Osaka ryokan or hotel before heading out to your next ryokan stay.

Travel time by train between the main Japanese attractions:

• • Tokyo- Osaka: 2.5 hours
  • Tokyo-Kyoto: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Tokyo-Kanazawa: 3 hours
  • Tokyo-Hakone: 2 hours
  • Hakone-Mt Fuji: 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Osaka-Koyasan: 2.5 hours
  • Osaka-Hiroshima: 2 hours
  • Osaka-Kanazawa: 3 hours
  • Kyoto-Takayama: 4 hours

Trains in Japan

• If you are planning to do a lot of traveling around Japan, a JR Japan Rail Pass will save you quite a bit of money and make your traveling experiences a lot easier and more enjoyable. Purchase your JR Rail Pass Here.
• For more detailed information on rail routes. rail passes, and ticket information visit the Japan Rail East and the Japan Rail West websites
• Traveling to the popular hot spring area of Hakone? How about fitting a visit to Mt Fuji? Do you want to explore Kamakura and Enoshima Island, or travel around the Izu Peninsula? Go to the Odakyu Railway website for rail information and learn all about their FreePass (discount round-trip tickets) for these areas. Here is some more information on the Hakone Free Pass
• Print out useful rail, bus, and sightseeing information for Takayama and nearby Shirakawago at the JNTO’s Takayama and Shirakawago website
• Use the HyperDia Train Time Tables to find out how to get from one train station to another
• More information about traveling around Osaka and a printable PDF map of Osaka’s Transportation System
• More information about traveling around Tokyo and a printable PDF map of Tokyo’s Transportation System
• More information about traveling around Kyoto and a printable PDF map of the Kyoto’s Transportation System