KANTO AND CHUBU REGION


To Kansai Region (Osaka, Kyoto and Nara)

To Osaka and Kyoto, frequent Tokaido Shinkansen goes direct. From Tokyo to Nara, change Tokaido Shinkansen to local train at Kyoto. Private rail Kintetsu provides fast and frequent service between Kyoto and Nara but Japan Rail Pass is not valid to this service. If you would like to save train cost, you can also take JR local trains from Kyoto to Nara.


To Hokuriku Region (Kanazawa, Toyama and Fukui)

From Tokyo, the fastest route is to take Joetsu Shinkansen to Echigo Yuzawa, then change to Limited Express 'Hakutaka' (Echigo Yuzawa- Kanazawa). When going to Fukui, route via Maibara (Tokaido Shinkansen and trasfer to 'Shirasagi' 'Kaetsu' at Maibara) is faster.


To Shinshu Region (Nagano and Matsumoto)

Shinshu is quite popular holiday destination for Tokyo residents. From Tokyo to Nagano, Nagano Shinkansen provides fast and frequent rail services. To Matsumoto, Limited Express 'Azusa' (Tokyo Shinjuku- Matsumoto) also runs frequently.

From Osaka to these cities, take Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya, then change to 'Shinano' (Nagoya- Nagano). There are only one direct service per day from Osaka to Nagano, leaving Osaka in the morning and return at night.


To Takayama

From Tokyo, you take Tokaido Shinkansen then transfer to 'Hida' (Nagoya- Takayama/ Toyama) at Nagoya, From Osaka, also take Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya and change to 'Hida'. There are one direct service per day from Osaka to Takayama, leaving Osaka in the morning and return at night.





*1 TOHOKU SHINKANSEN
Yamabiko (Mainly Tokyo - Sendai/ Morioka)
Nasuno (Mainly Tokyo- Nasu Shiobara)
Tsubasa (Tokyo- Shinjo/ Yamagata)
Komachi (Tokyo- Akita)

*2 JOETSU SHINKANSEN
Asahi (Tokyo- Niigata)
Tanigawa (Tokyo- Echigo Yuzawa)

*3 Super Hitachi, Fresh Hitachi
(Tokyo Ueno- Mito/ Takahagi/ Iwaki /Sendai)

*4 Narita Express
(Tokyo Shinjuku/ Yokohama - Narita Airport)

*5 Shiosai (Tokyo - Choshi)

*6 Wakashio (Tokyo- Awa Kamogawa)

*7 Sazanami (Tokyo- Tateyama)

*8 Super View Odoriko, Odoriko
(Tokyo - Shimoda)

*9 Minakami (Tokyo Ueno- Minakami)

*10 Kusatsu (Tokyo Ueno- Manza Kazawaguchi)

*11 NAGANO SHINKANSEN
Asama (Tokyo- Nagano)

*12 Super Azusa, Azusa
(Tokyo Shinjuku- Matsumoto/ Minami Otari)
Kaiji (Tokyo Shinjuku- Kofu)

*13 Fujikawa (Kofu- Shizuoka)

*14 Inaji (Toyohashi- Iida)

*15 Shinano (Nagoya- Nagano)

*16 Hida
(Nagoya- Takayama/ Toyama, Osaka- Takayama)

*17 Mie (Rapid, Nagoya- Toba)

*18 Nanki (Nagoya- Kii Katsuura)

*19 TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN
Nozomi (Tokyo- Hakata/ Shin Osaka)
Hikari (Tokyo- Shin Osaka/ Okayama/ Hiroshima/ Hakata)
Kodama (Tokyo- Shin Osaka/ Nagoya)

*20
Hakutaka (Echigo Yuzawa- Kanazawa)
Hokuetsu (Niigata - Kanazawa)

*21
Thunder Bird, Raicho
(Osaka- Toyama/ Kanazawa/ Wakura Onsen)
Shirasagi (Nagoya- Toyama/ Wakura Onsen)
Kaetsu (Maibara- Kanazawa)


*22 Ocean Arrow, Kuroshio
(Shin Osaka/ Kyoto - Shingu/ Shirahama)



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