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Where is Hakuba?
| Where is Hakuba? |
Hakuba
vil. belongs to Nagano prefecture. It locates at the
middle of Japan along the Japan North alps. 
How to come to Hakuba.(
by railways). Timetable here.
Need roads map? Click here.
| From Tokyo(Shinjuku station) |
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| First of all, you must go to
the shinjuku JR(Japan Rail; It was Japan National Railway
it used to be) terminal to catch limited-express train
"Azusa" or "Super-Azusa" bound for Matsumoto or Minami-Otari.
"Azusa" or "Super-Azusa" depart from Shinjuku terminal
every 30 or 60 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. It
takes 2 hours and a half to move from Shinjuku terminal
to Matsumoto sta. by "Super-Azusa". In case of getting
on "Azusa", it takes 3hours. If you can catch the limited-express
train bounds for Minami-Otari,it is not necessary for
you to change train at Matsumoto. All the trains stop
at Hakuba station. But when you get on the train for Matsumoto,you
must change train at Matsumoto and it takes about 1 hour
and 40 minutes to get to |
Hakuba from Matsumoto by local train. Your goal is
KAMISHIRO station, 1 hour
and a half from Matsumoto by local train. And please
attention, "Super-Azusa" does not stop at Kamishiro
but "Azusa" stops at Kamishiro. JR East provides "Azusa
Kaisuuken" ( Azusa ticket book). 4 pieces in a
book, cheaper than purchasing tikets trip by trip. An
Azusa ticket book expires 3 months later from purchasing
day. But you can't use it for busy time i.e. around
new years day, Golden week, around mid August. Please
make sure its terms and conditions for use and refund.
Direct bus services also available from / for
Shinjuku, your goal is HAKUBA
GORYU bus stop to our inn.
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Azusa limited express train
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=first class coach(Green car).Reservation
obligatory
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=economy class coach, reservation obligatory.
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=economy class coach, reservation not
obligatory.
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 Limited express "Super-Azusa" |
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| <-Shinjuku |
Matsumoto,
Hakuba->
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1-4 are devided to be left at
Matsumoto when others bound
for Hakuba. Depends on the date,
coach #3 needs reservation.
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| Coaches limited-express "Azusa" with 9 coaches. |
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| <-Shinjuku |
Matsumoto,
Hakuba->
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| "Azusa" with 11 coaches. |
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| Coaches 1 and 2 are devided to be left
at Matsumoto when others bound for Hakuba. |
Direct
Azusa and Super-Azusa for 2006-2007winter
season.
You can try Jordan
to check if they are available or not when
you schedule to get on. |
| Outbound |
Shinjuku
dep. |
Matsumoto
arr. |
Kamishiro
arr. |
Hakuba arr. |
| Super-Azusa 1st |
7:00------> |
9:38-------> |
11:01 |
11:07 |
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Super-Azusa
1st : Service available daily for
Matsumoto. Check available dates beyond
Matsumoto. |
| Azusa 3rd |
7:30------> |
10:23-------> |
11:22 |
11:28 |
| Super-Azusa11th |
10:00-------> |
12:30-------> |
13:39 |
13:44 |
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Super-Azusa
11th : Service available daily for
Matsumoto. Check available dates beyond
Matsumoto. |
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| Inbound |
Hakuba dep. |
Kamishiro dep. |
Matsumoto dep. |
Shinjuku arr. |
| Azusa 24th |
13:33-----> |
13:39-----> |
14:50------> |
17:36 |
| Super-Azusa28th |
14:56-----> |
15:02-----> |
16:06------> |
18:36 |
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Super-Azusa
28th : Service available daily from
Matsumoto. Check available dates from
Hakuba. |
| Azusa 32th |
15:49-----> |
16:05-----> |
17:18------> |
20:07 |
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Azusa
32th : Service available daily from
Matsumoto. Check available dates from
Hakuba. |
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| From
Tokyo station |
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| Hokuriku-Shinkansen
started services on 1st 0ctober 1997.
Trains on this railway named "Asama"
run 260km/h max. They bring passengers
from Tokyo station(not Shinjuku terminal)
to Nagano sta. |
It takes for about
80 or 90 minutes to move from Tokyo
to Nagano. After arriving at Nagano
station, please get on the bus for
Hakuba and it takes for about 50 minutes
to Hakuba. Your goal is HAKUBA
GORYU bus stop to our inn.
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Bullet train (Shinkansen) "Asama"
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| <- Tokyo |
Nagano->
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| Depends on trains,
coach #4 does not need reservation |
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| From
Nagoya airport |
Available flights at Nagoya |
30 mins shuttle bus ride needed from Nagoya
airport to Nagoya station. Some arrive at JR station side---service
available every 20 mins from 7 a.m. to 6:40 p.m., some
do at Meitetsu bus center---service available every 7-35
mins from 6 a.m. to 8:25 p.m.
(As of April 2002) |
For/ From
Aukland, Bangkok,Cairns, Cheju,Chongqing,Christchurch
Denpasar, Detroit, Frankfurt, Guam, Hong kong, honolulu,
Kuala lumpur, Los angels, Manila, N.Y.C, Pusan, Rio
de Janeiro, Saipan, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore,
Sydney, Taipei, Tianjin, Xi'an
(As of April 2002)
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| From Nagoya
station |
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Please catch limited-express train "Shinano"
at Nagoya sta. "Shinano" departs from Nagoya at 7:10 a.m.
and every 60 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Almost
all "Shinano" bound for Nagano, so you must change train
at Matsumoto.
(As of April 2002) |
It takes about 2 hours to move from Nagoya
to Matsumoto by "Shinano". Only "Shinano-5th" departs
from Nagoya 8:30a.m. runs to Hakuba directly, but it's
an irregular service. Please confirm the running day with
the time table.
(As of April 2002) |
Limited express "Shinano"
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<-Nagano, Matsumoto, Hakuba
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Nagoya, Osaka->
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Direct
Shinano for 2006-2007 winter season.
You can try Jordan
to check if they are available or not when you
schedule to get on. |
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Nagoya dep. |
Matsumoto arr. |
Kamishiro arr. |
Hakuba arr. |
| Shinano 81th |
8:29------> |
10:48------> |
11:56------> |
12:01 |
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Shinano 81th
: Check available dates. |
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Hakuba dep. |
Kamishiro dep. |
Matsumoto dep. |
Nagoya arr. |
| Shinano 84th |
14:38------> |
14:43------> |
15:45------> |
18:27 |
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Shinano 84th
: Check available dates. |
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| From Kansai intl'
airport |
From itami airport |
| Limited express train "Haruka"
connect Kansai intl' airport and Shin-Osaka, Kyoto. They
don't stop Osaka station because they are driven via detour
route. Fast services also available and fast services
stop at Osaka station. Other private railway company "Nankai
densha" provides limited express services and fast
services for/from Nanba one of the south terminal stations
in Osaka. Flights available for/ from most major cities
all over the world.(As of April 2002) |
Itami is the ex Osaka intl' airport. Flight
available once a day to Matsumoto airport. In winter (Approximately
mid December throughout end of March), direct shuttle
bus service available for / from Hakuba. In other seasons,
shuttle buses available for / from Matsumoto station.
Then just get on an Ooito line local train to Hakuba direction.
Your goal is KAMISHIRO station
to get to our inn.(As of April 2002) |
| From Osaka station |
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| Please go to Nagoya for example by Tohkaidoh-Shinkansen
to catch limited-express train "Shinano". Just check "From
Nagoya station" as well for following journey. |
Direct "Shinano" for / from Nagano
available once a day from Osaka. Approximately 4 hours
needed to get to Matsumoto by that train.
(As of April 2002) |
You had better change money before
arriving at a station!
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| Generally in Japan though there are auto-tellers-machines
that we can draw or put our deposit by cash card
at the big stations, |
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but it is difficult for you to find banks
to change money even at the big stations. So you had better
change money before arriving at a station, otherwise you
can not buy tickets. We can not purchase tickets by credit
cards except the ones issued by JR. |
| Express charges(JR) |
Train
reservation system in Japan |
| You must pay an express charge for an express
train, a limited-express charge for a limited-express
train. |
Coaches of express trains of JR are devided
into reservation obligatory cars and non-reserved cars.
So if you want to keep your seat, you had better buy reservation
ticket. You can't sit reserved seat without a reservation
ticket. |
| From Sapporo,
Fukuoka |
Flight available once a day for Matsumoto
airport. Direct shuttle bus service available for Hakuba
in winter
( approximately from mid December throughout late March).
In other seasons, you need to get on a shuttle bus to
Matusmoto station then take an local train to KAMISHIRO
station. |
| From Kanazawa,
Toyoma, Niigata, Fukui |
| JR Hokuliku line works. Please change train
at Itoigawa to Hakuba direction. Always need to change
train at Minami-otari on the way to KAMISHIRO
station. |
| From Shizuoka |
| If you are located in eastern part of Shizuoka,
probably JR Minobu line for Kofu works good then JR Chuo
line to Matsumoto. If you are located in western part,
probably you had better come to Nagoya. Exactly JR Iida
line available from Toyohashi, but it needs much time
to get here if you try JR Iida line. No quicker trains
available there. |
| From Yamanashi. |
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JR Chuou line works. 1 hour and a bit needed to get
to Matsumoto from Kofu by limited express trains. Then
you need to change train at Matsumoto for KAMISHIRO
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| Close local
airports that have intl' flights |
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Toyama airport
Flights for / from Seoul, Vladivostok and Dalian
Komatsu airport
Close to Kanazawa, flights available for / from Seoul.
Niigata airport
Flights for / from Seoul, Shanghai, Harbin, Xi'an, Khavarovsk,
Vladivostok, Guam and Honolulu
All above are as of April 2002 |
| If you get
lost...... |
| Just ask something what you
want to know simply and clearly to people around.
For example if you get lost at Nagano station wanting
to know the bus stop location, just ask like "Hakuba,
bus, please". Perhaps it works. Key words are kings!
It's much more confusion for most Japanese people if you
tried to tell full sentence like " Could you please
tell me where is the bus stop for Hakuba?" Good luck. |
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