Access to
Oshimizu Ryokan
For those coming by car
●From Tokyo area
Tokyo → (Tohoku Expressway) → Ashiro JCT → (Hachinohe Expressway) → Karumai IC
●From the Osaka area
Osaka → (Meishin Expressway) → Maibara JCT → (Hokuriku Expressway) →
Niigata Chuo JCT → (Banetsu Expressway) → Koriyama JCT → (Tohoku Expressway) →
Ashiro JCT → (Hachinohe Expressway) → Karumai IC
●From Aomori area
Aomori → (Michinoku, Kamikoku, Daini Michinoku Expressway) → Hachinohe JCT → (Hachinohe Expressway) → Karumai IC
For those coming by
public transportation
●For those coming by Shinkansen from Tokyo and Sendai
Tokyo, Sendai Station → (Tohoku Shinkansen) → Ninohe Station → (JR Bus Tohoku, about 1 hour) →
Karumai Nakamachi
▶️Going
▶️Returning
※Times may differ from the above due to timetable revisions or disruptions.
※For detailed times, please check the JR East and JR Bus Tohoku websites.
※Foreigners visiting Japan from Tokyo can use the 'JR Pass' or 'JR East Pass (Tohoku)' at great discounts on the Shinkansen and JR buses.
●For those coming from Tokyo by express bus (Sirius-go)
▶️Going
Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit (departs at 21:30) → Ikebukuro Station East Exit No. 9 (departs at 22:00)→
Karumai Cultural Exchange Center (arrival at 6:10 the next morning)
▶️Returning
Karumai Cultural Exchange Center (departs at 22:45) → Ikebukuro Station East Exit No. 9 (arrival at 6:55)→
Tokyo Station (arrival at 7:20 the next morning)
※The service runs only from Friday to Sunday.
※Please check here for bus stops, timetables, and reservations.
●For those coming from Tokyo by express bus (Iwate Kizuna-go)
▶️Going
Tokyo Station Yaesu Gate 14（departs at 22:45）→ Tokyo Dome Hotel（departs at 23:05）→
（Get off）Kunohe IC Odode-kan（arrival at 8:40 the next morning）
→ Transfet To Iwate-kenpoku Bus to Karumai →
Kunohe IC Odode-kan（departs at 9:18）→ Karumai Nakamachi（departs at 10:05）
※We recommend taking an alternative route because the last bus to Kunohe IC Ododekan leaves early (13:48).
※Please check here for bus stops, timetables, and reservations.
●For those coming from Hanamaki Airport or Morioka area
Hanamaki Airport → (Access Bus) → Morioka Station → (IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway) →
Ninohe/Kindaichi Onsen Station → (JR Bus Tohoku) → Karumai Nakamachi
▶️Going
▶️Returning
※Times may differ from the above due to timetable revisions or disruptions.
※For detailed times, please check the websites of Hanamaki Airport、Iwate Galaxy Railway and JR Bus Tohoku.
※Please contact your airline for flight arrival times.
●For those coming from Misawa Airport or Hachinohe area
Misawa Airport → (Airport bus) → Honhachinohe Station → (Nanbu bus) → Karumai Nakamachi
▶️Going
▶️Returning
※Times may differ from the above due to timetable revisions or disruptions.
※For detailed times, please check the websites of Misawa Airport and Nanbu Bus.
※Please contact your airline for flight arrival times.
●For those coming from Aomori Airport or the Aomori area
Aomori Airport → (Airport bus) → Aomori Station → (Aoimori Railway) → Hachinohe Station → (IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway) →
Kindaichi Onsen Station → (JR Bus Tohoku) → Karumai Nakamachi
▶️Going
▶️Returning
※Even if you take the Tohoku Shinkansen from Aomori to Hachinohe or Ninohe, there is almost no difference in the time it takes to get to Karumai on a local railway line due to the waiting time for changing buses.
※Times may differ from the above due to timetable revisions or disruptions.
※For detailed times, please check the websites of Aomori Airport、Aoimori Railway、IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway、JR Bus Tohoku.
※Please contact your airline for flight arrival times.
※Foreign visitors to Japan can use the「Aoimori Tourist Pass」to travel from Aomori to Metoki Station (just before Kindaichi Onsen Station) at a great price.
※If you are using the Aoimori Tourist Pass, when the train stops at Metoki Station and the doors are open, take the numbered ticket(整理券) next to the back door of the first car, and when you get off, show the pass and numbered ticket to the staff.