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Transport

Finding the ideal transport hubs for your journey is the key to efficiently travel around the vast area of Yamagata.
Once entering Yamagata, hire a car or take trains and public transport according to your holiday plan such as the purpose and the duration of your travel.

Getting to Yamagata by train

Tokyo - Tsuruoka - Sakata - Yuza

  • Tokyo
  • Joetsu ShinkansenApprox. 1 hr 40 min
  • Niigata
  • Inaho Limited Express Approx. 1 hr 50 min
  • Tsuruoka
  • Inaho Limited Express Approx. 20 min
  • Sakata
  • Inaho Limited Express Approx. 15 min
  • Yuza

Tokyo - Sakata

  • Tokyo
  • JR Yamagata ShinkansenApprox. 3 hr 40 min
  • Shinjo
  • JR Rikuu West LineApprox. 1 hr 10 min
  • Sakata

Getting to Yamagata by airplane

Haneda Airport - Shonai Airport

  • Haneda Airport
  • ANA (All Nippon Airways)Approx. 1 hr
  • Shonai Airport

Narita Airport - Shonai Airport *Service is currently suspended

  • Narita Airport
  • Jetstar JapanApprox. 1 hr
  • Shonai Airport
  • [Access from the airport]
    ・To Tsuruoka City: About 30 minutes by route bus
    ・To Sakata City: About 40 minutes by route bus

Getting to Yamagata by express bus

Tokyo - Tsuruoka and Sakata

  • Tokyo
  • Highway express busApprox. 8 hr 30 min
  • Tsuruoka and Sakata
  • *Service suspended due to the novel coronavirus

Getting to Yamagata by car

Urawa toll booth - Tsuruoka IC

  • Urawa toll booth
  • Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 3 hr 10 min
  • Murata JCT
  • Yamagata Expressway, National Route 112Approx. 1 hr 45 min
  • Tsuruoka IC

Urawa toll booth - Tsuruoka IC

  • Urawa toll booth
  • Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 2 hr 40 min
  • Fukushima JCT
  • Tohoku Chuo ExpresswayApprox. 1 hr 15 min
  • Yamagata JCT
  • Yamagata Expressway, National Route 112Approx. 1 hr 20 min
  • Tsuruoka IC
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