Local Bus Services
Bus Pass
You can purchase a 2 day bus pass for 1,000yen. Child (under 13) tickets are 500yen. Children under 6 ride for free.
You can buy the pass at the tourist office & on the bus.
This pass will allow you to ride freely on the following bus routes:
- Akakura Line
- Suginosawa Line
- Myoko Sanroku Line
- Seki/Tsubame Onsen Line
Akakura Line
Operates 1 April to 30 November, 2019
◇ : No bus service on Saturdays, Sundays and School Holidays
To Akakura Onsen
| Myokokogen Station | ShinAkakura Sansaro | Akakura Ginza | Akakura Footbath |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:14 | 7:23 / 7:30 | 07:31 | 07:34 |
| 08:46 | 09:00 | 09:01 | 09:04 |
| 09:53 | 10:07 | 10:08 | 10:11 |
| 11:49 | 12:10 | 12:11 | 12:14 |
| 13:50 | 14:11 | 14:12 | 14:15 |
| 15:33 | 15:54 / 16:01 | 16:02 | 16:05 |
| 16:45 | 17:06 / 17:13 | 17:14 | 17:17 |
| 18:05 | 18:26 / 18:33 | 18:34 | 18:37 |
| 19:06 | 19:20 | 19:21 | 19:24 |
To Myoko Kogen Station
| Akakura Footbath | Akakura Ginza | ShinAkakura Sansaro | Myokokogen Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | 06:32 | 06:33 | 06:44 |
| ◇7:36 | ◇7:39 | ◇7:40 | ◇7:54 |
| 07:40 | 07:43 | 07:44 | 08:05 |
| 09:18 | 09:20 | 09:21 | 09:41 |
| 10:15 | 10:17 | 10:18 | 10:36 |
| 12:18 | 12:20 | 12:21 | 12:39 |
| 14:25 | 14:27 | 14:28 | 14:41 |
| 16:14 | 16:16 | 16:17 | 16:28 |
| 17:27 | 17:29 | 17:30 | 17:41 |
| 18:43 | 18:45 | 18:46 | 18:57 |
| Bus Fare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Myokokogen Station | |||
| ¥350 | ShinAkakura Sansaro | ||
| ¥380 | ¥120 | Akakura Ginza | |
| ¥380 | ¥120 | ¥120 | Akakura Footbath |
Suginosawa Line
Operates 1 April to 30 November, 2019
☆ Changing point to / from Naena waterfall on Myoko Sanroku Bus Line
To Ikenotaira, Suginosawa
| Myokokogen Station | ☆ Landmark Onsen café | ☆ Imori Pond | Suginosawa Onsen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:14 | 07:21 | 07:22 | 07:27 |
| 08:43 | 08:50 | 08:51 | 08:56 |
| 09:32 | 09:45 | 09:46 | 09:51 |
| 11:49 | 12:02 | 12:03 | 12:08 |
| 13:50 | 14:03 | 14:04 | 14:09 |
| 15:36 | 15:52 | 15:53 | 15:58 |
| 16:48 | 17:04 | 17:05 | 17:10 |
| 17:52 | 18:05 | 18:06 | 18:11 |
| 19:09 | 19:16 | 19:17 | 19:22 |
To Myoko Kogen Station
| Suginosawa Onsen | ☆ Imori Pond | ☆ Landmark Onsen café | Myokokogen Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:32 | 06:37 | 06:38 | 06:45 |
| 07:35 | 07:40 | 07:41 | 07:55 |
| 09:04 | 09:09 | 09:10 | 09:23 |
| 09:58 | 10:03 | 10:04 | 10:17 |
| 12:20 | 12:25 | 12:26 | 12:33 |
| 14:23 | 14:28 | 14:29 | 14:42 |
| 16:12 | 16:17 | 16:18 | 16:31 |
| 17:36 | 17:41 | 17:42 | 17:49 |
| 18:17 | 18:22 | 18:23 | 18:30 |
| Bus Fare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Myokokogen Station | |||
| ¥280 | Imori Pond | ||
| ¥280 | ¥120 | Landmark Onsen café | |
| ¥410 | ¥230 | ¥230 | Suginosawa Onsen |
Myoko Sanroku Line
Operates 27 April to 4 November, 2019
☆ Changing point to / from Suginosawa Line.
★ Changing point to / from Akakura Line.
To Imori Pond, Naena Waterfall
| Bus Stop | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APA HOTEL | 08:47 | – | – | – | – |
| Sekiyama Station | 09:02 | – | – | – | – |
| Kyukamura Myoko | 09:13 | – | 12:05 | – | 14:30 |
| Seki Onsen | 09:16 | – | ↓ | – | ↓ |
| Tsubame Onsen | 09:21 | – | ↓ | – | ↓ |
| Seki Onsen | 09:26 | – | ↓ | 14:01 | ↓ |
| ★ Akakura Footbath | 09:36 | 10:32 | 12:17 | 14:11 | 15:42 |
| ★ Akakura Ginza | 09:38 | 10:34 | 12:19 | 14:13 | 15:44 |
| Skycable | 09:40 | 10:36 | 12:21 | 14:15 | 15:46 |
| ☆ Landmark Onsen Café | 09:45 | 10:41 | 12:26 | 14:20 | 15:51 |
| ☆ Imori Pond | 09:47 | 10:43 | 12:28 | 14:22 | 15:53 |
| Suginosawa Onsen | 09:52 | 10:48 | 12:33 | 14:27 | 15:58 |
| Naena Taki (Waterfall) | 09:57 | 10:53 | 12:38 | 14:32 | 16:03 |
To Akakura, Seki, Tsubame Onsen
| Bus Stop | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naena Taki (Waterfall) | 10:07 | 10:57 | 13:20 | 14:38 | 16:09 |
| Suginosawa Onsen | 10:12 | 11:02 | 13:25 | 14:43 | 16:14 |
| ☆ Imori Pond | 10:17 | 11:07 | 13:30 | 14:48 | 16:19 |
| ☆ Landmark Onsen Café | 10:19 | 11:09 | 13:32 | 14:50 | 16:21 |
| Skycable | 10:24 | 11:14 | 13:37 | 14:55 | 16:26 |
| ★ Akakura Ginza | 10:26 | 11:16 | 13:39 | 14:57 | 16:28 |
| ★ Akakura Footbath | 10:28 | 11:18 | 13:41 | 14:59 | 16:30 |
| Seki Onsen | – | 11:28 | 13:51 | 15:09 | 16:40 |
| Tsubame Onsen | – | 11:33 | – | 15:14 | 16:45 |
| Seki Onsen | – | – | – | 15:19 | 16:50 |
| Kyukamura Myoko | – | – | – | 15:22 | 16:53 |
| Sekiyama Station | – | – | – | – | 17:04 |
| APA HOTEL | – | – | – | – | 17:19 |
Sasagamine Bus
Operates from July 6th to October 27th daily.
To Imori Pond, Naena Waterfall
| Bus Stop | Fare | No.1 | No.3 | No.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myokokogen Station | – | 07:20 | 09:35 | 13:55 |
| Ikenotaira Imori Pond | ¥280 | 07:29 | 09:44 | 14:04 |
| Suginosawa Onsen | ¥410 | 07:34 | 09:49 | 14:09 |
| Kenmin no Mori | ¥1,000 | 07:59 | 10:14 | 14:34 |
| Sasagamine | ¥1,000 | 08:10 | 10:25 | 14:45 |
To Joetsu Myoko Station
| Bus Stop | Fare | No.2 | No.4 | No.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasagamine | – | 08:20 | 11:30 | 16:00 |
| Kenmin no Mori | ¥300 | 08:31 | 11:41 | 16:11 |
| Suginosawa Onsen | ¥700 | 08:56 | 12:06 | 16:36 |
| Ikenotaira Imori Pond | ¥700 | 09:01 | 12:11 | 16:41 |
| Myokokogen Station | ¥1,000 | 09:10 | 12:20 | 16:50 |
Myoko Sanroku Line
Operates Saturday & Sunday only from August to November 10th
To Imori Pond, Naena Waterfall
| Bus Stop | Fare | No.1 | No.3 | No.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joetsu Myoko Station | – | 08:45 | 12:15 | 15:30 |
| Akakura Onsen | ¥1,100 | 09:20 | 12:50 | 16:05 |
| Akakura Kanko | ¥1,100 | 09:22 | 12:52 | 16:07 |
| Landmark Myokokogen | ¥1,200 | 09:26 | 12:56 | 16:11 |
| Imori Pond | ¥1,200 | 09:28 | 12:58 | 16:13 |
| Suginosawa Iriguchi | ¥1,300 | 09:31 | 13:01 | 16:16 |
| Naena Waterfall | ¥1,300 | 09:35 | 13:05 | 16:20 |
To Joetsu Myoko Station
| Bus Stop | Fare | No.2 | No.4 | No.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naena Waterfall | – | 10:45 | 14:15 | 16:40 |
| Suginosawa Iriguchi | ¥170 | 10:49 | 14:19 | 16:44 |
| Imori Pond | ¥300 | 10:52 | 14:22 | 16:47 |
| Landmark Myokokogen | ¥300 | 10:54 | 14:24 | 16:49 |
| Akakura Kanko | ¥400 | 10:58 | 14:28 | 16:53 |
| Akakura Onsen | ¥440 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 16:55 |
| Joetsu Myoko Station | ¥1,300 | 11:35 | 15:05 | 17:30 |
Seki / Tsubame Onsen Line
All year service * : No bus service on Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and 31 Dec-3 Jan.
Sekiyama Station ⇒ Seki / Tsubame Onsen
| Bus Stop | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sekiyama Station | *6:14 | 07:43 | 09:03 | 10:40 | 13:29 | 15:40 | 17:22 |
| Kyukamura | *6:26 | 08:06 | 09:26 | 11:06 | 13:52 | 16:06 | 17:45 |
| Seki Onsen | *6:30 | 08:10 | 09:30 | 11:10 | 13:56 | 16:10 | 17:49 |
| Tsubame Onsen | *6:35 | 08:15 | 09:35 | 11:15 | 14:01 | 16:15 | 17:54 |
Seki / Tsubame Onsen ⇒ Sekiyama Station
| Bus Stop | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsubame Onsen | *6:37 | 08:15 | 09:40 | 11:35 | 14:30 | 16:20 | 18:03 |
| Seki Onsen | *6:42 | 08:20 | 09:45 | 11:40 | 14:35 | 16:25 | 18:08 |
| Kyukamura | *6:46 | 08:24 | 09:49 | 11:44 | 14:39 | 16:29 | 18:12 |
| Sekiyama Station | *7:09 | 08:41 | 10:15 | 12:07 | 15:05 | 16:52 | 18:35 |
