Arriving by car
From the Tohoku Expressway: Change at Kosaka JCT and head west on the Akita Expressway, exit at Odate Minami IC (approx. 20 mins);
next head west on Route 103 / Route 7 (approx. 50 mins); then take Route 317 north from Futatsui, Noshiro (approx. 15 mins).
From Akita city: Take the Akita Expressway from Akita Chuo and head north, exit at Futatsui-Shirakami IC (approx. 80 mins);
next head east on Route 7 before taking Route 317 north (approx. 15 mins).
Arriving by air
70 mins from Haneda to Odate Noshiro Airport
Take a Limousine Bus bound for Odate via Takanosu, and get off at Takanosu Station (10 mins);
change to a train heading in the direction of Higashi Noshiro and Akita, and get off at Futatsui Station (10 mins);
take a Shuhoku bus heading for Manago or Kumanodai, and get off at Yunosawa Onsen [hot spring] (30 mins); then take a taxi to the Center (20 mins)
60 mins from Haneda to Akita Airport
Take a Limousine Bus bound for Akita station, and get off at Akita Station (35 mins);
change to an Ou Mainline train heading in the direction of Higashi Noshiro and Hirosaki, and get off at Futatsui Station (60 mins);
take a Shuhoku bus heading for Manago or Kumanodai, and get off at Yunosawa Onsen [hot spring] (30 mins); then take a taxi to the Center (20 mins)
Arriving by train
4 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo station to Akita station
Change to an Ou-honsen line train heading in the direction of Higashi Noshiro and Hirosaki, and get off at Futatsui Station (60 mins);
take a Shuhoku bus heading for Manago or Kumanodai, and get off at Yunosawa Onsen [hot spring] (30 mins); then take a taxi to the Center (20 mins)