Access

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)

*We recommend renting a car or taking a taxi if you are interested in hiking in the areas around the Center.