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By Air

From Tokyo: Tokyo (Haneda) - Iwami (1 hr. 40 min.) or Tokyo - Yamaguchi Ube (1 hr. 45 min.)
From Osaka: Osaka (Itami) - Iwami (1 hr.)
From Sapporo: Sapporo - Yamaguchi Ube (2 hrs. 30 min.); *From Iwami Airport take the bus to Tsuwano (1 hr. 15 min. ride). From Yamaguchi Ube Airport take the bus to JR Ogori station (30 min. ride) and see "By Train" for transportation from Ogori station to Tsuwano station.

By Train

From Tokyo: Tokyo - Ogori (Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Hikari") 5 hrs. 25 min. - Tsuwano (JR Yamaguchi Line Tokkyu "Oki") 1 hr. 5 min.
From Osaka: Shin-osaka - Ogori (Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen) 2 hrs. 30 min. - Tsuwano

*"SL Yamaguchi-go" is in operation from JR Yamaguchi Line Ogori station to Tsuwano. The special line runs from the 4th week of March through November on Sundays, national holidays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month. The line will operate every day through spring vacation, Golden Week, and end of July through August 20 (except Mondays). The steam locomotive will make one round-trip (2 hrs. ride) from Ogori to Tsuwano a day. Yamaguchi-go

Tsuwano Transportation System

Bikes for rent are the best way to cover the sightseeing spots that dot Tsuwano. Bicycles would be convenient for getting through narrow alleyways.
Some of the rental outlets are
Eki Rent-a-cycle (0856-72-3112),
Kamai Shoten (0856-72-0342), etc.

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