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Niigata is
located to the north of Gunma Prefecture, with Nagano to
the south west and Fukushima and Yamagata to the north.
The resorts
in Yuzawa Town are some of the easiest to get to from
Tokyo, with many people doing day-trips using the Joetsu
Shinkansen (train) or Kanetsu Expressway (car). The resorts in
the Minakami region of Gunma Prefecture are also very convenient
using the Joestsu Shinkansen and Kanetsu Expressway.
How to get to
Niigata Prefecture by public transport:
The Joetsu Shinkansen
operates daily between Tokyo Station and Niigata
Station. Service is very frequent and very fast. It takes about 2 hours
from Tokyo Station to Niigata Station by JR Joetsu
Shinkansen Line, though most relevant here is the 70-80
minute trip from Tokyo Station to Echigo Yuzawa Station
(more here).
Niigata airport lies northeast of Niigata and takes about 25
minutes by bus from Niigata station. There are several
long distance buses to Tokyo every day that leave the
Tokyo region on the Kanetsu Expressway and a night bus
to Kyoto and Osaka that takes about 9 hours. You can
also take the Shin-Nihonkai ferry from Niigata to Otaru.
The trip takes 18 hours.
General travel
information:
It is about 2 hours from Tokyo Station to Niigata
Station on the JR Joetsu Shinkansen Line. By plane, it
takes about 1 hour 5 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport to
Niigata Airport.
The JR Joetsu Shinkansen Line takes on
average around 75
minutes from Tokyo Station to Echigo Yuzawa Station,
which is the main station in Yuzawa.
From Osaka, take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line from
Shin-Osaka Station to Tokyo Station first, and then
continue on to Echigo Yuzawa. The journey time to
Echigo Yuzawa in total is 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Naeba is actually within the boundaries
of Yuzawa Town. To get to Naeba, take the JR Joetsu Shinkansen Line
to Echigo-Yuzawa Station - as above - and continue on by bus for
about 40 minutes
from Echigo Yuzawa Station to the Naeba Prince Hotel bus
stop.
Myoko is in Niigata but located just to
the north of Nagano City and on the border with Nagano
Prefecture. To get there take the JR Nagano Shinkansen Line from Tokyo Station
to Nagano Station and then take the JR Shinetsu Main Line
to Myoko Kogen Station. The trip takes a total of 2
hours and 35 minutes.
From Osaka, take the JR Tokaido
Shinkansen Line for 1 hour from Shin-Osaka Station to
Nagoya Station, then the JR Chuo Line Limited Express to
Nagano Station and the JR Shinetsu Main Line to Myoko
Kogen Station. Total travel time is 3 hours and 35
minutes.
Take the JR Joetsu Shinkansen Line for 1 hour and 35
minutes from Tokyo Station to Urasa Station (the next
station to the north from Echigo Yuzawa Station). Next take
the JR Joetsu Line for 8 minutes to Koide Station from
Urasa Station. Then by the Echigo-Kotsu bus from
Okutadami Silver Line Koide Station to Okutadami dam for
40 minutes.
From Osaka, take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen
Line for 4 hours and 5 minutes from Shin-Osaka Station
to Urasa Station, transferring at Tokyo Station.
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