It is about 1 hour and 5 minutes from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Akita Airport, and about 1 hour 25 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport. There are also flights to Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo. It takes about 50 minutes from Akita Airport to Akita Prefecture office by bus. Akita’s second airport, Odate-Ishiro Airport, opened in 1998 and has regular flights to Tokyo and Osaka. If you are coming by train, it is about 3 hours 55 minutes from Tokyo to Akita Station by JR Akita Shinkansen Line.

It takes about 3 Hours 55 Minutes to Akita Station from Tokyo Station by JR Akita Shinkansen Line, and about 6 Hours 25 Minutes from Shin-Osaka Station with a change at Tokyo Station via the JR Tokaido and Akita Shinkansen Line.

It is about 3 Hours 10 Minutes to Tazawa-ko Station from Tokyo Station, and about 15 Minutes to Tazawa-kohan from Tazawa-ko Station by bus. Local trains take about one hour between Morioka and Tazawa-ko station on the JR Tazawa-ko line. Trains to Akita take about 1-½ hours and usually require a change to the JR Ou line at Omagari.

It is approximately 2 Hours 30 Minutes to Morioka Station from Tokyo Station by JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line, and 5 Hours from Shin-Osaka Station with a change at Tokyo Station by JR Tokaido and Tohoku Shinkansen Line, then around 1 Hour 50 Minutes by bus to the top of Hachimantai from Morioka Station. You can also take the train on the JR Hanawa line from Morioka to Obuke or Hachimantai stations then change to the bus services. From Morioka, there are buses, which take about tow hours to Hachimantai Chojo bus stop, however this service only operates from April to October.