The Kanetsu Expressway (toll
road) runs through Yuzawa. The journey from Nerima I.C.
in northern Tokyo to Yuzawa I.C. is about 176km and
in good conditions can take less than two hours.
(Please note that in bad weather conditions and peak
times, it can take considerably longer). The
journey takes you north through Saitama and Gunma
Prefectures, under the Tanigawa mountain range in northern Gunma
and into Yuzawa Town.
If you are planning on visiting the
resorts in the Yuzawa Town area and Minamiuonuma, get off
the Expressway at Yuzawa I.C. From
the exit, either turn left onto Route 17 towards
Kandatsu, Kagura and Naeba or turn right onto Route 17
towards other resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma.
(If you are planning on visiting Naeba
or Kagura you might want to get off the Kanetsu
Expressway before then at the Tsukiyono I.C. in
Gunma Prefecture. From there, take Route 17
and head north to Naeba).
If you are planning on visiting the
resorts in Mimaniuonuma you can either take Route 17
north through Yuzawa or continue on the Kanetsu
Expressway past Yuzawa I.C. and get of either at
Shiozawa Ishiuchi I.C. or Muikamachi I.C.