to Kanazawa & Niigata respectively. The Tokoku Shinkansen offers services between Tokyo and Aomori, with 2 extension lines as Yamagata Shinkansen (from Fukushima) and Akita Shinkansen (from Morioka). Last but not least, we have the Hokkaido Shinkansen, offering services between Aomori and Hakodate....
The Shinkansen network runs the length of Japan’s main island (Honshū), up to Hakodate in southern Hokkaidō, and down to the southern-most point in Kyūshū. You can step onto a train at Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and step off (well, with one transfer) in Hakodate 10 hours ...
CentralHakodatewithHakodate Station, the oldMotomachi districtandMount Hakodateare located on the distinctively shaped peninsula. The city is served by two tram lines and abusnetwork. A ropeway leads to the top ofMount Hakodate, which is also accessible by bus. Hakodate'sshinkansenstation,Shin-Hakoda...
East–South Hokkaidō Pass: Covers travel on the Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Akita Station. It also covers theTōhoku Shinkansento Shin-Aomori Station, and onwards to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on theHokkaidō Shinkansen. Finally, it can also be used on the Yamagata branch lines, and for ...
How to get to Sapporo It is very easy to get toSapporo: once you get to Shin Hakodate station, you need to take theLtd Express Super Hokutoor Express Hokuto (3h30). The shinkansen line addition from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo Station is scheduled to open in 2030. ...
Can you take the bullet train from Tokyo to Sapporo? Yes. Most of the way, anyway. Since March 2016 it’s been possible to take theHokkaidō Shinkansenfrom Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station. That’s inHakodate, at the bottom of Hokkaidō, which is…not so close to Sapporo. While th...
East–South Hokkaidō Pass: Covers travel on the Yamagata branch line from Tokyo Station to Shinjō Station. It also covers the entire Tōhoku Shinkansen route from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori Station, and onwards to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on the Hokkaidō Shinkansen. Finally, it also covers the ...
future. Originally connectingTakasakiandNagano, in 2015 the line was extended to Kanazawa. On March 16, the extension to Tsuruga City opened. The final phase of the Hokuriku Shinkansen will begin in 2030, when it will be extended to Shin-Osaka, a project expected to take at least 15 years...
Tōkaidō, San’yō, and Kyūshū Shinkansen:Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka (Hakata Station), and Kagoshima-Chuō. Tōhoku, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokkaidō Shinkansen:Utsunomiya, Fukushima, Sendai, Shin-Aomori, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. ...
Usually, the Hayate service runs only twice per day. It starts at either Morioka or Shin-Aomori, and goes through the undersea tunnel to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station. The route between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuta stations is actually part of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen. Hayate services ha...