By Air
Sapporo
JAL 50 mins
Aomori
Tokyo
JAL 75 mins
Nagoya
(Chubu Int'l)
JAL 80 mins
Osaka
JAL 90 mins
Seoul
KE 170 mins (Mon, Fri, Sun)

Tokyo
JAL 75 mins
Misawa
Osaka
JAL 90 mins

Sapporo
JAL 55 mins
Hanamaki
Osaka
JAL J-AIR 90 mins
 
Sapporo
JAL 60 mins
Akita
Tokyo
JAL ANA70 mins
Nagoya
(Nagoya Komaki)
J-AIR ANA
Chubu ANA85 mins
Komaki JAL70 mins
Osaka
JAL ANA80 mins
Kansai Int’l
JAL 85 mins
Seoul
KE 135 mins
(Mon, Wed, Sat)

Tokyo
ANK 65 mins
Odate-
Noshiro
Osaka
ANK 80 mins

J-AIR 0120-25-5971
JAL (Japan Airlins) 0120-25-5971
ANA (All Nippon Airways) 0120-029-222
ANK (Air Nippon) 0120-029-222
KE (Korean Air) 0088-21-2001

By Ferry
Hakodate
3 hrs 40 mins
Aomori
Tsgugaru Kaikyo Ferry 017-766-4733
Hakodate
1 hrs 40 mins
Oma
Tomakomai
7 hrs
Hachinohe
Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen 0178-28-2018
 
Sai
Wakinosawa
Aomori
2 hrs 20 mins
Sii Line Co.,LTD. 017-722-4545
 
Kanita
4/15-11/10
Wakinosawa
1 hr
Mutsuwan Ferry 017-722-4545
 
Tomakomai
12 hrs 15 mins
(Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat)
Akita
 
Niigata
6 hrs 20 mins
(Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat)
Akita
Shin Nihonkai Ferry Akita Branch 018-880-2600
 
Tsuruga
19 hrs50 mins
(Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat)
Akita
   
By Car
Tohoku, Nihonkai Engan Tohoku (Japan Sea Coast), Akita, Hachinohe, or Aomori Expwys
By Train
Sapporo
Muroran Main Line
Hakodate
Tsgugaru Kaikyo Line
Aomori
4 hrs 58 mins
Tokyo
Tohoku Shinkansen
Hachinohe
Tohoku Main Line
Aomori
3 hrs 50 mins
Osaka
Uetsu Main Line
Akita
Ou Main Line
Aomori
14 hrs 27 mins (sleeper)
JR East Aomori Station Telephone Center 017-722-7781
Sapporo
Muroran Main Line
Hakodate
Tsgugaru Kaikyo Line
Hachinohe
Tohoku Shinkansen
Morioka
7hrs 34 mins
Tokyo
Tohoku Shinkansen
Morioka
2 hrs 23 mins
Shin-Osaka
Tokaido Shinkansen

Tokyo

Tohoku Shinkansen
Morioka
5hrs12 mins
JR East Morioka Station Telephone Center 019-622-3456
Sapporo
Muroran Main Line
Hakodate
Tsugaru Kaikyo Line
Aomori
Ou Main Line
Akita
7 hrs 30 mins
Tokyo
Akita Shinkansen
Akita
4 hr 00 mins
Tokyo
Yamagata Shinkansen
Shinjo
Ou Main Line
Akita
6 hrs55 mins
Tokyo
Uetsu Main Line
Akita
9 hrs 30 mins (sleeper)
Osaka
Uetsu Main Line
Akita
11 hrs 48 mins
JR East Akita Station Telephone Center 018-831-7911
By Express Bus
Tokyo
La Forêt 9 hrs 30 mins
Aomori
JR Bus Kanto 03-3516-1950
Keikyu (Keihin Electric Express Railway) 03-3743-0022
JR Bus Tohoku 017-773-5722
Konan Bus 017-726-7575
Sendai
Blue City 4 hrs 50 mins
Aomori
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Konan Bus 017-726-7575
Towada Kanko Dentetsu 017-773-5006
Miyagi Kotsu 022-261-5333
Morioka
Asunaro 2 hrs 44 mins
Aomori
JR Bus Tohoku 017-773-5722
Konan Bus 017-726-7575
Shuhoku Bus 0186-23-2183
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 019-652-5151
Iwateken Kotsu 019-654-2141
Yokohama
Nocturne 9 hrs 45 mins
Hirosaki
Keikyu (Keihin Electric Express Railway) 03-3743-0022
Konan Bus 0172-37-0022
 
Sendai
Castle 4 hrs 20 mins
Hirosaki
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Konan Bus 0172-37-0022
Miyagi Kotsu 022-261-5333
Morioka
Yodel 2 hrs 15 mins
Hirosaki
JR Bus Tohoku 019-624-4474
Konan Bus 0172-36-5061
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 019-652-5151
Iwateken Kotsu 019-654-2141
Tokyo
Sirius 9 hrs 5 mins
Hachinohe
JR Bus Kanto 03-3516-1950
Nanbu Bus 0178-24-1121
Kokusai Kogyo 03-5917-8510
Towada Kanko Dentetsu 0178-43-4521
Sendai
Umineko 4 hrs 10 mins
Hachinohe
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Nanbu Bus 0178-24-1121
Towada Kanko Dentetsu 0178-43-4521
Miyagi Kotsu 022-261-5333
Morioka
Hassey 2 hrs 17 mins
Hachinohe
Nanbu Bus 0178-24-1121
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 019-652-5151

Tokyo
Rakuchin 7 hrs 30 mins
Morioka
Kokusai Kogyo 03-5917-8510
JR Bus Kanto 03-3516-1950
JR Bus Tohoku 019-624-4474
Iwateken Kotsu 019-662-2121
Hon-Atsugi
9 hrs 35 mins
Morioka
Kanachu (Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu) 0463-21-1212
Iwateken Kotsu 19-662-2121
Odate
Super Michinoku
2 hrs

Michinoku(via Kazuno)
2 hrs 20 mins
Morioka
Shuhoku Bus 0186-43-3010
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 019-652-5151
Iwateken Kotsu 019-654-2141
 
Towadako
Towadako 2 hrs 15 mins
Morioka
JR Bus Tohoku 019-624-4474
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 019-652-5151
Iwateken Kotsu 019-696-3151
Shinagawa
Beam 1 10 hrs
Miyako
Keikyu (Keihin Electric Express Railway) 03-3743-9018
Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha 0193-64-0069
Ikebukuro
Kesen Liner 9 hrs 20 mins
Kamaishi
Kokusai Kogyo 03-5917-8510
Iwateken Kotsu 0193-25-2525
Ikebukuro
Ihatov
8 hrs 15 mins (Ikebukuro)
Hanamaki
Kokusai Kogyo 03-5917-8510
Iwateken Kotsu 0197-66-7799

Shinjuku
Flora EX 8 hrs 30 mins
Akita
Akita Chuo Kotsu 018-823-4890
Odakyu City Bus 03-5438-8511
Sendai
Senshu 3 hrs 50 mins
Akita
Akita Chuo Kotsu 018-823-4890
Miyagi Kotsu 022-261-5333
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Sendai
4 hrs 25 mins
Odate
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Shuhoku Bus 0186-44-5566
Ikebukuro
Jupiter 10 hrs 35 mins
Noshiro
Shuhoku Bus 0185-52-4890
Kokusai Kogyo 03-5917-8510
Tokyo
Dream Chokai 8 hrs 55 mins
Honjo
JR Bus Tohoku 024-534-2011
Ugo Kotsu 0182-32-9500
Sendai
via Sakata and Tsuruoka
4 hrs 15 mins
Honjo
Miyagi Kotsu 022-261-5333
Ugo Kotsu 0182-32-9500
Shonai Kotsu 0235-24-7600
 
Yokohama
Lake and Port 10 hrs 25 mins
Tazawako
Ugo Kotsu 0182-32-9500
Enoden Bus 0466-24-5006
Yokohama

Dream Akita Yokohama
9 hrs 50 mins


Akita
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Sendai
Green Liner 3 hrs 35 mins
Omagari
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Ugo Kotsu 0182-32-9500
Sendai
Green Liner 3 hrs 25 mins
Yuzawa
JR Bus Tohoku 022-256-6646
Ugo Kotsu 0182-32-9500
Morioka
Aomori
Asunaro
1 hr 31 mins
(Morioka – Aomori terminus)
1 hr 13 mins
(Aomori – Morioka terminus)
Kosaka
Shuhoku Bus 0186-42-3536
Iwate KenpokuBus 019-652-5151
Konan Bus 017-726-7575
Current as of Mar 2005.

Northern Tohoku Tourist Information Center (JR Morioka Sta.) 019-625-2090
Northern Tohoku Tri-Prefectural Joint Hokkaido Office (Kita Ichijo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) 011-241-2332
Northern Tohoku Tri-Prefectural Joint Nagoya Office (Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya) 052-252-2412
Northern Tohoku Tri-Prefectural Joint Osaka Office (Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka) 06-6341-7900
Northern Tohoku Tri-Prefectural Joint Fukuoka Office (Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka) 092-736-1122
 
Aomori
Aomori Prefectural Tourist Information Center (in ASPAM) 017-734-2500
Aomori Tourism Federation 017-722-5080
Aomori Airport Tourism Information Center 017-739-4561
Aomori Prefecture Tokyo Tourism Information Center 03-5276-1788

Iwate
Iwate Tourism Association 019-651-0626
Iwate Ginga Plaza 03-3254-8283
Iwate Tourism Association Tokyo Information Center 03-3254-8289

Akita
Akita City Tourist Information 018-832-7941
Akita Tourism Federation 018-860-2267
Akita Prefecture Tokyo Office Industry and Tourism Office 03-3211-1775