travel to Shikoku region in Japan in 2017 (ride Shikoku Man-naka Sen-nen Monogatari on July 28)

travel to Shikoku region in Japan in 2017
(ride Shikoku Man-naka Sen-nen Monogatari on July 28)

Shikoku Man-naka Sen-nen Monogatari

Date	Schedule	Lodging
7/27(Thu)	Yokohama 23:36-"Rapid Moonlight Nagara"-5:50+ Ogaki	(on the train)
28(Fri)	Ogaki 5:53-6:27 Maibara 6:59-"Shinkansen Hikari 491th"-8:24 Okayama 8:51-"Limited Express Nanpu 3th"-9:41 Tadotsu 10:21-"Limited Express Shikoku Man-naka Sen-nen Monogatari"-12:48 Oboke 12:52-13:18 Awa Ikeda 13:33-"Limited Express Tsurugisan 8th"-14:05 Anabuki go swimming in Anabuki River Anabuki 16:45-17:30 Awa Ikeda	Sushiroku	3,700JPY (without meals)
29(Sat)	Awa-Ikeda 8:16-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-8:38 Awa Kawaguchi White Water Rafting in Yoshino River by Big Smile Awa Kawaguchi 13:48-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-14:02 Oboke Gorge Oboke Sightseeing Boat Cruise Oboke Gorge 15:02-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-15:30 Kazurabashi （check-in at hotel） Kazurabashi 16:10-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-16:18 Hikyo-no-yu experience Hikyo-no-yu (hot spring) Hikyo-no-yu 17:22-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-17:35 Kazurabashi visit of Iya-no-Kazurabashi (Kazurabashi Bridge) and Biwa Waterfall	Iya Kanko Ryokan	7,500JPY
30(Sun)	exploring in Oku-Iya by Iyakei taxi (Nagoro Scarecrow Village, Double Vine Bridges) Niju Kazurabashi 11:18-(Miyoshi City Bus)-11:50 Kubo 12:24-(Shikoku Kotsu Bus)-13:34 Oboke Station 13:51-"Limited Express Nanpu 9th"-14:42 Kochi 16:49-"Limited Express Nanpu 13th"-19:04 Sukumo	Akisawa Hotel	4,800JPY (without meals)
31(Mon)	Sukumo 9:05-"Limited Express Nanpu 12th"-9:22 Nakamura 10:14-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-11:59 Cape Ashizuri visit of Cape Ashizuri and Hakusandomon Cave Cape Ashizuri 13:12-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-13:54 Ashizuri Hospital lunch at Ashizuri Kuroshio Market Ashizuri Hospital 14:43-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-14:47 Shimizu Plaza Pal 14:49-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-15:10 Kaiteikan (Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower) having bathe in Sakurahama Beach Kaiteikan (Ashizuri Underwater Observation Tower) 18:13-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-19:14 Sukumo
8/1(Tue)	Sukumo 8:00-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-8:24 Fureai Park Otsuki 8:27-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-8:57 Kashiwajima having a bathe in Kashiwajima Kashiwajima 12:31-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-13:07 Fureai Park Otsuki 13:47-(Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus)-14:11 Sukumo 14:34-15:04 Nakamura go cycling along the Shimanto River Nakamura 17:32-18:02 Sukumo
2(Wed)	Sukumo 9:05-"Limited Express Nanpu 12th"-11:06 Kochi visit of Katsurahama Beach by MY Yu Bus Kochi 18:15-All Nippon Airways(NH)570-19:40 Haneda	-
note	Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) Japan Guide.com - Japan Travel and Living Guide Explore Japanese Beauty Japan Travel Guide - Japan Hoppers Discover Tokushima, Japan Visit Kochi, Japan Tourist Sites in Miyoshi City - Oboke and Iya tourist information (Oboke and Iya Tourist Map) Tosashimizu City Tourism Association Shimanto City Tourist Association Tatsukushi Tourist Organization Rent a Car in Japan - ToCoo! Car Rental HyperDia (rail travel route and timetable finder in Japan) JP Rail.com - Japan Rail Pass and rail travel in Japan complete guide JR Shikoku Railway Company Shikoku Kotsu Bus (English version: Iya Valley Bus Timetable) Miyoshi City Bus (English version: Tsurugi Mountain Bus Timetable) Kochi Seinan Kotsu Bus (English version: bound for Cape Ashizuri leaving from Cape Ashizuri) All Nippon Airways (ANA) Delta Airlines JAPAN 500 Bonus Miles Campaign Rakuten Travel

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JR tickets

7/27(Thu)-28(Fri)

"Rapid Moonlight Nagara"
JR overnight train "Rapid Moonlight Nagara" is all reserved seat and operated during busy season such as school summer holidays. Hence, it's hard to take a reservation ticket on this train for foreigners. I suggest taking Shinkansen train to Kyoto and staying there, and then going to Shikoku region.

Yokohama Station

Hamamatsu Station


Ogaki Station

Maibara Station

"Limited Express Nanpu 3th" on Okayama Station

"Limited Express Shikoku Man-naka Sen-nen Monogatari"
JR Shikoku focuses on first-class food for tourist train (Asahi Shimbun on December 18, 2016 ) Special Lunch is 5,500JPY. Advanced bookings required 4 days before departure at JR Ticket Offices (Midori-no Madoguchi).

Tadotsu Station

Tadotsu Station	Kotohira Station

Special Lunch: Sanuki Kodawari Shokuzai no Yofu Ryori (Western-style dish set with select ingredients from the Sanuki region)				Tsubojiri Station

Tsubojiri Station

Tsubojiri Station				Yoshino River

Yoshino River

Awa Ikeda Station		Koboke Gorge

Koboke Gorge


"Limited Express Tsurugisan 8th" on Awa Ikeda Station

Anabuki River - Tenjin-no-se
Mima City Official Guide Book - Let's enjoy the Anabuki River! This place can be accessed from Anabuki station by taxi for around 1,000JPY. If you take Mima City Bus Anabuki-Koyadaira Line, you should get off Tenjin bus stop. "Riverside Shide-no-ie" (Riverside Rest House) provides complimentary changing room, but without shower room for visitors. Open daily between July 20 and end of August, weekends and public holidays in May, June, early July and September.


Anabuki Station

Mima City Bus Anabuki-Koyadaira Line and Kawakami-Mt. Tsurugi Line in 2017
(days of running)		**	*	daily	daily	(days of running)		daily	**	*	daily
Anabuki Station		8:20	-	12:15	17:20	Minokoshi (Mt. Tsurugi)		-	-	14:30	-
Tenjin (Tenjin Shoai)		8:28	-	12:23	17:28	Kawakami	arr.	-	-	15:00	-
Futamata (Futamata Shoal)		8:31	-	12:26	17:31	Kawakami	dep.	6:40	11:15	-	15:10
Sate (Kanjo Waterfall)		8:42	-	12:37	17:42	Takinomiya		6:49	11:24	-	15:19
Takinomiya		9:32	-	13:27	18:32	Sate (Kanjo Waterfall)		7:39	12:14	-	16:09
Kawakami	arr.	9:41	-	13:36	18:41	Futamata (Futamata Shoal)		7:50	12:25	-	16:20
Kawakami	dep.	-	10:00	-	-	Tenjin (Tenjin Shoai)		7:53	12:28	-	16:23
Minokoshi (Mt. Tsurugi)		-	10:30	-	-	Anabuki Station		8:01	12:36	-	16:31
Buses run during Japan's Golden Week (Apr. 22 - May 7), during the school summer holiday (Jul. 15 - Aug. 31), and the autumn leaf viewing period (Oct. 14 - Nov. 5). Buses run on except Sundays, national holidays and from 30 December to January 3, 2018. However, they do run daily during the days of buses running. See also Miyoshi City Bus (English version: Tsurugi Mountain Bus Timetable)


Sushiroku Ryokan

[Go to the page of white water rafting in Yoshino River on July 29]

[Go to the page of exploring in Oku-Iya on July 30]

[Go to the page of exploring in Ashizuri and Tatsukushi on July 31]

[Go to the page of go swimming in Kashiwajima on August 1]

[Go to the page of visit of Katsurahama Beach on August 2]

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