One-Hour Flight from Tokyo:
Hop, Skip, and Akita!

It's a common misconception that Akita is far from Tokyo. It's only one-hour away via air and three-hours away by bullet train.

Transportation Tazawako ・Kakunodate Area Daisen Area Misato Area
By airFrom major cities in Japan to Akita Airport
  • TOKYO/Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) → Akita Airport (About 1hour 5minutes)
  • OSAKA/Osaka International Airport (Itami) → Akita Airport (About 1hour 30minutes)
  • NAGOYA/Chubu Centrair International Airport → Akita Airport (About 1hour 20minutes)
  • SAPPORO/New Chitose Airport → Akita Airport (About 1hour)
From Akita Airport to Akita station Airport Bus or Airport Limousine Bus to Akita Prefectural and City Government Offices （About 35 minutes）
Shinkansen Bullet Train Tokyo Sta. →Tazawako Sta. (About 2hours 50minutes)
Tokyo Sta.→Kakunodate Sta. (About 3hours)		 Tokyo Sta.→Omagari Sta. (About 3hours 15minutes） Tokyo Sta.→Omagari Sta. (About 3hours 15minutes)
Akita Sta. →Tazawako Sta. (About 1hour)
Akita Sta.→Kakunodate Sta. (About 45minutes)		 Akita Sta.→Omagari Sta. (About 30minutes) Akita Sta.→Omagari Sta. (About 30minutes）
Tazawako Sta.→Kakunodate Sta. (About 13 minutes）
Regular train services Tazawako Sta.→Kakunodate Sta. (About 20 minutes)

Omagari Sta. → Iizume Sta. (about 7 minutes). From Iizume Sta., the journey to Misato town hall takes about 20 minutes by taxi.

Omagari Sta. → Gosannen Sta. (about 12 minutes). From Gosannen Sta., the journey to Misato town hall takes about 30 minutes by taxi.
Highway (express) busFrom Tokyo to Akita

Tokyo, Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal (22:25) → Sennan (6:25 the next day) → Rokugo (velodrome, Satellite Rokugo) (6:35) → AEON MALL Omagari (6:45) → Omagari Bus Terminal (6:50) → Nakasen (7:10) → Kakunodate Eigyosho (7:25) → Tazawako Ekimae (8:00)

Other highway bus services, including Orion Bus, Kirakira Bus, JAMJAM Liner Bus stop at the East Exit of Omagari Station.