Access to Hirokawara from Ashiyasu

【Ashiyasu-Hirokawara / Trailhead to Mt. Kita-dake, Mt. Aino-dake & Mt. Notori-dake ( Shirane Three Mountains )】

The Yamanashi Prefecture gate to the northernmost part of the Southern Alps, access from Ashiyasu to Hirokawara.
There is a bus service that can go from Kofu to Hirokawara in a single stretch in summer.
If you go by car, stop at Ashiyasu of the foothills and transfer to the Southern Alps Forest Road bus service.
In addition, before entering the Southern Alps forest road, it stops at Yashajin Toge Iriguchi, the mountaineering entrance of the Houo Three Mountains.
If you go by car you can park here.

Parking lot: Accomodates about 200 cars.
However, on weekends you will have to walk from the 5th parking lot to the bus stop.
Fee: Free
Toilet: yes
Drinking water: yes

Access from Tokyo (Haneda Start)

  • Plane
  • Train
  • Bus
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Cable car
  • Ropeway
  • Gondola lift
  • Lift

Haneda Airport

Commuter Line and JR Yamanote Line

40min~

Shinjuku Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa & Kaiji]

87min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Haneda Airport

Limousine Bus

60min~

Busta Shinjuku

Highway Bus

130min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Haneda Airport

Metropolitan Expressway

Approximately
24 km 30min~

Eifuku IC

Shirane IC
(Chubu cross Expressway)

Ashiyasu

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

58min~

Hirokawara

Access from Tokyo (Narita Start)

  • Plane
  • Train
  • Bus
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Cable car
  • Ropeway
  • Gondola lift
  • Lift

Narita Airport

JR Narita Express

85min~

Shinjuku Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa & Kaiji]

87min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Narita Airport

Limousine Bus

125min~

Busta Shinjuku

Highway Bus

130min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Please pay careful attention to the operational schedules of buses etc., which operate on limited seasonal schedules.
We are quoting times from the timetables of each transportation company, however please make sure to confirm times with each transportation company on the occasion of your travel.
Time notations do not include time necessary for transferring.

Access by car

Narita Airport

HIgashikanto & Other Expressways

Approximately
80km 72min~

Eifuku IC

Shirane IC
(Chubu cross Expressway)

Ashiyasu

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

58min~

Hirokawara

Times are according to the predictions of time search sites and do not include time for breaks along the way or slowdowns owing to heavy traffic.

Access from Osaka

  • Plane
  • Train
  • Bus
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Cable car
  • Ropeway
  • Gondola lift
  • Lift

Kansai
International
Airport

JR Airport Express

51min~

Shin Osaka
Station

JR Tokaido Shinkansen [Nozomi]

48min~

Nagoya
Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Shinano]

113min~

Shiojiri
Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa]

57min~

Kofu
Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Kansai
International
Airport

JR Airport Express

51min~

Shin Osaka
Station

JR Tokaido Shinkansen [Hikari]

109min~

Shizuoka
Station

JR Minobu Line
 Super Express[ Fujikawa ]

82min~

Minobu
Station

Hayakawa Bus

90min~

Narata

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus

45min~

Hirokawara

Kansai
International Airport

Limousine Bus

58min~

Osaka Station

Express Bus

480min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Kansai
International Airport

Limousine Bus

75min~

Itami
Airport

JAL seasonal flight

50min~

Shinshu
Matsumoto
Airport

Airport Bus

30min~

Matsumoto
Station
Matsumoto
Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa]

63min~

Kofu
Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

If coming by air, depending on your actual time of arrival, you may not be in time to access the next leg of your transportation, so please be sure to confirm in advance.
Please pay careful attention to the operational schedules of buses etc., which operate on limited seasonal schedules.
We are quoting times from the timetables of each transportation company, however please make sure to confirm times with each transportation company on the occasion of your travel.
Time notations do not include time necessary for transferring.

Access by car

Kansai
International
Airport

Hanshin & Other Expressways

Approximately 67km 67min~ 

Suita
JCT

Meishin Expressway / Tomei Expressway

Approximately 176km 120min~

Komaki
JCT

Shirane IC
(Chubu cross Expressway)

Ashiyasu

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

58min~

Hirokawara

Times are according to the predictions of time search sites and do not include time for breaks along the way or slowdowns owing to heavy traffic.

Access from Nagoya

  • Plane
  • Train
  • Bus
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Cable car
  • Ropeway
  • Gondola lift
  • Lift

Chubu
International Airport

Commuter Train

30min~

Nagoya Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Shinano]

113min~

Shiojiri Station

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa]

57min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Chubu
International Airport

Commuter Train

30min~

Nagoya Station

JR Tokaido Shinkansen [Hikari]

65min~

Shizuoka
Station

JR Minobu Line
 Super Express[ Fujikawa ]

81min~

Minobu Station

Hayakawa Bus

90min~

Narata

Yamanashi Kotsu

45min~

Hirokawara

Please pay careful attention to the operational schedules of buses etc., which operate on limited seasonal schedules.
We are quoting times from the timetables of each transportation company, however please make sure to confirm times with each transportation company on the occasion of your travel.
Time notations do not include time necessary for transferring.

Access by car

Chubu
International Airport

Chita hanto Expressway

Approximately 48km 40min~

Nagoya
IC

Komaki
JCT

Shirane IC
(Chubu cross Expressway)

Ashiyasu

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

58min~

Hirokawara

Times are according to the predictions of time search sites and do not include time for breaks along the way or slowdowns owing to heavy traffic.

Access from Fukuoka & Sapporo

  • Plane
  • Train
  • Bus
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Cable car
  • Ropeway
  • Gondola lift
  • Lift

Fukuoka

Fukuoka
Airport

FDA Fujidream Airlines

85分~

Shinshu Matsumoto
Airport

Airport Bus

30min~

Matsumoto Station
/Matsumoto Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa]

63min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

Sapporo

Shin-Chitose Airport

FDA Fujidream Airlines

105分~

Shinshu Matsumoto
Airport

Airport Bus

30min~

Matsumoto Station
/Matsumoto Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Super Express [Azusa]

63min~

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Kotsu Bus for Hirokawara

113min~

Hirokawara

If coming by air, depending on your actual time of arrival, you may not be in time to access the next leg of your transportation, so please be sure to confirm in advance.
Please pay careful attention to the operational schedules of buses etc., which operate on limited seasonal schedules.
We are quoting times from the timetables of each transportation company, however please make sure to confirm times with each transportation company on the occasion of your travel.
Time notations do not include time necessary for transferring.