Access to Nobeyama

【Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Resort: Trailhead to the main artery of South Yatsu-gatake, including the Aka-dake Kenkai Ridge Route and Shinkyo-dera Ridge Route.】

Nobeyama Station on the JR Koumi Line is famous for having the highest elevation of any train station in Japan. It stands at 1,345 meters. You will walk leisurely across the highland for more than two hours from here to reach the trailhead. If the timing is right, you can catch a bus from Kiyosato Station to Sun Meadows. To get to the trailhead from here, you can either ride the lift or walk 20 – 30 minutes. When traveling by car, turn left after Kiyosato. After passing through the Yatsu-gatake Highland Ranch, the trailhead is about 15 minutes by car from the national highway.

Akadake Kenkai Ridge Parking Lot:About 30
Price:Free
Drinking water available

Sun Meadows Parking Lot: Approximately 1,000 cars
Fee: Free but requires advance application
Toilet available, drinking water available

Access from Tokyo

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

Shinjuku station

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

2 hours 7 minutes~

Kobuchisawa Station

JR Koumi Line

33 minutes~

Nobeyama Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal

Nobeyama Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※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

Eifuku Town IC

Nagasaka IC

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※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

Shin-Osaka
Station

JR Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi

48分~

Nagoya
Station

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Shinano

1 hour 53 minutes~

Shiojiri
Station

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

33 minutes~

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR Koumi Line

33 minutes~

Nobeyama
Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

Itami
Airport

JAL August seasonal flight

50 minutes~

Shinshu
Matsumoto
Airport

Airport shuttle bus

30 minutes~

Matsumoto Station
Matsumoto
Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

41 minutes~

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR Koumi Line

33 minutes

Nobeyama
Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※When entering by plane, depending on the arrival time at the site, access to the destination transportation may not be in time, so please be sure to check in advance.
※ Please be careful during the service period such as seasonal bus services.
* Times are quoted from the timetables of each transportation company, but please be sure to check with each transportation company when actually using the service.
※The time notation does not include the time required for transfer.

Access by car

Suita JCT

Meishin Expressway / Tomei Expressway

Approximately
176km 2 hours~

Komaki JCT

Kobuchisawa IC

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※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

Nagoya
Station

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Shinano

1 hour 53 minutes~

Shiojiri
Station

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

21 minutes

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR 小海線

24 minutes

Nobeyama
Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※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

Nagoya IC

Komaki JCT

Kobuchisawa IC

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※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 other directions

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

Fukuoka

Fukuoka
Airport

FDA
Fuji Dream Airlines

1 hour 25 minutes~

Shinshu
Matsumoto
Airport

Airport shuttle bus

30 minutes~

Matsumoto Station
Matsumoto
Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

41 minutes~

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR Koumi Line

24 minutes

Nobeyama
Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

Sapporo

New Chitose
Airport

FDA Fuji Dream Airlines

1 hour 45 minutes~

Shinshu
Matsumoto
Airport

Airport shuttle bus

30 minutes~

Matsumoto Station
Matsumoto
Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

41 minutes~

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR Koumi Line

33 minutes~

Nobeyama
Station

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

Kobe

Kobe
Airport

FDA
Fuji Dream Airlines

1 hour~

Shinshu
Matsumoto
Airport

Airport shuttle bus

30 minutes~

Matsumoto Station
Matsumoto
Bus Terminal

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

41 minutes~

Kobuchisawa
Station

JR Koumi Line

33 minutes~

Nobeyama
Station

Walking

2 hours 15 minutes~

Kenkai ridge Trailhead

※When entering by plane, depending on the arrival time at the site, access to the destination transportation may not be in time, so please be sure to check in advance.
※ Please be careful during the service period such as seasonal bus services.
* Times are quoted from the timetables of each transportation company, but please be sure to check with each transportation company when actually using the service.
※The time notation does not include the time required for transfer.