How to get to Oga.
Using the train
Akita Shinkansen Komachi
| Tokyo Sta. - Akita Sta. | 15 round trips / 1d | about 4 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sendai Sta. - Akita Sta. | 1 round trips / 1d | about 2.5 hours |
From Akita Sta. to Oga Sta.(JR Oga line)
JR stations within Oga-city are Funakoshi, Wakimoto, Hadachi, and Oga. Getting off at the last stop Oga is the most common way to visit Oga peninsula.
| Akita Sta. - Oga Sta. | 15 round trips / 1d | about 1 hour |
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- Using taxis and busses is common to visit places within Oga peninsula.
- Wakimoto station is the nearest station to Mt.Kanpu, but taxis are the only means of transport.
- Free shuttle busses can be provided if you are staying at a hotel or a ryokan in Oga.
- Public busses run in a schedule for local residents.
- Renting a car from Akita station and Akita airport is also recommended.
Using the airplain
Akita airport
| Tokyo (Haneda) | JAL･ANA | 9 flights / 1d | 65 min |
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| Sapporo (New Chitose) | JAL･ANA | 4 flights / 1d | 55 min |
| Osaka (Itami) | JAL･ANA | 6 flights / 1d | 80 min |
| Nagoya (Chubu Centrair) | ANA | 2 flights / 1d | 85 min |
Odate-Noshiro Airport
| Tokyo (Haneda) | ANA | 2 flights / 1d | 70 min |
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Akita airport - Oga
Akita Airport Liner
Share taxi (Akita Airport Liner Oga Peninsula Line) from Akita airport to Akita station and Oga Station is also available.
Akita airport - Akita Sta. - Oga Sta.
Limousine busses run from Akita airport to Akita station.Akita Sta. - Oga Sta.
Rent a car
Both Akita and Odate-Noshiro airport provides a car rental service near the airport.
Using the car
Tohoku Expressway Kitakami JCT. - Akita Expressway - Showa Ogahanto IC. (About 20 min to Oga)
Travelling time from neighboring Prefectures.
Distance and time are calculated as 80 km/h on highways and 40 km/h on regular roads.
Expressway information : eNEXCO driveplaza
| Akita | Akita | about 40 km | about 1 hours | Route 7 |
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| Aomori | Aomori | about 170 km | about 3.5 hours | Route 7 |
| Hirosaki | about 140 km | about 2.5 hours | Route 7 | |
| Iwate | Morioka | about 220 km | about 3 hours | Route 46 |
| Yamagata | Sakata | about 160 km | about 3.5 hours | Route 7 |
| Yamagata | about 260 km | about 5 hours | Route 13 | |
| Miyagi | Sendai | about 300 km | about 4 hours | Tohoku Expressway |
Travelling time from places within Akita.
Distance and time are calculated as 80km/h on highways and 40km/h on regular roads. Starting point is set at Oga Tourist Information Center.
*Clicking on the link will jump you to a google map route.
| Akita Sta. | about 30 km | about 40 min |
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| Akita airport | about 50 km | about 1 hour |
| Ogata (Michinoeki Ogata) | about 16km | about 20 min |
| Noshiro | about 40 km | about 50 min |
| Hachimori Hatahatakan | about 65 km | about 1.3 hours |
| Shirakami-Sanchi (World Heritage Conservation Center, Fujisatokan) | about 70km | about 1.5 hours |
| Lake Towada | about 140 km | about 3 hours |
| Lake Tazawa | about 100 km | about 2 hours |
| Kakunodate | about 80 km | about 1.6 hours |
| Akita Furusato Village | about 100 km | about 1.3 hours |
| Yuri Honjo | about 65 km | about 1 hours |
| Roadside Station Kisakata Nemu no Oka | about 90 km | about 1.6 hours |
| Mt.Chokaisan | about 145 km | about 3 hours |
| Road Station Ogachi | about 125 km | about 1.6 hours |
| Akinomiya Hot Spring Village | about 140 km | about 2 hours |
Using the ferry
To Akita (Akita Port) by Shin Nihonkai Ferry
About 30 min by car from Akita Port to Oga