By Air

From Tokyo

Tokyo (Haneda) - Misawa (1 hr. 10 min.), or Tokyo (Haneda) - Aomori (1 hr. 10 min.)

From Osaka, Nagoya

Osaka (Kansai, Itami) - Misawa (1 hr. 30 min.), or Osaka (Kansai, Itami) - Aomori (1 hr. 30 min.)

Nagoya - Aomori (1 hr. 20 min.)

There are direct flights to Aomori from Sapporo, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka

*45 min. by bus from Misawa Airport to Hachinohe City. 40 min. by bus from Aomori Airport to Aomori station. Please refer to the "by bus" section for transportation from Aomori station to Hachinohe.

By Train

From Tokyo

Tokyo (Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko") - Morioka (Tokkyu "Hatsukari") - Hachinohe: approx. 4 hrs.

From Osaka

Osaka (Tokkyu "Hakucho") - Aomori: 12 hrs. 35 min.

*Aomori station - Hachinohe station (JR Tohoku Honsen Tokkyu): approx. 1 hr.

Hachinohe Transportation System

From Hachinohe station to the outer limits, take the JR Hachinohe-sen Line to Hon-hachinohe (10 min.), to Mutsuminato (16 min.), to Same (22 min.) or take the trolley or taxi from Hachinohe station.