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Ways to get around in Japan

23 ways to get around

Ski touring tracks cross the snowfield below a rime-covered peak of the Hakkoda range in AomoriPhoto of Tohoku

Akita Shinkansen

Akita

Shinkansen3 h 53 min

Koijigahama beach curves toward the green hill of Cape Irago at the tip of the Atsumi PeninsulaPhoto of Tahara

Atsumi Line cycle train

Tahara · Aichi

Rinko34 min

Rocky islets of Kamogawa Matsushima sit in a calm blue Pacific off the Boso Peninsula coastPhoto of Kanto and Boso

B.B.BASE

Chiba

Train

Snow-loaded firs at Shiga Kogen's Terakoya ski area face the Northern Alps across the Nagano basinPhoto of Nagano

Hokuriku Shinkansen

Nagano

Shinkansen1 h 17 min

A road bike packed in a blue rinko bag waits beside a backpack at Okayama Stationメルビル / Wikimedia Commons

From the guides7 min read

Can you take a bike on the Shinkansen?

Every Shinkansen takes a bike packed as rinko, wheels off and fully bagged, up to 250 cm and 30 kg. West of Tokyo you should book the seat with the space behind it, and north of Tokyo there is nothing to book.

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The white Sugashima Lighthouse stands above the sea on an island off Toba in JanuaryPhoto of Toba

Ise-wan Ferry

Toba · Mie

Ferry1 h

Yachts sit in the marina below the pastel buildings of Ito Marine Town on Route 135.Photo of Ito

Izu Kyuko Line

Ito · Shizuoka

Train1 h 19 min

Flooded rice terraces at Hoshitoge in Tokamachi step down a forested valley in early MayPhoto of Niigata

Joetsu Shinkansen

Niigata

Shinkansen1 h 6 min

Wakayama Castle's white keep rises over its stone walls against a deep blue skyPhoto of Wakayama

Kinokuni Line cycle trains

Wakayama

Rinko1 h 5 min

Early light falls on the empty timber-fronted street of Oharaimachi in IsePhoto of Ise

Kintetsu rinko and cycle trains

Ise · Mie

Rinko1 h

Horses graze the Kusasenri meadow on Mount Aso below slopes of pink azaleas in MayPhoto of Kyushu

Kyushu Shinkansen

Fukuoka

Shinkansen32 min

A Hakuba47 chairlift climbs over riders with the Hakuba valley far belowPhoto of Hakuba

Nagano to Hakuba express bus

Hakuba · Nagano

Bus1 h 10 min

The shaden tower of the Dosojin Fire Festival burns in Nozawa Onsen as the crowd watches on a January nightPhoto of Nozawa Onsen

Nozawa Onsen Liner

Nozawa Onsen · Nagano

Bus25 min

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