This is an access guide to Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, where the event will be held.
Please use this as a reference for your travel plans.
The official website of the venue, Kohaku no Yu Keyaki no Yado, also has an access guide.
Please refer to this as well.
Access guide to Kohaku no Yu Keyaki no Yado
From Miyagi
(Express bus) Sendai - Yamagata Line
Board at bus stop 23 in front of Sendai Station - Get off in front of Yamagata Station
From Yamagata Station, take the JR Ou Main Line to Shinjo/Murayama, get off at Higashine Station, and take a taxi for about 3 minutes
Sendai - Yamagata Line Express Bus Timetable
From Hokkaido
(Plane via Sendai Airport)
Departing from New Chitose Airport - Arrive at Sendai Airport. Take the Sendai Airport Access Line to Sendai Station.
Transfer from Sendai Station to the highway bus, Sendai-Yamagata Line.
From Yamagata Station, take the JR Ou Main Line to Shinjo-Murayama. Get off at Higashine Station. Take a taxi for about 3 minutes.
New Chitose Airport-Sendai Airport Timetable
Sendai Airport Access Line Timetable
Sendai-Yamagata Line Expressway Bus Timetable
There is also a direct flight from New Chitose Airport to Yamagata Airport,
but in this case, you will not be able to make it on the day of the tournament, so you will need to stay the night before.
New Chitose Airport - Yamagata Airport timetable
From Kanto
(JR Yamagata Shinkansen) To Shinjo
Board at Tokyo (or Ueno, Omiya, Utsunomiya) - Get off at Murayama - Approx. 5 minutes by taxi
JR Yamagata Shinkansen timetable from Tokyo Station
From Aichi
(Plane) FDA
From Komaki Airport - Arrive at Yamagata Airport - Approx. 15 minutes by taxi
Komaki Airport (Nagoya Airport) - Yamagata Airport timetable
From Kansai
(Plane) JAL
From Osaka Itami Airport - Arrive at Yamagata Airport - Approx. 15 minutes by taxi
Osaka Itami Airport - Yamagata Airport timetable
From Kyushu/Okinawa
(Plane via Sendai Airport)
From Fukuoka Airport - Arrive at Sendai Airport. Take the Sendai Airport Access Line to Sendai Station.
Transfer from Sendai Station to the highway bus, Sendai-Yamagata Line.
From Yamagata Station, take the JR Ou Main Line, Shinjo/Murayama direction. Get off at Higashine Station. Take a taxi for about 3 minutes.
Fukuoka Airport-Sendai Airport Timetable
Sendai Airport Access Line Timetable
Sendai-Yamagata Line Expressway Bus Timetable
For Okinawa, there is also a direct flight from Naha Airport to Sendai Airport,
but in this case, you will not be able to make it on the day of the tournament, so you will need to stay the night before.
Naha Airport-Sendai Airport Timetable
About taxis
Contact information for taking a taxi from the nearest station or Yamagata Airport.
Please use this when making reservations.
・Kamimachi Taxi (from Yamagata Airport, Sakuranbo Higashine Station, Higashine Station)
・Tateoka Kotsu (from Murayama Station)
Note that if you tell them your destination, "Kohaku no Yu Keyaki no Yado" may not be understood.
In that case, try saying "Former Higashine Grand Hotel."
Reference
There is also a highway bus from Sendai Station, the Sendai-Shinjo Line, which goes directly to Higashine.
However, there are few flights on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, so it is mainly for those arriving the day before.