Map & Direction

140 minutes by local bus from Hachinohe Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line to Lake Towada bus stop.

There is a free shuttle bus operating between the hotel and Lake Towada bus stop.

By Car:

• From Aomori Station, it is 64 Km via Tohoku Expressway (from Namioka IC to Kuroishi IC) and takes about 1 hour 20 minutes.
• From Odate Noshiro Airport, it is 74Km via National Route 103. (About 1 hour 30 minutes)
• From Tohoku Expressway Kosaka IC, it is 31Km via Jukai Line. (About 50 minutes)
• From Kuroishi IC, it is 40Km via National Route 102. (About 50 minutes)
• From Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe-kita IC, it is 83Km via Momoishi-machi and Towada-shi. (About 2 hours 50 minutes)

By Bus: Take bus for Towada-ko bus stop.

• From Hachinohe Station, it takes 2 hours 20 minutes.
• From Aomori Station, it takes 3 hours.
• From Towada-minami Station, it takes 55 minutes.
• *From Towada-ko bus stop, it takes 15 minutes during normal hours by taxi (approx. \3,000).

Time Table for buses departing from Towada Prince Hotel
[Pick Up Buses Time Schedule]
Period: Friday, April 18th 2014 – Sunday, November 9th 2014

Towada Prince Hotel – Towada-ko Station (Yasumiya) – Nenokuchi bus stop – Ishigedo – JR Hachinohe Station (West Exit)
8:45 9:00 — — —
9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 11:45
11:00 11:15 — — —
(As of March 13th, 2014)

Time Table for buses departing from JR Hachinohe St./Oirase Keiryu/Towada-ko St. (Yasumiya)
[Pick Up Buses Time Schedule]
Period: Friday, April 18th 2014 – Sunday, November 9th 2014

JR Hachinohe Station (West Exit) – Ishigedo – Nenoko bus stop – Towada-ko Station (Yasumiya) – Towada Prince Hotel
13:00 14:30 14:45 15:00 15:15
— — — 16:30 16:45
— — — 17:40 17:55
(As of March 13th, 2014)

*Advance reservation is required for using the pick up buses.
Pick up buses will not operate on days when no reservations have been made.
For buses departing towards JR Hachinohe St./Oirase: Reservation is required 2 days before the travel date.
For buses departing towards Towada-ko St. (Yasumiya): Reservation is required 1 day before the travel date.
* Time schedule and driving course are subject to change according to the operation times of Shinkansen and public buses.
Please check the time schedule on the day, when you want to use the pick up bus.
*Please note that there can be a delay in pick up buses time schedule, due to traffic conditions.