Access from Karuizawa
(Time required: 35 minutes)
From Karuizawa Station, use Usui-Karuizawa IC, get off at Shimonita IC, about 5 minutes.
Access by Expressway
From Tokyo
Take the Joshinetsu Expressway and get off at the Shimonita Interchange.
Fare
3,130 yen from Nerima Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway
(As of April, 2014)
From Nagano
After getting off at the Saku Interchange on the Joshinetsu Expressway, take Route 254 in the direction of Shimonita and Tomioka.
Time
60 minutes from Saku Interchange
Access by train
By train
Take Shinkansen, etc and get off at Takasaki Station.
From Takasaki Station
Take the Joshin Dentetsu Line 0 and get off at Chihira Station (12-minute walk).
Fare
Adult 1,110 yen from Takasaki Station
Time
About 55 minutes from Takasaki Station
For detailed timetables and fares, please check the Joshin Dentetsu website.
Access by Highway Bus
Take the Chikuma Bus from Ikebukuro or Shinjuku Station, and get off at Shimonita Road Station (about 2 hours).
