Takachiho Getting there & around

Getting there & around

From Miyakō bus centre, about a 500m walk downhill from the old train station (trains no longer serve Takachiho), there are buses to Takamori (¥1280, 70 minutes, three daily), near Aso-san, and Kumamoto (¥2300, 2¾ hours).

Although you can walk to the gorge and Takachiho-jinja, the other sites are some distance from town and public transport is a problem. Regular tours leave from the bus station: the ‘A Course’ (¥2000) covers everything, while the ‘B Course’ (¥1500) skips Amano Iwato-jinja. Bicycles can be rented next to the old station in Takachiho (two/four/eight hours ¥700/1200/2000).