Hachimantai Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Bus services to Hachimantai Chōjō run from 20 April to 31 October, with four buses departing from Morioka station daily (¥1380, two hours, hourly until noon).

Kaisoku on the JR Hanawa line run from Morioka to Hachimantai and Kazuno-Hanawa stations (¥1910, two hours), where you can change to infrequent buses departing before noon to Hachimantai Chōjō via Shibari Onsen. Two stops further west on the Hanawa line is Towada-Minami station (¥2080, two hours) for access to Towada-ko. The direct bus to Towada-ko from Hachimantai Chōjō at noon is more convenient.

There are three buses daily from Hachimantai Chōjō to Tazawa Kohan (¥1880, two hours) and Tazawa-ko station (¥1990, 2¼ hours); the last bus departs at 3pm.