To go to Appi Kogen Ski Resort, get on the Tohoku Shinkansen or Akita Shinkansen at JR Tokyo Station to Morioka. It takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes at the shortest by the Shinkansen.
Get on Iwate Kenpoku Bus for Appi Kogen at West Exit Bus Pool No. 6, and get off at the hotel you reserved. It is about a 1 hour ride.

Access to Appi Kogen Ski Resort

JR Tokyo Station

Tohoku Shinkansen

JR Morioka Station

Iwate Kenpoku Bus

Appi Kogen Ski Resort

Route Maps

Shinkansen lines

Conventional lines

To get on the bus to Appi Kogen Ski Resort, use an escalator from the Shinkansen Platform, pass through the North Exit Ticket Gate, and go toward North Exit Signboard.

Go straight about 50 m from the signboard. There is a signboard for the Bus Pool. Turn left there. There is an accessway to the bus pool. Go straight through the accessway and turn right at the exit. Get on an "Iwate Kenpoku Bus" at Bus Pool No. 6.*No. 6 is a lane only for Appi Kogen.

Morioka Station 2F Map

Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" and "Yamabiko" Timetable (outbound):

http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_tohoku_d/index.html

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Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" Timetable (outbound):

http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_akita_d/index.html

	Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" Connects Tokyo Station and Morioka Station in about 2 hours and 26 minutes at the shortest. Nonstop between Omiya-Sendai. All seats are reserved.		Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" Connects Tokyo Station and Morioka Station in about 3 hours and 12 minutes at the shortest. From Sendai Station (some trains are from Koriyama Station) to Morioka Station, the train stops at every station.
	Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" Connects Tokyo Station and Akita Station in about 4 hours and 4 minutes at the shortest. All ordinary car seats are reserved. It links with "Hayate" between Tokyo Station and Morioka Station.

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West Exit Bus Pool No. 6, Morioka-Appi Kogen Bus Timetable (*in Japanese):

http://www.iwate-kenpokubus.co.jp/rosen_bus/schedule/02_appi.html

Morioka-Appi Kogen Bus Get on at West Exit Bus Pool No. 6. It takes about 1 hour to go to Appi Kogen Ski Resort. The one-way fare is \1,070 (for midnight service: \1,300.) The bus has a red stripe on a light yellow background. Contact Kenpoku Bus Center Office: +81-(0)19-652-5151

Bus for Appi Kogen Ski Resort

For Appi Kogen, get on "Iwate Kenpoku Bus” at Bus Pool No. 6.*No. 6 is a lane only for Appi Kogen.

North Exit Ticket

North Exit Signboard

Guide sign for Bus Pool

Accessway

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