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By Air to Iwate

JAL

Sapporo - (55 mins) - Hanamaki Nagoya - (75 mins) - Hanamaki
Osaka - (80 mins) - Hanamaki Fukuoka - (105 mins) - Hanamaki
From Hanamaki Airport to Morioka:
About 60 mins via Tohoku Expressway Hanamaki IC - Morioka IC, then to Morioka

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From Japan's Major Cities to Morioka:

JR Shinkansen Superexpress and Local Lines

From Sapporo - 7 hrs
From Aomori - 1 hr 25 mins
From Akita - 1 hr 30 mins
From Sendai - 45 mins
From Yamagata - 2 hrs
From Fukushima - 1 hr 40 mins
From Tokyo - 2 hr 30 mins
From Nagoya - 4 hr 10 mins
From Osaka - 5 hrs
The above times do not include stopovers.

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Buses from Morioka to IPU

Iwateken Kotsu / Iwate Kenpoku Bus
Board from Morioka Station Bus Stop 2
Morioka Sta. → Kuriyagawa Sta. → Sugo → Sugo Garage → IPU
First Bus: 7:11 Last Bus: 17:39
Morioka Sta. → Kuriyagawa Sta. → Sugo → Sugo Garage → 18 mins on foot
First Bus: 8:51 Last Bus: 22:53
Morioka Station → Kuriyagawa Station → Sugo → IPU
First Bus: 7:47 Last Bus: 18:12
Morioka Station Kuriyagawa Station Livestock Center 13 mins on foot
First Bus: 7:32 Last Bus: 18:37
All the above bus routes take approximately 30 minutes
Bus schedules are subject to change without notice. Be sure to check before making any plans.

 

 

 

Morioka Station - Takizawa Station and Stations Between

Go to the IGR ticket gates in Morioka Station. Takizawa Station is 15 minutes from Morioka, after Aoyama, Kuriyagawa, and Sugo Stations. From the station, it's just a 15-minute walk to IPU.

IGR
From Morioka Station
First Northbound Train: 5:41 Last Southbound Train: 22:51
From Takizawa Station
First Southbound Train: 6:21 Last Northbound Train: 22:09
Buses are available from Takizawa Station to IPU.
Of course, the above times are subject to change, so check them out for yourself.

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By Tohoku Expressway 5 mins from Takizawa IC. Exit the expressway onto Rte. 4 heading north (toward Aomori). Turn right at the second light and campus is right there. You can't miss it!