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Travel to Okayama


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By plane

Okayama Airport (OKJ) has arrivals from Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Kagoshima, Okinawa, and others. There are also direct international flights between Okayama and Seoul, Shanghai, Dalian, Beijing, and Guam.

Buses make a 40-minute run to JR Okayama Station (�680).

By train

Okayama is a major stop on the San'yo Shinkansen. All trains passing through Chugoku stop at Okayama. Nozomi trains depart Tokyo at 20 minute intervals, reaching Okayama in about 3 1/2 hours; one Hikari per hour makes the trip in 4 hours and 15 minutes. Hikari Rail Star and Sakura trains also make frequent runs, stopping at Okayama between Osaka, Fukuoka and Kagoshima.

The Sunrise Seto/Sunrise Izumo runs overnight from JR Tokyo Station, leaving at 10PM and arriving in Okayama at 6:27AM. Japan Rail Pass holders must pay the lodging charge on the Tokyo-Okayama segment; the rest of the trip is covered under the pass. Lodging charges range from �9450 for a B solo, �10,500 for a B single, and �16,500 for an A single deluxe. If you really want to travel on the cheap side, �3660 gets you your own floor space... literally, you sleep on the floor.

Okayama is also the starting point of Marine Liner rapid trains across the Seto Inland Sea to Takamatsu, and limited express trains to other destinations on the island of Shikoku. Many of these trains to Shikoku are timed for seamless connections with Nozomi arrivals. If you travel on the Marine Liner to Takamatsu using the Japan Rail Pass, a small surcharge will put you in a comfortable Green Car seat.

If you do not have a Japan Rail Pass, it is possible to travel cheaply overnight from Okayama to Matsuyama, Kochi, and Fukuoka during University vacation periods using Moonlight Special Rapid services. These are very popular and tend to get fully booked a month in advance.

Local trains also run northward several times daily to Yonago, Tottori, Matsue, and Izumo. This scenic trip across
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