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Kan-etsu Transportation MINAKAMI AREA PASS
This is a digital free pass that allows you to ride the buses freely for 2 days in the designated area of the Kan-etsu Transportation Bus routes (Gokan Station – Jomokogen Station – Sarugakyo; Jomokogen Station – Minakami Station – Takaragawa Onsen – Yunokoya; Jomokogen Station – Tanigawadake Joch (Tanigawadake Ropeway Station)).

Note: This ticket can only be purchased with a credit card.
Note: Buses other than Kan-etsu Transportation buses cannot be used.
Note: You can use the ticket for 100 days from the date of purchase.
Note:This pass does not cover the Sarugakyo Onsen to Hoshi Onsen bus route operated by Minakami Town Bus.

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Bus timetable & map

Bus timetable


Jomo-Kogen Sta.〜Minakami Sta.〜Tanigawadake Ropeway, Yunokoya,Takaragawa


Numata Sta.〜Jomo-Kogen Sta.〜Sarugakyo,Hoshi



Bus route map



By train

Go by JR Joetsu Shinkansen

Tokyo Sta.~Jomo-Kogen Sta. (Fastest 66 mins)

Niigata Sta.~Jomo-Kogen Sta. (Fastest 61 mins)

Go by JR Joetsu Line

Ueno Sta.~Takasaki Sta. ~Gokan Sta. (About 3 hrs)

Ueno Sta.~Takasaki Sta.~Minakami Sta. (About 3 hrs)

By car

Go by Kan-Etsu Expressway

Tokyo Nerima IC~Tsukiyono IC (About 1 hr 30 mins)

Tokyo Nerima IC~Minakami IC (About 1 hr 40 mins)

Niigata-Nishi IC~Tsukiyono IC (About 2 hrs)

Niigata-Nishi IC~Minakami IC (About 1 hr 50 mins)

Go by Kita-Kanto Expressway

Hitachinaka IC~Tsukiyono IC (About 3 hrs)

Hitachinaka IC~Minakami IC (About 3 hrs 10 mins)

Utsunomiya-Kaminokawa IC~Tsukiyono IC (About 2 hrs)

Utsunomiya-Kaminokawa IC~Minakami IC (About 2 hrs 10 mins)