Access to Takahashi city

About Takahashi city

Takahashi is a city of about three thousand inhabitants located in Okayama Prefecture, in the West of Honshu island. In 2004, Takahashi City absorbed four towns (町) and now it stretches over more than 540km2. As a « joka-machi », a city which surrounds a castle, Takahashi is blessed with a long history. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, which counts among the last twelve remaining original castles in Japan, attracts thousands of visitors each year.
While Okayama, the capital city of Okayama Prefecture, is directly connected by the bullet train to the main cities of Japan, as Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka, its area remains relatively unknown to international tourists. 

How to get to Takahashi

By bullet train

Take the Tokaido/San’yo bullet train, mainly from Tokyo Station, Nagoya Station, Shin-Osaka Station, Kyoto Station, Hiroshima Station and Hakata Station, and get off at Okayama Station. Then, take either :

• JR Hakubi train line bound for Bitchu Takahashi or Niimi (about an hour)
• Or Limited Express Yakumo bound for Izumo (about thirty-five minutes)

Get off at Bitchu Takahashi Station.

You can use the JR Pass, except if you take a Nozomi or a Mizuho bullet train.

By overnight train

Take the Sunrise Izumo, a sleeper train which goes through, Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Matsue and Izumo, and get off at Bitchu Takahashi Station. Basic compartements, called « nobi-nobi », are fully covered by the JR Pass.

By plane

To go to Okayama Airport (OKJ) by plane, you can check the available routes and flight schedules at the airport’s website （www.okayama-airport.org/en/timetable＜外部リンク＞）. A bus connects the airport to Okayama station (check the timetable here : www.okayama-airport.org/en/access/bus＜外部リンク＞). From Okayama Station, take either :

• The JR Hakubi train line bound for Bitchu Takahashi or Niimi (about an hour)
• The Limited Express Yakumo bound for Izumo (about half an hour)

And get off at Bitchu Takahashi Station.

It is also possible to take a taxi from the airport (further information at www.okayama-airport.org/en/access/taxi＜外部リンク＞).