Travel around Iwate! Guide to accessing Tono City by train

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This is an introduction to how to get to Tono City by train from various parts of Iwate Prefecture. It includes information on convenient routes, travel times, and fares from major cities such as Morioka, Hanamaki, and Ichinoseki. This is a guide to help you enjoy a comfortable train journey.

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Tono Furusato Shosha Co., Ltd.

We are a regional trading company responsible for promoting local products and revitalizing tourism in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture. Tono is home to numerous legends about kappa and zashiki warashi, and is also home to an abundance of agricultural and livestock products that take advantage of its location in a basin, with one of the largest production volumes of hops used in beer in Japan. I'm proud. By interweaving Tono's people, goods, history and culture, we aim to create value unique to the region, refine the Tono brand, and revitalize the region.

Table of Contents
From Morioka Station to Tono
From Hanamaki City and Kitakami City to Tono
From Oshu City to Tono
From Ichinoseki City and Hiraizumi Town to Tono
From Kuji City to Tono
From Miyako City to Tono
From Kamaishi City and Ofunato City to Tono

From Morioka Station to Tono

Station information (Morioka Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

If you are heading to Tono from Morioka, you will generally transfer from the Shinkansen to the Kamaishi Line or from the Tohoku Main Line to the Kamaishi Line. If you are taking the Shinkansen, you will transfer at Shin-Hanamaki Station, and if you are taking the conventional line, you will transfer at Hanamaki Station. It may be confusing, but be careful as there are two stations in Hanamaki. The Shinkansen station is "Shin" Hanamaki, and the conventional line station is Hanamaki.

If the time is right, you can head to Tono on the "Rapid Hamayuri" train without having to transfer.

▶JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Main Line] ▶Rapid Hamayuri bound for Kamaishi ▶JR Tono Station

▶JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Main Line] Ichinoseki direction ▶JR Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] JR Tono Station

▶JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Shinkansen] bound for Sendai and Tokyo ▶JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

▶JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Shinkansen] bound for Sendai and Tokyo ▶JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] Rapid Hamayuri bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

Duration: Approximately 1 hour, Price: 3,840 yen

From Hanamaki City and Kitakami City to Tono

From Hanamaki

Station information (Hanamaki Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

If you are heading from Hanamaki to Tono, there is no need to transfer. You can go to Tono in one train.

▶JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] To Kamaishi ▶JR Tono Station

Station information (Shin-Hanamaki Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

This is the "new" Hanamaki Station, which was also introduced in the Morioka Station section. It is also a station on the Kamaishi Line.

▶JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] To Kamaishi ▶JR Tono Station

Transferring from the Shinkansen to the Kamaishi Line is a little difficult, so please refer to this video.

From the north

Station information (Kitakami Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

When traveling from Kitakami to Tono, it is common to transfer from the Shinkansen to the Kamaishi Line or from the Tohoku Main Line to the Kamaishi Line. Kitakami Station is the station where the Shinkansen arrives, so when transferring to Tono, you should transfer at Shin-Hanamaki Station for the Shinkansen or Hanamaki Station for the Tohoku Main Line. It may be confusing, but be aware that there are two stations in Hanamaki. The Shinkansen station is "Shin" Hanamaki, and the conventional line station is Hanamaki.

▶ JR Kitakami Station [Tohoku Main Line] bound for Morioka ▶ JR Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

▶JR Kitakami Station [Tohoku Shinkansen] bound for Morioka/Aomori ▶JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

Duration: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, Price: 3,390 yen

From Oshu City to Tono

Station information (Mizusawa-Esashi Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

Oshu City is known as the hometown of Shohei Ohtani. When heading to Tono from Oshu City, it is common to transfer from the Shinkansen to the Kamaishi Line or from the Tohoku Main Line to the Kamaishi Line, but just like Hanamaki, the Shinkansen station and the conventional line station are separate, so be careful. The Shinkansen station is Mizusawa-Esashi Station, and the conventional line station is Mizusawa Station. When transferring to Tono, transfer at Shin-Hanamaki Station for the Shinkansen, or Hanamaki Station for the conventional line.

▶JR Mizusawa-Esashi Station [Tohoku Shinkansen] bound for Morioka/Aomori ▶JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

Station information (Mizusawa Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

Mizusawa Station is a conventional line station. It is common to depart from Mizusawa Station and transfer to the Kamaishi Line at Hanamaki Station.

▶JR Mizusawa Station [Tohoku Main Line] bound for Morioka ▶JR Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

From Ichinoseki City and Hiraizumi Town to Tono

From Ichinoseki

Station information (Ichinoseki Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

Ichinoseki Station (the place name is "Ichinoseki" but the station name is "Ichinoseki") is a shinkansen stop near Hiraizumi, where natural attractions such as Geibikei and Genbikei are located. It's a similar idea to going from Kitakami to Tono. The general transfer is from "Shinkansen ⇒ Kamaishi Line" or "Tohoku Main Line ⇒ Kamaishi Line". To transfer to Tono, transfer at "Shin-Hanamaki Station" for the shinkansen and "Hanamaki Station" for conventional lines. It's confusing, but be careful as there are two stations in Hanamaki. The shinkansen station is "Shin" Hanamaki, and the conventional line station is Hanamaki.

▶JR Ichinoseki Station [Tohoku Main Line] bound for Morioka ▶JR Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

▶JR Ichinoseki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen] ▶JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

From Hiraizumi

Station information (Hiraizumi Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

Hiraizumi does not have a Shinkansen station, so it can only be accessed by conventional trains. The most common way to get there is to depart from Hiraizumi Station and transfer to the Kamaishi Line at Hanamaki Station.

▶JR Hiraizumi Station [Tohoku Main Line] ▶JR Hanamaki Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

From Kuji City to Tono

Station information (Kuji Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

There are several routes to go from Kuji to Tono, but the most common are "Sanriku Railway → Kamaishi Line" or "Local Bus → Conventional Line → Kamaishi Line", "Local Bus → Shinkansen → Kamaishi Line", and "Transfer of Local Buses". A train journey with a view of the sea and a bus and train journey through the fields and mountains will give you a sense of the vastness of Iwate.

▶Kuji Station [Sanriku Railway Rias Line] bound for Kamaishi ▶JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line]
Transfers: JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line] Morioka bound JR Tono Station

▶Kuji Station [Local bus] Shirakaba-go Morioka bound ▶JR Morioka Station ※See "From Morioka City to Tono"

From Miyako City to Tono

Station information (Miyako Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

If you are heading from Miyako to Tono, the most common route is "Sanriku Railway → Kamaishi Line", "Express Bus → Conventional Line → Kamaishi Line", or "Express Bus → Shinkansen → Kamaishi Line". We recommend the Sanriku Railway, which runs while looking at the sea.

▶ Miyako Station [Sanriku Railway Rias Line] bound for Kamaishi ▶ JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line]
Transfers: JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line] Morioka bound JR Tono Station

▶ Miyako Station [106 Express Bus] to Morioka ▶ JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Main Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

▶ Miyako Station [106 Express Bus] to Morioka ▶ JR Morioka Station [Tohoku Main Line]
Transfers: JR Morioka Station [Shinkansen] bound for Tokyo JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Shinkansen]
Transfers: JR Shin-Hanamaki Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Kamaishi JR Tono Station

Duration: Approximately 4 hours, Price: 5,940 yen

From Kamaishi City and Ofunato City to Tono

From Kamaishi

Station information (Kamaishi Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

Tono is on the Kamaishi Line, so if you are heading from Kamaishi to Tono, you don't need to change trains. You can go to Tono in one train.

▶JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Hanamaki ▶JR Tono Station

From Ofunato

Station information (Ofunato Station): JR East (jreast.co.jp)

When heading from Ofunato to Tono, the most common route is "BRT ⇒ Kamaishi Line" or "BRT ⇒ Local bus ⇒ Kamaishi Line".
*BRT = Bus Rapid Transit System

▶Ofunato Station [BRT] ▶Mori Station [BRT] bound for Kamaishi ▶JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line]
Transfers: JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line] bound for Hanamaki JR Tono Station

▶Ofunato Station [BRT] ▶Mori Station [BRT] ▶Sanria SC [Local bus] bound for Kamaishi ▶JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line]
Transfers: JR Kamaishi Station [Kamaishi Line] Rapid Hamayuri bound for Morioka JR Tono Station

If you travel by train from major cities and towns, it may take 1 to 2 hours, or even longer, to some locations.

Depending on the timing of your transfer, the journey may take longer than the times listed above, so please plan accordingly if you are considering traveling.

JR East

Sanriku Railway

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Tono Furusato Shosha Co., Ltd.

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