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Surrounded by mountains, Tono city is a fascinating place where deep greenery and rich traditional culture blend together to create a place that strongly resembles the original Japanese landscape. Here we will introduce detailed directions to get to this place, known for Kunio Yanagita's "The Tales ...
Surrounded by mountains and a blend of lush greenery and rich traditional culture, Tono City retains a strong trace of Japan's original landscape and is also known for Kunio Yanagita's "The Tales of Tono."
"The Tales of Tono" is a collection of anecdotes and legends passed down in the Tono region, a collection of so-called folk tales.
But what would you think if you found out that the world described there wasn't fictional, and that there are actually places there that you can visit today?
The original landscapes remaining in this eternal Japanese hometown will take you on a journey of legends and fantasy that transcends time and space.
This time, we will introduce how to get to this fantastical city of Tono, from Sapporo in the north to Fukuoka in the south!
For information on how to access Tono City from within Iwate Prefecture, please see the article below.
Please also take a look at our recommended articles for sightseeing in Tono City.
The most common way to get to Tono from Tokyo or Sendai is by train. At Shin-Hanamaki Station on the Shinkansen line, transfer to the Kamaishi Line, a conventional line, and head to Tono Station.
Transferring from the Shinkansen to the Kamaishi Line is a little difficult, so please refer to this video.
We recommend taking a plane from Sapporo to Tono.
To access from Iwate Hanamaki Airport, take a taxi to Shin-Hanamaki Station and then take the Kamaishi Line to Tono, which is an easy and cost-effective route.
Click here for detailed information on how to get there from Shin-Hanamaki Station.
We recommend taking a plane from Nagoya to Tono.
To access from Iwate Hanamaki Airport, take a taxi to Shin-Hanamaki Station and then take the Kamaishi Line to Tono, which is an easy and cost-effective route.
Click here for detailed information on how to get there from Shin-Hanamaki Station.
We recommend flying to Tono from Osaka or Kobe.
To access from Iwate Hanamaki Airport, take a taxi to Shin-Hanamaki Station and then take the Kamaishi Line to Tono, which is an easy and cost-effective route.
Click here for detailed information on how to get there from Shin-Hanamaki Station.
We recommend taking a plane from Fukuoka to Tono.
To access from Iwate Hanamaki Airport, take a taxi to Shin-Hanamaki Station and then take the Kamaishi Line to Tono, which is an easy and cost-effective route.
Click here for detailed information on how to get there from Shin-Hanamaki Station.
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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.
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