How to Get to Kinugawa Onsen from Tokyo, Nikko and Sendai (Transportation Guide)

Let’s go from Tokyo and Nikko to Kinugawa Onsen!

From Asakusa, and Shinjuku (Tokyo), direct express trains, and from Sendai, JR Shinkansen, and conventional lines connect to the Kinugawa areas. From Nikko, local trains, and from Aizu Wakamatsu Onsen, direct trains operate to the Kinugawa Onsen.
Check out this access guide to find the easiest and best route to Kinugawa hot springs! You’re sure to find a convenient route — whether you prefer fewer transfers, shorter travel time, or lower costs.
We also introduce airport buses and highway buses that can be reserved in advance!

• Boarding Station

• Asakusa Station

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 2h5mTobu Limited Express

• 3330 yen

• Boarding Station

• JR Shinjuku Station

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 2h5mJR-Tobu Limited Express

• 4140 yen

• Boarding Station

• Tobu Nikko Station

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• Transfer Point 1

• Shimo-imaichi Station

• 10mTobu Nikko Line

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 25mTobu Kinugawa Line

• 330 yen~

• Boarding Station

• JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 2h15mAizu Mount Express

• 3360 yen

• Boarding Station

• JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

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• Transfer Point 1

• Aizu-Tajima Station /
  Aizukogen-Ozeguchi Station

• 1h10m~JR Tadami Line~Aizu Railway

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 45m~Yagan Railway~Tobu Railway

• 3360 yen~

• Boarding Station

• JR Sendai Station

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• Transfer Point 1

• JR Utsunomiya Station

• 1h15mJR Shinkansen

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• Transfer Point 2

• JR Imaichi Station
  Shimo-imaichi Station

• 35mJR Nikko Line

• 8590 yen

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• Arrival Station

• Kinugawa-Onsen Station

• 25mTobu Kinugawa Line

• 270 yen~

The rates are those as of April 2026.
Fares and service frequencies are subject to change.

List of Ryokans in Kinugawa Onsen