Kick off your travels from Tokyo by highway bus!

Transport guides, best routes, hotel reservations, and more

Three reasons why traveling by highway bus in Japan is so fun.

You can take in the natural beauty of Japan and countryside scenes from the bus window

You can buy souvenirs and sample local delicacies at highway service areas

No transfers and the convenience of a power point and Wi-Fi

The top 10 tourist destinations for which highway bus is more convenient than train or Shinkansen

#1
Unexplored region Okuhida

Secluded and unexplored hot spring resort (Okuhida) nestled in the Japanese Alps

#2
Kusatsu Onsen & Karuizawa

Popular hot spring resort (Kusatsu) and highland resort (Karuizawa)

#3
Kawaguchiko

Enjoy beautiful views of Mt. Fuji from Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine and Lake Kawaguchi

#4
Hakuba

Japan's premier ski resort is also worth visiting in summer

#5
Hida Takayama & Kawaguchiko

Old townscape (Hida Takayama) and one of Japan's classic tourist spots (Lake Kawaguchi)

#6
Shimanami Expressway on Shikoku Island

Visit Hiroshima via the Shimanami Kaido bikeway

#7
Minobu

One of the best places to view cherry blossoms

#8
Shinshu

From Kamisuwa through to Matsumoto and Azumino

#9
Magomejuku–Tsumagojuku

Walking route between the old post towns of Magomejuku and Tsumagojuku

#10
Shosenkyo Gorge

Enjoy beautiful gorge scenery in the Koshu Valley, Japan's foremost wine-producing region

#11
Tateyama Kurobe alpine region

Take a highway bus from Takayama to Toyama and enjoy sightseeing Alpine route, and then go back to Takayama from Ogizawa by a highway bus.

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Kawaguchiko ⇔ Takayama

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