Getting Here & Getting Back

around 17:30

Last bus back toward Takayama — plan your return before you set off.

Some routes are reserved-seat only — book ahead.

The bus routes in and out, which ones you must book ahead, and the last bus back — so a day trip doesn’t end with you stranded.

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Getting Here & Getting Back

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Routes in and out

From Takayama

From Kanazawa

From Nagoya

From Toyama

From Takaoka

Booking

Through the seasons

Winter (December–March)

Winter Light-Up (a few nights in January–February)

Check the operators