Tsuwano

Getting Here and Around

Tsuwano can be reached by train: it's 2 hours 23 minutes northeast of Hagi by JR (¥1,620); 1 hour 13 minutes northeast of Yamaguchi by JR Yamaguchi Line (¥950); or 1 hour northeast of Shin-Yamaguchi by JR Super Oki Express (¥2,770). Though JR trains from Yamaguchi are quick and easy, JR train routes from Hagi to Tsuwano involve a change and long layovers in Masuda. You can also take a bus from Hagi's Bocho Bus Center directly to Tsuwano, which takes around two hours (¥2,080).

In Tsuwano all sights are within easy walking distance. You can rent a bicycle from one of the four shops near the station plaza (two hours ¥500; all day ¥800).

Tsuwano's Tourist Information Office is inside the Photograph Gallery to the right of the railway station. It has free brochures, and staff members will help you reserve accommodations. As with most places in town, little English is spoken here.