TRANSPORTATION IN
SEINO REGION
Trains
Ogaki Station is the main train station in Seino. From there you can take trains to all over Seino, Gifu, and other prefectures. All Seino JETs can typically get to Ogaki within 30 minutes!
- Tokaido Line heading east:
- Ogaki bound for Toyohashi (approx. 90 mins)
- Stopping at Nishi-Gifu Station (approx. 8 mins)
- Stopping at Gifu Station (approx. 11 mins)
- Stopping at Nagoya Station (approx. 32 mins)
- Ogaki bound for Toyohashi (approx. 90 mins)
- Tokaido Line heading west:
- Ogaki bound for Maibara (on the way to Kyoto/Osaka) (approx. 35 mins)
- Stopping at Sekigahara (approx. 14 mins)
- Ogaki bound for Maibara (on the way to Kyoto/Osaka) (approx. 35 mins)
- Tokaido Mino-Akasaka Line heading north: Ogaki to Mino-Akasaka (approx. 7 mins)
- Yoro Railway heading south:
- Ogaki bound for Kuwana (approx. 70 mins)
- Stopping at Yoro (approx. 22 mins)
- Ogaki bound for Kuwana (approx. 70 mins)
- Yoro Railway heading north:
- Ogaki bound for Ibi (approx. 24 mins)
- Tarumi Line: (will not accept IC cards, so you must pay on the train)
- Ogaki to Tarumi Station in Neo (approx. 65 mins)
- Stopping at Morera-Gifu (Malera) in Motosu (approx. 21 mins)
- Stopping at Morera-Gifu (Malera) in Motosu (approx. 21 mins)
- Ogaki to Tarumi Station in Neo (approx. 65 mins)
Shinkansen
Though the Shinkansen goes through Seino, there are no stops to get on/off. To go north or west of Gifu by Shinkansen, head to Maibara via the JR Tokaido Line bound for Maibara (35 mins from Ogaki). For the Shinkansen going east of Gifu, head to Nagoya Station via the JR Tokaido Line bound for Toyohashi (32 mins)
Shuttle Tickets
Round trip discount ticket package (includes Shinkansen as well as regular rail tickets) Purchase at: Ogaki Station, Tarui Station, Sekigahara Station
Buses
Buses run both around Ogaki, and to other towns and cities in Seino. The primary bus hub is outside of Ogaki Station. Many buses to towns outside Ogaki run fairly infrequently.
Planes
By Local Trains, it takes about 100 mins to get to Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya from Ogaki Station. Kansai International Airport near Osaka is about 3 hours west of Ogaki.
Websites and Applications
- Hyperdia: www.hyperdia.com The application is about 2500\/ year (English and Japanese)
- Gifu Bus: www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai (PDFs of bus timetables, Japanese)
- Gifu Bus: www.navi.gifubus.co.jp (Bus navigation, Japanese bus stop kanji necessary to use)