- How to get here / Map -

Tokushima Highway bus (EDDY)
Osaka (or Kobe) to Ikumi Line

Nankai Namba highway bus station
5F of swiss hotel
Herbis Osaka highway bus station
South of Osaka Central Post Office
http://www.tokubus.co.jp/highway/info/ananosaka.htm

Via Umeda,Namba,Maiko(Kobe),Anan,Hiwasa,
Kaifu,shishikui, Ikumi. takes about 5 hours
  (Need reservation)
Tokushima Bus Reservation center
0886-22-1826 / 8am - 7pm
Osaka to Ikumi
***** 7:30 Nankai Namba st - 12:25 ikumi *****
***** 12:55 Nankai Namba st - 17;45 Ikumi *****
***** 13:50 Nankai Namba st - 18:40 Ikumi *****
***** 15:50 Nankai Namba st - 20:40 Ikumi *****
***** 17:50 Nankai Namba st - 22:40 Ikumi *****

Ikumi to Osaka
***** 7:15 ikumi - 12:10 Nankai Namba st *****
***** 9:15 ikumi - 13:10 Nankai Namba st *****
***** 11:15 ikumi - 16:10 Nankai Namba st *****
***** 15:15 ikumi - 20:10 Nankai Namba st *****
 
(confirmed 2009/ December)

How to get here from Osaka......4 choices

1) if you use your rail pass you will have to go to Okayama, change here and go to Takamatsu,
  change again to Tokushima, change again and a train to Kannora......
  this is a major pain in the arse and if you don't get your transfers on time it will take you nearly 8 hours
  sometimes more to get here but you can use your pass and it won't cost you any extra.....
  there aren't many trains from Tokushima to here, times are
  9.50 10.43 12.31 2.58 3.08　　5.25 7.11

2) A Highway bus from Osaka to Anan \4000 one way , \7200 return,
  Osaka to Tokushima \3600 one way, and \6480 return
  then a train from these stations to here Kannora

3) ....you can catch a train from JR Osaka station to JR Maiko station then get a highway bus from here to Anan
  this will cost \3300 one way.. this bus takes about 2 hours (by train to here it might take more than 5 hours)
  then you can get a JR train from Anan to here.
  all the trains from Tokushima and Anan you need to change at Kaifu station (sometimes Mugi)

4) last but not least because this is by far the easiest but sadly the most expensive is a bus from
  Herbis Osaka (the same bus goes from near Nankai Namba stn) you can see this info on the website....it is direct,
  no changes and takes 5 hours........\5000 one way, \9000 return....you need a reservation
  (if you want to do this I can reserve it for you)

  more INFO 0887-24-3838  (Japan number....81) Ten