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

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use the JR.rail pass

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)