Regular Route / Matsumoto Area
Matsumoto - Shin-Shimashima - Kamikochi

Information

1. Times may vary because of bad weather or other traffic conditions, especially traffic jams in the high season. Please make a schedule with time to spare.
2. The bus often leave Kamikochi with almost its full capacity. The passengers waiting at the bus stop on its way are often kept waiting for bus with vacant seat.
   We suggest you making plan to get the bus at Kamikochi Bus Terminal.
3. You have to get "numbered boarding ticket"(free) to take the bus following.
   from Kamikochi to Shin-Shimashima
   from Kamikochi, via Shirahone Onsen Spa, to Norikura Kogen Heights
   from Kamikochi, via Hirayu Onsen Spa, to Takayama Nohi Bus Center
   Other lines are needless to get the " numbered boarding ticket". You are able to get the bus in order of arrival to bus depot.
   The boarding ticket for the day and the next day is available at the ticket office in Kamikochi Bus Terminal. It is not available at other office.
   When it became 10 minutes before the departure, we show the way to the passengers with the boarding ticket.
   In the case that the number of issued boarding ticket is less than the number of the seat of the bus, or that the departure time passed, we may lead the passengers without the boarding ticket to the vacant seats, in order of arrival to bus depot.
   We suggest you coming the depot of Kamikochi Bus Terminal at least 10 minutes before the departure.

• Special bus for passengers who came on their own cars is available between Sawando/Hirayu and Kamikochi. See here.

Further information

Further information is available from the following (speaking Japanese highly recommended).

Matsumoto Electric Railway Shin-Shimashima Office

0263-92-2511(6:00-20:00)

M.R.C. inquiry form: Go to the form (Reservations are not able to be made by web forms.)