Transportation
By Car

Head north on Kanetsu Expressway toward Niigata. Get off at Exit 15, Minakami . Turn left at the first light. Turn left at the next light. Follow Rte 291 thru Minakami to Rte 63. Bear right onto 63 and follow to the first light. Turn left and follow to the stop sign. Turn left and follow this main road (again Rte 63) to Yunokoya. We are 1.3 Km past Naramata Dam on the left on an uphill driveway. Map
Also see:
http://www9.wind.ne.jp/minakami/kankou.htm for expressway map.
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/english_new/index.html for expressway information (tolls, etc)
(Click on the Highway Navigator.)
By Train
Shinkansen:
Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to JomoKogen station 80 min. Take bus to Yunokoya (75 min.).
Regular Train:
From Ueno station any train to Takasaki. Transfer to Joetsusen to Minakami Station. Bus to Yunokoya (60 min).
Train Schedules: Shinkansen and Regular
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station_time/index.asp
Local Bus Information (all in Japanese).
http://www.kan-etsu.net/
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