{"id":139,"date":"2016-02-01T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2020-07-30T14:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T05:50:23","slug":"shizuoka-railway-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shizuoka-railway-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Shinkansen and other railways in Shizuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cOfficial Shizuoka Railway Lines Map\u201d There are many railway lines in Shizuoka Prefecture. They are certainly needed for a prefecture where the population is almost the same as New Zealand, so here is a guide that I sincerely hope will help foreign and Japanese visitors in Shizuoka!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n JR CENTRAL JAPAN LINE: SHINKANSEN<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n JR CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY ENGLISH WEBSITE<\/a><\/p>\n There are 6 Shinkansen\/Bullet Train Stations in Shizuoka Prefecture, a record in Japan! Remember that The Nozomi Super Express never stops inside Shizuoka Prefecture and the Hikari Super Express only stops at some limited stations a few times in the day. All Kodama Shinkansen stop at every Shinkansen Station inside Shizuoka Prefecture: \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n JR TOKAIDO RAILWAY LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is not a Shinkansen line, but a local train railway line crossing the whole prefecture. Bear in mind, there are very few trains running from Atami to Shinjobara non-stop as it is an almost 3-hour trip!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n JR TOKAIDO RAILWAY LINE<\/a><\/p>\n The Tokaido Main Line (\u6771\u6d77\u9053\u672c\u7dda) is the busiest train line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), connecting Tokyo and Kobe stations. It is 589.5 km (366.3 mi) long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities. The high-speed Tokaido Bullet Train runs largely parallel to the line.<\/p>\n A holdover from pre-Shinkansen days: the term \u201cTokaido Main Line\u201d. Now various portions of the line have different names which are officially used by JR East, JR Central, and JR West. Today, there are no passenger trains that operate over the entire length of the line (other than certain overnight services), so longer intercity trips require several transfers along the way.<\/p>\n (From Tokyo) Atami-Kannami-Mishima-Numazu-Katahama-Hara-Higashi Tago No Ura-Yoshiwara-Fuji (not to be confused with Shin Fuji!)-Fujikawa-Shin Kambara-Kambara-Yui-Okitsu-Shimizu (not to be confused with Shin Shimizu!)-Kusanagi-Higashi Shizuoka-Shizuoka-Abekawa-Mochimune-Yaizu-Nishi Yaizu-Fujieda-Rokugo-Shimada-Kanaya-Kikugawa-Kakegawa-Aino-Fukuroi-Iwata-Toyoda-Tenryugawa-Hamamatsu-Takatsuka-Maisaka-Bentenjima-Arai-Washizu-Shinjyobara.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n IZU PENINSULA<\/a><\/p>\n Izu Peninsula includes two main routes Unfortunately, no Shinkansen service operates in this area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n IZU KYUKO LINE ONLINE<\/a> 2) Mishima City-Shuzenji <\/p>\n IZU HAKONE LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n Mishima-Mishima Hirokoji-Mishima Tamachi-Mishima Futsukamachi-Daiba-Izu Nitta-Baraki-Nirayama-Izu Nagaoka-Takyo-Ohito-Makinoko-Shuzenji<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n JR GOTEMBA LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JR GOTEMBA LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n This a non-Bullet Train line linking Kozu City in Kanagawa Prefecture to Numazu City in Shizuoka Prefecture. It crosses Shizuoka Prefecture from Numazu City to Suruga Oyama Station: \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n JR MINOBU LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n JR MINOBU LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n This is a non-Shinkansen line linking Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture to Kofu City in Yamanashi Prefecture. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n GAKUNAN RAILWAY LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GAKUNAN RAILWAY LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n The Gakunan Railway Line (\u5cb3\u5357\u9244\u9053\u7dda) is a Japanese railway line between Yoshiwara and Gakunan-Enoo, all within the industrial area of Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture. The line does not have any official name. This is the only railway line Gakunan Electric Train Co., Ltd. (\u5cb3\u5357\u96fb\u8eca\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e) operates. The operator company was established on April 1, 2013 as a subsidiary of the former operator Gakunan Railway (\u5cb3\u5357\u9244\u9053), a subsidiary of Fuji Kyuko.<\/p>\n Yoshiwara-Jatco Mae-Yoshiwara Honcho-Hon Yoshiwara-Gakunan-Harada-Hina-Gakunan Fujioka-Sudo-Kamiya-Gakunan Enoo.<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n SHIZUOKA-SHIMIZU RAILWAY LINE (SHIZUTETSUDO)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SHIZUOKA-SHIMIZU RAILWAY LINE ENGLISH SITE<\/a><\/p>\n This is mainly a very practical commuter line between Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku and Shizuoka City, Shimizu Ku:<\/p>\n Shin Shizuoka (Cenova Department Store)-Hiyoshicho-Otowacho-Kasugacho-Yunoki-Naganuma-Furusho-Ken Sogo Undojo-Kenritsu Bijutsukan Mae-Kusanagai-Mikadodai-Kitsunegasaki-Sakurabashi-Irieoka-Shin Shimizu (the last one not to be confused with Shimizu JR Station!).<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n OIGAWA RAILWAY<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OIGAWA RAILWAY ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n The Oigawa Railway (\u5927\u4e95\u5ddd\u9435\u9053) is a railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as Daitetsu (\u5927\u9435). The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The first section of its lines opened in 1927. Kanaya (next to Kanaya JR Station)-Shin Kanaya-Daikancho-Higiri-Goka-Kamio-Fukuyo-Owada-Ieyama-Nukuri-Kawane Onsen Sasamado-Jina-Shiogo-Shimoizumi-Tanokuchi-Suruga Tokuyama-Aobe-Sakidaira-Senzu<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n OIGAWA RAILWAY IKAWA LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n OIGAWA RAILWAY IKAWA LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n The Ikawa Line (\u4e95\u5ddd\u7dda) of the Oigawa Railway is the only rack-and-pinion railway operating in Japan. Senzu-Kawane Ryogoku-Sawama-Domoto-Kawane Koyama-Okuizumi-Abt Ichishiro-Nagashima Dam-Hiranda-Okuoikojo-Sessokyo Onsen-Omori-Kanzo-Ikawa<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n TENHAMA LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TENHAMA LINE\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n This is a truly touristic railway line that runs from Kakegawa JR Station to Shinjyohara JR Station. It includes 11 Meiji Era Stations registered as Cultural Assets!<\/p>\n Kakegawa-Kakegawa Shiyakusho Mae-Nishi Kakegawa-Sakuragi-Ikoi No Hiroba-Hosoya-Haranoya-Harada-Towata-Enshu Mori-Enden-Totomi Ichinomiya-Shikiji-Toyooka-Kaminobe-Tenryuu Futamata-Futamata Honmachi-Nishi Kajima-Gansuiji-Miyaguchi-Fruits Park-Miyakoda-Tokoha Daigaku mae-Kanasashi-Okaji-Kiga-Nishi Kiga-Sunza-Hamanako Sakume-Higashi Tsuzuki-Tsuzuki-Mikkabi-Oku Hamanako-Ona-Chibata-Oomori-Asumo Mae-Shinjohara.<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n ENSHU RAILWAY LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENSHU RAILWAY LINE ONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n The Enshu Railway Line is a commuter line running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryu Ward, all within Hamamatsu City. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n JR IIDA LINE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nActually, some small lines (for example, non-Shinkansen ones) are not illustrated, but it will give you a general idea!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n(From Tokyo) Atami-Mishima-Shin Fuji (not to be confused with the separate Fuji Station!)-Shizuoka-Kakegawa-Hamamatsu.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n1) Atami City-Ito City-Shimoda City
\nCan be traveled via the Odoriko Train from Tokyo and Super View Odoriko Train from Ikebukuro\/Shinjuku\/Tokyo and via the Izu Kyuko Trains from Ito City.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n(From Atami) Atami-Ito (JR LINE)
\n(From Ito) Ito (Izu Kyuko Line)-Minami Ito-Kawana-Futo-Jogasaki Kaigan-Izu Kogen-Izu Okawa-Izu Hokkawa-Izu Atagawa-Katase Shirata-Izu Inatori-Iamaihama Kaigan-Kawazu-Inazusa-Rendaiji-Izukyu Shimoda<\/p>\n
\nA single line from Mishima City (next to Mishima JR Station) to Shuzenji.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nNumazu-Ooka-Shimo Togari-Nagaizumi Nameri-Susono-Iwanamai-Fujioka-Minami Gotemba-Gotemba-Ashigara-Suruga Oyama.<\/p>\n
\nIt crosses Shizuoka Prefecture from Fuji City to Inako in Fujinomiya City:
\nFuji-Yunoki-Tatebori-Iriyamase-Fujine-Gendoji-Fujinomiya-Nishi Fujinomiya-Numakubo-Shibakawa-Inako<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nThere are two railway lines operated, Oigawa Main Line and Ikawa Line. Both lines primarily function as sightseeing lines. The former line is known for its steam locomotive trains, while the latter is the only rack railway line in Japan.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe line originates at Senzu Station in Kawanehon, Shizuoka, the end station of the Oigawa Main Line, and terminates at Ikawa Station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. The line has 61 tunnels and 51 bridges along its 25.5 kilometer length. It is the second trunk of the Oigawa Line leaving from Kanaya Station.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n(From Hamamatsu): Shin Hamamatsu (not to be confused with Hamamtsu Station)-Dai Ichi Dori-Enshu Byoin-Hachiman-Sukenobu-Hikuma-Kamijima-Jidosha Gakko Mae-Saginomiya-Sekishi-Enshu Nishigasaki-Enshu Komatsu-Hamakita-Misono Chuo Koen-Enshu Kobayashi-Enshu Shibamoto-Enshu Gansuiji-Nishi Kajima.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n