Access
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
Bus Timetables
From TOKYO(東京)
JAPAN AIRLINES(JAL) offers flights from Tokyo-Haneda Airport(東京羽田空港) to Nanki-Shirahama Airport(SHM)(南紀白浜空港).
At Nanki-Shirahama Airport(南紀白浜空港) you can board a bus bound for Shingu station(新宮駅) via Hongu-Taisha-Mae(本宮大社前).After about 1hour, please get off at “Watarase Onsen(渡瀬温泉)”. From here it is 10minutes walk to Kawayu spa(川湯温泉).
From Kansai International Airport(関西国際空港)
Kansai International Airport(関西国際空港) is the nearest international airport. Transfer at Hineno(日根野) Station for trains south towards Tanabe(田辺).
From OSAKA(大阪) and KYOTO(京都)
From Kyoto station(京都駅), or Shin-Osaka station(新大阪駅), please board a JAPAN RAILWAY(JR) train to Kii-Tanabe(紀伊田辺) station. You can either take a “Limited Express KUROSHIO(特急くろしお)” or an”OCEAN ARROW(特急オーシャンアロー)” bound for “Shirahama(白浜)” or “Shingu(新宮)”. From Kyoto(京都) it takes about 2 and half hours and from Shin-Osaka(新大阪) about 2hours.
At Kii-Tanabe station(紀伊田辺駅), please board a RYUJIN BUS LINES(龍神バス) bound for Hongu-Taisha-Mae(本宮大社). After about 2hours please get off at FUJIYA-MAE(ふじや前) stop.
From NAGOYA(名古屋)
From Nagoya station(名古屋駅) please board a JAPAN RAILWAY(JR) train to Shingu(新宮) station.
The train is a Limited Express service called “Wide-View NANKI(特急ワイドビュー南紀)”. It takes approximately 3hours.
At Shingu station, please board a bus bound for Hongu-Taisha-Mae(本宮大社前). Please check to see which buses go via Kawayu-Onsen(川湯温泉). After about an hour get off at FUJIYA-MAE(ふじや前) stop.
From KOYASAN(高野山)
From Koyasan station(高野山) to Kawayu spa(川湯温泉), you need to transfer 4 times: at Gokurakubashi(極楽橋), Hashimoto(橋本), Wakayama(和歌山) and Kii-Tanabe(紀伊田辺).
They are operated by NANKAI RAILWAY(南海電鉄) : Koyasan(高野山) − Gokurakubashi(極楽橋) - Hashimoto(橋本), JAPAN RAILWAY(JR) : Hashimoto(橋本) − Wakayama(和歌山) − Kii Tanabe(紀伊田辺), and RYUJIN BUS LINES(龍神バス) : Kii Tanabe(紀伊田辺) − FUJIYA MAE(ふじや前).
It takes about 5hours.
BY CAR
From OSAKA(大阪)
From Osaka drive south via the Hanwa Expressway and Yuasa-Gobo Toll Road until the MINABE(みなべ) Interchange. From here continue south along the coast on Route42.
At Iwasaki(岩崎), turn left and inland on Route311 until Hongu(本宮). Once you are in Hongu area please follow the signs to Kawayu-spa(川湯温泉). It takes around 4hours.
From KYOTO(京都) and NARA(奈良)
From Kyoto and Nara drive to Gojo(五條) city via Keinawa Expressway or Route24. From Gojo-city continue towards Shingu(新宮) on Route168. When you arrive in Hongu area please follow the signs to Kawayu-spa(川湯温泉). It takes around 5hours from Kyoto, and 4hours from Nara(奈良).
From NAGOYA(名古屋)
From Nagoya(名古屋) take the Higashi-Meihan(東名阪), Ise(伊勢), and Kisei Expressways to the OMIYA-ODAI(大宮大台) Interchange. From here follow Route42 to Shingu(新宮) city. When you arrive Shingu city turn onto Route168 and make you way to Hongu(本宮). Once you are in Hongu area please follow the signs to Kawayu-spa(川湯温泉). It takes around 5hours.
From KOYASAN(高野山)
From Koyasan(高野山) take the “Koya-Ryujin skyline(高野龍神スカイライン)” to Ryujin-spa(龍神温泉). And drive south on Route371 until “City Office Ryujin Branch(龍神行政局)”. Please continue straight on Route425 till Yanase(柳瀬). From Yanase, turn left towards Shingu(新宮). When you arrive Kurisugawa(栗栖川), please turn left for Hongu(本宮), on Route311. Once you are in Hongu area please follow the signs to Kawayu-spa(川湯温泉). It takes around 3hours.
Please notice that “Koya-Ryujin skyline(高野龍神スカイライン)” goes through high altitude. And in winter season you need some equipments, for example, tire chains.
Special Thanks
Brad Towle & Chiaki Nakasuji for translation our H.P
