The nearest station for Nyuto Onsen is Tazawako on Akita Shinkansen Komachi ãã¾ã¡ trains which provides hourly service from Tokyo to Tazawako via Sendai and Morioka. The journey takes roughly 3.5 hours from Tokyo, 2 hours from Sendai and 40 minutes from Morioka. Book your seat in advance, as seats on all Komachi trains are reserved. Japan Rail Pass is accepted.
Ugo-kotsu bus operates an overnight express highway bus service from Hamamatsucho in Tokyo and Yokohama Station to Tazawako Station. Single: ¥8,860 ¥510 extra from Yokohama, round-trip: ¥15,890 ¥1,020 extra for Yokohama.
Depart Yokohama 9:35PM, Hamamatsucho 10:25PM, arrive in Tazawako 8AM.
Depart Tazawako 8:20PM, arrive in Hamamatsucho 6:05AM, Yokohama 6:50AM.
Once you are at Tazawako Station, take a direct bus for Nyuto Onsen from Stop No.1, which is also operated by Ugo-kotsu bus Red with white stripes. ¥800/single. The bus will pass through the only road in Nyuto and will call several stops before terminating at near Ganiba Spa, where the road ends. The journey takes 55 minutes via Tazawako. Buses usually connect Komachi trains from Tokyo.
