Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is located at the westernmost tip of Honshu, Japan. Yamaguchi Prefecture is close to Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
Hagi City is located at the northern tip of Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is a beautiful place surrounded by the sea and mountains.
Hagi can be conveniently accessed by plane, Shinkansen and express bus.
The main train station in Hagi is Higashi Hagi station. Bus services to Shin-Yamaguchi station and sightseeing spots in the area (Akiyoshi-Dai, Tsuwano etc) depart from outside the station. Alternatively, all bus services pass through Hagi Bus Center which is more centrally located. The express buses from Tokyo and Osaka also arrive at Hagi Bus Center.
By Plane
The two closest airports to Hagi are Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Hagi Iwami Airport. Both have daily flights to and from Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Yamaguchi Ube Airport | 10 flights daily (95mins) |
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Hagi Iwami Airport | 2 flights daily (95mins) |
Both airports operate a direct taxi service to/from Hagi City (70-80mins, must be reserved in advance).
Alternatively, Hagi can be accessed by JR bus. If you chose to rent a car, the journey to Hagi takes 70-80 mins from either airport.
By Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station is the nearest Shinkansen station to Hagi. There are bus services to Hagi running from directly outside the JR Shin-Yamaguchi station exit (JR Bus and Bōchō Bus, 70-90mins).
From Tokyo Station | Approx. 4h30mins |
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From Shin-Osaka Station | Approx. 2h |
From Hiroshima Station | Approx. 32mins |
From Fukuoka, Hakata Station | Approx. 35mins |
By Express Bus
Express bus services operate from Tokyo and the Kansai area (Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe) to Hagi.
From Tokyo Station | Approx. 14h30mins |
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From Kyoto Station | Approx. 13h15mins |
From Shin-Osaka Station | Approx. 12h20mins |
From Kobe (From Sannomiya Bus Terminal) | Approx. 10h45mins |
By Car
The Chūgoku expressway (中国自動車道) provides convenient access to Hagi. The Edō interchange (絵堂IC ) is the closest exit to Hagi via Minehigashi junction (美祢東JCT). It takes roughly 20mins to Hagi from the Edō interchange.