Approximate travel times & typical routes
Times may vary by train type, transfer, and season.

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📊 Travel Time & Transport Overview (Bilingual)

Destination	From Tokyo Station	From Osaka Station	Main Transport
Sapporo（札幌）	✈️ ~1h30m (+ transfer)	✈️ ~2h	Flight
Asahikawa（旭川）	✈️ ~1h45m	✈️ ~2h15m	Flight
Sendai（仙台）	🚄 ~1h30m	🚄 ~4h30m	Shinkansen
Yokohama（横浜）	🚆 ~30m	🚄 ~2h30m	Train / Shinkansen
Tokyo（東京）	—	🚄 ~2h30m	Shinkansen
Nikko（日光）	🚆 ~2h	🚄+🚆 ~4h	Train
Hakone（箱根）	🚆 ~1h30m	🚄+🚆 ~3h	Train
Atami（熱海）	🚄 ~45m	🚄 ~2h	Shinkansen
Nagoya（名古屋）	🚄 ~1h40m	🚄 ~1h	Shinkansen
Takayama（高山）	🚄+🚆 ~4h	🚄+🚆 ~3h	Shinkansen + Train
Kanazawa（金沢）	🚄 ~2h30m	🚄 ~2h40m	Shinkansen
Osaka（大阪）	🚄 ~2h30m	—	Shinkansen
Kyoto（京都）	🚄 ~2h15m	🚆 ~30m	Shinkansen / Train
Kobe（神戸）	🚄 ~2h45m	🚆 ~30m	Shinkansen / Train
Hiroshima（広島）	🚄 ~4h	🚄 ~1h30m	Shinkansen
Fukuoka / Hakata（福岡）	🚄 ~5h / ✈️ ~2h	🚄 ~2h30m	Shinkansen / Flight
Nagasaki（長崎）	✈️ ~2h	✈️ ~1h30m	Flight
Kumamoto（熊本）	✈️ ~2h	🚄 ~3h	Flight / Shinkansen
Okinawa（沖縄）	✈️ ~2h30m	✈️ ~2h	Flight only

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🧭 How Travelers Should Read This

• Up to 1 hour → Easy half-day or day trip
• 1–3 hours → Comfortable overnight trip
• 4+ hours → Flying or multiple nights recommended

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✨ Why This Table Is Useful for Foreign Visitors

• English names match Google Maps / booking sites

• Japanese names match station signs & tickets

• You can instantly judgetickets

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