Getting there
Take the Sanyo Shinkansen (75 min) from Shin Osaka to Himeji , there four to choose from
- Mizuho [Shin-Osaka - Shin-Kobe - Himeji - Okayama - Hiroshima - Kokura - Fukuoka]
- Nozomi [Shin Osaka - Shin-Kobe - Himeji - Okayama - Fukuyama - Hiroshima - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi - Kokura - Fukuoka]
- Kodama [Shin-Osaka - Shin-Kobe - Nishi-Akashi - Himeji - Aioi - Okayama - Shin-Kurashiki - Fukuyama - Shin-Onomichi - Mihara - Higashi-Hiroshima - Hiroshima - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi - Asa - Shin-Shimonoseki - Kokura - Fukuoka]
- Hikari [Shin-Osaka - Shin-Kobe - Nishi-Akashi - Himeji - Aioi - Okayama]
- Or take the Kintetsu Ltd. Express express from Osaka Station (5 hours)