Access

Getting to Ōmi

Ōmi is located between Kyōto and Nagoya. The nearest international airports are Kansai and Chūbu Centrair.

The Hikari Shinkansen from Ōsaka, Kyōto, or Nagoya whisks you to Maibara in Ōmi, or you can take the JR train from Kanazawa, Kyōto, or Nagoya to Ōmihachiman, Hikone and Maibara. You can use the Japan Rail Pass if you have it.

The Meishin and Hokuriku Expressways offer access by car.

There’s a night bus from Tōkyō Station and Tōkyō Disneyland to Hikone, arriving at the West Exit of Hikone Station.

From Airport by Train

local_airport Chubu Centrair International Airport

Meitetsu Limited Express 28 minutes

train Nagoya Station

Shinkansen Hikari / Kodama 27 minutes

train Maibara Station

JR Biwako Line 5 minutes

train Hikone Station

local_airport Kansai International Airport

Kankū Express Haruka 50 minutes

train Shin-Osaka Station

JR Kyoto Line / Biwako Line 1 hour 13 minutes

train Hikone Station

local_airport Narita International Airport

Narita Express 1 hour 5 minutes

train Shinagawa Station

Shinkansen Hikari 2 hours 4 minutes

train Maibara Station

JR Biwako Line 5 minutes

train Hikone Station

From Airport by Car

local_airport Chubu Centrair International Airport

Chitaōdan Road, Meishin Expressway 1 hour 38 minutes

train Hikone Station

local_airport Kansai International Airport

Meishin Expressway 2 hours 4 minutes

train Hikone Station

local_airport Narita International Airport

Tōmei, Meishin Expressway 6 hours 10 minutes

train Hikone Station

Getting around Ōmi

We recommend visiting the Tourist Information Centre in the plaza in front of Hikone Station at the West Exit.

You can walk to Hikone Castle or take a taxi from the West Exit of Hikone Station. 
JR and Ohmi Railway lines are a convenient way to travel between the towns of Ōmi. 
To get to Chikubu Island in Lake Biwa, there’s a free shuttle bus from the plaza in front of Hikone Station to Hikone Port.


You can hire bicycles at several places showing the Megurinko “Rental bicycle for ecology trip” sign. There’s a shop near the West Exit of Hikone Station.