Access to Oki

Oki is a group of four inhabited and around 180 small uninhabited islands located in the Sea of Japan roughly 50km north of Shimane Peninsula, north-west of the main island Honshu. The four inhabited islands include the large and circular Dōgo (Okinoshima Town), and the three Dōzen Islands: Nishinoshi- ma (Nishinoshima Town), Nakanoshima (Ama Town) and Chiburijima (Chibu Village) which form the Dōgo Dōzen Caldera. Dōgo Island and the Dōzen Islands are separated by the Oki Strait. The islands can be Okinoshima Town accessed by air or sea. Travel by sea to the islands is serviced by the Oki Kisen Line. Ferries depart from Shimane Saigō Pref. Tokyo Port Sakai-minato Port in Tottori Prefecture, and Shichirui Port in . Both of these ports are a Osaka Oki Islands Fukuoka 40 minute bus ride from Matsue Station in Shimane Prefecture. Travel between the Dōzen Islands is Global Geopark Airport serviced by the Oki Dōzen Islands Inter-island Ferry. You can find the timetables for these services at Oki Dōzen Kisen Website. Note: If travelling to Oki by boat be sure to get off at the right island. Announcements on the ferry are in Japanese and English. Travel by air to the islands is serviced daily by a direct flight to Oki Beppu Port Hishiura Port Ferry : Around 2 and 1/2 hours Nishinoshima Jetfoil : Around 1 hour 10 min Airport from Osaka and Airport (Shimane Prefecture). Access to Oki from major cities Nakanoshima Nishinoshima Ama Town is outlined below. Town Kurii Port Chiburijima Chibu Village Around 1 hour and 1/2 Access from Major Cities Shichirui Around 30 min Port Around 1 hour Sakai Sakaiminato Line Port Yonago Kitaro Airport Sanin From Osaka San-in From Tokyo Matsue Main.Line EXPWY Air (Direct Flight) Air (Via Osaka) Osaka(Itami) Airport ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour) ‒ Oki Airport Izumo Enmusubi Airport Around 1 hour Yonago ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour) ‒ Osaka(Itami) Airport ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour) ‒ Oki Airport Yonago Air (Via Izumo) EXPWY Around Air (Via Izumo) Matsue EXPWY Osaka(Itami) Airport ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour) ‒ ‒ (JAL: around 30 min) ‒ Oki Airport 1 hour and 1/2 Haneda Airport ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour and 1/2) ‒ Izumo Airport ‒ (JAL: around 30 min) ‒ Around 1 hour Miyoshi-higashi Ochiai Chugoku Around 1 hour Oki Airport JCT JCT JR Overnight Train (Via Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry EXPWY Chugoku EXPWY Air (Via Yonago) and Ferry Shin-Osaka Station ‒ (Shinkansen : around 1 hour) ‒ ‒ (Yakumo Chugoku Limited Express: around 2 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: around 40 min) ‒ EXPWY Haneda Airport ‒ (ANA: around 1 hour and 1/2) ‒ Yonago Airport ‒ (Airport Transfer Bus: Hiroshima Okayama Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ 10 min) ‒ Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and Fukuoka Osaka Tokyo Oki Islands Each Port 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port Sauyo Shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen Express Bus (Via Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry JR Train (Via Okayama, Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry Osaka Station ‒ (Highway Bus: around 4 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: Tokyo Station ‒ (Shinkansen Nozomi: around 3 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Okayama Station ‒ (Yakumo Ferry Timetables Airlines JR Trains around 40 min) ‒ Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: Limited Express: around 2 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: around 40 min) ‒ around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki-Kisen JAL ANA JR West JR East Oki Islands Each Port Japan Japan JR Overnight Train (Via Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry From Fukuoka Tokyo Station ‒ (Izumo Sunrise Overnight Train: around 11 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: around 40 min) ‒ Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour Airline (Via Izumo) 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port ‒ (JAL: around 1 hour) ‒ Izumo Airport ‒ (JAL: around 30 min) ‒ Oki Airport Tourism Associations

Express Bus (Via Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry JR (Via Okayama, Yonago or Matsue) and Ferry Oki Islands Nishinoshima Okinoshima Tokyo Station ‒ (Overnight Highway Bus: around 10 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue ‒ (Shinkansen Nozomi: around 1 hour and 1/2) ‒ Okayama Station ‒ (Yakumo Tourism Association Tourism Association Tourism Association Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: around 40 min) ‒ Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour Limited Express: around 2 hours) ‒ Yonago or Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: around 40 min) ‒ (Japanese Only) 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port Express Bus (Via Matsue) and Ferry Ama Chiburijima Tourism Association Tourism Association Fukuoka Station ‒ (Highway Bus: around 10 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Matsue Station ‒ (Shuttle Bus: (Japanese Only) (Japanese Only) around 40 min) ‒ Sakaiminato or Shichirui Port ‒ (Jetfoil: around 1 hour 10 min / Ferry: around 2 and 1/2 hours) ‒ Oki Islands Each Port Help of comfortable travel