The Machinami Bus is a 40-minute roundtrip bus that runs frequently past the train stations, tourist spots, shopping streets, public facilities, hospitals and parking lots in central Takayama City.

The Sarubobo Bus runs from Takayama Station in the direction of Hida Folk Village and the Hida Earth Wisdom Center in the southwestern part of Takayama.

Machinami Bus/Sarubobo Bus Routes

Machinami Bus Timetable

Major Tourist Spots Serviced by Machinami Bus:

• Old Private Houses (Sanmachi St. bus stop)
• Takayama Historical Government House (Takayama Historical Government House bus stop)
• Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall (Ojinmachi 1chome bus stop)
• Kusakabe Folk Museum (Kusakabe Folk Museum bus stop)
• Takayama Museum of History and Art (Museum bus stop)

 

Sarubobo Bus Timetable

Major Tourist Spots Serviced by Sarubobo Bus:

• Hida Folk Village (Hida no sato bus stop)
• Hida-Takayama Museum of Art (Hida-Takayama Museum of Art bus stop)
• Hida Takayama Festival Forest (Hida Takayama Matsurinomori bus stop)
• Hida Earth Wisdom Center (Hida Earth Wisdom Center bus stop)

• Machinami Bus: 100 yen (Preschool age children ride free.)
• Sarubobo Bus: Adults 200 yen, Children 100 yen
• One-day pass: Adult 600 yen, Children 300 yen (includes discounts on admission to 13 tourist spots in Takayama City)
  * The one-day pass can be used on all Machinami Bus, Sarubobo Bus, and Nora My Car lines.

Bus operating company:

Nohi Bus