Takaoka
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Takaoka (高岡) is a port city in Toyama, Japan. While the prefecture's second-largest city, the main reason for travellers to visit is the ferry to and from Vladivostok, Russia. Takaoka has two main train stations. 36.7412137.0151 Takaoka Station , in the center of town, is operated by the private Ainokaze Toyama Railway, with IR Ishikawa Railway trains offering one-seat service from Kanazawa. 36.7271137.01062 Shin-Takaoka Station to the south serves the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The two stations are connected with a 3-minute trip on the JR Jōhana Line (¥140).
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsTakaoka has two main train stations. 36.7412137.0151 Takaoka Station , in the center of town, is operated by the private Ainokaze Toyama Railway, with IR Ishikawa Railway trains offering one-seat service from Kanazawa. 36.7271137.01062 Shin-Takaoka Station to the south serves the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The two stations are connected with a 3-minute trip on the JR Jōhana Line (¥140). Hourly Hakutaka Shinkansen services from Tokyo stop at Shin-Takaoka, taking 2 hours 45 minutes (¥13,380; free with the Japan Rail Pass). With a good connection, you could also take the faster mornings-and-evenings Kagayaki to Toyama, and then transfer to the Hakutaka or Tsurugi, potentially saving 15 minutes. From the Kansai cities of Kyoto and Osaka, take the Thunderbird limited express to Kanazawa (¥7,450), then: 36.801137.0633 Fushiki-Toyama Port (伏木富山港 Fushiki-Toyama-kō) is located a fair distance from central Takaoka....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
The Man'yōsen tram line (万葉線) trundles through town, starting at JR Takaoka Station. (Note that maps and route searches consider the Manyosen station as a separate one labeled Takaokaeki, which is as awkward in Japanese as it is in English: "'Takaoka Station' station".) Fares are ¥200-400 depending on the distance. It runs every 15 minutes from 05:30-23:30. The JR Jōhana Line runs south into the suburbs of Tonami and Nanto, and the JR Himi Line runs north and then east along the coast to Himi. There are a few sights of mild interest in Takaoka.
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Glimpses of Takaoka
A red train pulls into a station at night.
A train travels along a seaside route.
a large body of water sitting under a blue sky
Train waits at the station during the night.
A cartoon train is parked at a train station.
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Mossy rocks meet the sandy beach.
雨晴海岸
people are standing on a beach near the water
A red train pulls into a station at night.
A train travels along a seaside route.
a large body of water sitting under a blue sky
Train waits at the station during the night.