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General Information

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Things you can do on AMA Island

Things you can see on AMA Island

Kinkoji

Oki Shrine

Tengawa no mizu
(Natural water spring)

Link

Tourist information center
Tel 08514-2-0101
Fax 08514-2-0102
E-mail gotobani@tea.ocn.ne.jp

Transport

Getting to AMA can be confusing for many of the foreign visitors as far as you could not communicate in Japanese. You can use p lane, train or bus as the main transport method and you have to take a ferry or the high speed boat to reach AMA. The main port of AMA is HISHIURA.

BY PLANE
You can reach YONAGO air port, IZUMO airport or SAIGO air port in OKI Island.

OSAKA	→	About 1 Hour	→	OKI
TOKYO	→	About 1h15min	→	YONAGO
OSAKA	→	About 1 Hour	→	YONAGO
NAGOYA	→	About 1h 15min	→	YONAGO
TOKYO	→	About 1h 20min	→	IZUMO
OZAKA	→	About 1h05min	→	IZUMO
YONAGO	→	About 25min	→	OKI
IZUMO	→	About 30 min	→	OKI

JTB is the largest travel agency in Japan and some of the staff can speak English (most branches of Tokyo) and can provide you with further information about air travel

You have to take a bus or a train from Yonago air port or Izumo airport to reach Shichirui Or Sakaiminato Port.

BY TRAIN
The train system is very complex in Japan; you have to be careful when you are choosing the train line especially in Tokyo station and Osaka station. There are different kinds of train lines. It is better to get help from Japanese railway staff.

TOKYO	→	(Shinkansen)	→	OKAYAMA	→	Limited Express YAKUMO (Name of the train)	→	YONAGO
SHIN OSAKA	→	(Shinkansen)	→	OKAYAMA	→	Limited Express YAKUMO	→	YONAGO

BY BUS
High way buses are one of the cheapest ways to reach YONAGO or MATSUE, but it takes more time.
http://www.bus.or.jp/bus/index_e.html
This site provides information about highway bus schedules in Japan
There is a bus from Tokyo Shibuya _ Matsue
http://www.ichibata.co.jp/bus/highway/tokyo.html

BY FERRY
There are two main ports on the main land. Sakaiminato port in Tottori prefecture and Shichirui port in Shimane prefecture. There are important things to remember when you are choosing the ferry line.
1. Ferry schedules change according to the seasons. (high speed boat is not available during winter)
2. Some of the ferries do not stop at HIshiura port Ama; in that case you have to take a small local ferry to reach AMA from Nishinoshima Island (Urago port) or Chibu Island (Kurui port)
3. Ferries can be cancelled due to the weather conditions.

Click here for ferry schedules and directions

Transportation On the island

Taxi services, bus services, rent a car and rent a bicycle services are available inside the island.

Rent a car

5 light cars (only for 4 passengers including the driver )
2 normal cars (only for 5 passengers including the driver)

we recommend you for early reservations of rent a car, because the number of cars are limited
For reservation call 08514(2)0101 (tourist information office)

Charges

	3 hours	6 hours	12 hours	24 hours	For additional day	For additional our
Light car	\3,900	\6,000	\8,000	\11,000	\8,000	\1,000
Normal car	\4,900	\7,500	\10,000	\13,000	\10,000	\1,500

※gasoline charges---you will get the car with a full tank, have to filled up when you return
※exceeding rental charges will count on an hour basis
※business time---7:30～18:30(3/1～11/30) ,8:00～18:00(12/1～2/28)

Rent a bicycle

Ten bicycles available (two for Children)
Rental charges
1one bicycle for two hours----\500
for additional hour--------------\200
for one day----------------------\1,500
business hours------------------7:30～18:30(3/1～11/30), 8:00～18:00(12/1～2/28)

For further information and reservation
Amacho tourist information office
08514(2)0101