• From Kurashiki Station follow this map: http://goo.gl/maps/gHxkC
• From JR Kurashiki Station:
• Get out the south exit, and walk on the side of a department store. Get down the stairs on the left and turn right. Turn left at the end of the street, and walk into a shopping street. When you come to a cross road, turn right and walk towards Bikan Historical Quarter direction. Keep on walking straight until you see a post office on the left side of the street. We are right next to the post office. It is a 12 min walk from the station to our hotel. If you take a taxi from the station, it takes only 4 min, and cost about 740 yen.
• By Train:
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• From Tokyo :
• Take the JR Nozomi Shinkansen from JR Tokyo station to JR Okayama Station, 206min.
• Transfer to Yakumo express train or rapid liner and go from JR Okayama to JR Kurashiki, 11min.
• You can also take the overnight sleeper train Sunrise Izumo from JR Tokyo station to JR Kurashiki Station. It takes about 8 hours 45min.,
• From Osaka or Kyoto:
• Take the JR Nozomi Shinkansen from JR Shin-osaka station or JR Kyoto Station to JR Okayama Station, about 1 hour.
• Transfer to Yakumo express train or rapid liner and go from JR Okayama to JR Kurashiki, 11min.
• You can also take a special rapid train on Tokaido-sanyo line to go from JR Osaka Station or JR Kyoto Station to JR Himeji Statio. Switch to JR San-yo line at Himeiji Station and go to JR Kurashiki Station, 104min.
• By Air:
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• Fly to Okayama Airport, take the limousine bus bound for JR Okayama Station. The bus fare is 740yen., and it is a 30 min ride. From Okayama Stationm, take the JR San-Yo Line rapid liner to Kurashiki station. It takes about 12 min.