Hagi, Yamaguchi is situated in the westernmost part of the Japanese island of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture is adjacent to the prefectures of Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Hagi is a beautiful city located in the northern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture, surrounded by the sea and mountains.
Convenient access to Hagi is available via airplane, Shinkansen, and highway bus (between Tokyo and Hagi). The airports nearest to Hagi are Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Hagi-Iwami Airport. The nearest Shinkansen station is JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station.
The main train station in Hagi is JR Higashi-Hagi Station.
From here, buses are available to JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station as well as nearby sightseeing destinations such as Akiyoshidai and Tsuwano.
All bus services also stop at the centrally located Hagi Bus Center, which serves as a hub for local transportation.
In addition, The express buses between Tokyo and Hagi also arrive and depart from the Hagi Bus Center.
By Plane
The airports nearest to Hagi are Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Hagi-Iwami Airport. They both offer daily flights to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
| Yamaguchi Ube Airport | 10 arrivals and departures per day (approx. 95 minutes) Airlines: JAL, ANA, and Star Flyer |
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| Hagi Iwami Airport | two arrivals and departures per day (approx. 95 minutes) Airline: ANA |
Both airports operate a direct taxi service to/from Hagi City (70-80mins, must be reserved in advance).
Alternatively, Hagi can be accessed by JR bus. If you chose to rent a car, the journey to Hagi takes 70-80 mins from either airport.
How to get to Hagi
Direct taxi service
A direct taxi service operates from Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Hagi-Iwami Airport to Hagi.
• Taxi service to Yamaguchi Ube Airport is limited.
(It takes about 70–80 minutes to get to either airport. A reservation is required in advance.)
| Taxi company | Hagi Kintetsu Taxi – Tel: +81 838-22-0924 |
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Car rentals
If you rent a car, it takes about 70–80 minutes to get from either airport to downtown Hagi.
| Toyota Yamaguchi Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd. | Click here to reserve a car. |
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• In order to rent a car, visitors who do not have a Japanese driver’s license must present an international driving permit.
Coming by bus or train
From Yamaguchi Ube Airport:
You can take local buses from the airport to JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station and from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Hagi.
| Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Shin-Yamaguchi Station | Click here for timetable. |
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| Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Hagi | Direct bus Super Hagigo or local bus (operated by Bocho Kotsu) Click here for bus operation information. |
From Hagi-Iwami Airport:
You can take a local bus from the airport to JR Masuda Station and a train from JR Masuda Station to Hagi.
| Hagi-Iwami Airport to JR Masuda Station | Click here for timetable. |
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| JR San’in Main Line (Masuda Station → Higashi-Hagi Station) | Click here for timetable. |
By Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
The Shinkansen station nearest to Hagi is JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station.
Take a local bus from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Hagi. Hagi-bound buses depart from the north exit of JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station.
| Shin-Yamaguchi Station to Hagi | Direct bus Super Hagigo or local bus (operated by Bocho Kotsu) Click here for bus operation information. |
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By Express Bus
An overnight express bus from Tokyo to Hagi is available. (A reservation is required.)
Click here for information about the overnight express bus.
| From Tokyo Station | Approx. 14h30mins |
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By Car
The Chugoku Expressway is a convenient way to get to Hagi. The Chugoku Expressway connects to the Ogori Hagi Road (a road for automobiles only) via the Mine-higashi Junction. The Edo Interchange at the end of Ogori Hagi Road is the nearest exit to Hagi. It takes about 20 minutes to get from the Edo Interchange to downtown Hagi.
| Toyota Yamaguchi Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd. | Click here to reserve a car. |
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• In order to rent a car, visitors who do not have a Japanese driver’s license must present an international driving permit.
