From Kanto/Shizuoka/Nagoya
From Maibara city, take the Hokuriku Expressway towards Fukui prefecture.
Get onto Route 303 from the Kinomoto tollgate.
Follow Route 303 until you get to Kumagawa-juku.
About 1 hour and 10 minutes from Maibara city.
From Osaka/Kyoto
From Kyoto station, go north on Route 367 via Kawabata Street.
Turn left on Route 303. Head straight to Kumagawa-juku.
About 1 hour and 30 minutes from Kyoto Station.
*If you are using a rental car, it is most convenient from Kyoto Station or Tsuruga city.
From Tokyo
Take the shinkansen to Kyoto station. Get on the Kosei line to Omi-Imazu Station.
From Omi-Imazu Station, take the Wakae bus bound for Obama city.
Get off at the Wakasa-Kumagawa bus stop.
About 3 hours and 30 minutes by train and 30 minutes by bus.
From Osaka
Take the JR Tokaido Sanyo Main Special Rapid train bound for Tsuruga. Get off at Omi-Imazu station.
Take the Wakae bus bound for Obama.
Get off at the Wakasa-Kumagawa bus stop.
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by train and 30 minutes by bus.