Buses in Ikata
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- See also: Iyotetsu Nan'yo Bus Route Map (English, PDF) and List of Iyotetsu Nan'yo bus stops
Buses in Ikata can be difficult to use due to a number of factors including
- the length of the peninsula,
- the town's sparse population, and
- a lack of English information.
Buses that service Ikata are run by the Iyo Railway Co., also known as Iyotetsu (伊予鉄). The Iyotetsu website is available only in Japanese, but the following information may help.
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How to ride the bus
- Find a bus stop and wait for a bus to come by
- Board the bus from the entrance at the rear (the front door is usually an exit only)†
- Take a numbered ticket(整理券 seiriken) from the machine at the door
- Your fare will be indicated by the lighted board at the front of the bus. Look at the price in the box with the number written on your ticket.
- If you don't have exact change, be sure to get change from the change machine (両替機 ryōgae-ki) at the front of the bus†
- Press the "Stop" (とまる tomaru) button before the bus reaches your stop
- Drop your ticket and fare into the box next to the driver when you get off
†Note: Express buses' entrances are often in the front, and change is given by an attendant instead of a machine.
Key bus stops
The following bus stops are the ones visitors to Ikata and Ikata residents are most likely to be interested in:
- JR Yawatahama (map) — This is the closest you can get to Ikata by train.
- Mishima Shrine (Honai) (map) — The closest "big" grocery stores are located in Honai. Located in the main part of Honai near the former town office, along route 197.
- Ikata Town Office (map) — This is the biggest stop in Old Ikata, and the location of the Town Office and library.
- Mitsukue (map) — The main stop in Seto.
- Futanazu (map) — One of the major stops in Misaki.
- Misaki (map) — The main stop in Misaki. Access ferries to Beppu and Ōita here.
Timetables
This table contains links to the relevant timetables on the Iyotetsu website. They may break if or when Iyotetsu updates their operating schedules, so be sure to double-check these times if you can't afford to miss the bus.
| To | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misaki | Futanazu | Mitsukue | Ikata Town Office | Mishima Shrine (Honai) | JR Yawatahama | ||
| From | Misaki 三崎 Misaki | - | W We S Se H He ¥170 / ¥190e | W S H ¥850 | W S H ¥1,220 | W We S Se H He ¥1,230 | W We S Se H He ¥1,250 |
| Futanazu 二名津口 Futanazu-guchi | W We S Se H He ¥170 / ¥190e | - | W S H ¥770 | W S H ¥1,150 | W We S Se H He ¥1,230 | W We S Se H He ¥1,240 | |
| Mitsukue 三机 Mitsukue | None | None | - | W S H ¥830 | W S H ¥1,000 | W S H ¥1,200 | |
| Ikata Town Office 伊方町役場前 Ikata-chō yakuba mae | W S H ¥1,220 | W S H ¥1,150 | W S H ¥830 | - | W S H ¥440 | W S H ¥680 | |
| Mishima Shrine (Honai) 三島神社前（保内） Mishima jinja mae (Honai) | W We S Se H He ¥1,230 | W We S Se H He ¥1,230 | W S H ¥1,000 | W S H ¥440 | - | W We S Se H He ¥340 | |
| JR Yawatahama 八幡浜駅前 Yawatahama-eki mae | W We S Se H He ¥1,250 | W We S Se H He ¥1,240 | W S H ¥1,200 | W S H ¥680 | W We S Se H He ¥340 | - | |
- Key:
- W is for (weekday|平日|heijitsu) schedules
- S is for (Saturday|土曜|doyō) schedules
- H is for (Sunday and holiday|日曜・祝日|nichiyō / shukujitsu) schedules
- e is for (express routes|急行便|kyūkō-bin)
Reading the timetables
When you click one of the links in the table above, you should be taken to a page that looks like the following:
八幡浜駅前 → 伊方町役場前：平日 行き先 出発時刻 到着時刻 運休 その他 伊方町役場前 17:30 18:18 三机 18:00 18:30 豊之浦 18:30 19:18 → →スキップバス（急行便）
In English:
From → To: [Weekday|Saturday|Holiday] Final destination Departure time Arrival time Doesn't run on certain days Other Destination hh:mm hh:mm Destination hh:mm hh:mm Destination hh:mm hh:mm → → Express bus
- Search the Departure time (出発時刻 shuppatsu jikoku) column for when you want to leave.
- Make sure the time next to it in the Arrival time(到着時刻 tōchaku jikoku) column is early enough that you won't be late.
- The total travel time is the difference between the arrival and departure times.
- You can safely ignore the Final destination (行き先|yukisaki) column, as the search will not show you any buses that stop before your desired destination.
Always double-check that From, To, and the day of the week (Weekday, Saturday, or Sunday/Holiday) are as you expected, or you may find yourself waiting for a bus that will never come.
Other stops and routes
Iyotetsu's Nan'yo buses serve a fairly wide area, including
For information on routes not linked to above, see Iyotetsu's timetable search (also available in PDF). The search page is in Japanese only, so first find your destination on the English route map (Ikata portion shown below).
- See the full Iyotetsu Nan'yo Bus Route Map (English, PDF)
- Locate your departure point and destination on the English map
- Find the same points on the timetable search. Click first on your departure point, then on your destination.
- Choose your day of the week from the pull-down selector at the top.
- Click the "Search route"(ルート検索 rūto kensaku) button at the top of the page.
If you see the message 「検索の結果、該当するルートはありませんでした」 ("No routes found") then there are no buses that travel between those specific destinations.
Otherwise you should see some route suggestions like this:
Click on the "Timetable" (時刻表|jikokuhyō) button to see the timetable. How to read the timetable is described above.
See also
- Iyotetsu Nan'yo Bus Route Map (English, PDF)
- List of Iyotetsu Nan'yo bus stops
External links
- Uwajima Bus Co. (Japanese) — Serving far-southern Ehime and Kōchi: Sukumo, Ainan, Uwajima, Seiyo, Yawatahama, Ōzu, Matsuyama
