West Japan Railway Company - The new sensation XR bus tour To Awara Onsen

To Awara Onsen

The main personality is voice actor, Yoshimasa Hosoya! Experience the nostalgic WOW RIDE Radio all the way to Awara Onsen!

WOW RIDE Radio, brought to you by voice actor Yoshimasa Hosoya. Includes verbal guidance and explanations about Awara Onsen–Mikuni and Tojinbo, a radio drama set in Mikuni, and much more! Don’t miss the talk by Junko, the famous guide!

Course: JR Fukui Station⇒Echizen Railway Awara Yunomachi Station

Tour Duration: About 50 mins

Starring: Yoshimasa Hosoya and others

Timetable

JR Fukui Station⇒Echizen Railway Awara Yunomachi Station

*Night Operation

* Permit application under Article 21 of the Road Transportation Act pending.

Schedule

Fare	JR Fukui Station⇒Onsen
A	2,200yen
B	2,200yen
C	2,200yen

October 2024

* Due to expected traffic congestion on Oct. 13 (Sun.) and Nov. 3 (Sun.), shuttle buses will operate on the Dinosaur route on those days. (Between the Road Parking Dinosaur Kaido parking lot and the Dinosaur Museum)
* The service may be suspended on Oct. 19 (Sat.) for the National Tree Planting Festival.

November 2024

* Due to expected traffic congestion on Oct. 13 (Sun.) and Nov. 3 (Sun.), shuttle buses will operate on the Dinosaur route on those days. (Between the Road Parking Dinosaur Kaido parking lot and the Dinosaur Museum)

December 2024

* Special New Year’s holiday schedule: The Weekend/Holiday schedule will be applied from Dec. 26 (Thu.) to Dec. 30 (Mon.) and Jan. 2 (Thu.) to Jan. 3 (Fri.). Note that only the Ichijodani Route will be closed on Dec. 29 (Sun), Dec. 30 (Mon.), and Jan. 2 (Thu.). (The Ichijodani Museum will be closed from Dec. 29 (Sun.) to Jan. 2 (Thu.).)

January 2025

* Special New Year’s holiday schedule: The Weekend/Holiday schedule will be applied from Dec. 26 (Thu.) to Dec. 30 (Mon.) and Jan. 2 (Thu.) to Jan. 3 (Fri.). Note that only the Ichijodani Route will be closed on Dec. 29 (Sun), Dec. 30 (Mon.), and Jan. 2 (Thu.). (The Ichijodani Museum will be closed from Dec. 29 (Sun.) to Jan. 2 (Thu.).)
* Operation will be suspended for five days from Jan. 20 (Mon.) to Jan. 24 (Fri.) due to the Dinosaur Museum being closed for maintenance. Vehicle inspections will be performed during this period.

February 2025

March 2025

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Attractions

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Awara Yunomachi Station

The closest station to the hot spring town is the Echizen Railway's "Awara Yunomachi" station. It's about a 40-minute ride from JR Fukui Station on the local Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line. It also takes about 15 minutes by car from JR Awara Onsen Station to reach the hot spring town. Tourist information and more can be obtained at the Awara Onsen Information Center "Oshieru Za," located in front of Awara Yunomachi station.

ARATA slope

Sakuranamiki said that which was Sean's model who appears on a popular animation and an animation "Chihayafuru ". A paper lantern is on time of the cherry tree, and many flower viewing visitors visit. By March, 2019 and a cast of "Chihayafuru ", Awara City, the monument in which a tag of a card stuck was a nickname as "ARATA slope" for inside" Watatani record" (cotton and New), and was built.