How to get to Yamaguchi
Shin-Yamaguchi Station (formerly known as Ogori Station) is a station on the Sanyo Shinkansen, two hours west of Shin-Osaka (11,760 yen by hikari), 40 minutes east of Fukuoka (4,930 yen by hikari) and five hours west of Tokyo (19,540 yen by hikari).
Shin-Yamaguchi Station, however, stands several kilometers outside of the city center, so you need to take a train on the Yamaguchi Line to the centrally located Yamaguchi Station. There are one to three trains per hour, taking about 20 minutes and 230 yen for the one way trip.
Note that a popular steam train, the SL Yamaguchi, operates on the line between Shin-Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi and Tsuwano on weekends and holidays from March to November. Seat reservations are mandatory.
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Orientation
Shin-Yamaguchi Station is the shinkansen station, over ten kilometers outside of the city center, while Yamaguchi Station is the central station.
Most attractions are within three kilometers of the station and can be reached on foot or by rental bicycles, which are available outside the station and cost 320 yen for the first two hours and 100 yen for each additional hour, or 840 yen for the whole day.
