Ito (Izu Peninsula) to Ainokura in a day

We are leaving Ito on the Izu Peninsula on April 6th, and trying to get to Ainokura in Gokayama in time to check into a gassho-zukuri farmhouse for two nights. I realise that's a big mission!

I know that Ito to Tokyo should be between 1 - 2 hours with a change over at Atami.

And I know that there is the new Hokuriku shinkansen line all the way to Kanazawa as of March - but I can't find a timetable for it.

I read that the only way into Ainokura is a bus from Takaoka? http://www.japan-guide.com/bus/gokayama.html

I'm just having trouble piecing it all together to work out if we have enough time to get to Ainokura before a reasonable check in time (3 - 4pm).

We are more than happy to get up early, but it depends on the actual train/bus times and I'm having trouble finding/understading/putting them together.

If this is all too difficult, I'm not sure if renting a car or staying somewhere along the way one night, then one night in Ainokura would be feasible.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Wow what a task!

For now you can do this : http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=ITO&arv_node=TAKAO...

Leaving Ito Station 0623 and after all connections arrive Takaoka Station 1113

Then bus times: http://www.japan-guide.com/bus/gokayama.html
Leaving Takaoka Station 1220
Arrive Ainokura 1328

There no timetable online available yet but the new Shinkansen might be a little faster.

The routing should be Ito-Atami-Tokyo-Toyoma-Takaoka and then bus

Hope this helps!

Have Fun!!