Iya - Oboke Bus Schedule Change
A New Bus Schedule & Route Change is Starting April 1st, 2022
Starting April 1st, 2022 there will be a change to the schedule and the route for 3 of the daily buses which go between the Oboke Area and the Iya Valley.
*Our Bus Timetables have now been updated to show the new schedules and route explained below.
Go here to see the Bus Timetables
The 3 buses affected are for the route which go between Oboke-kyo Bus Stop and the Kazurabashi Yumebutai Bus Stop in Nishi-Iya. These buses also go via Iyakei Gorge.
Note:
The 4 daily main buses for the Iya Valley which go between
Awa-Ikeda Bust Terminal
and
Kubo
are
not affected, and these times will remain the same (for now...?).
For the affected buses, the OLD ROUTE went from the Oboke area, then into Iyakei Gorge, and then ended at Kazurabashi Yumebutai (Vine Bridge parking area). It did the opposite route in reverse.
For the NEW ROUTE, it now goes from the Oboke area, then to Kazurabashi Yumebutai, and then back-tracks a bit to end in the Iyakei Gorge at Hotel Iya Onsen. It does the opposite in reverse.
**But do note that the 3rd bus of the day does not go via Kazurabashi Yumebutai, and just goes directly between Oboke and Iyakei Gorge (Hotel Iya Onsen).
Also, in Iyakei Gorge, the bus stop called "Kunigadake" has changed to "Hi-no-Ji Keikoku". A fitting name since this stop is for the Hi-no-Ji Bend Viewpoint.
Please see the new times and routes below:
(not all stops are shown here, this is just a basic schedule)
New Bus Times and Route (from April 1, 2022)
for going UP Iya
| Oboke-kyo (Mannaka) | 10:01 | 13:04 | 16:02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JR Oboke Station | 10:07 | 13:10 | 16:08 |
| Hotel Hikyo-no-yu Shita | 10:21 | 13:24 | 16:22 |
| Nishi-Iya Kyoku Mae | 10:24 | 13:27 | (no stop) |
| Hotel Kazurabashi | 10:26 | 13:29 | (no stop) |
| Kazurabashi Yumebutai | 10:35 | 13:38 | (no stop) |
| Hotel Kazurabashi | 10:37 | 13:40 | (no stop) |
| Nishi-Iya Kyoku Mae | 10:39 | 13:42 | (no stop) |
| Hi-no-Ji Keikoku (Kunigadake) | 10:44 | 13:47 | 16:29 |
| Hotel Iya Onsen | 10:49 | 13:52 | 16:34 |
for going DOWN IYA
| Hotel Iya Onsen | 10:52 | 13:55 | 16:37 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-no-Ji Keikoku (Kunigadake) | 10:57 | 14:00 | 16:42 |
| Nishi-Iya Kyoku Mae | 11:02 | 14:05 | (no stop) |
| Hotel Kazurabashi | 11:04 | 14:07 | (no stop) |
| Kazurabashi Yumebutai | 11:13 | 14:16 | (no stop) |
| Hotel Kazurabashi | 11:15 | 14:18 | (no stop) |
| Nishi-Iya Kyoku Mae | 11:17 | 14:20 | (no stop) |
| Hotel Hikyo-no-Yu Shita | 11:20 | 14:23 | 16:49 |
| JR Oboke Station | 11:36 | 14:39 | 17:05 |
| Oboke-kyo (Mannaka) | 11:40 | 14:43 | 17:09 |
For the full bus schedule for the Iya Valley and Oboke areas, please go here: Bus Timetable page
(the Bus Timetable page now shows the new times and routes)
