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Yurihonjo (由利本荘市 Yurihonjo-shi) is a city in southern Akita prefecture. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of many towns: Chokai, Higashi Yuri, Nishime, Iwaki, Honjo, Yashima, and Yuri.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By car

Within Akita, cars are the most convenient way to get around.

[edit] By train

From Yurihonjo, there's a night train direct to Tokyo, and another direct to Kyoto. The nearest shinkansen is the Komachi Shinkansen in Akita.

[edit] By bus

Night buses go from Tokyo to Yurihonjo. Ask at the bus station in Honjo, near Hotel Iris, for schedules.

[edit] Get around

In Honjo itself, biking and walking are feasible. There are a few buses each day connecting outlying towns. Iwaki, Nishime, Yuri, and Yashima can be reached by train from Honjo. Taxis are available, but they're very expensive for outlying areas.

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• Climb Mt. Chokai.

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[edit] Get out

Routes through Yurihonjo

← Akita ←

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→ Tsuruoka → Niigata