Sawara Travel Guide

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If you come Sawara, I recommend to go to ride on the gondola on the Ono river. You will feel good breeze and nice scenery of this town. 30min, 1200yen.average.
you can find the pier near the "TADATAKA BASHI".

Train transport to Sawara is so infrequent, but sometimes there is a seasonally running direct express "Ayame" morning train from Tokyo Station, which would take generally 1 hour journey time.

Otherwise, you'll have to go from Tokyo Station and transfer at Chiba Station to the Sawara-Choshi bound Sobu Line running generally once hourly (do not transfer to the Narito-Choshi bound Sobu Line as this one takes a southern route bypassing Sawara).
Journey time is about 2 hours not including transfer and wait times. The train fee is ticket 1,620yen for basic fare, and roughly double the price if riding an express train.

Other ways of access are via the motorways with your own auto (Higashi Kanto Motorway, Sawara-Katori Exit), or highway bus from Hamamatsucho Bus terminal or Tokyo Station Yaesu Exit Bus Station. See the yellow-labelled timetable for Sawara (bus fee 1,700 yen) at http://www.chibakotsu.co.jp/kousoku/time_chosi_2.htm

The below URL links to the JR train timetable of Sawara Station, week-day schedule. The red times are the Limited Express morning direct trains bound for Tokyo. Unmarked black times are local trains bound for Chiba Station.

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