{"id":183684,"date":"2026-07-18T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T03:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijigennomori.com\/2026\/07\/18\/transportation-information-to-those-traveling-by-highway-bus-during-the-obon-period-august-7th-to-august-16th\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:33:56","slug":"news-199","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/2026\/07\/18\/news-199\/","title":{"rendered":"[Transportation Information] To those traveling by highway bus during the Obon period (August 7th to August 16th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Thank you for your continued use of Nijigen no Mori.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">There are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>two express bus stops<\/strong><\/span> at Nijigen no Mori. During the Obon period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026), there will be changes to the bus stops on some routes. Please be careful when visiting the park.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4>\u2460 Highway bus stop &#8220;Awaji Island Prefectural Park (Nijigen no Mori F Parking Lot)&#8221;<\/h4>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This is a bus stop used by the &#8220;Kita-Awaji West Coast Line&#8221; bus route.<br \/>\r\nAs of July 18, 2026, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Obon<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The service is scheduled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>to operate as usual during this period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026)<\/strong><\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>[Nearest Attraction]<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Dragon Quest Island<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">TOKYO SCRAMBLE in Nijigen no Mori<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Crayon Shin-chan Adventure Park<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">NARUTO &amp; BORUTO Shinobi Village<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #ff0000;\">*Please see below for the latest information from each bus company.<\/span><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u21d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinkibus.co.jp\/highway\/category\/route_guidance\/awaji_resort.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shinki Bus<\/a><\/span><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u21d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honshi-bus.co.jp\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honshu-Shikoku Strait Bus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4>\u2461 Highway bus stop &#8220;Nijigen no Mori (Awaji Highway Oasis)&#8221;<\/h4>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">This is the bus stop used by the &#8220;Kakehashi Nijigen no Mori&#8221; and &#8220;Kakehashi Nijigen no Mori Sumoto Onsen&#8221; bus routes.<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>During the Obon period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026), buses will not stop at this location<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(the bus stop will change from &#8220;Nijigen no Mori (Awaji Highway Oasis)&#8221; to &#8220;Awaji IC&#8221;)<\/span> . Please use the &#8220;Kita Awaji West Coast Line&#8221; (option \u2460) or get off at &#8220;Awaji IC&#8221; and transfer to <a href=\"https:\/\/awajishima-resort.com\/access_freebus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the free island shuttle bus<\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">[Nearest Attraction]<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">TV anime &#8220;Attack on Titan&#8221; x Nijigen no Mori collaboration event<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*Please see below for detailed announcements from each bus company.<\/span><br \/>\r\n\u21d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honshi-bus.co.jp\/news\/view\/376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honshu-Shikoku Strait Bus<\/a><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u21d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nishinihonjrbus.co.jp\/news\/detail\/2091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Japan JR Bus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For the free shuttle bus timetable and other information, please <a href=\"https:\/\/awajishima-resort.com\/access_freebus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click [here]<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">.<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #ff0000;\">*Please note that the shuttle bus will be extremely crowded during the Obon period, and you may have to wait for the next departure if you are unable to board. Thank you for your understanding.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3>Transfer route after exiting Awaji Interchange (explanatory video)<\/h3>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Free Shuttle Bus Stop to Awaji West Coast from AwajiIC\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dk3rlEATlHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Every year during the Obon period, extreme congestion is expected not only at Nijigen no Mori but also at various locations throughout Hyogo Prefecture. Delays in public transportation and traffic congestion are also likely, so please allow ample time and travel safely.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your continued use of Nijigen no Mori. There are two express bus stops at Nijigen no Mori. During the Obon period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026), there will be changes to the bus stops on some routes. Please be careful when visiting the park. \u2460 Highway bus stop &#8220;Awaji Island Prefectural Park (Nijigen no Mori F Parking Lot)&#8221; This is a bus stop used by the &#8220;Kita-Awaji West Coast Line&#8221; bus route. As of July 18, 2026, ObonThe service is scheduled to operate as usual during this period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026) . [Nearest Attraction] Dragon Quest Island Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji TOKYO SCRAMBLE in Nijigen no Mori Crayon Shin-chan Adventure Park NARUTO &amp; BORUTO Shinobi Village *Please see below for the latest information from each bus company. \u21d2 Shinki Bus \u21d2 Honshu-Shikoku Strait Bus \u2461 Highway bus stop &#8220;Nijigen no Mori (Awaji Highway Oasis)&#8221; This is the bus stop used by the &#8220;Kakehashi Nijigen no Mori&#8221; and &#8220;Kakehashi Nijigen no Mori Sumoto Onsen&#8221; bus routes. During the Obon period (August 7th (Fri) to August 16th (Sun), 2026), buses will not stop at this location (the bus stop will change from &#8220;Nijigen no Mori (Awaji Highway Oasis)&#8221; to &#8220;Awaji IC&#8221;) . Please use the &#8220;Kita Awaji West Coast Line&#8221; (option [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":174727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-features","category-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-28 23:39:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183705,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183684\/revisions\/183705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nijigennomori.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}