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Required Time to Major Cities(by Nozomi Shinkansen and Other Rail Transportation)
Station Tokyo
station		 Nagoya
station		 Kyoto
station		 Shin-Osaka
station		 Shin-Kobe
station		 Okayama
station
Tokushima
station		 5:43
Shinkansen,
express train
3:00
Shinkansen,
express train
 3:22
Shinkansen,
express train		 3:05
Shinkansen,
express train		 2:52
Shinkansen,
express train		 2:19
express train
Takamatsu
station		 4:23
Shinkansen,
rapid train
2:40
Shinkansen,
rapid train
 2:03
Shinkansen,
rapid train		 1:45
Shinkansen,
rapid train		 1:30
Shinkansen,
rapid train		 0:59
Shinkansen,
rapid train
Matsuyama
station		 6:11
Shinkansen,
express train
4:26
Shinkansen,
express train
 3:49
Shinkansen,
 3:32
Shinkansen,
express train		 3:19
Shinkansen,
express train		 2:38
express train
Kochi
station		 6:04
Shinkansen,
express train		 4:21
Shinkansen,
express train		 3:44
Shinkansen,
express train		 3:27
Shinkansen,
express train		 3:13
Shinkansen,
express train		 2:36
express train
Source: "JRTimetable," Kousai Shuppansha,Current as of October2004


Major Expressways
Following are the Shikoku region high-standard arterial roads which are currently open.
Seto-Chuo Expressway
Nishi-Seto Expressway
Tokushima Expressway
Takamatsu Expressway
Matsuyama Expressway
Kochi Expressway
Kobe Awaji Naruto Expressway
The Seto-Chuo Expressway connects with Okayama city in Okayama prefecture. The Nishi -Seto Expressway connects with Fukuyama city , Hiroshima prefecture. Both are@major traffic networks connecting Shikoku with Chugoku.
@Kobe Awaji Naruto Expressway connects with Kobe city, Hyogo prefecture.
Time Required for Travel by Expressway to Major Cities@
Tokushima Takamatsu Matsuyama Kochi
Tokyo 8:05 8:55 10:25 10:05
Nagoya 4:15 5:05 6:35 6:15
Kyoto 2:25 3:15 4:45 4:25
Osaka 2:15 3:05 4:35 4:15
Kobe 1:40 2:30 4:00 3:40
Fukuoka 7:05 5:45 6:35 6:55
Tokushima 1:20 2:30 2:30
Takamatsu 1:20 2:00 1:40
Matsuyama 2:30 2:00 2:10
Kochi 2:30 1:40 2:10
Notes:
 1. Times required for traveling from each city to the expressway interchange are not included.
2. Osaka times are the times from the Higashi Osaka Kita Interchange.
3. Nagoya times are the times from the Nagoya interchange.
4. Kyoto times are the times from the Kyoto Minami interchange.
5. Required time has been calculated based on travel by the shortest possible route on expressways, and has been rounded up to the nearest 5 minutes.
Source:
 gRoad Time table,h2004`5 edition, National Committee of Road Construction Promotion Associations
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority

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