Shirakawa is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen, which stops at Shinshirakawa station. The journey from Tokyo takes about 90 minutes and costs around ￥6000 one way.Shirakawa is also served by the Tohoku Main Line, which links Shinshirakawa station with Shirakawa station.By car, the trip from Tokyo to Shirakawa takes around three hours using the Tohoku expressway. Regular highway buses (http://www.kakuyasubus.jp...) from Shinjuku also serve Shirakawa, arriving and departing from the Nishigo bus stop to the west of Shinshirakawa station. The journey costs ¥3400 one way, and takes three hours.
