By train
By train
Hiraizumi is on the JR Tohoku Main Line, connecting to Morioka in the north and Sendai to the south.
The nearest Shinkansen stop, Ichinoseki, is only 10 minutes away ¥170. Trains from Tokyo reach Ichinoseki in about 2 1/2 hours ¥12,470 for the one-way trip to Hiraizumi; no charge with the Japan Rail Pass.
