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By car is possibly the easiest
The Driving Directions
From Tajima region:
* Take route 312 south to Fukusaki... find route 23.
* Head west on route 23 for about 20min (Yasutomi) & turn right
onto route 29 (for Tottori) at the T-junction.
* Follow route 29 for 5.5km (Yamasaki) & turn left onto route
53 (for Sayo & Chikusa) soon after passing under the Chugoku
Highway.
[FAST ALTERNATIVE: Take the Bantan toll road south and Chugoku
Highway west to Exit 10, Yamasaki, & exit onto route 29 towards
Tottori... this will cost YEN.]
* Follow route 53 for 15km (Nanko) & turn right onto route 72
(for Chikusa) at the T-junction. [NOTE: 5km along route 53 on the
left is 'Yamazaki' the last convenience store you'll pass for Sat/Sun
lunch supplies, etc.]
* Follow route 72 for 6km... look for cutesy Monkey Park signs on
the way & a white sign marked "Ruriji Temple" just
before turning left into the entrance.
* Continue 1km past the outer temple gate to the parking area.
From Central & East Hyogo:
* Take the Chugoku Highway west to Exit 10, Yamasaki (this will
cost YEN), & exit onto route 29 (for Tottori).
* Go about 500m on route 29 & turn left onto route 53 (for Sayo
& Chikusa).
[SLOW ALTERNATIVE: Take the FREE roads which more or less follow
the Chugoku Highway west including routes 23 & 29 from Fukusaki
as above.]
* Follow route 53 for 15km (Nanko) & turn right onto route 72
(for Chikusa) at the T-junction. [NOTE: 5km along route 53 on the
left is 'Yamazaki', the last convenience store you'll pass for Sat/Sun
lunch supplies, etc.]
* Follow route 72 for 6km... look for cutesy Monkey Park signs on
the way & a white sign marked "Ruriji Temple" just
before turning left into the entrance.
* Continue 1km past the outer temple gate to the parking area.
From Himeji:
* From the Himeji bypass or Himeji-nishi bypasss, find route 29
(for Tottori).
* Follow route 29 north for about 45min (Yamasaki) & turn left
onto route 53 (for Sayo & Chikusa) soon after passing under
the Chugoku Highway.
* Follow route 53 for 15km (Nanko) & turn right onto route 72
(for Chikusa) at the T-junction. [NOTE: 5km along route 53 on the
left is 'Yamazaki', the last convenience store you'll pass for Sat/Sun
lunch supplies, etc.]
* Follow route 72 for 6km... look for cutesy Monkey Park signs on
the way & a white sign marked "Ruriji Temple" just
before turning left into the entrance.
* Continue 1km past the outer temple gate to the parking area.
From Tatsuno & Southwest region:
* Take route 179 north (through Shingu & Mikazuki) to Nanko
& turn right onto route 72 (for Chikusa).
* Follow route 72 for about 15km... look for cutesy Monkey Park
signs on the way & a white sign marked "Ruriji Temple"
just before turning left into the entrance. * Continue 1km past
the outer temple gate to theparking area.
Public Transport details
From Tajima region:
* Take the BANTAN LINE south from WADAYAMA to HIMEJI (change of
trains likely).
* AS BELOW (HIMEJI)...
From Amagasaki/Kobe/Akashi/etc:
* Take a 'Special Rapid' (shinkaisoku) train west to HIMEJI.
* AS BELOW (HIMEJI)...
From Himeji:
* Take Bus 31 from HIMEJI STATION (left opposite the north entrance)
to YAMASAKI BUS STATION (58min/1110yen)... am 8:50, 10:50, 11:50,
pm12:50.
* Transfer to a bus for CHIKUSA & ask to get off at FUNAKOSHI/RURIJI
(32min/790yen)... am10:25, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00. [NOTE: The bus times
from HIMEJI given above connect with the onward bus from YAMASAKI...
there are more services in between if you don't mind a longer wait
connecting.]
* Wait near the bus stop for car ferries to the main temple... or
it's a nice 1km walk!
From Central & East Hyogo:
* If you live along or near the Chugoku Highway, take any highway
bus heading west and get off at YAMASAKI I.C.
* Transfer to any bus heading for YAMASAKI BUS STATION (5min/???yen).
* Transfer to a bus for CHIKUSA & ask to get off at FUNAKOSHI/RURIJI
(32min/790yen)... am10:25, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00.
* Wait near the bus stop for car ferries to the main temple... or
it's a nice 1km walk!
Sunday Return:
* Buses depart FUNAKOSHI/RURIJI for YAMASAKI BUS
STATION at 13:52, 16:03, 17:03 & 17:57 (32min/790yen)... although
quite a few lifts should be available!
* Connecting buses depart YAMASAKI BUS STATION for HIMEJI STATION
at 14:30, 17:00, 18:00 & 19:00 (59min/1110yen).
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