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Travel comfortably to Kitakata by train or car.<\/p>\n
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How to Get to Kitakata City by Train<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Tohoku Shinkansen Line to Koriyama (1hr, 25mins)
\n2. Then, take the Ban-etsu Saisen Rapid-service Train for Kitakata (1hr, 30mins)<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Aizu Kinugawa Railway for Aizutajima (3hrs, 10min)
\n2. Take the Aizu Railway for Aizuwakamatsu (1hr)
\n3. Take the Ban-etsu Saisen Rapid-service Train for Kitakata (20min)<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Ban-etsu Saisen Rapid-service Train for Kitakata (1hr, 52min)<\/p>\n
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How to Get to Kitakata City by Car<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Tohoku Expressway->Ban-etsu Expressway for Aizuwakamatsu IC (About 4hrs)
\n2. Take R121 for Kitakata City (30mins)<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Tohoku Expressway->Ban-etsu Expressway for Aizuwakamatsu IC (About 2 hrs, 15mins)
\n2. Take R121 for Kitakata City (30mins)<\/p>\n
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1. Take the Ban-etsu Expressway for Aizuwakamatsu (About 1hr, 15mins)
\n2. Take R121 for Kitakata City (30mins)<\/p>\n
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1. Take R121 via Otoge tunnel for Kitakata city (About 1hr)<\/p>\n
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