Guidance of access

Access map

Shimanto-Kuroshio town is located in the southwestern part of Kochi Prefecture.
Approximate time and distance to the Shimanto City by car, please see below.

  • From Matsuyama to Shimanto 3 hours and 10 minutes (160km)
  • From Uwajima to Shimanto 2 hours (90km)
  • From Takamatsu to Shimanto 3 hours and 30 minutes (235km)
  • From Tokushima to Shimanto 4 hours (275km)
  • from Kochi to Shimanto 2 hours (113km)

If you go by car

In the case of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Naruto I.C- National Highway No. 11 (Tokushima direction) - Tokushima I.C (Tokushima Expressway) - Shimanto-cho center I.C (Kochi Expressway) - National Highway No. 56 (Shimanto direction) - Kuroshio-cho - Shimanto

If from the Seto-Ohashi Bridge
Seto Ohashi - Kawanoe JCT (Takamatsu Expressway) - Shimanto-cho center I.C (Kochi Expressway) - National Highway No. 56 (Shimanto direction) - Kuroshio-cho - Shimanto

In the case of from Shimanami kaido
Shimanami Kaido - Imabari I.C (Nishiseto Expressway) - National Highway 196 Highway (Toyo direction) - Imabari Yunoura I.C (Matsuyama Expressway) - Takada Tsushima I.C- National Highway No. 56 (Shimanto direction) - via Sukumo - Shimanto - Kuroshio town

  • From Kochi I.C to Shimanto-cho center I.C 50 minutes (61km)
  • From Shimanto-cho center I.C to Shimanto 1 hour and 10 minutes (52km)
  • From Tsushima Takada I.C to Shimanto 1 hour and 40 minutes (75km)